Evening star., 1923-03-18
TURKS SEEK PEACE,
YSPAR|S ENVOY
HuSSein Bey Sees Evidences
of PacifiCism in Counter
Propositions.
TEXT MAY BE. CONFUSING
Differences May Develop in Trans
lation, He Says-Gives
Digest.
TEXT MAY BE. CONFUSING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, March 1.-THE Turkish
counter propositions to the Lausanne
peace treaty draft are "replete with
evidences of Turkeys pacifcism. all
Angora governments desire for peace
and independence" declares Hussein
Raghib Bey, the Angora representa-
tive here.
Raghib Bey, who sat up throughout
last night digesting the text of the
lengthy document, which reached
Paris by courier, forecast possible
differences in the Interpretation of
the text, according to which nation
was doing the translation. His digest
divides the Angora project into two
parts, the first being given over to
those parts Of the Lausanne treaty
which are acceptable to the Turks
and the second to the sections which
their propositions have modified.
Turks Accept Delay.
In the first part is included Tur-
keys acceptance of a delay in the
solution of the dispute over the Mo-
sui oil fields between Turkey and
reference to the league of nations for
settlement IL no agreement was then
reached: the granting of Karaghatch
the Adrionople suburb, to the Greeks:
the draft treaty solution for the free
dom OF the straits and the treaty's
adjustment of the minorities prob
lem. Turkey likewise accents the
appointment of three neutral judges
of Turkish courts for FIVE years and
agrees to reorganize the department
of justice, these stipulations being in
line with the allied plan for solution
of the question of the status of for
eigners in the Turkish courts.
In the second part of the digest the
notifications noted include the re-
quest that the frontier line between
Greece and Turkey run through the
middle of the River Martha instead
of along the left bank and for the
possession by Turkey of the island of
Castellorizza. part of the Dodocanese
group. thus leaving Italy eleven of
the islands. Turkey claims that cas-
tellorizza practically belongs to the
Anatolian coast.
Would Separate Finances.
The Turks further propose to dis
tribute the public debt" among the
allied governments which by the
treaty are confirmed in their possess
sion of territory which belonged nm
Ottoman empire. 1t is argued that
1t is unjust TO ask the Anatolfan frar-
ton of that empire to sustain the
burden of the entire pre-war debt
This proposal includes the debts con-
tracted in the name of the empire
during the war.
1t is further proposed that the
forty-seven articles in the treaty
dealing with financial matters be
separated from the body of the docu-
ment and settled at future date. 1t
is argued that the allied experts are
not yet entirely in accord on these
questions, nor have they sufficient in
formation in their possession to settle
them definitely.
The Turks ask that the question of
Greece's war indemnity to Turkey be
settled directly between, the two in
terested nations or, in case of dis
agreement by arbitration. In regard
to the treatment of foreigners in
gests application of the principle Of
reciprocity or else the most favored
nation clause.
Greeks Gratifed.
Greek circles are expressing graft
fcation that the Turks in their coun-
ter propositions did not repudiate the
Lausanne agreement that the Greek
orthodox patriarch might remain in
Constantin6ple. In general they con-
slider that the Turkish document does
not affect the probability, that peace
between Greece and Turkey will be
concluded.
The Greeks now are more inter
ested in achieving the cooperation
of France and England in the eco
nomic development of the near east
through which their disorganiZed
country would be bound to find bene-
fits. Ex-premier Venizelos. who head
ed the Greek delegation at Lausanne,
is enjoying a rest on the Riviera,
awaiting the resumption of the near
eastern conference.