The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-27
ENGLAND BACK
OF OPEN DOOR
POLICY OF U. S.
Regards Oil Treaty
Null and Void
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
LAUSANNE, Nov. 27-Lord Curzon,
the British foreign secretary today au-
thorized an official statement to the
press that England supports the Amer
lean open door, policy in Turkey and
regards the San Reno agreement for
division of the Mosul oil district as
null and void.
LAUSANNE, Nov. 27.-Turkish del
egates Of the Near East conference to-
day prepared the way for Turkish
fights for abandonment of. the extra
territorial privileges enjoyed by for
eigners by distributing copies OF the
famous national pact. This conven-
ton adopted by the Turkish National
assembly embodies the Ottoman de-
mands at Lausanne.
Article Six of this pact, insists that
Turkish complete independence is nee
essary for the country's natural devel-
cpment and that every jurisdical and
financial restriction opposed from
without will be opposed.
Oemanu heCo9nitiohs
The Lausanne conference is proving
good second to Versailles in the
large number of petitions received
from the people and nations demand
ing recognition and independence. A
committee of the secret Revolution or
ganization of Macedonia has come for
ward to insist upon free Macedonia
under protection OF the League of Ma
tons or some mandatory.
The petitioners IN pointing out that
| the country is now divided among
Greece Jugo-Slavio, and Bulgaria, al
legged that mistreatment by torture
and assassination" has arisen from the
hatred that exists between the govern
ing states and the governed people.
The latter includes, Bulgarians, Turks,
Greece, Elbania, Wallachians and Hun
garians. The arrival of the advance
guard of Russians headed by M. Ra-
kowski, president of the Ukraine re-
public has given new zest to the con-
L ference deliberation.
On his arrival last night M. Kokow-
lski said that the Russians stood
"cleanly behind Turkey in all she may
ask for in open or neutral waterways
which means so much to southern Rus
sia."
LONDON, Nov. 27-The statement
of Ambassador Child at Lausanne last
Saturday, in which he declared that
the United States government has the
support of the American public in its
opposition to all secrets and agree
ments, particularly those designated
to create zones of economic and COM
mercial influence, such as the San
Reno tri-partite agreement of 1920,
which apportioned the Mesopotamia
oil field among three big powers, is
the outstanding feature of the Lon
don morning newspapers, which, hav-
ing no Sunday issues, take the first
opportunity today to discuss what
some term dramatic intervention
and "the American bombshell."
: Although some regard the ambassa.
doris pronouncement as intended to
, give notice of an American determine.
ton to have a share in the Mosul oil
fields, this view is not universally
put forth and several influential pa
pers treat Mr.. Child's declaration as
timely and welcome.
The Times says: "The statement
is of wider importance than anything
. yet settled at Lausanne. 1t contains
no new doctrine, but re-affirms an old
doctrine at moment which has been
carefully chosen"
It, suggests that Americans do not
intend to allow anything to happen
: without protest at Lausanne which
would make more difficult the main
tenance of American rights when they
come to make their own treaty with
Turkey.
The Daily Mail believes there is no
difference between the views of the
British and American governments
respecting the quality of opportunities
, in the near east
The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic
expert declares that the assumption
. that Ambassador Child referred espe-
cially to countries under British man.
r dates is a misrepresentation. This
/ newspaper asserts that provision has
always been made for American par
2 ticipation with Great Britain and
] France in the Mosul oil fields.
Z The Daily Chronicle apparently sup
: poses that Mr.. Child was hitting Ar
t Great Britain:
Nothing is further from British d.
plomacy," this newspaper says, than
, to steal marches upon the United
4 States, and if the latter had been VIII
8 ling to accept the mandates in Meso
potamia and Palestine, we should have
6 been delighted. But she has not and
e now it is scarcely possible to effect a
/ blind divorce between responsibility
l. and economic status.
d Mr.. Child's speech is welcomed by
e the Westminster Gazette "as at least
$ the beginning of recognition that the
2 United States can not wholly disinter-
l. est herself from European problems I,
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