Evening star., 1922-10-08
ALLIES SHIFTING DRIFT
REVEALED BY NEAR EAST
Proud Cooperation Supplanted by
Sinking Moves to Cain Political
and Commercial Dominance.

ed every effort of other allied nations
to bring Russia within the purview of
Paris deliberations and decisions,
Britain approached the Russians en-
deavoring to gain trade footholds
The French called it perhdy. But to-
Turks. France has dispatched an
emissary to Moscow, Sand, it is de-
clared, has gained promises of IA
vored commercial agreements and
promise Of repayment OF pre-war
debts to France in return for help.
ticipation In the near east conference.
where the fate of the Dardanelles and
straits Is to be determined and where
Russia will be an added weight
against any possibility of future Brit
ish tenure or political advancement.
Why British Resist.
The British naturally resist the
efforts to incorporate Russia into
any conference. seeing as they do
the stacking of international cards
against her by virtue of Frances
agreement with the Turks and the un-
doubted coming French agreement with
MOSCOW. Soviet leaders have given in
european powers in order to gain
recognition, and through such con-
cessions, political and otherwise
France may be the first to break
Ihe OLD 1mpasse existing between
Russia and western powers.
Should France be able to obtain
Russian representation in near east
deliberations. should they take place.
MOSCOW will have gained something
far reaching from their standpoint.
for Russians. regardless Of creed or
political persuasion. ever have sought
to advance Russian interests in re-
gard to the Dardanelles. With Rus
sia represented, with the Turks at
their side in every maneuver, with
French representatives championing
the cause of both in order to lessen
British influence in the near east and
establish their own through the me-
dium Of their allies, the dreams Of
Russia may yet be realized. Even
the Turks, should some world guar
antees be not given as to the invio-
ally find the Russians and French
working in complete harmony and
dominating the waterways over which
there Is SO much friction at the mo-
ment. Present agreements would fade
under the pressure Of the eager de-
sires of the greater nationals. and
particularly so II the French and the
Russians work in closest cooperation.
Tark-Russian Agreements.
England has learned the extent of
the Turkish Russian agreements as
they affect the near east, and unless
England remains firm British states
men see in Turkish Russian COOP
doom Of British expansion in Asiatic
territories closest to Europe. Some
idea of the scope of the Turkish
Russian agreement mar be gained in
the announcement of the soviet trade
delegation in London, Which inciren-
the Turks. but admits the following
clauses of the Turkish Russian An
CORA agreement of March 16. 1921:
Clause Each Of the contracting
parties agrees to recognize no peace
treaties or other international con-
other contracting party. The gov
ernment of the r. s. F. S. r. (Rus-
sian Socialist Federative Soviet Re
public) agrees not to recognize any
Turkey and not recognized by its ma
tional government. at present repre-
sented by its grand national assem-
bly,. BY Turkey In the present treaty
are understood the territories includ-
ed in the national pact Of January rs,
1920. drawn up and proclaimed by
the Ottoman chamber OF deputies In
Constantinople and communicated to
the press and all the powers.
"Clause Each Of the contracting
mony between the movement for ma
tional emancipation of the peoples of
the east and the struggle of the Rus
sion workers for new social order.
solemnly recognizes the right OF these
peoples to freedom and independence.
and equally their right to select q
form Of government acceptable to
themselves.
Freedom Of Straits.
"Clause SIN order to guarantee
the freedom of the straits and of the
commercial traffic through them of
all countries. each Of the contracting
parties agrees to intrust the final
elaboration of international regula-
tions governing the Black sea and the
straits to a special conference of the
adjacent states. provided always it's
decisions do not infringe the full
sovereignty of Turkey or the security
of Turkey or its capital. Constanti-
Clause s-Both the contracting
parties recognize that all treaties
previously concluded between them
did not answer to their mutual inter-
ests They therefore agree to con-
slider those treaties null and void. The
government OF the Russian Socialist
Federative Soviet Republic declares
in particular that it considers Turkey
tions founded on treaties concluded
between Turkey and the former i'm
perial government.
CLAUSE THE government of tho
Republic, considering the system of
capitulations to be incompatible with
the unfettered national development
of any copntry, as well as with the
full enjoyment of its sovereignty, de-
clares null and void all rights and
privileges which have any connection
whatsoever with that system"
Loosely written, subject to any in
depreciation, the British see potential
dangers in almost every line. Resist
they may any step tending to solidify
Turkish, Russian, French co-opera-
ton, but II resist they don't, there re-