The New York herald., 1922-12-16
American Interests Appear
to Be Losing Their Fight
for Fields.
1RAk PUTS IN HER CLAIM
Powers Said to Have Told the
Turks MOsul Belongs to
Arab Realm.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.


and Turks over the Mosul oil fields
have reached "A point where arrange
ments are on the verge of being ef-
fected, to the disadvantage of Ameri
can interests in Turkey. Only prompt
and effective action by the American
delegation can avert these arrange
ments.
These conversations, incidentally,
appear as the key to the Turks sud
den conversion to acceptance of men,
bership III the League of Nations,
which is part of the Mosul bargain.
1t should be emphasized, however, ac-
cording to information THE New YORK
HERALD correspondent has obtained,
that the bargain is not yet exactly
concluded. because the Turks are un-
certain as to the exact American
position. >"'
Mosul, not Christian ninorities, is the
real stake III the Lausanne conference.
The evidence here is overwhelming on
this point. The arrangement that is on
the verge OF conclusion is as follows:
Firs;-Creat Britain agrees to give
back Mosul, as we'll as neighboring vii
layets in the Mesopotamian mandate. to
the Turks, this to be ratified by the
League ii Nations. which the British
promise can be brought about
Second--The Turks agree to recognize
the rights OF the Turkish Petroleum
Company. but in return are to be given
% per cent. interest in the oil. which
would require a new division as distin-
guished from that arranged In London.
Thrd--A British loan is to be made
TO the Turks, between $250.000,00O and
$500. 900, 900.
Mosul about which the whole confer
ence has pivoted. is the key to the set
tlement OF the Dardanelles and the Bos-
porus and all other questions. The
American declaration for an open door
to all discounted the British simply be-
cause il reasscrted the American inten-
ton to attack the validity of the Meso-
potamian mandate. Consequently the
British have seen less trouble for them
selves Ii Alosul is returned to the Turks.
and il the Turks I'm return agree TO
recognize the Turkish Petroleum Com
pany as Turkish concession. suppressed
ing other concessions like that nego-
tiated BY Rear Admiral Colby NJ Ches-
ter. L. S. A., retired. in 1910 for strip
Of land bordering the railway through
Mesopotamia.
American interests seem TO be losing
their fight, according to what can be
learned of the Turks, simply because.
they assert. the American delegation has
4. l.. q a..I
as Turks hoped they would in protest
against the Mesopotamia mandate. What
the Turks really hoped was that the
Americans would state here that Amer
lea did not recognize Mesopotsmia as a
del!mited territory, but as territory be-
longing to Turkey. under British occu-
patton. This. they say, would have. as
sured instant recognition Of the Amer
ican open door policy as applied to
Mosui.
NosuI Part OF Irak.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 10 (Associrted
Prcss) 1T is reported tonight that the
Entente nations have informed the
Turks that the vilayet Of Mosul cannot
be considered as detached from the
Arab realm in Irak. This would mean
that the Allies have declined TO admit
the Turkish contention that Mosul is
within the confines of Turkey proper
and consequently that Turkey alone has
right TO dispose of the Mosul oil con-
cessions.
BY insisting that Aosul lies within
frak. which Is part of Mesopotamia, the
Allies. II is asserted. will declare that
Il comes under the British mandate
since Mesopotamia Is assigned to Grea,
Britain under formal mandate 1t il
O., t.at
France have reached an/agreement over
the Mosui oil question. a prominent
official from frak arrived in Lausanne
O few DAYS ago and announced that his
country would insist on sovereignty ovor
the region and England OH having the
oil concessions. .t.u
Plea for creek Patriarch.
An appeal 20 all Christian peoples TO
use all their influence TO prevent the
TURKS from deporting the Patriarch of
the Greek Orthodox Church was made
tonight by Mgr. Germanos. a high dig
nitary of that church. He said that the
saving of the seat Of tho Patriarch was
OF great concern also 10 the Anglican
Church In England and the Episcopal
Church in America, whose leaders were
In correspondence with the head OF the
Orthodox religion.
Mgr Germanos repudiated the Turk
ish contention that the Greek Patriarch
had unduly mixed in politics. The
church. he declared. had asked the AL
lies to prevent the deportatlons and
save thousands OF orphans who had been
placed In Turkish homes and Islamizcd,
and the Allies had helped to prevent
these things.
'That'is the way we mixed in politics.
but we believe II was justifiable." Mgr.
Germanos added.
kilograms urging Secretary of State
Hughes and tile American Ambassador
10 Italy TO exert themselves TO prevent
the expulsion Of the head OF the Greek
Church from ConstantinopIe were sent
Jointly Yesterday by Presiding Bishop
Thomas II. Gailor and Bishop william
+. Manning. The telegrams follow:
Earnestly ontreat that our Govern
mcnt use every possible influence 10
prevent expulsion of patriarchate from
Constantinople for the sake of both reli-
gious and political situation in the
East"
Episcopal Church earnestly entreats
strongest possible efforts to prevent ex-
pulsion OF patriarchste from Constan.
.iinople"