The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
|U.S. FEARS NEW WAR
FROM SWISS PARLEY
Secret ParceIing of conces-
sions Against Turk Wishes
Causes Dictum.
ULTIMATUM IS B0MBSHELL
Bristol Expected to Join Child
and Grew Today at
Lausanne.
ULTIMATUM IS B0MBSHELL
By JOHN HADLEY.
International News Service.

International News Service.
LAUSANNE, Nov. e6.-America's
ultimatum to the Near East peace
conference demanding the open
door in Asia Minor and warning
against any secret commercial
agreements outside the actual peace
treaty upset the Sunday tranquil
ity Of the various delegations today.
DAY OF CONFERRING.
1t was a day OF hectic conferring,
especially among the Allied dele
gates. as the report has gone
abroad that the State Department.
at Washington has given the Amer.
ican observers a free hand in en-
forcing their dictum. The Ameri.
can delegation of observers is not
only standing pat, but promises
even greater activity when the
conference again takes UP the dis
position Of the rich Mosul oil pro-
ducing territory tomorrow.
At American headquarters it was
pointed out that the Allies were
cognizant Of the American view.
point in the Near East as far back
as 1920 when the American State
Department then lodged formal OBJ
lection against the scramble for val
liable mineral concessions in Asia
Minor by the parties to the San
Reno agreement Great Britain.
France and Italy.
Admiral Mark Bristol U. s. ~.
who had been absent. was expect
ed tonight to join his two Ameri-
can colleagues-Richard washburn
Child. American Ambassador to
Italy, and Joseph c. Grew. Ameri-
can Minister to Switzerland.
The Americans disclaim any self.
ish motive in seeking the open
door for commercial opportunity in
Turkey.
FEAR ANOTHER WAR.
They admit the presence Of Amer.
ican financial interests in the Near
East and admit that it is their
duty to see that the property of
United States citizens is guaran.
teed, but there is another and far
higher inspiration behind their warn.
ing to the conference. They fear
that the secret parcelling of min
eral and financial concessions-pos-
sibly against the wishes Of Turkey
will sow the seeds of another war.
The first week of the conference
accomplished the following:
1-Affirmed Turkish sovereignty
over Eastern Thrace.
2-Rejected the Turkish demand
for plebiscite in Western Thrace.
3-Granted Bulgaria an outlet on
the Aegean Sea.
Made provisions for CONNER.
cial outlets in Thrace.
5-Decided upon a neutral zone
around all the Turkish territory
that the Turks obtain in Europe.
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation. was rion-committal when
asked for his opinion upon Am.
bassador Child's demand for the
open door policy in Turkey and
equal commercial rights for all
nations.
I'VE are gratified." said he, Ito
think that a power so great as the
United States should support An
gora's request for absolute sover.
eighty over the natural resources
within her own frontiers When we
came to Lausanne It was with the
understanding that we were to be
treated as the representatives Of
sovereign state. owing vassalage to
no other nation. We stand upon the
policy that Turkey is for the Turks;
that wealth Of the nation belongs to
the nation itself and only we have
A. a. IA.