The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
GOVERNMENT APPROVES
CUUID'S DECItR ALTON.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Ambas-
sador Child's exposition at the Lau-
same conference today OF the Amer
lean upen-door policy as applying to
Turkey aCcords with the position
consistently maintained hy the
Washington government. While Of
ficial comment was lacking pending
formal advices there Is warrant for
the statement that Child's presenta-
ton has the full approval of the
government.
II is noted here that in addition to
reading the BRIEF expression of the
open door policy contained in the re-
cent American memorandum to the
allied powers, Child declared It to be
the American conception that uni
versal adherence to that policy
would go far toward promoting
world peace. In so doing. the am
bassador stated. 1t can he said on
authority, the thought that has been
uppermost ~ the minds OF govern
ment officials here in their approach
to the MeSupotamia oil question, the
adjustment of far eastern problems
at the Washington conference. and
similar diplomatic exchanges.
1t was largely that feeling which
dictated the reference by Secretary
Hughes, in his memorandum to the
allies on the near eastern crisis. TO
the tripartitc agreement OF 1920
as typical of secret treaties and
agreements prescribing zones OF
special commercial and economic
influence" which are held by the
United States TO be not "consonant
with the principles of the equality
OF economic opportunity"
Ihere can be no question that the
Washington government views the
present situation in the near east
with its threat against world peace
as n natural outgrowth of the COM
inerclal and economic rivalry among
European powers that has kept the
region in a ferment for years. The
American solution would be to do
| away entirely with special CONNER
cial rights in Turkish territory.
The history OF our eastern set
Elements holds slight hope, how
ever. that such a result will flow
Immediately from the Lausanne
gathering. The Washington govern
men must therefore be prepared to
deal with the question to be raised
later by whatever special rights in
Turkey any power may have under
the peace treaty that is being ne
Cotiated. Ambassador Child was
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statement to the conference today
The United States has specifically
disclaimed any desire for special
treatment In the near east. on the
contrary, the chief desire of the
Washington government in connec-
t!on with the Lausanne proceedings
Is known to be that the Christian
countries should stand united to
| maintain in substance the capitula-
tions in Turkey which safeguard the
. nationals Of Christian states who
might otherwise be subjected to
Moslem laws and customs, But the
possibility must be faced by the
American observers that other states
which enjoy or seek TO obtain spe-
cial commercial consideration in
[ Turkish territory might be willing
to forego Certain of their rights un-
der the Capitulations in lieu of COM
mercial concessions which could be
Of no value to American nationals
Such action, ratified by the forth
coming Lausanne treaty to which
the United states will not he a sig
natory woulu render the subsequent
negotiation of "A satisfactory treaty
of amity with Turkey more difficult
for the Washington government.
That the United States would he
/ willing to surrender any of the
! rather narrow rights its nationals
have in Turkey under treaty or the
wider exemptions they enjoy under
| the capitulauons through most ia
/ Nored nation status, or at least
until there has been in fact a COM
/ pleto reform and revision of the
/ Turkish judicial system is highly
/ improbable. There can be no ques-
I tion, however, that Ambassador
/ Child, IN stressing the open door
attitude of his government, was
/ looking ahead to conference discus
! sion of the capitulations and other
| problems and the effect the bouu-
/ dary settlements are apt to have on
I those matters.
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