Lausanne Conference.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1922, Page 3

Lausanne Conference.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ITALY’S RESPONSE. (Received this day at 5.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec 12. Tho “Daily Mail’s” Rome correspondent states 'there has been a remark- | able response to Mussolini’s appeal foi | financial help for the State. Ihoii,sands of subscriptions are pouring in. often accompanied bv touching letters. Blind, ex-service men ottered their pension and army officers con- . seated to give, a percentage of their pay. Children are sending in pennies and workmen overtime on Government . undertakings without pay. TURKISH QUESTIONS. 'Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LAUSANNE, Dec 13. Ismct informed the commission that he was willing to let two hundred thousand Greeks remain in Constantinople. Furthermore ,nll Creeks nho might have to leave Turkey on a system of exchange, would receive an -* indemnity, fcnrtlt 'added that there was no reason why Armenians should not live in peace in Turkey without foreign interference. lurks he mho would forgot tho past.' As to the question of Armenian homes this he considered as a new attempt to hit. k up Turkey. The latter would not eotiLord° Curzon in reply, said unless tho Turks changed their attitude immediately and radically oh the minorities -question, the Christian nation, must leave Lausanne, and quit tin Conference.