Evening star., 1923-04-24
TURKS STILL INSIST
ALLIES EVACUATE
Lausanne ParIey Gets Down
to Real Work-ISmet SHES
at French Yoke.
BY the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
LAUSANNE. April 24.-The near
east conference. called to arrange
peace between the allied powers and
Turkey and between Greece and Tur-
key, resumed it's sessions this morn
ing under the presidency of Sir Hor-
ace Rumbold, head of the British dele
cation.
The first work Of the conierees was
10 classify the questions before the
political committee under the general
heads of territorial and judicial. In
the discussion Of the territorial
clauses the Turks maintained their
previous viewpoint on each of the dis
puted questions and insisted that the
first step in the procedure should be
the evacuation of Turkish territory
by the allied troops.
First Importance to Turkey.
Ismet Pasha, Turkish foreign min
lister and head of the Angora delega-
ton, declared this was question of
first Importance for Turkey. Spokes-
evacuation depended logically upon
solution of the questions pending be-
fore the conference. and Ismet finally
consented that discussion of this poin t
be adjourned.
He then took up the question of
fixing the frontier between the Turks
and Greeks in eastern Thrace. For
mer Premier VeniZeloS of Greece sug-
gested that if the Turks did not in
sist upon their point of view Greece
would be willing to sign an agree
hat ny a-fo in do
pendence upon Turkey of the terri
tory in dispute.
Questions With France.
Passing to the question of the from
tier of Syria. Ismet demanded that
the Angora accord with France be
ratified at the same time as the even
tual treaty of peace. To this the al
lies replied that the Angora accord
was a question between France and
Turkey alone.
Sir Horace Rumbold reaffirmed the
agreement of his government with
the Turks postponing the question of
delimiting the frontier between Tur-
key and the kingdom of Irak, which
involves the oil-pyoducing territory
Of Mosul, and maintaining the status
quo until a final agreement on the
question can be reached.
Trying to Throw on Debtor.
BY the Associated Press.
Resumption Of the peace negotia-
tions between the Turks and the
allies has given rise to the sugges-
ton that Turkeys expressed desire
to cast off France as her economic
pilot may lead to difficulties that will
prove to be an important development
of the conference.
Most of the Turkish debt is owed
to France whose nationals also have
preponderance Of the economic
holdings in the domain now governed
from Angora. The Turks express a
desire to shake off French control
hut spokesmen Of the latter country
aver that they are interested only
in protecting legitimate French in
they have already made extensive
concessions.
Activities of bands of Turkish
ir1egulars along the borders of Syria,
a French mandate, appear to have
entered into the situation. resulting
in the dispatch of Gen. Weygand to
Syria.
Grew Asks Safeguards.
The first day Of the conference
passed without mention of conces-
sions. Joseph c. Grew, head of the
American delegation, informed the
delegates of the United States desire
that the commercial opportunities OF
all nations be safeguarded.
1--WE are here for the same purposes
and in the same capacity as before
adjournment" said Minister Grew
participating not on the footing OF
a belligerent against Turkey nor as a
party to the treaty of peace under
negotiations between the allied
powers and Turkey, but none the
less in a fully representative ca
pacity and with full authorization
and competence to speak on behalf
of the. government of the United
States