Evening star., 1923-01-29
TURK PEACE PACT
DRAFT SUBMITTED
Distributed Among DeIega-
tions at LauSanne-Con-
tains 100 Articles.
ACTION ON WEDNESDAY
Situation Continues Tense, With
Nationalists No More Favor
ably Disposed to Sign.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoca ted Press.
LAUSANNE, January "a draft
Of the proposed treaty of peace,
which is to be submitted to the Turks
Wednesday, was distributed semi-ofti- =
cially to all delegations today. The
documents contains $50 articles, to
which eight conventions are annexed.
There were no developments today
to show that the Turks were more
favorably disposed toward signing.
The eight conventions deal respec-
lively with the straits, the frontiers
of Thrace, the status of foreigners in
Turkey, the Albanian declaration re-
garding payment of the Ottoman debt.
the commercial regime with Turkey,
the armistice declaration, and the
exchange of populations and ex-
change Of prisoners of war between
Turkey and Greece, which last two
will be signed tomorrow by these two
powers. ---.-a
The atmosphere about the confer
ence was tense today, the chiefs
of the allied delegations holding
lengthy consultations.
New Crisis Arises.
The "situations" that have bounded
the near east conference since soon
after it's convocation, more than two
months ago, still pursue it as the time
draws near for officially presenting
the allied treaty to the Turks.
A new crisis arose over the week
end through the insistence of Ismet
Pasha and Ria Nur Bey that the sue
cess or failure of the conference de-
pended on whether the allies would
recognize the complete sovereignty
of Turkey, abolishing the capitula-
tions and agreeing upon an equitable
distribution of the Ottoman debt.
Adoption of a set of PRINCIPLES en-
bodying these points, Ria Nur Bey
told the correspondent, could be fol-
lowed later by the formulation of
the treaties details; meanwhile, Tur-
keys dignity as nation would not
be compromised.
If the week end brought another
serious situation, 1t also saw the Ar
menian acceptance of Russia's offer
of asylum, thus removing u trouble
some item.- The proposal OF the Mos
cow government, regarded here as a
shrewd piece of diplomacy, contem-
plates giving some 250,009 Armenian
homes in the Don and Kuban valleys
Of southwestern Russia.
In return, the Armenians become
Russian subjects and must provide
their own transportation. They will
not own the land on. which they
settle. for that belongs to the state,
neither will they be permitted to
have an autonomous government.
Feeling Of Apprehension.
However, the satisfaction of the
Armenian delegation over the solu-
tion of their problem is not. meas
ured by the feelings of the repre-
sentatives of the other nations, par
ticularly Great Britain and Turkey,
over the turn affairs have taken.
Temporary adjournment on Wednes-
day after presentation of the treaty
is the program as it new stands.
The allies will ask the Turks to ac-
cept the basic principles of an agree
ment, whereupon the conference will
adjourn, leaving experts here to
work out the details. If diplomatic
channels are able to effect an accord
with Angora the heads of the dele
cations will return to Lausanne and
sign the treaty.