Evening star., 1922-12-24
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN,

>HE peasant takes his crooke
hramble scythe. places It upo
a limestone wheel. turns dill
gently, straightens. runs hi
finger along the razorlike edge ant
smiles.
One by q short stretch Of imagina
tion can see Russian statesmen of tn
new school in the Lausanne confer
ence. with its political underground
unsheath the scythe of expediency
sharpen it upon the roughness Of ma
tionalistic discord and then sit back
satisfied.
To all intents and purposes Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin of Russia has
, gained nothing at Lausanne. Openly
he has been fiouted and has been
forced to listen to the quips of allied
statesmen who have been prone to
air their absolute intolerance of the
Russian viewpoint in so far as the
settlement of the near eastern situ-
alton is concerned. The Russians
apparently have gained nothing for
Russia save the further entangle-
ment of already we'll knotted prob
lems
Agreement II Likely.
Turkish delegates at Lausanne and
allied statesmen probably will agree.
Tchitcherin. as he has done before.
probably will bitterly condemn the
works accomplished. If. indeed. there
Is accomplishment. and then Will
trek toward Moscow with a sardonic
grin upon his face.
For Tchitcherin realizes, as all those
acquainted with the modern tend
ency in European negotiations
realize. that conference agreements
are not always final. Scarcely =
treaty or agreement coming as the
outgrowth OF the world war stands
today as written and agreed upon.
Always there has been later modifica-
tion through resistance of one or an
other of the parties concerned. In
practically every case reservations
have been made to proposed pacts.
Tchitcherin possibly realized when
he went to Lausanne that he could
accomplish nothing not many. months J
having elapsed since the fiasco at !
Genoa where the Russians gained !
small need of satisfaction. but Tchit- !
cherin did realize that with existing !!
working arrangements between An
CORA and Moscow the Russians pres
ence would have a wholesome effect |
upon the degree of Turkish resistance
TO allied demands. and that Russia's
presence there would permit easy
access to the Turks and make pos
sible influencing of Turkish policy.
Would Keep Grip ON AnEora.
1t is not credited that Tchitcherin
ever believed that the allies would.
accede to the early Turkish demands
of fortified Dardanelles and straits.
Allied prestige would preclude their ;
giving in on this point in view of
wartime commitments and Britain's {
more recent stand against undue
Turkish incursions in the so-calied {
neutral zones. But Tchitcherin GER {
fainly did know that it mattered little t
# Russia was ignored il the Russian t
grip on Angora could be perpetuated.
For no matter what the action at n
Lausanne. unless there be a complete 4
break between the Russians and the v
Turks. which is exceedingly unlikely, p
n view Of the grip the slavs have s
'ver the Angora assembly. the Kus- q
'ians can prevent Turkish ratifca- d
ION and provoke unending delay in
uihliment, eventually wrecking any a
lausanne agreement. just as Turkish N
ssia advised 3
wrecked the treaty of Sevres. The II
turks always have been known TO a
reach the gospel of waiting to gain 81
'iven ends after enemy patience is
reakened to a point Of DISCOURAGE
nent, and there Is no more assurance
nat the agreements effected at Lau-
anne will be ratified by Angora ,uan g
here was prospect of the Sevres pact fr
eng taken to heart by the Turks. n,
n fact. 1t becomes plainly apparent
nat as the Russians have advised the W
curse of Turkish action IN the mast sc
lst SO they will advise in the future fo
ne turks during the Lausanne ses- II
IONS nave made far-reachin;, con-
essions to the allies in respect to re
iinorities in respect to the control til
I tho straits. which will be demili- ~
arized and left open to warships OF u.
ie "orlo ana under certain re- III
[rfetions. Even the Greek patriarch of
to be left in Constantinople. But st
view OF Turkish nationalist de-
,rmfnaffon at all times to see Turk an
n purposes carried out entirely and re
~ y h.sn sovereignty made supreme in ha
= cases, 1t would appear that the n
oparently condescendinE and meek III
,ttude or lsmet PaSha may be pred. di
ated upon the knowledge thar no tn
after what he may do, the Anporo he
'sembly will have the final voice fic
ID that Russia's influence may rndo bn
'erythlng he is forced 10 concade 90
r political expediency's sake at the te,
oment. ct inc ee
Strengthens Army and Navy. ag
from well informed channels pc
mes fntimation that Russia already tn
preparing to gain by force that a., :.