The Washington herald., 1922-10-29
U.S.. WILSEND
OBSERVERS To
MLIEDPARLEY
Accepts Invitation to Join
In Near East Peace
Conference. .
STRAITS PROBLEM
INCLUDES. RUSSIA
Balkan Nation and Japan
Will Be Represented
At Lausanne.

iuc .Outtcu ctattt government
has informed the allied powers OF
Great Britain. France and Italy
that IL will be represented at the
Near Eastern peace conference al
Lausanne. Switzerland. on Noyem-
Der Is. by oficial observers
This was announced at the State
Department last night. following
the presentation to Secretary Of
State Hughes yesterday afternoon
of a formal Invitation from the
three allied governments for the
United States TO attend OF partIcf-
pate in the conference at Lau-
same. which is hoped to be the
means Of bringing peace 20 the
troubled Near East.
Russia VIII Have vesce.
The important revelation was Of
hciallt made in the allied invita-
tion yesterday that Russia is 60
be given a voice on the subject Of
her important interests in the
question Of the future Of the
Dardanelies. and that Bulgaria %
to be heard also.
The United States will not be
represented by a 3lenipotentiary az
the conference. because this ooun-
try was not at war with Turkey.
The text Of the allied invitation.
as announced by the State De-
partment .last night. follows;
The government of Great Britain.
France and Italy are inviting NE
governments of Japan. Rurnan.a.
Jugo-Slavia. Greece and Turkey 10
send representatives to Lausanne on
November IL TO conclude q treaty n
peace to end the war in the Ne-r
East.
STRAITS Gonfcreu~e Later.
They are also inviting the Rss-
sian and Bulgarian governments IN
send Representatives at 4 date q, ha
fixed later. to participate in the Il g.
cussions which the conference al
undertake. in the course Of frs pro-
ceedinss. on the subject Of the
Straits
The three principal allied powers
recall that representative Of the
United States government was pres
ent at San Reno in the final star~T
Of the proceedings Of the supreme
council which led to the drafting Of
the treaty OF Sevres IN 1899. They
would welcome the presence Of a
United States representative at
Lausanne in a similar capacity or in
a more active capacity. especially fn
the discussion upon the question Of
the Straits"
The developments yesterday which
made plain the attitude Of the Amer
lean government on the approach
ing Lausanne conference and showed
what this country Is going to 90,
proved that this government is not
going to participate actively and
completely with plenipotentiaries in
the pa-'ey
Cables 20 Amhassador.
Secretary of State Hughes al
patched cable instructions 20 u
American ambassadors AZ Iondd
Paris end Rome to have those Fa
resentatives acouaint the COVER
ments concerned with the attft,,
of the United States on the IA
same conference and as 10 no
far this government wished
participate before he received 4,
FORMAL invitation of the allies YES
terday afternoon.
These cable instructions no,,fed
out that the United States is NOT
directly concerned in the political
and territorial aspects Of the
peace settlement in the Nes- East.
because this country was not AZ
war with Turkey. But it was d.
clared that. In view of important
American. interests in the pro-
posed Near Eastern settlement.
commercial. educational. religious
and humanitarian interests The
American government would send
observers to the parley.
Possibly Three -observer.L-
Whether the term "observers- Is
used in a literal sense. State De-
partment officials last night would
not commit themselves. But Il has
been suggested that II more than
one American observer attends the
conference that either Joseph c.
Grew. American Minister TO Switz-
erland. or Richard washburn
Caild. American Ambassador 10
Italy. both Of whom are near 90
the scene of the conference. rem
resent the diplomatic side while
Rear Admiral Mark l.. Bristol. the
American high commissioner az
Constantinople. who 10 probably
more conversant than any other
Official American with the recent
developments that led up 10 the
complete victory of Mustapha Ke-
NAL in Asfa MfnAr IL.