NEAR EAST CRISIS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16042, 1 February 1923, Page 6

NEAR EAST CRISIS.

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press AssnAustralian aim N.Z. Cable Association.!

(Received Feb. 1. 1.10 p.m.) PARIS, Jan. 31. The Parisian's Lausanne correspondent says the Turkish counter-proposals are apparently a criticism of the Allied terms of peace, rather than a series of definite proposals. TURKS INCENSED AGAINST FRENCH. (Australian and N.Z. cable Association.) (Received Feb. 1. 1.40 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 31. The Turkish press nra unanimous in abusing France foir what they consider unacceptable terms in the draft treaty at Lausanne. Charges of perfidy, mixed with threats of retaliation, in Smyrna, are made. The public are. led 1 to believe that) Mosul is the only difficulty, but are dismayed! to find questions of capitulations and the Ot'oman public debt figure among the conditions, The French are accused of trying to slip in objectionable clauses on the strength of Britain’s quarrel over Mosul. The newspaper Yenigun reminds France that in. the event of a fresh war tlm last vestiges of the Ottoman public debt will disappear. Anyway the French have no business in Syria.

ALLIES PRESENT TREATY.

CONDITIONS FOR HONORABLE PEACE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! (Received Februray 1, 1.50 p.m.) LAUSANNE, Jan. 31. Lord Cnrzon granted the-Turks a delay until Sunday evening. He intimated he would remain until next week. In presenting the treaty Lord Curzon said bv far the greater part had been examined, argued, and revised with the Turkish delegation’s assistance over and over again. To a not inconsiderable portion the Turks already bad assented. It was not possible for the Turkish delegation to declare they were confronted with surprise or menace. The Allies unanimously concluded more could not be expected from further meetings. Accordingly there had been drawn, in the form of a definite treaty, essential conditions on which an honorable peace could be concluded.