The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-29
LAUSANNE TURNED
into HOTEL CITY
Town Was Once Covered
With Vineyards
HAS MANY VISITORS
Where Delegates To Near East
Conference are CHARTERED; ,
Has Crooked Streets.
lausanne, December 3.-[Corres

lausanne, December 3.-GCorres-
pohGence of The Associated Pressl
lin ancient times Lausanne was
series Of vineyards scattered
along the jagged foothills overlook
ing Lake Leman. The vineyards
have given way TO immense resort
hotels and boarding schools, anlons
which winding ROADS, loop the loop,
ana cog railways AFFORD transporta-
ton to folks who are in hurry.
Delegates to the Lausanne con-
ference have discovered that when
ever one wants To go anyo6 mere in
Lausanne, one starts IL the oppo-
site direction ana is halle 10 re-
cross his path several IlIaes before
arriving at his destination. There Is
no sucn thing as q sIEaIgnt street
line ID Lausanne. Things which are
not curved are Angular. Even the
bridges which span the numerous
ravines are seldom straight. Streets,
churches, houses anu PARIS are scat
tered over the Irregular hslshts In
a heller SHELTER manner which
gives the city great cnarm, but is
naddening to newspaper cores
uondents and delegates who lack
The mountain climbing ability of q
channels and find it necessary to
visit the scattered delegations and
conference centers.
Chief Business Center.
IIousannea chief business center
is located about half way up the
mountainside and adioins the Ca
sine, where the opening session OF
the conference was Held. The Turk
ish and French delegations dive at
the Palace Hotel, which is on the
same level WITH the Casino. Also the
main telegraph office is on this
level. But the Americans, British
and Italians live on the lake shore,
the meetings of commissions are
held. This is probably half q mile
from the Casino, as the crow lies,
but the winding roadways run the
ta1icab meters UP TO two miles, and
no stranger can find his way without
q guide. The Greek, Russian, Bull
garian and other minor delegations
are scattered at different levels be-
tween the heart Of the city and the
shoTeline. Many of their hotels are
far from cog railways and tram
lines. Consequently Alpine stocks
and hcbnailed boots are in great
demand among newspaper men VINO
must keep in touch With the 1ar-
lung DELEGATIONS.
New declarations are being discov-
cred almost daily in secluded hotels
tucked into mountain groves at re-
sorts miles from Lausanne. Mon
lreux, Territet, Vevey and other re-
sort towns along the lake5hore with :
in twenty miles of Lausanne are
TIC seats of all sorts 81 would be
d lasations from Egypt, Arabia,
eiopotamia and other distant
ianSs which are holding runp con
ca.ion and forwarding protests to
the general secretaTiat which new
or get publicity.
Lausanne is in great dread OF all
these rival meetings. There is con-
slant fear that come other point on
the lake may manage to capture
treaty signing, and rob Lausanne OF
the right 70 attach its name to what
ever documents may be agreed up
on in the conference Rapollo's cap
lure of the treaty beween the Ger
mans and the Russians at Genoa is
fresh in the mind OF the loyalciti-
zens of Lausanne