The New York herald., 1922-11-28
Will strengthen Demand
on Paris to RenOunce
Turk Concessions.
SOME QUARTERS CRITICAL
Hold America Should Share in
Responsibility if 1t Wants
Any Privileges.

Special Gable to TIM NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899. bv THE New YORK HmALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Nov. "a.
The reception here of United States
Ambassador Childs statement before
the Lausanne conference, defining
Americas determination Of an open
door policy in the Near East, is over
whelmingly favorable. Official circles
refuse to comment, but it is generally
felt that the Government regards the
statement as supporting British con-
tentions and giving Lord Curzon an
opportunity to fall back upon Ameri
can opinion when 1t comes to getting
France to renounce special rights un-
der her, Angora treaty, when, it is con-
ceded, the British Foreign Secretary
will need all available ammunition.
In some quarters America is criticized
for demanding part Of the proceeds while
refusing to accept any of the RESPONSE
bility. The StGr satirizes all efforts to
spread sweetness and light in the Near
East, and through inundated territory,
saying: "The still small voice Of the
Standard OIL Trust has been protesting
against the exclusion OF the United
States from the beneficent work OF
spreading light :. The United
States contents herself. while sending
no plenipotentiary to Lausanne who
could commit her to Join action in Eu-
rope, with an observer whose business
It is to see that il there is any oil in
sight in the garden Of Eden John D.
Rockefeller. the richest Baptist on
EARTH gets his share Of it."
British OIL Mans View.
British oil men point out that within
the two last months America has been
given the same rights in oil as the other
Powers. Officially. It Is still insisted
that under the mandate system the ma
tionals of all countries have equal rights
In inundated territory. but the admission
is made that the responsibilities of ad-
ministratlon sometimes result In the ma
tionals of the manratory country getting
better opportunities to explore thar
others.
The official attitude is to dissociats
oil from Lausanne. insisting that the
Near East conference Is discussing only
the settlement OF Turkish territory and
that Mosul, where the oil interest CEN
ters. is outside the purview of such talk
In the English view II America wants
equal rights there--which Great Britain
is more than willing to grant her--she
will come In under the mandate which
Britain holds from the League Of Ma
tions.
There Is even a widespread campaign
headed by the Beaverbrook and Rother-
mere formerly Northcliffe) press te
get Great Britain to give up those
mandates. If eatisfactory way could
be found Prime Minister Bonar Law
has said he would like to get out OF
both Palestine and Mesopotamia. If 1,
had the faintest idea that America
would accept. there is little doubt the
present Government would be glad te
offer America such mandates. But
Great Britain is not willing to qui,
Mosul in the face Of the Turkish de.
mand for its return. either because oi
the League of Nations will insist she
stay there.
According to dispatches from Lau-
same the French are not showing any
great desire to sustain this British
position. though the French also have
oil rights there. George Adam. writing
TO the Evenino Sfandard from Lausanne
says 1t is wrong to suppose that
America was induced to intervene by oil
President Harding" he explains
"was forced much more by the indigna-
ton of the churches over Armen nIar
massacres than by trust finance 10 take
an interest in the Near East. America
may have put her foot In the door. but
II is foolish to pretend she Is going to
walk right into our very complicated
parlors.''
dispatches crediting Turkish sources
with refusing to give guarantees for
Christian minorities because there are
no more Christian minorities there are
widely quoted here.
Navy Demands OIL.