The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-17

Near East Situation to
 Be Thoroughly Aired at
 Coming Peace Conference

BULLETIN = LAUSANNE, Nov. 17.-Real independence of Egypt end Sudan with the evacuation of the British and no spsoial privileges fer Great Britain will be demanded at the Lausanne conference. This is the announcement made to the Associated Press today by Hassib Pasha of the unofficial Egyptian delegation. t.t
 LAUSANNE. Nov. 1.-The com plicated Near East situation, which constitutes perhaps the sorest spot now remaining in European political affairs, is to have what promises to be thorough airing in the diplo- matic gathering of prime importance beginning here next week, and which may continue for several weeks.
 Invitations to the barley, which has come to be known as the Near East Peace Conference, were sent in the names of Great Britain, France and Italy, to the governments of Japan, Rumania, Jugoslavia, Greece Turkey and the United States. The same governments also invited Rus sia and Bulgaria to send representa- tives here lat later date" to par ticipate in discussions concerning the Straits of the Dardanelles-on of the most important subjects on the agenda
 Seek to End War
 Primarily, the plenipot entiaries will seek to end the war in the Near East between the Greeks aad the Turks which has been sizzling. and at times assuming more menacing proportions, ever since the Sevres Treaty of 1910 informed the Turk that his presence was no lonegr desired in Europe Actual military operations, in fact. were halted only month ago, when Kemel Pasha. Chief of the Nationalist Army, consented to an armistice following the complete deeeat of the Greeks.
 The attitude of both Russia and the United States toward the confer ence has presented many interesting aspects, not the least of which is the Russian contention that she must take a leading part in any negotia. tions centering around the Straits, in which she has a tremendous commer. cial interest
 No Rattle of Swords
 We are not making threats and are not rattling the swords" Foreign Minister Tchitcherin said recently, "but we do insist upon proper con- sideration in all questions relating to the Near East. and particularly the commercial freedom of the Straits"
 The United States, on the other hand. has declined to participate Of ficially in the conference, holding that as it never had been at war with Turkey, it did not believe it could appropriately take part in fi.am- ing a treaty of peace with that nation in association with the Allied con 
 ferees.
 say, however, that it had sufficient interest in the conference to send observers here for the barley. and outlined the subjects which particu- Farly concerned it. Among other things. the United States is on record as favoring unqualhiedly the freedom of the Dardanelles: the Sea of Mar. mora and the Bosporons. as well as the protection of racial and religious minorfties.
 Rights Of U. 8.
 It also is recognized, according to the American Secretary of State, that the. United States has certain very definite rights under the so-called Capitulatory Treaties, pertaining to extra territorial concessions granted foreigners; and again t17t the Wash ington government Is not disposed to see Americans discriminated against in favor of the nationals of other nations.
 Another side1ighf on the confer ence. and one which has played no small part in the preliminary inter- est, is the attitude of the United States as regards the Allied tendency to exclude Russia from participa- tion in the general deliberations. It is understood here that the American government is strongly in clined toward the belief that no per manent solution of the Near East problem can be hoped for unless sters are taken to conserve and ITO tect the legitimate. interests of Rus. ssa in any settlement that may be attemptod r