The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-31
TURKEYS FATE HINGES UPON ACTION TODAY
Final Session of Near East Farley Comes With Dele- gates Doubtful as to Out come Child Is Still
 Optimistic
By Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Jan. 30.-After a lengthy conference tonight with Riza Nur Bey, one of the chief Turkish delegates to the Near East peace conference, Richard Wash burn Child, head of the American delegation, said he was distinctly more optimistic regarding the situa- tion of the conference.
 The Turkish delegates tonight in- formed the Associated Press that they were preparing counter sug- gestions to the allied draft treaty. 1t was added that these suggestions might not be ready tomorrow, but Ismet Pasha would have them in shape for presentation within a Y days.
 Final Session Today.
 The long heralded final" session will be held tomorrow morning in the quaint little Chateau of Ouchy. Whether there will be rupture or an adjournment of a nature that will be equivalent to rupture, or wheth- CT there will be a continuation of the negotiations which may eventually lead to pace are moot questions to- night.
 The Turks have the answer to the existing problem; but nothing deff- nite or reliable is available from Turkish circles to Justify any req sonable prediction of what the nor row has in store. The Turks are fu- roiuS over the treaty as it stands.
 Have you read this treatyg' asked one ottoman delegate of the correspondent. as he emerged from his study this evening, and seeming ly exhausted.
 Well" he added, Took at the eco homie capitulations. They tie Tur- key up in a knot"
 Seek Mediation.
 Desperate attempts to have the conference continue are going on un- flaggingly. Richard Washburn Child, the American ambassador, is active in efforts at mediation and Lord Curzon, NJ. Bompard and Marquis al Garroni went into an important con- ference tonight. These efforts to straighten out the tangle win be con- tinued to the opening of tomorrow session. The atmosphere is heavy with apprehension tonight but hopes are still held by some that col lapse of the conference may be pre- vented
 The Egyptian delegation tonight oddI essed a protest to the conference lainst the clause in the treaty by which Turkey is tailed on to re- nouaoe all her rights over Egypt and the Sudan dating from 1914. The Egyptians declare the carrying out of this provision would only permit Great Britain 10 fasleh hei grip on Egypt. They appealed tc the world to remember that the roweis in l9lS proclaimed a willingness to establish peace on the basis of President. Will sons principles for the self-deterini- nation of peoples.
 Treaties Signed.
 In addition to the two conventions relating to the return Of war prison CTS and hostages and the obligatory exchange of populations by Turkey and Greece, the Turkish delegation affixed their signature today to special protocol agreeing, when general peace is signed, to return to Greece all able-bodied male Grekes who have been held by Turkey since the Greek rout in Asia Minor and the Smyrna tragedy. This protocol affects 100000 men.
 The Mosul dispute whcn came up before the council of the Leagu or Nations in Paris today. and which threatens to wreck the Near East conference, broughe about one anus ing incident which served momen- tarily to tighten the diplomatic gloom. One difficulty had been to determine what the kurds in the Mosul region want. 4 Kurdish rep appeared at British head quarters today and outlined the de- slres of his fellows, saying:
 'I no like the Turkish government; 1 no like the British government; no like Arabian government; l no like no government; l am farmer"
 IS UP TO TURKEY
 By Associated Press
 PARIS, Jan. 30.-lt Is for Turkey to say whether the council of the League of Nations shall take up the