Evening star., 1923-01-28
U. S. POLICY BRINGS
TURKISH OPEN DOOR
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blow at the sovereign rights Of Tur-
key, which were fully safeguarded.
as Turkey need not follow the ad-
vice OF the council on concessions.
Turks Promise Open Door.
Turkey, under her own response
bility, the declaration said, maintains
all her liberties, and the principle of
the open door remains always that
which should exist in Turkey on all
economic questions.
Both Ismet Pasha and Hassan Bey.
representing Turkey. voiced strong
objection to the protocol clause con-
cerning concessions. and insisted that
the provision whereby Turkey must
ask the advice Of the debt commits
sion, which is an intern ational body,
constituted interference with the
sovereign rights OF Turkey.
Tonights meeting, which was de-
voted to financial and economic aues-
tions. was, the allies say. the last
meeting or the near eastern confer
ence for detailed discussion, with the
exception OF meeting of the spe-
cial straits commission, with the Rus
slams present.
Inc allies apparently are deter
mined to go ahead with their plan of
presenting their draft treaty to the
turks officially on Wednesday. al
though 1t will be privately communi-
Gated Monday.
Views Widely Diverxe.
The session tonight showed COM
plete divergence of views on many
subjects, including reparations. At
times the meeting was disorderv
several Of the delegates trying TO
speak at one time. A debate between
ismet Pasha and Venizelos, head of
the Greek delegation, over mutual
war responsibilities. was especially
Viruient 1smet Pasha charged that
smyrna had been burned by the
Greeks. and added, "all the world
knows It,"
M. VeHizelos with much heat de-
tended his country.
mo americans and Japanese arc
helping in the attempt to save the
conference. but the British seem Ia
tnlnk that at the last minute N.
Turks will sign.
bolsheyiki Russia assumed ,ba roIe
tohlght OF good Samaritan bv ofi-
clally informing the near eastern
conference that Russia stood ready
u provide a national home for the
Armenians. NJ. Tchitcherin sent q
note to the three presidents of the
conference and also to Ambassador
ohlio' IN which he said that, although
lhe Russian delegation had been pre-
vented from Participating in almost
ali the questions before the confer
ence, they considered they could have
contributed in an important way to
the solution of various problems if
-'hey had oeen allowed to take part.
Russia Is Indignant.
one OF these problems which had
not been solved was the Armenian.
Despite Indignation throughout Rus
sla at the manner in which their
delegates had been treated at Lau-
Same. the Russian representatives
desired to give notice, in co-operation
with Georgia and Ukraine. of Russia S
intention to install on their respec-
tive territories considerable number
OF Armenian emigrants, of whom the
number is still to be established"
The note goes on to say that de
tails of this project will be the sub
Ject or special negotiations between
tne representatives of Russia. Geer-
'gia and Ukraine and qualified repre-
sentativeS of the Armenians''
Marquis di Garroni head of the
Italian delegation told the conference
this afternoon that the Turks had
declined to accept the allies latest
proposal concerning judicial capitula-
tions. Under this proposal a mixed
commission would present to the
legal councillors who would sit on the
bench with the Turkish magistrates
during the trials involving foreigners.
Propose Special Board.
Armenian representatives have pro-
international commission composed of
representatives of America. England,
France and Italy to investigate the
Armenian problem and the feasibility
of creating an Armenian national
home.
Two separate conventions between
Turkey and Greece will be signed
next Monday, it is announced, ire
spective of the fate of the general
peace conference. One provides for
the mutual return OF prisoners of
war and hostages and the other for
the compulsory exchange of minority
populations. The conventions are TO
become effective immediately.
The American representatives were
present at the meeting of the full
commission which adopted the report
providing for compulsory exchange
of populations. They had previously
protested on humanitarian grounds
against such wholesale forced move
ments of people, but did not appar-
emily feel 1t appropriate TO intervene
today, since both Greece and Turkey
accepted the arrangement,