The Washington times., 1923-03-11
CALL TURK TREATY
PROPOSAL GRAF Y'
U. S. viii Suffer Trade Loss II
Action on Lausanne Pact Is
Deferred, Is View.

ny DmANDEBDA SERVICE
Turkeys offer to sign parts Of
the Lausanne treaty relating tt
boundaries and questions OF dipio
matte consideration, while leaving
to the future agreements as to com
mercial relations, Is regarded here
as crafty and confusing"
American diplomatic officials as
serted yesterday that IL Turkey wer.
permitted to carry out her pro
pOsal she. would indefinitely defer
action on commercial agreements
to the disadvantage of the remain
der of the world, particularly the
United States.
The policy of this Government /,
to know definitely what trade ar
rangements the Turks finally viii
make with the allies before under
taking the formulation of 4 sonar
ate treaty with Turkey. 1t also ii
considered highly desirable by thu
State Department that Turkey
should be at peace with the allies
before the separate treaty is nego
tiated.
A delay of years on the part OF
the Allies, who are holding Turkish
territory and are Indifferent to the
interests OF the United States, 1t il
pointed out, would be to the great
disadvantage Of America.
The text of the treaty Of Lau.
same, showing the parts to which
the Angora government objects and
wishes to separate from the general
treaty, was received at the State
Department yesterday. Among the
features Turkey wants postponed
for future consideration are:
/. Concessions granted to the ma.
tionals Of the Allied countries by the
ottoman government" or any local
authority before October %, 1914
shall be regarded as valid. Turkey
also would have to treat as &C.
complished facts all agreements In
which she had entered and which
were definitely settled before the
outbreak OF the war.
z. turkey must adhere TO ali
agreements and concessions made
with any Of the Allies after the
Balkan war Of 1918. II there has
been any change in sovereignty Ia
the advantage OF Turkey since that
time, she Is to be held to a fulfill.
ment in such territories.
3. Turkey must agree to the Gre
alton Of mixed arbitral tribunals on
which Allied interests always are
to have majority and the findings
Of which must be final.
4. Turkey is required to adhere
strictly to all treaties, conventions
and concessions made with nation
ais OF the allies. from 1878 up &c
the outbreak Of the great war
Among these agreements is one
providing for absolute cessation OF
the traffic in women. prohibition
against Topographic advertise
ments. and especially is 1t demanded
that Turkey shah carry out the
opium convention signed at The
Hague in 1912
The allies, the treaty sets forth
are willing to cancel the so-called
capltulat1ons. but in various sec,
tons II is shown that the subjects
OF the capitulations are included in
the Lausanne pact.
1t is believed here that the allies
VIII not consent to make new sti.
pulations with Turkey in new
documents, but may agree to a
change in the text in the way OF
a compromise.
The United States particularly is
interested in the question Of con.
cessions and Turkish obligations to
this country under all her treaties
and capitulations. No agreement
between Turkey and the allies will
be permitted to affect any Of the
pre.war American-Turkish agree.
ments, whether they relate to the
new political Turkey or those parts
Of 1t which have been erected into
so-called mandates.