Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-12-24 | Page 13 | Turks Still Reject Offers

TURKS STILL REJECT OFFERS Delegates Hope Holidays Recess Will Bring Some Solution I r LAI SANNE. Dee L'3, (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) The Near East conference con-ference has taken a brief Christmas recess, until Tuesday aft. -rnoon, and there Is general hope among the delegates dele-gates that the two days' respite will aid the conference leaders in finding paths of Wisdom and progress. Christmas week has set (he conference confer-ence back rather than forward; even tho problem of the straits, whlcn seemed on tho verge of a satisfactory settlement, was placed in peril, a new Ultimatum from the Turks that It' they 0 lid not obtain their desires on s. eral points, especially with reforence to a non-agifresslon pact In favor of Turkey, they would not accept International Inter-national control for the passage of warships, has prevented settlement of the straits question. EFFORTS ix PRIVATES. Tho Lausanne big four Curzon, Barrrre, (iaironi and Ismet Pasha are trying to find a solution outside the conference halls. The i-ntente statesmen have said to Turkey: "We will give you your guarante of non-agresslon non-agresslon but such a p? ! will obligate obli-gate tho powers to be responsible that you will not be attacked, then-fore then-fore give tho international commission jurisdiction not only okt the paSBS of ships through the straits, but nl.so over the zones of demilitarization.-Responsibility demilitarization.-Responsibility Implies authority to prevent ra.ster." But the Turks say that foreirm uporlslon oer Turkish zones would violate Turkov's sovereignty OTHER DIFFICUITY. There aro other great conference difficulties capitulations and customs tariffs, and the latter may never bo settled at Lausanne. With respect to J capitulations, which the Turks desire to bo rid of, thr allies nnd tho United States are taking a firm attitude. They bick confidence in the Turkish Judiciary and would be loath to havf , their citizens tried in purely Turkish courts. The issue is sharp and clear and a solution of this vital problem : has not yet appeared. Tho tariff Question is vital to the United States, which, like Turkey, desires de-sires to make a general Turko-Amcr-Icun treaty of commerce. Tie Turks seem unchangeably dctormlncd to abolish the foreign consular courts, and assert that their judges, some of whom are graduates of American law Schools, are unbiased and capable. j oo