Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-06
TURKS ASSERTING
TO ALLIES PLANS
FOR FREE STRAITS
Continued from page 1.

1bntuihtu Itott phkc 10
as quite liberal and not In conflict with
the American position.
The Allied control pan rcus forth a
scheme for limitation OF the number OF
warshlps and total tonnage TO be al
lowed I'm the waters under control and
gives Turkey and the Black Sea
countries the right 20 cay how long
warshif~ may remain in their ports.
The plan suggests the demilitnri-
zation of the Straits. ~ also gives
Turkey the right 90 search neutral
merchantmen in time Of war.
Delegate Barrere OF France. said tho
proposition OF an attempt 10 solve the
Straits problem without infringing
upon the sovereignty OF Turkey or
that OF any country bordering upon
the Black Sea. would 10 futile.
In tho conference eeeslon Richo IA
Washburn Child and Joseph G.
Grew presented the views OF the
United States. Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin OF Russia opposed the Al
lied proposition.
Adjournment was taken until Fri
day 20 permit the Turk to study the
proposal.
AmbasHador child eet forths the
view OF the United States. He sald
the United States holds that the
Straits and the Black Sea must be
open 10 ships and warshlps OF all
nations In time OF peace and OF war
and that Il opposes any plan which
would give one power control, Jus. ae
II would In any other internationei
ter.
Following the action OF the Renal
list police In conflscating the passport.
OF 100 Armenians as they were abou,
TO board ship. British troops yesterday y
took possession OF the customs house
and. armed with machine guns. pro-
tected the embarkation OF tho refu-
gees.
The Turkish police yesterday pre-
vented the embarkation OF refugees
on French steamship at Samsun, on
the Black Sea coasts ~ Asia Minor
despite permission granted by IN,
Italian authorities there.
Rafet Pasha. the military governor
had four hours conference with IN.
Allied High Commissioners and gen.
erals, and a provisional agreemen,
was reached permitting the embarlsa.
ton OF all presenting themselves unit
last night, but the question ot
| principle was not settled and further
meetings have been arranged
Rafet Pasha takes the attitude tina,
the Allies are not I'm occupation o.
Constantinople and refuses TO recog
nlze their right 20 interfere betweei
him and native. Christians.
Tho Turks refusal 20 permit Greej
vessels 10 embark additional Chrs,ia,
refugees from Asia Minor has create,
keen disappointment In American re
lief circles here. icl preparations ma.
been completed for the use OF Ameri
can destroyrs 20 facilitate tho trans
Ter of refugees 20 the relief ships. a
was done az smyrna.
-Four large Greek vessels. under IN
direction of A.. X. Jennings. arrive
yesterday from Pirmus. ready 20 pro
Ceed 10 the Black Sea. Mr.. J~nning
IL the Young Mems Christian Associa
tion's secretary who earned the TIL
/. Admiral OF the refugee feet" at IN
time OF the Smyrna disaster by nlobil
I
b 100000 persons
, He had six additional ships ready 4
Greek ports for his present task
these. together with the four ART,
. ing here. giving a total carrying ca
| pacity OF $4,000 persons.
p Refusal OF the Angora sovernmer
= 20 permit further embarkations wa
2 received az Samsun by Command.
4 Hasley Powell, OF she American q.
stroyer E,dsal. who forvaride n
y news 70 Constantinople by wireless.
The Turks declare that not on
5 would they prohibit further depa.
e lures on Greek ships. bot would depo
! 20 the interior all Christians who r,
r mained in the Black Sea coastal towr
after the next few days.
Officials at the American Embas,
% declined 10 comment upon this rulln
. but made no attempt 20 hide the
( Surprise at the kemallsts' attitud
They explained that they had ask,
= nothing more OF the Nationalists tha
: their sanction for the USE OF Amer
p can naval officers as intermediary
between the local officials in the Blae
e Sea, ports and the officers OF 4
: Greek refugee vessels.
% The Turks failure 20 meet q
5 American proposals raises doubts
e TO the safety OF $4,000 persons. wi
y made their way TO the sea with 4
hope OF leaving the country. Il
n believed they will undoubtedly he d
I ported TO the interior unless the A
n lies or the United States make re-