The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-27
Open Door
in Turkey
Note TO Lausanne Declares
America Must Share Equal.
ly in All Concessions in
Ottoman Empire.
Delegates Are Amazed
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Lausanne, Nov. 2G.-The United
States demanded an open door
to Turkey ana equal rights with the
nllled powers on all concessions In
what was the Ottoman empire.
Ambassador Child read nj the morn
ing session OF the conference the
State departments warning TO the big
powers that the United States would
not recognize the tripartite or other
agreements, whether concluded Mt
sam Reno or here for dividing up
among the allies the spolls in Turkey.
The United States insists II must
share equally with the allies The valli.
able oil land IN Mesopotamla or Mo
sui II they are retained from Turkey.
and II must participate in all other
special rights which may be obtained
from Turkey in the course Of the
present negotiations.
To Protect Rights. "# -#
The American delegation makes
this declaration . said Minister Grew,
'at the beginning Of the conference.
before Turkey in Asia was discussed.
or any commitments regarding IL were
made. In order that America should
not be placed kn the presence OF
fait accompli. II Is not aimed AT any
individual power or made In behalf OF
any particular interest, but In order
70 protect all American rights and
to state plainly Americas demand for
an open door"
The American delegation admits II
can protest and make reservations
only on any concessions or grants
that may be handled officially by the
conference. II VIII be powerless to do
anything about any result Of private
Investigations by the allied powers
with the Turks direct, or with Iraq
state, IL King FeisaPs Arabian king.
iom is maintained by the allies
Fears are expressed in American
circles that the allies. In order 70
thwart the purpose Of the American
note, will refer all negotiations rela.
live to concessions and privileges else
where. The other delegations are
amazed at the United States state.
ment OF its policy. These delegations |
point out that it merely reiterates |
Secretary of State Hughes note of |
october 20. For that reason they are |
at a loss to understand why 1t was |
brought up today, on the eve Of the
discussions by the conference Of Tur.
key In Asia.
1t is believed that the statement is
aimed at Italy as q resul. Of Pre-
mier Mussolinis demand that his
country share in any distribution OF
concessions in Turkey made here and
be allowed sphere Of influence in
Anatolia to compensate for the Brit.
ish mandate over Mesopotamia and
the French over Syria. The American
delegation denies that Italy has spe
cially envisaged more than any other
power and insits the notes a plain
statement of fact demanding an open
door. Mosul and his oil will come
up before the conference, but under
the camouflage of territorial ques
ti0ns in Asia Minor"
France and Italy Get Share.
Turkeys southern frontiers OF
Syria and Mesopotamia will be dis
cVssed and the discussions may make
The negotiations for possession of the
fabulously rich oil fields which the
British government, acting through
Emir Feisal. handed over to an Eng
lish syndicate. As result Of French
outcres the English company handed
rance Is per cent interest in the
fields Rome's protests were stifled
in the same manner. Feisal also
has a percentage, but his is largely
eaten up by the British for exploita-
ton expenses.
In the face of the intense interest
In oil rights which has been aroused
here, the opinion prevails in Ameri-
can circles that the conference will
adopt a new policy when the trouble
starts next week The work of the
conference. II is forecast, viii be con
fined 10 making peace between Tur-
key and Greece aud all economic and
commercial questions and the future
status Of the nardanelles and Bos-
phorus win he referred TO another con
ference. probably IN Constantlnople.
in order 10 please tho Turks, thus put
ting of the time when the British
must quit the straits. giving the Brit
ish valuable trading point in the dis
cussions regarding the oil fields,
turfon Reads Telegram. IA
lord Curzon read % the confer
ence telegram from Gen Ilaring
ton IN Constautlunple, denying that
Turkey had ever heen promised Kara.
salch AZ the Mudanta conference. The
telegram was read in the presence Of ,
lsme, rasha. who maintained silence.
The question q the uarieuellvs i
not expected 81 e0me up Or several
DAYS Il prshNhiy Ia helms held IN
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