San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-05

negotiations concerning them with the
interested countries and peoples.
They could not, they said. accept
the economic burden imposed upon the
new Ancora government by the old
Turkish regime. which had handed out
concessions right and left in the form
of combinations. They insisted that
vast concessions had been granted with
out fair return. and they wanted the
right to revise all of them.
The Turks agreed to formula where
by foreign legal advisors would DC
appointed TO reframe the iegal coue
and be empowered to receive com,
plants from the foreigners that inc
law was unjustly administered but IN
sisted the advisers be selected, not .!
The Hague permanent court OF inter
national justice, but by neutral couh-
tries which had not participated IN inc
great war.
They absolutely declined to give the
advisers control over all arrests OF tor-
eigners, maintaining-this was VIOLA
ton of their sovereignty.
Haggard and Weary.
When Ismet Pasha and Ria Nur
Bev arrived at Ouchy for the final SEES,
sion, confidence reigned in Allied
circles that they would sign.
Neither Ismet nor Ria had been TO
bed during the night and they appear,
ed haggard and weary as they entered
the elevator; they looked like men 60
ing TO their execution. ,.
Then was fought out the historic
battle in Lord Curzon's room when
eliminated in disaster. The Turks eH-
plained their objections to the economic
and financial clauses of the treaty,
which. they declared, fettcred NATIONAL
development.
Lord CurZon, NJ. BOmpard and Mar
0uis Di Garroni, for Great Britain,
France and Italy. argued, pleaded ana
cajoled all to no purpose. They ralseu
the spectre of war and warned lslneI
PaSha that Europe could stand no
more war; they appealed to Turkey
vital interest, her need OF financial
assistance for reconstruction. national
prosperity and happiness. They warn
ed that Turkey would be held respon-
sible in the eyes of the world If peace
was not accomplished. But lsmet would
not be won over.
There was a dramatic moment OF
silence. Ismet reached for his hat and
walked to the door.
Lord Curzon said:
Remember, l shall stay here until
o'clock"
Says Peace Impossible.
When the Turkish delegates emerged
from the hall, Ismet said to the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent:
peace is impossible; they don't want
it,"
The hotel lobby was choked with
excited and expectant people-diplo.
mats, correspondents, travellers. two
score attaches of the British delegation
with baggage bound for the train for
England. The majority expected an
announcement of peace and the word
rupture" left all amazed or dumb
founded.
Ambassador Child, Mr.. Grew and
Rear Admiral Bristol, standing nearby
Immediately mounted the stairway and
conferred with Lord Curzon; then,
like NJ. Bompard and Marquis Di Gar
roni, dashed by motor car TO Lausanne
to make a final appeal to the Turks.
Lord CurzOn held up his train, but.
when he received a telephone message
that all appeals had been useless, he
departed for England.
NJ. Bompard said:
"The conference is over. it is a mis-
fortune for Europe, especially Turkey.
Perhaps we can negotiate peace later"
Marquis Di Garroni motOred madly
to see Tchitcherin. head of the Rus
sian representatives, to induce him TO
sign the straits convention, hoping in
this way to have the Turks change
their mind on the treaty. But his
visit was fruitless.
The failure Of the Near East con-
ference has caused a recurrence of
alarmist reports Of a secret military
convention between Turkey and Rus
STA.
Receiving correspondents late last
night, Ismet Pasha said: The Allied
treaty choked Turkey to death economi-
cally. The Allies wanted the new
Turkish government TO subscribe to
vast contracts and concessions made
by former regimes, especially during
the Allied occupation, without even
knowing what they were. 1 refuse to
accept economic slavery for my coun-
try, for the demands of the Allies
remove all possibility Of economic re-
habilitatiOn and kill all our hopes.
Il want the world to know that We
did not sign because the treaty as it