LAUSANNE

Evening Star, Issue 18262, 30 April 1923, Page 5

LAUSANNE

A TURKISH PROPOSITION. CAPITULATIONS QUESTION. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright, LAUSANNE, April 28. The Turks have proposed a form ox words which, in the opinion of the Allies, will have the effect of abolishing tho capitulations from September, 1914, when tho Turks, without the consent of tho Powers, declared them abolished. It is pointed out tint this would make it possible for tho Turks legally to claim arrears of taxes from Allied companies, and also to annul the proceedings of the Consular Courts -since their establishment in 1018. Mr Grew said that the United States wished it to be understood that it never consented to the proposition that rights acquired under tho treaty could bo abrogated by the United States. Later action as to tho rights of the Turks in 1914 was reserved. M. Pelle is leaving to confer with Ivl. Poincare. It is understood that he carries a new concession project suggested by Ismot Pasha for tho 1914 concessions, which wer-o superseded by Angora s approval of the Chester sChomo.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

A RUSSIAN ENVOY. LAUSANNE, April 27. M. Yorowsky, the Russian Soviet representative at Rome, one of the members of tho former Russian delegation at Lausanne, bus arrived. He notified tho Secre-tary-General that ho is prepared to receive communications in regard ifj a corifarenoa—A, and N.Z, Cable,