Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-18
foreign
POLICY MODIFIED
ehurch Pressure Makes AmsrI-
aans at Lausanne More Than
Mere Observers
MISSIONARIES IN JEOPARDY
\, CLINTON w. GILBERT

N CLINTON w. GILBERT
- CssspspeadsNt EveNins Public Ledser
y 6.rt1ks, iSSs. tv Public Lsdosr Company
Washington, Nov. 1S.-Plans Of the
Harding Administration with respect to
~ Lausanne conference on the Near
Hast. % described at the white House.
(, nerk q change in the foreign policy Of
J ~ United States. This country will
pe,icipate at Lausanne more com.
Sjsssly than It has In any European
e,nfsrence since Versailles.
!. The American representatives, Il was
aid At the White House. will be some.
ding more than reporters. They will
nate the American position to the other
1Slesates there. That Is to say, they
vill Be something more than the mere
s>ssrvers they have been hitherto
dseribed % being.
They will not be delegates, In the
nnse that they will not sign q treaty,
ma bring It back for ratification by the
ijnited States Senate. But they will
~ their influence toward settlement
vhich will be acceptable to the Govern.
nent Of the United States.
The Administration has been under
more pressure to take part fully in tho
conference on the Near East than in
IN other meeting. In Europe since ver.
md missionary interests. In the Near
IN which have demanded the fullest
srotsetion from the United States.
The churches have been activ. in
sifring up public sentiment for inter.
vention. even, % was intimated, to the
I crtent Of forcible intervention. Had
~ not been for the reluctance Of the
IAministration to depart from its at.
0tude Of keeping out Of such inter.
SStionsl meetings In Europe, the prob.
Skiiity % that this Govesnment would
1 Iate been represented at Lausanne and
Secome q signatory to the treaty re.
I, Srding Turkey just as 1t was In the
eenference on Morocco at Algesiras.
81 Church Criticism II Felt
Ths Administration has felt the crit.
ilsm IN church circles of hesitation
~snts have been made that It was Gloins
ma would do all it could to protect
American interests in the Near East,
Vhich are largely religious and etluca.
Honal, and the rights Of the Christian
Iinorities in that region.
The White House announcement yes.
tafday was the latest Of these and Il
M to the effect that though the United
States would not formally enter the
conference on the same basis a. the
other Powers. 1t would do 20 to all
intents and purposes.
Criticism Of the Governments alb.
straction from the Far Eastern sit.
uation has led to q general criticism
Of the Administration whole policy
Of keeping out Of Europe. 1t IL highly
probable there will be a revision of this
policy when any future conference Is
held In Europe where our interests are
eoneerned.
Representatives who ore not mere
Importers are more likely to be one
contribution to them than the observers
From the State Department has come
an explanation Of difficulties Of Amer.
lean participation In international
conferences. 1t 10 to the following
s6eet:
Whsa this country sits in a congress
q this sort 1t faces conflict Of inter.
ests among the participating powers. If
Il throws its influence In any given
direction II lies open to the charge OF
hvorius one power at the expense of
another.
Much Dependa on Lausanne
Tor example. II a conference on rep.
alations were held England and France
would decide on the issue. This coun.
try would perheps urge reduction Of
rspa!ations and It would find itself mr..
Nyed With England and against
Tfancs.. II It's policy were adopted It
would dnd itself involved In the con.
sequences Of that policy.
II ct any time there were reasonable
psoeDecu OF an agreement In EurOpe
and this country could act in the carry.
11g out Of the policy upon which EuroDe
~ agreed, It would be feasible to enter
Ssl!y into Q European conference, But
= Ionl % Europe is quarreling, IL has
neen decided. according 60 the belief
Slae has prevailed until now, It IL
oeetef to keep out.
:, Il has been indicated recently that
~ Administration would modify its
Ncy toward great participation In
ytopesn afairs. Public sentiment is
cisved to have been somewhat
EVs mucn VIII depend upon the re.
~ OF the Lausanne Conference. II
proves o. disappointing as have ali
9setnational conferences since that at
5ans; Il the Engagements Of the M
uoes cannot be composed and France
eaa England are left at the end of II
nr apart as they were after the
Venp1 and Hrgue Conferences, further
ssgcipation by the United States viii
discouraged. but for the moment n
Huis more holiness in foreign relations
y indicated BY the White House an.
s'oneemsnt respecting Lausanne.
Lausanne. Nov. 18.-(By A, P,>-.
tns American delegation to the con.
Hsnce which will convene here next
Hoaa,y to negotiate a peace in the
M@r Mr@r Fast arrived in Lausanne today.
-. sse members OF the delegation, who will
- - g g. observers Of the proceedings.
Hlchard Washburn Child, Am.
Wn.Vaor Wnaor to Italy: Joseph e. Grew.
m9.aste 9Ialster to Switzerland, and Rear al.
sss.A s! bristol. Official American repre.
'.n'anvs at Constantinople.