The New York herald., 1922-11-28
ENGLAND AND DFRANCE
! Limit RUSSIA'S PART
in near EAST PEACE
Will Restrict Her to Share
in Negotiations Affect
ing the Straits.
AWAIT ITALY'S ACTION
Ismet Accepts Hughes's
Open Door Policy, but
Rejects All Others.
CURZON SUPPORTS CHILD
Moscow ENJOYS Believed to Be
Debating Course of Action
to Turks.
CURZON SUPPORTS CHILD
by LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Cable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1922. by THE New York HERALD
lausanne, Nov. 27.-The Russians
ton in the Near Eastern peace con-
ference to-day. urging In their sup
port the American declaration of Sat-
urday in favor of equality among ma
tions. A negative reply to the Soviet
plea already has been drafted tonight
by Great Britain and France. but Is
awaiting the assent of Italy. the Ital-
ian delegates having telegraphed to
Premier Mussolini for permission to
agree to the draft. Mussolini has said
he favored the Russian demand.
though at the same time standing for
allied unity This has placed the Ital-
ian delegation in a somewhat embar-
RAISING position.
The French and the British. how
ever, are uncompromising in their at
titude toward Russia. The effect OF
the rejection of the demand. which
Russia made In formal noe0, cannot
yet De 1OreSeen.
There IS no sign as vet of dis
agreement between the Russians and
the Turks; and IL is significant that
the Russian note was not sent until
Christian Rakovsky and Ismet Pasha
had had a long confer"- agreeing
upon Its terms.
The Turks at set iE- before
the economic isior. rc c'o-etea
their demand r aa 1asmriir ~
81 100000 900 from ASA lr @%-
terminedly ma r hls ce- se-
mands.
Ismet Pasha called on Ambassador
Richard w Child last evening. discuss
ing with him points OF the aide de
memoire sent by Secretary Hughes. But
Mr. Child received not the leas- satisfac-
tion from the Turkish leader save the
Turks complete adherence to the open
ooor principle for economic privileges.
Practically all the other points of tho
Hughes note were pronounced inconsis-
tent with the Turkish sovereignty ideas
of the Angora Assembly.
RUSSIA Directs Turkey.
with the Russians now here and giving
the impression that they are virtually
directing the Turkish policy. the situa-
tion for western Europe is not exactly
encouraging The British ad iournrnene
Of the political (or No. - commission
on the eve of its discussion of Aslatic
boundaries was made to avoid serious
DEVELOPMENTS at this stage, 1t was said
tonight.
Rakovsky supported his demand for
participation by the Soviet delegates
with the claim that Premier Poincare'o
Invitation showed that every question
yet discussed really affected the regime
OF the straits, also citing Mussoini's
declaration that Soviet Russia must bs
recognized, winding up with quotation
of the American definition OF equality
and justice.
The Russian note practically supports
the whole displomacy OF the Angora
Government. Russia is for an inde-
pendent Turkey as a condition essential
to durable peace. She is against any
thing I'm the treaty that would put
Turkey In an inferior status: is opposing
capitulations and proposing complete
annulment of the Ottoman debt commits
sion. Soviet Russia maintains that
mandates carved out OF Turkey are nLil
and void. thus supporting Angora's de-
mands for retention of the Mosul area.
For themselves the Russians demand
TO be treated here upon a basis Of abso-
lutte equality with the big Powers and
declare that every treaty without Rus
sla's signature will be condemned in
advance as a dead letter. we are here
to fight for Turkish independence and
the liberty OF the straits from foreign
domination" said Rakovsky.
Britain Backs child.
The British declare that they are In
complete accord with the United States
on the principle Of the open door and
an official statement that England sup
ports the American open door policy
In Turkey and regards the San Reno
agreement for division of the Mosui oil
district as null and void was author
Ted by Lord Curzon.
II is n question. however. whether
admitting American oil interests TO 25
per cent participation IN the Mosul oil
fields, which has been the object of Lon
don negotiations, carries out the Ameri-
can principle OF the open door. These
negotiations I'm London. THE New YORK
HERALD correspondent Is informed. ara
ytIll going on. The American delega-
ton processes to know nothing of them
or Of any agreement such as London
reports has been reached between the
British and the Turks.
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