LAUSANNE

Evening Star, Issue 18159, 27 December 1922, Page 4

LAUSANNE

THE WILY ISMET. MASTERLY INACTIVITY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. 1 ' NEW YORK, December 25. The Chicago ‘Tribune’s’ Lausanne correspondent interviewed Tsmet Pasha, who said; "Wo feel that tho .resulted the conference to date is that the European delegates have acquainted themselves with the Turkish point of view, but the negotiations have now reached an impasse in regard to every point, because they still feel they are dealing wth officials of the old Ottoman Empire. We can never accept the application of tho Straits regulations under the control of or examination by a Commission. We agree that the Straits shall be open to trade, but if this ia a pretext for the Powers harboring designs'-to attack Turkey wo shall never agree. We recognise the rights of the Minorities, _ and! accept the proposal for supervision. ■Rumania and Jugo-Slavia accepted, but wo cannot accept tho provision for the League of Nations at Constantinople to supervise the clauses dealing with the Minorities. We agree to war indemnification if our losses and damages are paid. Wo shall never surrender Mosul. We cannot allow temporary arrangements by mixed courts, even until the codificaion of ho Turkish civil law has been completed. A special judicial regime is unnecessary for foreigners.’’—A. and N.Z. Cable.