GREEKS AND TURKS

Evening Star, Issue 18280, 21 May 1923, Page 6

GREEKS AND TURKS

A STRAINED SITUATION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, May 18. It ia reported that the Greeks have massed ton divisions in Thrace, four of which are located along the Maritza River. —A. and N.Z. Cable. LAUSANNE, May 18. The Gnoco-Turkish deadlock will be brought before the Political Committee of tho conference on Tuesday. The Greek delegation has issued a long statement emphasising Greece’s refusal to pay an indemnity to Turkey.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ANNEXATION OF CYPRUS. TURKS AGREE. LAUSANNE, May 20. (Received May 21. at 8.55 a.m.) The Turks have agreed to recognise the annexation of Cyprus by Great Britain. Turkish citizens will be free to leave for residence in their own country within a year. [Cyprus was formally annexed to tho British Empire in 1914. The inhabitants have been granted a political franchise, every man who pays direct taxes having a vote. The population is about 310,000, I of whom 20 per cent, are Mohammedans.] THE CAPITULATIONS. . LAUSANNE, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8.55 a.m.) The article finally confirming the abolition of the Capitulations was agreed to. Tho Allies refused to insert an article with any reference to financial capitulations, fearing that the Turks would regard this is an agreement concerning the Ottoman Public Debt, which question is far from settled.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [Tho Capitulations arc articles of agreement made, from early in the sixteenth century onwards, between Turkey and various European nations. Under them certain rights are assured to foreign Governments and their subjects. The principal rights enjoyed by Governments arc certain wide powers of jurisdiction over their own nationals resident in Turkey, and a veto on raising the Ottoman Customs duly above a certain limit. The principal rights enjoyed by individuals are the privilege of being under the jurisdiction of their own Consuls, and certain important exemptions from Turkish taxation.]

TCHITCHERIN’S PROTEST. LAUSANNE, May 20. (Received May 21, at 8.55 a.m.) The conference received a long telegram from M. Tchitcherin protesting violently against the exclusion of M, Yorowsky from the conference, and holding that the Powers .were responsible for his murder, which, he alleges, they did nothing to prevent. The delegates decided to refer the telegram to their Governments. The Swiss Federal Council received a similar telegram couched in strong language.—A. and N.Z. Cable,