The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-20
PEACE PARLEY
is OPENED IN
SWITZERLAND
Diplomats to Discuss
Turkey, Near East ]

LOUISANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 90
Switzerland, at whose capial and larg-
er cities many international confer
ences have been staged again is host
for a gathering of diplomats who come
to discuss one of the most important
problems before the world at the pres
ent time-the problem of Turkey and
the Near East
Since the armistice convention end
ing hostilites between the Greeks and
Turks was signed at Mudania more
than month ago, the Near East peace
conference, the plenary session of
which is set for today, has been eager
ly awaited. as many complex questions,
among them the negotiating of a final
treaty of peace between Turkey and
Greece, the freedom of the straits, and
fixing of the future status of Turkey,
are to be discussed over the confer
ence table.
Delegates Arrive.
First of the leading delegates to
arrive was former Premier VeniZelos,
of Greece. He was followed shortly
by Premier Mussolini of Italy, wearing
the Facisti tricolor in his button hole.
Premier Poincare, of France, followed
Immediately by Lord Curzon and EN-
ile Barrere, of the French delegation.
entered at $40 o'clock.
Premiers Poincare and Mussolini
and Lord CurZon resumed their pre-
liminary conference at 1890 o'clock,
continuing in session until 1 p. m,
when 1t was announced they had CON-
pleted their negotiations in a spirit
of most cordial understanding, and
would have no further discussion until
the formal opening of the main con-
ference.
U. s. to Participate
Much satisfaction was evinced on
all sides when 1t became known that
the United States had designated its
ambassador to Italy, its minister to
Switzerland, and Rear Admiral Bristol
to watch the proceedings; even greater
became the interest in the conference
when a few hours before the session
was to open it was intimated that the
United States representatives would
raise their voices at the meeting when
ever it was in the interest of the Unit
ed States and American to do so.
The French, British and Italian
statesmen after a lengthy discussion
under unusual circumstances were re-
ported to be in agreement on their
attitude toward the main problems to
come before the conference. Upon
their. arrival at Lausanne by special
train last night, M. Poincare and Mar
quis Curzon requested Prof. Mussolini,
who was at Territet, few miles from
Lausanne to meet them, but he declin-
ed and they journeyed to the suburb
so that they might talk with the Ital-
ian representative and gain his opinion
on the near east problems. Mussolini
agreed to come to Lausanne before
tile opening of the conference to con-
tinue their conversations.
Casino Selected.
The municipal casino, which over
looks Lake Leman, with snow crown
ed mountains on the opposite shore
has been selected for the opening ses
sion of the conference. Out of defer
ence to the request of entente coun
tries that a member of the Swiss fed
eral council preside at the inaugural
of the pIenary session, Robert Haaab
president of the Swiss confederation
has been designated officially to oper
the conference.
Daily business sessions will be held
in the Historic Du Chateau on the lake
side at Ouchy. The hotel has beer
specially renovated and decora,SI fol
the occasion.
Lausanne hotels, abandoned during
and since the war on account of un
favorable exchange are humming with
life and activity; all Swiss society
seems to have assembled here.