Evening star., 1923-01-21
TENSION INCREASES
NEAR PARLEYS END
Russians at Lausanne Force
British to Furnish Copy OF
Straits Treaty. .
PERSlANS ARE INDICTED
U. S. and Turkey May Enter Into
: Commercial Pact If Con-
ference Fails.
PERSlANS ARE INDICTED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE January 20.-As the
near east conference approaches what
is expected TO be it's final chapter,
all kinds of reports and counter re-
ports are in circulation, indicating
an increase in the general tension.
The Turks made it known today
that the British delegates bad re-
fused TO entertain a suggestion that
the Mosul dispute be left to the
league of nations. The British re-
torted with the remark that the
Turks had never advanced such a
suggestion to the British.
There was another protest to the
president of the conference by the
Russian delegation-that it had not
yet received a copy OF the projected
treaty concerning the straits. The
Soviet foreign minister. Tehitcherm'
demands copy Immediately and de-
clares the Russians must have three
days to study il before discussion
in plenary session.
Russians Win Point.
After hasty consultation tonight.
the allies decided to accede to the
latest Russian demand. The opinion
is growing among the allied dele
gates that the Russians have been
kept too much in the dark on the
straits negotiations ana tnaI thelT
latest protest is particularly well
founded
A meeting Of the straits commits
sion will be held next week and the
Russians will be given copy or
the straits convention beforehand. IT
is stated an agreement has been
reached with the Turks except on one
point. The Turks insist on the right
to maintain a small garrison at Gal
lipoli, but il is understood the Eng
lish delegates are opposed to TINS.
Persia Is Indicted.
Tho Assyro- -Chaldean representa-
tives have issued lengthy indict-
ment OF Persia, accusing that country
OF torturing and masSacreing Assyro-
Chaldeans. and insisting that Persia
should be invited to the conference
to justify her acts. Persia recently
invited to send delegates TO the con-
ference.
Indications reached Lausanne to-
night that the English newspapers
have reports that in the event of a
rupture of the Lausanne conference
the United States and Turkey will ne
gotiate a separate treaty immediate
ly. Ambassador Child'se comment on
this to the British correspondence
was that there IS no more likelihood
of the United States making special
treaty than any other nation.
L. =. Position Unchanged.
1t is learned that the American po-
sition concerning a special conven
tion with the Ottoman government
remains unchanged; that the United
States will not sign Lausanne treaty
if one is negotiated. is carrying on no
pourparlers with Turkey during the
present conference and is taking no
advantage of her position here. But
when the conference is adjourned, the
United States. in keeping with its al
ready announced policy, may begin
negotiations for a general CONNER
Gial treaty.
The conference today struck a SnaG
on one of the questions which every
one had thought close to satisfactory
settlement that of the proposed
populations between Greece and
Turkey.
Demetrius Caclamanos. Greek min
lister to Great Britain, suggested the
and that voluntary intermigrat1on be
provided for in the peace treaty now
under negotiation.
Further discussion Of the question
was adjourned until Monday.
Disagree on Three Points.
The subcommisison on exchange of
populations failed to agree on three
ern frontier of the province of west
ern Thrace; second, exclusion of the
Greeks in eastern Thrace from the
general exchange plan, and third, alb
rogation of the Greek law of ex-
portation of Turkish property in
Greece, by which the Turks claim
their people are ediscriminat tecl against
AS Lord CurZon has acknowledged
that private discussions between
England and Turkey concerning the
Mosul oil district have failed. and
the whole problem of this coveted
territory will be thrashed out in a
meeting of the full commission on
Tuesday, the forthcoming week
promises to be, as one delegate put
it, active and decisive"