Evening star., 1923-02-05
TURKS SHY At WAR
DESPITE COLLAPSE
OF. PEACE PARLEY
Ismet PaSha Announces That
HostiIities Will Not Be
Resumed.
ANXIETY, HOWEVER, FELT
OVER FAILURE TO SIGN
Europe Aware of Serious Situations
Which Are Likely to Arise
in Far East
Fly the Associated Press


LAUSANNE. February 5.--Ismet
1'asha. head of the Turkish delega-
tion, informed the correspondent to.
day that Turkey had no desire to re-
sumo hostilities with either Greece OF
Great Britain s result of the col
lapse OF the near east conference. but
he emphasized that the Turkish and
English armies were still facing each
other in Asia Minor.
lsmet said the Turks would ask the
powers whether they consider the ne
gotiations officially at an end.
The impression prevailed among the
conference delegates that Turkey
would not be informed officially Of
The termination of the negotiations
inasmuch as 1t was generally desired
TO continue the Mudania armistics
thus avoiding the possible renewal OF
war.
Delegates Ready to Leave.
The entire French delegation plan
ned to leave for Paris early this aft
eraoon
Th" Turks will probably depart to-
morrow.
1t is believed that the misunder-
standing which developed between
the British and French delegations in
INC last days of the conference con-
iributed TO the final break, as the
turks got the idea that they could
count upon a split among the allies
ma obtain more favorable conditions
Many Crises.
The collapse OF the near east con-
ference after weeks of deliberation
mat had been literally interspersed
with crises led the delegations Of the
powers to wonder whether Ismer
l'asha, in refusing to sign the treaty.
was trusting in those 'incalculable
forces whose presence the allied
statesmen have felt,
Eumors of a military alliance be-
tween Turkey and Russia, emphati-
cally denied when they came to the
short time ago, have revived and
there are admittedly other disturbing
elements in the situation.
lsmet informed the correspondents
Tat until he received formal notifica-
l!on TO the contrary he would consider
he negotiations as still in progress. In
this connection. ii was pointed out that
the Mudania armistice was to be effec-
i've until the conclusion OF the confer
ence called to settle a Turkish peace.
and so some Importance was attached
To lsmets statement.
Strangled Economically.
The Turkish spokesman declared that
the nationalist representatives did NOT
sign the treaty, because it stransled
Turkey economically. Specifically, the
l urks refuse to accept the capitula ton
and economic clauses Of the document
rs presented by the allies, declaring that
they could not agree to be bound bv
the contracts and concessions of the
former regime.
refuse to accept economic slavery
1or my country" SAID ismet in his talk
with the correspondents. for the de-
lands of the allies remove all nos
Nil all our hopes.'
Inc formal Turkish reply suggest
eu una lnaSmuch as the two factions
we're IN agreement on 80 per cent OF
I'e questions, this clause be signed.
it maintained that the Turks shouId
ne allowed to give further considera-
ton to the problems entaiIed in !,
recognition of the obligation of the
ottoman empire. but declared the
eoysTpman, eovegss,ons era Granted by the former
rromiscuously that to recognizes them
would impose burden the new re-
sime could not agree to bear.
NeutraIs Favored.
Turning to the capitulations uues-
ton. the Turks agreed TO permit the
appointment of foreign legal advisers
who would revise Turkish law. but
insisted that neutrals in the world
war. rather than the Hague perma-
nent court Of international Justice
should choose these experts. How
ever, they were insistent that this
group of advisers should have no con-
troll over the laws covering the ar
rest Of foreigners.
The final collapse of the conference
was not without almost desperate Of
forts 10 induce the Turks to sign
When lsmet. meeting the represents.
tives of the powers in Lord Curzon,s
room at Ouchy. indicated that he
would not accept the terms, the Brit
ssh foreign minister, Mr. Bompard
and Marquis di Garroni pleaded and
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