TURKISH INTRIGUES

Evening Star, Issue 17959, 4 May 1922, Page 6

TURKISH INTRIGUES

• -4--ITALY FOLLOWS FRANCE. SECRET PACT WITH KEMAL, Press Acsociatioa—By Holograph—Copyright, LONDON, May 2. Tiic ‘Fall Mall Gazette ’ says: “ Jlaly, {nilowhm the French example of immoral

' ■** '" '■ b . . i underhand bargaining, jnado a .secret polllical pact with iho Keinn lists. Tho Italians do not deny Umt they obtained unsolicited offers and concessions, but they say that Italy has given no promises in return,” The ‘ Tail Mall Gazette’ says that this is untrue, as Italy is supportin'? the Turkish position at Genoa, including tho claim for Adnauoplc. Turkey was lured into a secret pact 'by the fear that Franco othenv iso wonkt capture most valnahlo | railway, mining, and irrigation ronccs- I sions. j The ‘Daily Telegraph’ says -that Britain l has protested lo the Itali ; ns against tiro i economic agreement, which, .Italy officially adinil.%. but Iho ‘Telegraph’ believes that a secret political pact also exists,—A. and N.Z, Cable. MU CHAMBERLAIN'S STATEMENT. AGREEMENT CONCLUDED IN SECRET. LONDON, May 5. (Received May 4, at 9.15 a.m.) Replying to a question inylim House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain said that the Italian Government had informed the British, Government on April 24 Umt they had concluded an agreement with, the. Constantinople Government, whereby the latter undertook to examine favorably Italian i applications for certain, concessions :iu | 'railway matters and public works in, Asia, Minor. They gave an assurance that the agreement contained no comitor-conces-fdoms on their part. 'The British wore informed at the time, of the Paris Conference that Turkey had made certain proposals to Italy, and they advised the latter to proceed with exta-emo caution; but Britain was not aware that an agreement had been concluded. Representations had been addressed to the Italian Government. —A, and N.Z. Cajdo.