The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-06
CHANGE in FRONT
Turkey Not So Enthusiastic
Over Russian Plan.
1t Would Necessitate COnstruc-
ton of a Navy.
ENTENTE IDEAS ARE FAVORED
Keep Open Straits of sDarda-
neIIes and BOsphOrus.
International Commission of
Control to Have Power.
(By the Associated Press.O

Lausanne, Dec. 6.-The general
atmosphere of the near eastern con-
ference was greatly cleared by an i'm
portant session today.
Lord Curzon of Great Britain pre-
scented a statement of the position of
the allied powers for International
control of the Dardanelles and the
BosphorOuS, providing for control
commission on which the United
States would be represented with Tur
key given equal representation.
This plan is believed to be accep-
able in the main to all the powers in
the conference except the Russians,
who seem clearly far from being
agreed with the Turks as to how the
straits problem shall be solved.
(By The Associated PressJ
Lausanne, Dec. 6.-The entente plan
for keeping open the straits of the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus in
time of peace, and war provides for
the appointment of an international
commission of control composed OF
the great powers, including the United
States as well as Turkey and the
countries bordering on the Black sea.
Lord Curzon of Great Britain in
the name of the allies presented the
details of this comprehensive project
to the near east conference today
A change of front on the part of the
Turkish delegates was forecast while
the conference was in session. A Turk
ish spokesman outside the auditorium
said the Turkish position on the
straits control would probably be
found nearer to the allied plan than
to the Russian.
Turks Would Need Navy.
The Turks, it appeared. had sud
denly. realized that the Russian plan
for control by Turkish warshipS would
force Turkey to build navy. Hence
doubts had arisen in the minds of the
Turkish delegates, who seemed more
diGnnGp6 naSrOfiafa scheme EOr
naturalization of the straits and the
Black sea with some form of inter-
national control.
The allied control plan sets forth
a scheme for limitation of the number
of warships and a total tonnage to be
allowed in the waters under control,
and gives Turkey and the Black sea
countries the right to say how long
warships may remain in their ports.
Rights to Turkey.
The plan suggests the demilitariza-
ton of the straits. 1t also gives Tur-
key the right to search neutral mer-
chantmen in time of war.
Delegate Barrere of France, said he
proposition represented an attempt to
solve the straights problems without
infringing any country bordering upon
the Black Sea-
In the conference session Richard
Washburn Child and Joseph c. Grew,
presented the view of he United
GtdlSS- L OIciSn Nh4n4SlSE 1CI1lCnGIIiB
of Russia, opposed the allied PROPOSE
ton.
Adjournment was taken until Friday
to permit the Turks to study the pro-
poSal.
Ambassador Child set forth the view
of the United States Independent of
that of any other power. He said the
United States holds that the straits
and the Black Sea must open to all
ships and warships of all nations in
the time of peace and of war and that
it opposes any plan which would give
one power control. just as it would in
any other international water.