The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-21
PUR |C|TY
SESSIONS j5$i5
Whether Coming Negotiations
Shall be Secret or Open,
is Question Con-
sidered.
FOR OPEN DIPLOMACY
Germany Expected to Exploit to Full
lest Extent Any Lack Of Har-
mony Which Might
Arise.
FOR OPEN DIPLOMACY

[By William Philip Simms, United
Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Nov 21--While Versailles
is making it's toilet for the peace con-
gress, the problem Of secrecy or no
secrecy. censorship or no censorship,
is taking on great Importance.
Senator Borahs statement that
everything must be under the eyes
Of the public is receiving much COM
ment, especially as it is understood
that President Wilson has the same
sentiments.
It is pointed out that the American
censorship has been abolished and
the British newspapers are permitted
to publish what is not allowed III
France 1t Is now urged that there
be an inter-allied agreement codcern-
ing what shall be published about the
peace negotiations.
Opinion here generally inclines to-
ward secrecy on the ground that the
Germans will exploit to the fullest
extent the slightest lack OF harmony
However, many declare the wilson
ian policy of open diplomacy jugnt
to begin at Versailles.
Free Flow Of News.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - The
freest and fullest flow of news as
to the peace conference will be ia
cilitated by George Creel, chairman,
and other members Of the committee
on public information going aboad.
| Creel gave his assurance today in
reply to congressional intimat1ons
| that the cables were taken over TO
| give the government censorship
control of peace conference news.
What to Do With Turkey
| [By Raymond Clap2er, United PreSs
Staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Dlsposi-
ton of Constantinople is being dis
cussed informally by allied states
men and diplomats, 1t was learned
today. This promises to be one or
, the most vexing questions confront
ing the peace conference.
President Wilson has expressed
| the belief that the Dardenelles, the
Bosphorus and the strategic heights
dominating the water passages
shoul be internationalized. But
some allied statesmen express doubt
as to whether the Turk will be
driven from Constantinople.
Greece. through Premier Venlzelos,
now in Paris, is demanding eXrul'
sion of the Turk from Europe. Many
Hellenic statesmen and diplomats are
pointing to the historic position ol
Constantinople as the capital Of the
ancient Byzantine empire in PROOF Oh
their contention that Greece receive
this valued point.
The British view Is that, while
much can be said for the election o
the Turks from Constantinople, u
must be considered that more thar
one-half of the population is Turkish
THE British delegation, it is official!
stated. will go to the peace confer
ence open-minded on this point. The!
will. however, insist on overthrow
of the present tyrannical rulers
Turkey.
The Dardenelles and the Bospho
rus must be absolutely freed an!
Armenia must be cleared of Turks!
oppression.
British purposes include liberation
of all subject races, including Jews
: Arabs and Kurds.
| It is possible that the waterway
/ and the land heights dominatin
/ them might be internationalizac
while the city of Constantinople WI
: he left to whatever government !
t in control in Turkey. Diplomat
: point out that the civilian populatio
e of the city is purely local matte
and that 1t is possible that a zon
will be carefully defined which woul
cut off strategic and harbor point
4 from the remainder of the city:
/ Another plan is to form joir
e government. consisting of represea
e tatives OF the allied powers, or
o