Evening star., 1926-03-28
Bitter Contest Looms in the Il. S. Senate
Over Ratification of Treaty With Turkey

religious worship of Americans in Turkey and
vice versa:
Upon complying with the local laws and
regulations they shall enjoy complete liberty
of conscience and worship and shall have free
access to the courts of justice of the country as
we'll for the prosecution and for the defense
of their rights, in all degrees Of jurisdiction
established by, law"
A further paragraph of this section de-
cares:
Moreover they shall not be deprived of their
property without due process of law"
Opponents of ratification of the treaty see In
, it a failure to include any provision guaran-
teeng protection for American missionary
schools hospitals and other institutions i'll
Turkey. What has been done. however, IS TO
accept the promise of such protection for these
American institutions in Turkey accorded to
the British, French and others, set forth In
separate notes signed by the Turkish delega-
ton. Senator Borah made public along with the
text of the treaty letters setting forth such an
arrangement passing between Ismet Pasha and
Mr. Grew.
The Turkish delegation at Lausanne also
signed two other declarations, relative to the
judicial administration and to the employment
in the service of the Turkish sanitary admins
tration of several European specialists These
declarations have duration of five years each.
The first of these declarations reasserted the
fact that the government of Turkey is in a
position to insure to foreigners before the Turk
ish courts all the safeguards of a good judicial
system and to provide, therefore, in the full
exercise of its sovereignty and without any
kind of foreign interference The Turkish gov
ernment it was said. Is nevertheless disposed
to institute investigations and studies in order
to introduce such reforms as may be justified by
the progress of manners and civilization. For
this purpose, it was declared, Turkey would
take into its service European legal counSelors
selected from a list prepared by the Permanent
Court Of International Justice of The Hague
from among jurists nationals Of countries
which did not take part in the World War.
These legal counseors were to serve under
the minister of justice of Turkey.
One clause of this declaration stated:
'In cases of minor offenses release on bail
shall always be ordered, unless such provisional
release entails danger to the public safety Or
impedes the investigation of the case.
The second declaration sets forth Turkeys
purpose to employ for f1ve-year period three
European specialists as counselors of sanitary
administration from list of six prepared in
agreement by the health committee of the
League of Nations and by the International
Bureau of Public Health.
That part of the treaty relating to customs
duties would permit Turkey to give special
privileges TO those countries which were for
merly part of the Ottoman empire before the
other contiguous nations. At the same time, the
United States IS retained in its right to give
preferential duties to Cuba and to the Philip
pines and other possessions.
Accompanying the general treaty is an ex
tradition treaty which the Senate is asked to
ratify also