Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-20
AMERICA WILL TAKE FART
 IN THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE

Lausanne, Now 19 (By the A, P).- The indications tonight that the repre- sentatives of tho United States govern ment will take an active part in the Near Eastern conference which will open to- morrow with a pen z v session at the Lausanne casino have suddenly given that Conference great international importance.
 America will not only observe-she will speak. and speak out vigorously, when she thinks the occasion demands it., and in a general way will insist on eEery right of participation enjoyed by. other countries in all things except actual Tot- ing.
 Such, The Associated Press is informed, is the American position, and it is found cd on the fact that the" United States, like the European powers, possesses in -tereSts in Turkey. and upon the ,Ameri- can conviction that the United States cannot sit idly by and allow other na- tions to dispose of the future of the Turkish state without taking into consid- eration itssviewse a..
 Tho American ambassador to Italy, Richard Washburn Child, and the Ameri- can minister @ Switzerland, Joseph c. Grew, plan to attend all the sessions of the conference, with Rear Admiral Bris- toi joining them later. The United States never declared war on Turkey and is not represented at Lausanne to. take part in the revision of the treaty of Seyres, but she has a distinct interest in the question of. the Turkish caDitulations and the freedom of the straits.
 Although it is too early to define the position of the United States on the vari- ous problems to be discussed. there seem- rd every prospect tonight that the Ameri- can representatives. who lose their char. acterization of "ebservers' and become sul-hedged delegates, with the reserya- Jtion above noted, will oppose any project 70 abandon the extra territorial privilege which permits foreigners to be tried in foreign courts in Turkey. ~s
 The American theory i9 said to be thai tho Tr-kish law IS essentially based or religious terets to which foreigners, espe. ciaEy Americans, do not subscribe, and That when .he lives and property Of Amer. jeans are involved it Is only natural that they desire to retain these jurisdicial ex- emotions already authorized either by tradition or by treaty
 when it comes to the taxation of for. egners or foreign property in Turkey, the impression prevails that the United states may advocate, some modification of the existing exemption, in the belief
 
 to unjust discrimination against the TuC- kiEh manufacturer or merchant. America it is slid, may favor out and out aboli' tion of this equalization or privilege and recommend separate taxation arrange. ments with the various powers.
 Concerning an increase in the Turkisf customs tariff on imports and exports, i' is thought probable that the United states might endorse an inter-nations agreement similar to the one worked ou' for China at the. Washington conference
 On the customs question thelsUnitet States apparently shows no intention tt act alone. but, on the contrary in tht closest harmony with the. other grea powers.
 It is recalled that on Sept, 10, 1914 the state department at Washington wal odhciuily informed by the Ottoman gov ernfnont Of its intention to abrogate al capitulations beginning Get. l, but tha the American ambassador to Constanti nople was instructed to notify the Turkish government that the United States coulc not acuniescc in this,
 The intention of the American delegatel to assume an active role seems not to bt generally known in Lausanne today, bu the European powers would, undoubtedl, welcome American activity, as compared with American aloofness at the Geno, and The Hague conferences,
 The weight of America,s word. 1t IS ex pected, Will be regarded as greatly affect ing the course of the deliberations. all th, more so as 1t is deemed that America | without pfeiudice. Despite this intention of defending American interests, tn, Gnited States is described as unhinching
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