Evening star., 1924-10-31
bR|T|SH.TURK ROW
ENDED BY LEAGUE
Report Fixing Iraq Boundary
Accepted by Both
Disputants.
HY Constantine BROWN.

By Cable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
BRUSSELS, October 31-The report
of M. Branting, the Swedish delegate,
settling temporarily the Turkish and
IraQ frontiers until a delegation is
specially commissioned by the league
to draw up definite boundaries. was
accepted unanimously by the council
of the League of Nations. and Sir Cecil
Hurst, representing the British gov
eminent, and Fethi Bey, for the Turk
ish Republic, have pledged them
selves solemnly to respect the provi-
sional boundary drawn in haste by
the Swedish delegate, assisted by the
Spanish and Uruguayan members.
The three delegates, who settled the
dispute within 4S hours, admitted
willingly that they had learned more
geography in the last three days than
ever before in their lives, and that
the names and localities with which
they had to deal were more strange
to them than Chinese. The work, how
ever, was successful, and the danger
of further disturbances in the Middle
East has been temporarily averted.
Lines Remain Much the Same.
Because the Turks were unable to
produce maps of the contested re-
SionS, the British staff map has been
used, and the line drawn by Branting g
does not differ much from the present
British line. Certain localities, how
ever. which at present are occupied
ny the 1raq authorities must be evac-
uated before November 10, until a
definite boundary line has been drawn
Slr Cecil Hurst objected about two
villages, which, it appears, have been
attributed to Turkey. and satiSfac-
ton was given him at once by Brant-
lngs stating that the villages. which
are on the boundary line, will be ad-
ministered by the Iraq authorities
Both the British and the Turkish
delegates expressed hope that the
temporary arrangement will enable
the. Inhabitants of the district to live
IN peace without fear of raids until
the frontiers are definitely fixed
hurst took advantage of the pres
ent meeting OF the league to remind
the Turks that hitherto they have
not been any too kind to the Christian
population by Automatically express
ing the sincere hope that the Chris
uan villages of the Mosul district,
which are at present inhabited by
Christian refugees from Anatolia.
Will not suffer any special hardships.
should the league. in fixing the per
manent boundries, decide to sur
render them to the care Of the Turkish
republic.
Asks Fair Play Promise
Hurst stated that the British gov
ernment, without any desire of hurt
ing the Turkish susceptibilitfes.
wanted the assurance that the Chris
tlans will be given fair play.
Fethi Bey replied at once that such
assurance was not necessary, since
Lhere are today several hundred thou
san Christians in Turkey who enioy
tne same rights and privileges as do
the rest Of the Ottoman subjects
Inc Turkish delegates statement
provoked a somewhat ironical smile
from the Greek representative, Po-
nt1s, who is here to protest against
the illegal and wholesale arrest of
Greeks in Constantinople.
Fethi Bey took the opportunity to
protest against the arbitrary occu-
patton of Sulemanie V the British
forces,< stating that while he accepts
the present arrangement, he reserves
the right to raise the question again
when the whole matter of the Turkish
and iraq frontiers will come up again
before the league.
Copyright, 1924, BY Chicago Daily News Coz