Evening star., 1922-11-26
j. s, 'U[T|MATUM'
ON TURK|SHP0L|CY
! |NCENSES POWERS
Child Believed to Have Ex-
posed Plan to Give Italy
Special Rights.
NATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECLINE OUR WISHES
Hold America Expects Spoils With
out Taking Responsibilities
of Peace.
by WILBUR FORREST.
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LAUSANNE. November 25-AmbaS-
the near east conference here today,
delivering what is virtually an ulti-
,uatum on behalf of the American gov
ernment against special agreements be-
tween the nes otiating powers for spe-
cal economic privileges in Asia Minor
TO the exclusion of interests of Ameri
can nationals.
His statement, in which he gave the
t,llics to understand his cognizance that
81 scramble for territorial and other
special privileges is going on here. over
shadowed completely all the other de-
velopments of the day
Declined to Reveal Target.
In private interview after the con-
ference the Ambassador declined to
say whether his declaration was speci-
fically aimed at possible deal between
the allies or one between the British
and the Turks. regarding the Mosul oil
fields in Mesopotamia. the questions of
Turkish reclamation of the Mosul fields
and Turkish boundaries in Asia Minor
will be before the conference soon, pos
sibly the first of next week. That pri-
Sate interviews and unofficial discus
sions are going on outside the con-
ference relative to exclusive exploita-
lion Of rights in the near east by
European powers is undeniable
Powers Are Aroused.
The reaction to the American view
point" in the allied delegations might
be described as one Of suppressed in
dignatton. Although it is impossible
10 find a single British, French or
Italian representative who will speak
openly. a composite of the undercur-
rent opinion might be summed up
something as follows: ---zss.-..-...
The position of the Uuited States
is that, risking nothing. it must share
in the pot. The powers have certain
rights, viewpoints and responsible
tiles and making peace in the near
east is their risk, a risk in which the
United States declined to participate.
Wants All Privileges.
Although the United States refused
all Asia Minor mandates, especially
that over Armenia and Thrace, it de-
sires her missionaries and financiers
TO benefit in all privileges and ca
ptulation granted the other powers
The United States protested previous
ly against the Mesopotamian-M -Mosul
mandate, held by England, who made
many sacrifices in Mesopotamia, and
may be called on to make more Amer
leans persist in looking on Turkey as
territory where business may be
done on a basis of international law,
but it is we'll to remember that it has
required the political power of the ma
tions behind their nationals to do
business in Turkey in the past.
Declined Invitation.
The United States declined the in
vitation to come to Lausanne, where
the new status of Turkey is to be de-
fined. yet she hopes nevertheless to
uullify the work of the pioneers un-
less the rights of her nationals are
considered on AN equal basis
The allied delegations have indi-
Gated they are ready to extend the
greatest consideration to American
wishes, but it is believed they will
decline to embarrass thier difficult
problem here by the American notes,
which. unaccompanied, do not offer
any real help toward settling the
Turkish question