NEW TURKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 May 1920, Page 5

NEW TURKEY.

BOUNDARIES FIXED. CONTROL OF DARDANELLES. St TeUtuph.—Preii Asm.—Copyright. Received May 12, 8.10 p.m. London, April 11. An official summary of the Turkish Treaty Bag been handed to the Turkish delegates. The Treaty is divided into thirteen j>art«.

The first contains the covenant of the League of Nations, and the second describe* the new geographical frontiers, that in Europe being approximately the CMiQ*.fyus- The boundaries in Asia remain the same, except as regards the southern frontier, which starts from the cooit south of Adana, and proceeds easterly from the south of Marash and Diabekr to the present boundary south-west of Urita, thence northwards to Ararat •Ad north-west to a few mile* south of Batum.

The third part binds the Turks to accept the political changes raised at the Treaty, and establishes a special international regime for the Dardanelles Straits, which are not to be subject to blockade, nor belligerency, except in pursutneeofa decision of the Council of the league of Nations.—lmperial Service. PROBLEMS OF ASIA MINOR. NATIONAL HOME FOR JEWS. THE fiND OF MILITARISM. * 1 • -. • . e Received May 12, 9.55 p m. London, May 11. The Turkish Treaty further provides {or autonomy and possible eventual independence, in Khurdistan. It creates ft special regime in Smyrna under Turkish sovereignty, but with effective Greek Tfcr*ce, appraximtaely to the Chatalja lineffj to Greece, and it provides recognition of the new States, Hejas and Armenia, and mandates for Syria, Mesopotamia and Palestine. In this connection it re-affirms the .British Government's declaration in favot of a national home for the Jewish people. It also provides Turkish recognition of the new situation created by the war in Egypt, the Sudan, Cyprus, the Aegean, and a French protectorate aver-Morocco and Tunis. The fourth part deals with the pro'teetion xeligious, racial, and linguistic ' in Turkey, and provides for Mtftution controlled by mixed arbitral comjktiaaions appointed by the League of Nations in favor of non-Turkish subjects who suffered during the warThe fifth part limits the Turkish Ntmed forces to 50,000 effectives, including not more than 2odo officers, and the Butan's bodyguard of TOO. Compulsory recruiting will be (Polished. The freedom of tie Straits will be guaranteed by the citation of a zone in which fortification* Will be demolished, and in whie& Fiance, Britain, and Italy reserve the right to maintain naval, military, and air forces. the Turkish Navy will be abolished, except certain vessels kept for peace BAwy duties. The Turkish air force will also be sup(fttied. The *ixth part regulates the return of prisoners of war and the maintenance of the graves of the fallen. Special provisions are inserted regarding Allied' graves in Gallipoli. The seventh part provides for the constitution of Allied military tribunals to ; yry those who committed acts of violation of the laws and customs of war, ■ad who were responsible for the Turkish massacres during the war, the Allied reserving the right to designate tne tribunal or bring the accused before a tribunal of the League of Nations.— Imperial Service.

FINANCIAL REPARATION. REMOVING GERMAN INFLUENCE. Received May 13, 110 ajn. London, May 11. The eighth part of the Turkish Treaty provides financial reparation by Turkey for losses caused to the Allies 01 follows:

(1) Expenses of the Allied forces of Occupation after the operation of the Treaty. '(2) Similar expense* since October 90; (3) Indemnities for reparation of damages suffered by the Allied nations. The ninth part -stains economic provisions, and establishes various nontreaties and conventions. It (ays down the future principles of settlement regarding companies' concessions in Turkey and territory ceded by JTurkey. .... It provides for the elimination, if thought fit, of German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian economic penetrans* of Turkey, by requiring Turkey to liquidate the property of ex-enemy nations Special provisions included the enabling of the acquisition of railways tinier German control jfcrt ten gives Allied air craft full liberty of passage, ex-enemy States befog debarred from these privileges, and bote a grant of aerial concessions withmt consent until they become fegnbers of the League of Nations, or unpermitted to adhere to the international convention of 1919Part eleven deals with international tamtrol of waterways, ports, and railways, and renounces rights in favor of the Allies over Turkish cables. It also provides differences to be settled by the League of Nations. Part twelve contains the labor convention, and part thirteen miscellaneous articles dealing with the confirmation of AWl*d Prize Court decisions; also the ratification and the entry of force of thS Twtiy* Tlwiy envisage the eventful accession of Bttssia to the Treaty.—lmperial Ser-