The New York herald., 1922-11-27
BRITISH Will DECIDE
If OPEN DOOR POLICY
RULES AT LAUSANNE
Russia Seeks Turk Backing
to Uphold Americas
Contentious.
FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS
Entire Conference Now Gen.
ters About U. S. Protest
OH Secret Treaties.
ISMET FIRM ON MOSUL
$
Resents Missionaries Efforts
at Council 'to Put Turkey
on China's Plane.'
IsMET FIRM ON MOSUL
BY LAURENCE HILLS.


Special Gable to TIE NEW YoaK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, b0 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
LAUSANNE, Nov. 26.-Both the Rus
slams and the Turks seem about to
espouse openly the open door policy
enunciated by the American observers
here yesterday and to stand for ii
against the European nations. Russia,
it was learned to-day, is negotiating
with the Turks on this basis, and both
are working hard to secure the moral
support Of the United States.
Russia would like to have the prin-
ciple decided at Lausanne, though
Russian concessions are not directly
involved in making peace with Tur-
key. Both nations profess that they
are whole heartedly for this policy be-
cause the principle of competitive bid
ding open to all nations for their nat
ural resources means more to their
treasures than the old system, pro-
vided they can, with the support OF
the United States. save themselves
from territorial and other losses in
ltltSe dlSSuSslOuS a. itodAb Va thtiA
refusal to bargain on the other plan.
The whole Lausanne conference
seems about to turn upon the open
door issue as emphatically reiterated
by the Americans. All the comment
among delegates to-day indicated that
| they believe it presents one of the
biggest single issues involved in tho
Near East settlement. and that the
statement by the Americans seems 10
mark an attempt by the United States
to give the open door policy worldwide
! application as shown particularly in
/ the last paragraph of Ambassador
! Child's statement, whereas until now
( the original John Hay doctrine was
only applied specifically.
| The answer of Europe can be summed
up from the comments to-day to be that
/ while in equity the principle seems
sound. in practice II will be hard TO
grant unless America will accept its re-
sponsibilities. such as the British in
slst they accept by the presence of their
/ troops in areas such as Turkey. Tho
! United States having thus far declined
such responsibilities in this part Of tho
world the doctrine cannot be accepted
as yet in its entirety.
Up to British to Decide.
The Lausanne conference Is fast be-
coming a British-1'urkish affair. with
the French a diminishing factor since
/ their agreement TO support the CurZon
I rpa,nnrapdurp ia thu
British TO decide whether the conference
/ is to accept the American proposition.
Every specific question like Thrace
and the Notifications along the Martha
River is being tied up by the British for
/ the purpose OF bargaining on economic
rights and privileges like the Mosul oil
area. From a well Informed Turkish
/ source THE NEW YORK HERALD corre-
spondent obtained the following prin-
cpal points in the Turkish program:
First--Freedom of economic opportu-
nifty. exactly corresponding TO the Amer
lean note, which Turkey later will sup
/ port more fatfootedly.
Second-Freedom OF the straits TO
| mean that they shall not be absolutely
demilitarized. but shall rest In the hands
/ cf Turkey with sufficient guarantees for
| their demiiitarization. Merchant ships
are to pass freely. but warships are 10
]
allowed in the entire passageway This
| is advanced as necessary for the pro-
I lection Of Constantinople.
Third-No stipulations are TO be made
J regarding the Christian minorities be1
cause the Turks VIII contend that they
no longer exist in Turkeys domain and
that the Greeks. Armenians and other
I christians having Joined with their
4 enemies and In tho Greek evacuation are
/ leaving their country. The Turks DO
not want them 10 return. The Angora
nolicy in this respect Is entirely re-
| dictionary.
Fourth-As to protection for religious
institutions and prorerty. the Turks say
they will afford protection but by max
ing separate agreements. instead OF M
corporating such a principle in the peace
treaty. because they regard this "a an
attack on their status az free nation.
Turkey. they say, must have the same
equality as other nations.
Turks Firm on Mosui.
4 Tbese points are contained In the spe-
ciac instructions received from the An
\ cora Assembly. The Turks have told
/ Dr. Montgomery Of the Near East Re-
I lief and other American religious repre-
sentatives here that they resent their
presence because II means that they are
/ trying to get Incorporated In the peace
| treaty what Is tantamount TO a reflection
| on the Turkish nation other words,
| that they are treating Turkey like China.
while the object Of the whole Nationalist
/ program is to elevate Turkey to the
same status as other free nations against
which such provisions never would be
/ inserted.
This is one OF the main issues the
Turks are hghting for here.
Ismet Pasta and Lord Curzon had
another conference this evening. at
which the Turk delegate again rejected
the British proposal for giving up Mosul
IN return FOR ratification of the existing
oil distribulion. Ismct insisted that