WILL PEACE COME?

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18077, 3 April 1923, Page 7

WILL PEACE COME?

Near East Wrangle POLITICAL MURDER, BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT (Received 8 p.m., April 2.) London, April 1. Tlie Allied reply to the Turkish counter proposals suggests prompt resumption of negotiations, and accepts in principle the proposal to re-draft clauses relating to capitulations, with a view to securing recognition to Turkey of the benefit of reciprocity as far as practicable. It refuses Turkey’s request to remove the Economic Clauses from the Treaty, but expresses the opinion that an agreement could be reached by mutual concessions. It declares that the Allies had invited their nationals who acquired interests in Turkey to enter negotiations directly with the Turkish Government. In the event of negotiations resulting successfully, the _ Allies will not insist upon the insertion in the Treaty of their previously 'detailed provisions. 1 _ - The reply expresses the conviction that with equal goodwill on both sides, peace could he concluded without difficulty.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

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Constantinople, March 31. Angora advices stale that All Klmkri Bey, deputy for Trebizond, was assassinated for political reasons. Khukri being missing for some days, friends in the Assembly charged the Government with Iris murder, which was denied, hut the disclosure of the crime has badly shaken the Government, —Reuter

By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 1 a.m., April 3.) London, April 1. The Allied reply to Turkish counter-proposals expresses surprise that Ismet Pasha should have re-opened various questions he accepted as. settled at Lausanne, and should have raised several entirely new points. Nevertheless, in an earnest desire to expedite the conclusion of a just and lasting peace, the Allies are ready to discuss Turkey’s counter-proposals, on the distinct understanding that economic clauses shall also he -reopened and reconsidered. —A* and N.Z. Cable.