Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
PRINCIPLE OF OPEN
DOOR IN TURKEY
IS j. s. DEMAND
American Representative
at Lausanne Speaks Out
in Meeting.
THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT
ANY SELFISH INTERESTS
Child Asserts Nation Is Or.
posed to All Secret
Compacls.
ASKS ALL sucn nE ENDED
Urge" Tr~nti". Providing Special
Economic aud Commercial Priv
ilcgrs lie Denounced.
THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT
ANY SELFISH INTERESTS
Urges Treaties Providing special
Economic aud CONNIE r"inI Priv
ilcgrs lie Denounced.

LAUSANNE. Nov. 25.-Amer!ca
ave Great Britain. France and
Italy hard JOLT today when her
spokesman. Richard Washhurn child.
declared that the United States gov
eminent has the support OF tn"
American public IA its opposition
10 all secret treaties and agroo-
m"nte. PARTICULARLY those designed
TO create zones ~ economic and com
m"rciai influence, such a. the san
Reno trip1rti'" agr."men, - 1870.
rh.rh apportioncd the Mesppo'am!an
81 n".ds among the three big pow
crs
Mr. ChlGs exposition was merely
resta', meut Of SECRETARY Hughes.
aide memoir. OF October 80. in
which h' defined .or tn" hcu-a, OF
Tho Ia. b, Fr"uch and italian gov
crtr..u'-. the functions of tho
Amer an observers t" he Lausanne
conference and broadly outlined
America opcu.door policy far IN.
Near Ea>i--hu' u wax q r..-.t.-
mrH' under conditions MA, made T.,
sensational!
VIII >"t n-mnin silent.
y came as The conference. wa,
about % h"Sin cous.dcrnt.on n,
Iurh"r.s tSiatic boundaries and II,
was clear warning thai America
VII not remain yil"n, n 'he three
inviting powers iusls, urou prefer
cnua! tights in OIL mineral. rail-
way ana mower dow" 'opmcut IN pres
ent Turkish territory or in ma:
which Va .oHncd on 10y HE way
The Turkish delegate had al
ready made clear mat ,h.v yotI1
insis' upon their country sharing In
IN" MosGl petroleum fields o.: Mcg,.
p"ta'ria. which the Inviting powers
have reserved ,or themselves con
"fr'n'lv IL was no, d!splcastnr 10
IN" Turk for ,he United Sr4tag IA
70 NJ record against the san Remn
agreement.
Ahi"d Delegates Impatient.
u was not possible for the dole
gates ~ the inviting powers 70 con.
coal thc'r impar!suce at srn.rtr.,
i"s!S'ent reitcra,lon of her no,icv
which .hcv resent espc~IaIl,. no
cause Of her refusal TO acccp, /, yo,c
IN the conference. 10 sign any re-
r"r' OF L" accept any possibility
'nr'h"7 than TO nc; as an adviser.
mo American observers ii was
remarked are dipping into tho I.aus
ann" conference aud displaying n
disposition to enunciate tn. A,nnri.
can policy which IS quite unlike
their retiring attitude a, prnvio,y
European conferences and which ,s
causing much surprise among ~,
other delegations.
Attitude TIcn>rs NeutrnI.
The new American atti,uI. bo,
eve Is aiiording great satisfac;io,
70 inc neutral countries represented
mere. Apparently authenticated -
ports that Italy is making her sun.
q =
IN German reparations dnDcuder,
upon her receipt of commercial on
portuniti"s equal!ng those q: France
ana Great Britain in tn. Near East
convinced tho neutrais that tho
American pronounccment of today
vas justified and timely.
Janan's position on the omen door
In the Near East is practically the
same as that OF tho United states.
ana an me lesser powers which cam
not SinHl" handed care for their own
rights rcioiC"d that powcrf,I
spokesman had taken tho stand 10
assure free trade in the I.cvaut
The conference adjourned it's morn.
ing session Immediately after mo
completion OF Ambassador Ch,,1,.
statement and Will resume tho dis.
cussion OF boundaries this afternoon
TEXT Of ChiId'S Address.
Mr. Child spoke as follows:
1T Is not and VIII not ha the con.
Germ of tho representatives of m,
cnited states 10 express at this con
ference views which have no, 10,
their bases the legitimate national
interests Of the United states or
those Of Humanitarian consideration
which l assume are shared by every
delegation present.
I'VE Will however. and trus, ac.
ceptably. stat. when the occasion
arises the position Of the United
states. We believe that a convcn.
tent and appropriate occasion now
has arisen
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