Show I 1 L 1 I Y L 1 FRENCH MOVE CAUSES BREAK AT Delegates Seeking Peace Basis Await Arrival of Military Exp Expert rt With Message 1 for the e Turks I MOSLEM MOVEMENT REGARDED AS WAR Ismet Pasha Not Blamed for Threatening Action of Turkish oops T Near the the Syrian Border LA LAUSANNE April 30 By U. U P. P A A French military gesture gestur against Turkey caused grave gra concern concern con con- cern em at the Near conference conference conference con con- ference today Delegates at the conference awaited the arrival of ot General Pelle the French Near East expert ex ex- pert from Paris to sea Se to what extent the French expect to carry their move It Jt Js is fe feared red that It may influence allied and Turkish who are trying to find find find-a a a. suitable basis for tor peace General Pelle has been Instructed Instruct Instruct- ed ed it Is said to tell Ismet Pasha Pash the Turkish leader at the conference conference con con- ference terence here that the French government government government gov gov- regards the Turkish movement of ot troops as an Incitement Incitement incitement Incite ment to war This cannot be tolerated tol tel crated by the Er French government I which trusts Ismet personally but fears the general Turkish attitude attitude atti atti- tude Pelle is Js expected to say He is to add it is s sid said ld that the French cannot trust some of ot the elements at Angora who might wish to stir sUr- up trouble at the Sy Synan Syrian Syrian Sy- Sy rian nan border In order to influence the outcome of the present peace confab France has a a. mandate over Syna Syria Syria Sy Sy- Sy- Sy ria na and her troops troop's are already stationed stationed sta eta there to assist the Syrian army In the border Reports Reports- w were re circulated more than a a week ago ago that two divisions divi of ot Turkish forces had been moved moed toward Syria to a a. spot I where they could easily reach the tho border In a days day's travel FRENCH RUSH MORE MORE- TROOPS TO BORDER PARIS April 30 As A. A a precaution precaution tion against what Is regarded as the threatening gesture of or the Turks in concentrating troops alon along the northern border of ot Syria the French government has decided to reinforce its own military strength In the mandated territory by two divisions This will place men at the disposal of ot Geneal General Gen- Gen eral e-al who sails sans late this week for Beirut to take over the duties of ot French high commissioner in S Syria ria and commander of ot the army in the East The reinforcement of the French troops already In Syria was decided upon it is understood At pt conference between Premier join care and Geneva General Pelle French high commissioner at Constantinople and head of ot the French delegation at atthe attile tile the Lausanne conference TURKEY SIGNS IGNS ON CHESTER CONCESSIONS LONDON April 30 The The convention convention conven conven- tion under which Rear Admiral Colb Colby M. M Ch Chester ster retired and his associates are granted development concessions in Anatolia has been signed at at Angora the Turkish na nationalist nationalist nationalist na- na capitol sa says s an nn Exchange e Telegraph dispatch front from Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople Constanti Constanti- nople today toda- Announcement of ot ratification by bythe bythe bytho the tho Turkish nationalist assembly of ot the C Chester e ter railway and an mining convention was made mado at Angora on April 10 Intense Interest was was' aroused b by the announcement that an American enterprise had been successful In obtaining development rights of such magnitude Opposition Opposition Opposition tion to anything in the grant that might conflict with tho rights of ot the tho nationals of f other countries which had made commercial or development development de de- ile- ile agre agreements ments with the tho Turks had been strongly In evidence since notably from French und and British quarters and the subject has been discussed at the Lausanne Near East peace conference RUSSIANS RESENT BEING BARRED FROM CONFERENCE LAUSANNE Auril 30 By A. A F FAn r. r PJ An An official protest against Russia Russia Rus Rue sia cia being arbitrarily kept OUt or the conference was sent cent to the Near East peace conference today by M. M the soviet representative here Ho lie declared such a decisIon was in direct violation of the terms of or the invitation sent to Russia by byG G Great at Britain I France ance and Italy pre- pre he the first Lausanne conference conference conference confer confer- ence on November 14 14 1922 M. M In his protest sa says s 's Russia cannot accept the ultimatum of ot the conference that she must sign the tho convention fixing the status of the tho Turkish straits before being admitted to the conference Russia must enter tho the conference on full terms of or equality tho the soviet representative insists |