The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-07
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Insist on Favorable
Action.
POLICY rs OUTLINED
President Wilson States Amer.
ica's Position In Note ON
Turkish Treaty.

Washington. Nov. G~Whfie no pro.
test has been made thus fsr by the
state department against the tri-
pnrtlte agreement ~ France. Great
Britain ard Italy defining spheres ~
influence in Turkey officials stated
to-day tisat this aid NOT mean that no
ohtecfion would be made against any
provisions viewed a. cantraveninR an
open door policy In Turkey. The open
door principle VAS insisted upon IA
tha Turkish settlement it was said.
when president Wilson was asked in
March ~ the Frvnch government far
hla views on the tentative draft ~
the Turkish treaty.
The Amerifan note % March 60,
raid. "it IL the understanding of the
government ~ the United States tnat
whatever territorial changes 90 ar
ranaemeuta may be uade in the form
rr Ottoman kanpire, such changes oF
afranRementa will m no way piseo
Ameriestn citiEeus Or corporations of
any ether country Ia a less favormble
Situation tban the citizens or corpora
fious ~ any power party 60 this
troaty" In Some quarters. u was
confeuded today that the second para
sraph of Article % the Tri- Partite
amendment ana violate this principle
Ia eNciudlng from the particuiar
rpheren % influence reserved for each
~ the three powers the nations 81 the
either two contracting parties.
The paragraph in question reads
'srhe contracting uosVnru undertake
npt % appiY. nor 90 make or support
arplleationa on behalf 81 their citiaens
aEasu
eeani0nm in an area Ia which the
sre.sal Interests - one a the said
covers are FccoNnixod except IN eases
where such power declines or - an
abls 70 take advantage % SIS special
poeitlon"
Although the caDled summary
showed article ten % the aEreemeat
20 provide against any prejudice 90
the rights of nations ~ non -siEnttoFy
states 60 free access for commereial
and econoFnic purposes. the fun test
uf the article. according 20 some o.
ncisis. msy be construed otberwise.
q reads
sNethin9 ln tha agreement shall
pteiudiea the right of citizens of third
efatea % free access Tor commercial
ana econoEnie purposes TO any - the
arean defined IN article five. subtect
80 the resolutions contained IN the
treaty ~ pcaca with Turkey ~ which
have been voluntarily acccpted for
ihcmseivea IN the present agreement
- the contracting powora
This latter status, q was stated To-
aay. was cautiously construed az Ia
tffect nuiilfHnw the previous declasp-
tion 81 equal opportunity.
Aetne GA Uio principle q eauai
rurnmeFcial opportunity f0r All nA-
items ~ rurksy a. nld down In the
American note the United states al
rasssiv sought to apply that prefept In
Mesopotamin Inquiry was made sew
ersil months aRo ~ ureat Britain con-
eurulnw the reported FNemca British |
arroement over the exploitation a OF
la me Meaopoiamia nrea This COR
rpmponaence hae not been made cub
Sc.
Western Anatona in ne sphere of
italian apnelN interests under the 4
rfi.partite tEropmeut pruiuced i4et I
eent ol ne worlds supply q Chromv Z
eefurv the waF ef whlch the United 4
States imported iu 1919. 1890 tons
besides q quantity ~ emery Il L
also practically the worlds sols
fnef raehauu.