Evening star., 1922-12-07
Americas Position at Lausanne
Subject to Various INTERPRETATIONS.

| SuUJSSe " dA1OuS AAlCA JACtalAOu1.
| y very animated discussion has
| been aroused as the result of I'll"
speech of Ambassador Child at I,au-
| same. in which he insisted that th"
| United States would not countenancr
| shutting the open door" in Turkey
! and the near east: Editors deal with
! the subject from tnc standpoint of
! material benefit, as we'll IS from
/ that Of national isolation. 1t is
agreed that the oil situation has had
much to do With development of tho
! American position and this. also. III
! turn. becomes the subject of criticism.
"All that we seek is recognition
| in our interest of the 'open-door pol
, icy" asserts the New York Tribune,
! but the New York Times considers
| that Eve seem to be reversing the
| old American maxim of no taxation
without representation. AT Lausanne
we dena nd representation but refuse
! to submit to taxation. I'll" big
a,.st stake in the world today is oil.
tn. Philadelphia Public Ledger ia
sists. and this Lausanne meeting Is
scented with oil. We insist on stand
| ing back of the players and seeking
out the hidden cards. 1t is a great
en- barra ssnent to those powers will
ing to max" peace by sacrlhctng our
Interests. or any interest save their
own. III .ope wants far more from
us than We want from Europe. There
is the real force back of the lAmeri-
can warning against deals with oil
and the open door and the familiar
silent and secret Eur"pean scramble
for privilege And the Newark
tratio would be represented at I.au
same now if there were no oil in
Mosul or mineral and other conces-
sions In Anatolia"" Likewise. the
New York Evening World wonders
if it is really the Overwhelming sem
tinent of the people of the United
states that this nation must walk
alone in conscious rectitude until all
the other nations become little
Nells?"
involved the New York Post sarcas-
tically asserts. I'VE will meet the ma
tions of Europe on their own low
level and see to it that we get our
share" The Chattanooga Times. how
ever. feels that "the American people
will shortly be thinking that if we
are really to attempt control of the
Lausanne conference we ought to DE
there, prepared to do our part in car
ryins out the decisions and final con-
clusions.' There is a question "just
how far Mr.. Child's speech will open
the closed doors" the Boston Globe
feels, but it suggests that the news
that the Russians are to attend gives
promise of more dynamite. The pros
poets are not at all rosy for secret
! diplomacy" The action of the Amer
ican representative convinces the Pal
timore News that, regardless of what
Lord Curzon says. "it will not conceal
the fact that the United States. for all
our irresponsibility.' has made the
first definite hit of the conference On
takes the entirely opposite view. in
Sisting that Mr.. Child's manner is
sure to cause resentment. Certainly
we cannot impose terms upon the
other nations without being party
to them. And there is always the
grave danger that the nations Will re-
fuse to be dictated to by an outsider.
AS a full partner in the business we
could, because Of our strong world
position. actually dictate the right
kind of peace. The self-righteous
monitor attitude may seriously ham
per peace and cause more trouble
The Peoria Transcript. on Its part. is
inclined to believe that "the powers
will heed Americas warning precise
ly as the Turk has acknowledged our
right to know what is going on in the
near east while the Atlanta Journal
insists that it would rather have the
administration right than consistent
if it will but dare to be right"
"The doctrine is plain enough in
the view of the Charleston Post. "The
United States will recognize no secret
treaties nor understandings that con-
1ict with it's rights and interests in
the near east, and these rights and
interests are to be equal with those Of
any other nation" This action marks
change in our attitude toward for
eign questions" says the Altoona Mir
ror, which emphasizes that important
questions in the old world cannot be
settled without affecting the new
world" While "a benevolent spirit, as
we'll as concern for American COM
mercial interests, inspires these poll
cies," the Springfield Republican as
serts that "all these calculations seem
to be vitiated by the same fallacy
which has made our Russian policy
mainly futile - the fallacy, namely,
that it is possible to cooperate with
a nation while refusing to cooperate
with its government"
Criticism because oil is an issue is
unwarranted, the Hartford Times
holds, inasmuch as "there is no rea-
son in the world why we should not
assist our oil companies to obtain a
square deal anywhere in the world,