The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-29
u. S. Asked
to Attend
Allied Meet
Formal Request for Pariicipa-
ton in Conference 10 Settle
Turkish Problem Pre-.
senied to Hughes.
Invitation Is Declined

Washington. oct. 2s,--Gly a, Pl--
Another request that tho United
states actively participate with tho
allied governments IN tho settlement
OF European difficulties, this time IN
volylng the establishment OF peace
between Turkey and the allies. and
the status Of the Dnrdanollea and Bos.
phofus Htrnita, was received today by
the Washington government
lta formal presentation by Sir
Auckland Gedd"H, the British nmhas.
sndor: Count Dc chhmbfnn, acting
for France IN the absence of AmbaHhi-
dor Jussofnnd and chnrRo R0aHi, who
appeared for Senator Rieci linllnn
ambassador. was followed by an nu'
thorltatiye statement from the state
department That this government Fri
dny had instructed ita ambassadors In
London. Paris and Rome 90 inform
those governments that II could not
officially participate IN the near east
conference at Lausanne Switzerland.
At the same time II was pointed out
that there were important interests IN
the near east IN which this govern
ment WAS Interested and treatment Of
theso by tho Lausanne conferces
would be observed by American rep.
lreaentatlyee,
No Fight with Turkey.
Regarding the decision not 10 bc
represented through appointed dele
gates, IL was said the United States
had meyer been at war with Turkey
and therefore did not believe II could
appropriately take part in framing a
treaty OF peace with that nation In
association with tho allied countries.
Secretary Hughes Instructions TO
Ambassadors Harvey, Herrick and
Child, II was understood, counted the
interests Of the United States In sub
tects to come before the Lausanne
meeting for adjustment. Outstanding
among these were said TO be that OF
protection OF racial and religious mi
noritics In Turkish territories and 9th.
er humanitarian considerations, in.
GLIDING those Of the great missions
and educational institutions. Apart
from these, but regarded as Of equal
importance to Americans welfare In
the near east was the problem of
opening the Dardanelles and Bospho.
rus straits.
Observation Warranted.
These considerations the amb~ W
doris were informed, warranted adll
country in observing closely the Yl
I sI.. tgittl. tSa
also said to have been expressed by
Secretary Hughes IN his message to
the three diplomats, that opportunity
4 would be given American observers
for attendance upon the meetings AT
Lausanne where treatment was given
subjects in which the United States
was interested.
The call OF the British, French and
Italian diplomats at the State depart.
ment was made with every forinality
and was brief, Ambassador Geddes
headed the party and was received
with his colleagues almost immedl-
ately upon arrival at Secretary
Hughes office. Their meeting with
the secretary OF state, however. lasted
precisely three minutes. In this brief
time. Sir Auckland Geddes read the
formal invitation as 1t had been trans
mitted from the three foreign capitals.
To Respond Later.
Secretary Hughes listened atten'
lively to the reading and received
copy OF the invitation. He informed
bis callers then of the steps he had
taken to acquant their respective
home governments with the attitude
OF the United States respecting the
settlement OF the near east questions
at Lausanne. Mr. Hughes was under
stood to have promised the three dip.
lomats, however, that he would re-
spond later in writing to the invita-.
tion they had brought.
No statement was ohtainahle at the
State department as TO the personnel
OF the American observers who wonld
attend, tho conference in Switzerland.
In the event. however. that this gov
eminent follows precedeuts estah-
lshed at the san Reno, Genoa and
The Hague conferences, the diplO-
matte representative in the country
where the Forthcoming conference Is
e he held viii he chosen. Joseph
Grew is the American minister at