Lausanne Conference

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1922, Page 2

Lausanne Conference

AUSTItALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION. LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. LAUSANNE, Dec 27. I Ail'd Curzon in a strongly worded , letter, plainly told the Turks that Britain was not prepared to surrender, to any foreign country, MosuL district. Britain was willing to consider a modification of the Northern frontier only. Lord Curzon argues it is to the advantage of the population of Mosul to be included within the Northern Mandatory, and flatly refuses to allow it to he attached to Anatolia. Lord.. J Curzon concludes that no good can ac- 1 erne through any further discussion on the subject. WASHINGTON, Dec 27.

Mr Pomerene asked Mr Lodge what such a Confercncei could properly consider. Mr Lodge declared he was unable to state whether United States should go bqyond the role of mediator or arbitrator. Mr Lodge’s speech,followed a meeting of twenty Republican , Senators who agreed to fight Mr Borah’s move

TURKS REFUSAL. LAUSANNE, December 25. At a meeting of the Minorities Commission, the Turks refused to agree to exempt Christians from Military-set re vice or accept the establishment of a League of Nations, High Commissioners at Constantinople-for the protection of minorities.

LORD CURZON’S REPtT. LAUSANNE, Dec 27. It is generally reported that Ixird Curzou’s latest reply to the Turks has produced tlie most serious crisis which the, conference has yet experienced. It is stated hat it proves the Allies are jio longer going to stand Turkey’s dilatory practices, and,will stop the- bargaining with the Turks. week the Allies propose to draft a Treaty embodying the Allied offers, and to submit it to the Turks for ratification or rejection. ■' ' f LONDON, Dec. 27. The “Daily Express’s” Athens correspondent says: It is reported that the Angora Government proposes to resume war if tlie Lausanne conference collapses. M. Venizelos has appealed ..i to Britain to support the Greeks in Constantinople should the revolutionarv regime in Athens collapse. ' ATHENS, Deo 26. Greece is faced with the prospect of a counter-revolution. Men prominent in the present' revolutionary government are reported to have left the capital or to be making hasty preparations to depart. The prime cause is believed to be resentment against the rt cent executions.

ANOTHER CRISIS REACHED. LONDON, Dec 27. They are the new Turks, hut really Old Turks, writ large (says'the Times’ Lausanne correspondent) in a warning to the world that it is better for it. to accustom itself to the idea that the Lausanne Conference will possibly fail. Despite the acceptance of certain principles, which amount to concessions from the Allies, he adds, the smallest progress will be made towards .peace unless something' tangible emerges from thei mass of deadlocks in the sub-, commissions within a fortnight.. It must- be recognised, that the Turks are impossible as Allies. This deplorable result is unavoidable? if tlie Turks are incapable of-learning wisdom. At present their arguments ■ merely , prove , that they underrate the mentality - ,-of _ the Allies. The Turks are now displaying a mulish stubbornness,, arguing ill for reasonable discussions. The Allies nr eseriously' asking theiriSelves: Do tine Turks mean business? • ' ' ■

ITALY’S ATTITUDE. ROME, Dec. 27th. > The Government papers state that Premier Alussolini will not go to Paris, owing to the Allies' failure to agree on a decisive programmer. Signor Afusso.iiii holds that the reparations can , only be reduced if the Allies cancel tber debts of one another. Since the l.ondnn Conference, Britain has modified _ her view of the terms on which the debts might be cancelled to such an extent that the whole scheme seems to he shipwrecked. Therefore Signor Alufii solini considers that- any discussion of a moratorium proposal is' ouly-si, waste of time. LONDON, Dec 2,. Tho “Daily Telegraph’s” Rome correspondent says he is of the opinion chat Signor Alussolini’s decision not to attend the Allies’ next conference m January may be designed to ootatu Britain’s positive promise to cancel" claims on Italy.

CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS. RO-ME, Dec. 27> ,

AI. Alussolini is not certain that ho will be a participant in the Premiers’, meeting at Paris to deal with the reparations. Ho has formally objected to the convening of international conferences for the lucre sake of exchanging courtesies. Unless he ik, assured that the Italian proposals would. be" seriously discussed and adopted, or* as an alternative-a practicable scheme is substituted, AI. Alussolini will not leave Rome. FLEET TO BE READY. 'Received this dav at 8.30 a.m.) • sLONDON, Dec 28. ~ ] u circles not commonly pessimistic it is believed the Lausanne Conference is likely to prove abortive. The British fleet which arrived at Malta .recently oil a. lengthy ’Xmas leave from Constantinople, has been ordered to.return forthwith, while a number of. other vessels at Afaltn, are preparing to proceed therci in the next few days. Naval circles do not regard the move-' meut as alarming, hut as a precautionary step. _ •*'