The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-28
LAUSANNE PACT
FAVORS TURKEY
SEVEN NATIONS SIGN TREATY
ESTABLISHING PEACE IN
NEAR EAST
PEACE TREATY SIGNED
IsMET PAsHA is PROVEN GREAT.
EST DIPLOMAT IN EUROPE
AT CONFERENCE

Lausanne.-The treaty of Lausanne,
re-establishing peace in the Near
East, now bears the signatures of
Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan,
Greece, Rumania and Turkey.
Simple ceremonies, marking the ter
mination of negotiations which have
extended over many months, were car
rled out in the main hall of Lausanne
university and when the representa-
tives of the various nations, led by
Ismet Pasha, had affixed their sigma
lures, President Scheurer of the Swiss
confederation, declared the session ad-
journed, with the admOnition: LET
the closing thought be benediction-"
| An impressive demonstration, ac-
claiming the signing of peace, oc-
Cured in Lausanne.
By the treaty Turkey regains east
ern Thrace and becomes the bridge
between the East and the West. 1t
Joins the League of Nations in the
footing of equality.
Constantinople goes definitely to
Turkey.
All foreign troops will be with
drawn.
The treaty makes peace between
Greece and Turkey.
1t permits the patriarch of the
Greek Orthodox church to remain in
Constantinople.
1t launches one of the most stupen-
dous and in some ways the most cruel
human movements in history by its
compulsory exchange of population.
the Greeks in Turkey returning to
| Greece and the Turks in Greece re-
turning to Turkey.
1t fails to solve the Armenian prob
lem, Armenians being obliged to find
new havens.
1t reduces Turkeys size by its rec
ognition of detached inundated states
| like Syria, Mesopotamia and Palestine
! With one stroke of the pen it rids
| Turkey of judicial capitulations such
as China sought to accomplish for it.
self at Washington and which Japan
achieved only after two decades of
struggle
In only one way is Turkey treated
differently from other countries; for
eign legal advisers will be empowered
! to receive complaints relating to ar
rests and Imprisonment of foreigners.
The American diplomatic representa-
tives, headed by John c. Grew. minis
| ter to Switzerland, We're prominent ID
all the sessions of the conference. AS
observers they played dominating
role in the last phases.
Attempts to gain preferential treat-
ment in the future of economic con-
tracts for foreign companies were de-
feated as was also the efforts to vali-
date disputed British concessions in
the petroleum fields of Mesopotamia.
The Turco-Greek war produced a
great soldier-Ismet Pasha-who, in
the negotiations here has shown him
self to be one of the great statesmen OF
Europe. Ismet worsted the celebrated
Lord Curzon, British secretary of
state for foreign affairs ut the first
stage of the Lausanne conference.
Jugo-S -SIavia announced at the last
minute her refusal to sign on the
ground that to do so would be harmful
to her national interests.
Turkey has been ut war for twelve
vears and conclusion of the Lausanne
negotiations gives her sorely needed
opportunity for period of national re
construction and development.
Turkey, although vanquished in the
World war as an ally of Germany,
came to the council table at Lausanne
as a victorious nation. Turkeys recon-
structed armies had completely routed
the Greek forces.