Evening star., 1923-03-11
TURKS TALKP PEACE
IN REPLY TO ALLIED
PLAN At LAUSANNE
Agreement Can Be Framed
in Fortnight, Says Sum-
mary of Note.
CAPITULATI0NS SHOULD
BE ABR0GATED is CLAIM
Note Also Urges an Amicable Set
tlement of Irak Frontier
Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Prese.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, March 10
The Turkish reply to the allied high
commissioners on the Lausanne peace
treaty was unoff1cially handed to the
American and Japanese represent
tatives at noon today. The reply was
already in the hands Of tho commits
sioners, and allied couriers are now
on their way with 1t to Paris, Lon.
don and Rome.
1t Is believed that it will be at
least ten days before an answer Is
received from the allied powers; in
the meantime the newspapers here
announce the serial publication of the
lengthy documents. and express tho
hope that the next conference will
be held at Constantinople.
II the allies are actuated by the
same pacific motives shown by Turkey
in the last three months. says a sum-
mary of the reply of the Turks, peace
should be framed in a conference last
ing only a fortnight. The allies are
urged to reply quickly.
The Turks suggest in their counter
proposals that tho frontier of Irak
be determined amicably between
Turkey and Great Britain within a
year and. failing agreement. that the
question be referred to the league Of
nations.
They suggest that article 26 OF the
draft treaty be modified in such
way that the high contracting parties
will declare they have completely
abrogated the capitulations and like
wise the economic and financial sys-
TENS dependent on the capitulations.
Would Cancel Claims.
The tendency Of Turkish modifica-
tion of the financial clauses Is to re-
duce the authority of the public debt
administration to a minimum. This
portion OF the treaty is almost COM
pletely recast. The Turkish propos-
ais providing for distribution of the
debt among the interested states
which will have nominal capital in
the Turkish public debt proportionate
to the detached sections of Turkey
embodied in their territory.
The note agrees to mutual can
collation. Of all claims to reparations
arising from the war except those
against Greece. and renounces the
claim for gold transferred to Ger
many and Austria and for payment
of the battleships ordered in Great
Britain.
Compensation is demanded for dam
ages caused by the Greek army, the
amount to be settled upon eventually
by arbitration.
Turkey agrees to permit schools
hospitals and charitable institutions
to continue, provided there Is no at
tempt, by action or propaganda,
against Turkish interests. She agrees
to engage for a period OF five years
legal advisers who do not belong to
the belligerent states, from a list to
be submitted by The Hague tribunal.
to assist in legislative reforms and
to watch the administration Of justice
in Constantinople and Smyrna.
Concessions Rec0unted.
mitted by the allies is excluded, Tur-
key maintaining that administration
of her public debt is a strikingly in
ternal affair.
Article SO and annex also are
eliminated, Turkey refusing to admit
that the subjects dealt with under
them in connection with Bagdad,
Soma, Pander1na, ETC., should be re-
ferred to arbitration.
The note asks that payments OF
interest on the public debt should be
deferred twenty years. 1t also op-
poses that these payments be made
in sterling because of the great de-
probation in Turkish currency.
The Turks declare that all war
ships, guns and material detained by
the allies must be restored upon the
conclusion of peace.
In conclusion the reply states that.
in conceding control of the straits,
demilitarized zones, turning over tho
Gallipoli graves to the British, sur
render of certain islands, the aban-
donment Of the Turkish claim to
Karagatch, the admission OF foreign
legal advisers and medical specialists
and other vital points. the Turkish
government feels that 1t has made all
possible concessions.
FRENCH AWAIT FULL TEXT.