Evening star., 1922-11-26
CH|[D'S DEMANDS
FULLY APPROVED
Statement Carries Out Pre-
vious U. S. Policy, Says
State Department.
By the Associated Press.

<AiipasSduoE SHilO s exposition at
the Laussane conference yesterday
Of the American open door policy MS
applying to Turkey. accords with the
position consistently maintained by
the Washington government. While
official comment was lacking. pend
ing formal advices, there is warrant
for the statement that Mr.. Child 8
presentation has the full approval
OF the government
1t is noted here. that in addition
to reading the brief expression Of the
open door policy contained in the
recent American memorandum to the
allied powers. Mr.. Child declared 1t to
be the American conception that uni
versal adherance to that policy would
go far towards promoting world
peace. In so doing, the ambassador
stated, II can be said on authority,
the thought that has been uppermoSt
in the minds of government officials
mere IN their approach to the Meso-
potamla oil question, the adjustment
of far eastern problems at the WASH
lngton conference and similar diplO-
matte exchanges.
Opposes Our Policies.
1t was largely that feeling which
dictated the reference by Secretary
hughes. in his memorandum to the
allies on the near eastern crisis, to
the Tripartite agreement Of 1920. as
typical of secret treaties and agree
ments prescribing zones ot special
commercial and economic influence,
which are held by the United States
TO be not conSonant with the principle
OF the equality of economic oppor-
tunity.
There can be no question that the
Washington government views the
present situation in the near east
with its threat against world peace
as natural outgrowth of the COM
mercial and economic rivalry among
European powers that has kept the
region in ferment for years. The
American solution would be to do
away entirely with special commercial
rights in Turkish territory.
History Against Hopes.
The history of near eastern settle
ments' holds slight hope. however,
that such d result VIII flow Immediate
ly from the Lausanne gathering. The
Washington government must there
fore be prepared to deal with the
question to be raised later by what
ever special rights in Turkey any
power may have under the peace
treaty that is being negotiated. AM
this plain in his statement to the con-
ferreeS today.
The United States has specifically
dlsclaimed any desire for special
treatment in the near east. On the
contrary, the chief desire of the
tion with the Lausanne proceedings
is known to be that the Christian
countries should stand united to main
tain in substance the capitulations in
turkey which safeguard the nationals
or Christian states. who might other
customs.
Must BE Faced.
But the possibility must be faced
py the American observers that other
states which enjoy or seek to obtain
special commercial consideration in
Turkish territory might be willing to
lorego certain of their rights under
the capitulation in lieu of commercial
concessions which could be of no
value to American nationals. Such
action. ratified by the forthcoming
Lausanne treaty. to which the United
states Will not be signatory, would
render the subsequent negotiation of
q satisfactory treaty of amity with
Turkey more difficult for the Wash
ington government.
That the United States would be
willing to surrender any of the rather
narrow rights its nationals have in
Turkey under treaty or the wider
exemptions they enjoy under the
capitulations through most favored
nation status. at least until there
has been in fact a complete reform
and revision of the Turkish judicial
system is highly improbable. There
can be no question, however, that
Ambassador Child, in stressins the
open door attitude of his govern
ment. was looking ahead to confer
ence discussion Of the capitulations
and other problems and the effect
the boundary settlements are apt to
have on those matters.