Evening star., 1923-03-11
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
THAT the near eastern question

Wv EN- hCHNs
7HAT the near eastern question
will be cleared up within an
other ninety days if the
statesmen of the various west
ern European powers are cautious in
handling further negotiations with
the Turks, is the opinion of diplo-
mats who have watched the near
eastern question with misgivings for
a long while.
That the question of peace or war
Is yet to be decided is taken for
granted. because many are the stones
that churn political and diplomatic
shallow currents and mort anything
can happen overnight With various
degrees of striving and ;tDntriving of
nationalistic interest in Europe. But
when Mustapah Kemn. espousing
moderation. won verdict for the
major portion of the Lausanne treaty.
negotiated by Ismet Pasha, he is be-
lieved to have won advanced ground
:. in the general fight for peace, and
constructive endeavor throughout his
realm.
Radicals Overridden.
Repeatedly dispatches have en-
enated from Angora indicating that
the army clique and the radicals
were for Immediately casting off any
tentative agreements with the allies
and impressing Turkeys wishes with
military forces. and as a consequence
Mustapha Kemal's victory must es-
tablish him as great political force
= s we'll as a soldier.
Constantinople advices indicate that
the allies are TO be told that the
Turks consent to practically all of
he stipulations of the Lausanne pact
with the exception of the judicial
and financial clauses. which always
have been sore spots for Turkey
The Turks always have maintained
that to retain foreign capitulations
was the surrender of Turkish SOW
ereignty and that they should insist
further evidently was taken for
granted by the British and the
French.
The British undoubtedly are par
ticularly pleased with the Turkish
acceptance OF allied rights on the
straits. as thisswill leave them under
foreign. in measure. neutral domina-
ion. The Mosul oil question. it is
declared, can best be settled after
peace treaty is drawn and signed.
The British have confidence that this
settlement will be satisfactory to
both British and Turkish viewpoints
British Gain Demands
From the tenor of things. it would
appear that the main demands of the
British upon the Turks have been
met in almost every particular
Inasmuch as British commercial in
terests are not as great as those
"f France in Turkey. the question of
"apitulations concerns the British
less than the French. 1t remains to
lie seen how France will receive the
Turkish objections TO maintaing
Turkish objections to maintaining
uron the Turks. However, in view
OF Frances past approa ches. it is
not expected that the question of
capitulations will permit the break
down of futurs parleys if any COM
promise can be reached tha: at the
terests in Turkey.
Lord Curzon has emphaticaIly !
stated that the allies last terms were
drafted at Lausanne and there will |
he no wavering in the united front !
against Turkish counter terms. How
ever, 1T is not believed that England |
will go so far to make war
against the Turks in a matter that
most concerns the French and other
powers.
Allies Will Confer.
The fact that the allies will deal |
with the Turks on the new basis is |
indicated by the PROPOSALS for
further parIey between the allies |
themselves before they resume their
conversations with the Turks. In
Paris, London ana Rome there is |
general desire for a definite policy |
Uredicated on comfy of interests !
and when the statesmen of the three I
-n"wers get together with the con-
crete counter proposals OF the Turks
there is little doubt in view of un-
settled conditions elsewhere in
Europe. but that these statesmen
will accept an easy way out.
If the Turks gain concessions in
regard to capitulations they, by their
l.rocrastination and Marlike threats