Evening star., 1922-11-29
j, s, ENVOY MEETS
TURKISH DELEGATE
To DISCUSS PACT
American Interests Are Basis
of Conference Between
Child and lsmet Pasha.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE. November e9.-Richard
Washburn Child. principal American
representative at the near east confer
ence, called on 1smet Pasha, head OIL
the Turkish delegation at the latter's
hotel today and had long confer
ence with him concerning American
interests in Turkey, especially those
of an educational nature.
Ismet is anxious that the American
schools and colleges remain in Tur-
key and is giving every assurance that
the Angora government Will anord
protection to such Institutions as re-
frain from all participation in domes-
tic politics.
MANY of the American educational
institutions in the heart Of Anatolia
still are in operation. including those
at Silvas. Caesarea and Adana
Turkey will be glad to make a gem
eral treaty with the United States and
will be happy to begin negotiations
at any time. Ismet Pasha Informed the
Associated Press last night.
sSTreaty OF Amty.
The representative of the hemaiist
government said he stood ready to IN
aueurate an exchange of views. lsmet
showed lively interest in the reports
that a treaty Of amity and commerce
would probably be an outcome OF the
Lausanne conference.
The Lausanne conference. sensitive
to any political or economic happen
ing elsewhere in Europe. Is greatly
excited by news of the execution of
the former Greek ministers in Athens.
The information generally cast a
gloom over the various delegations.
The great importance of the ques-
tions to be decided here Is testified
to by the tense atmosphere surround
ing all the activities of the conference.
The delegates are living under a
nervous strain similar to that expert
enced at the Paris treaty making
gathering. Heads of the delegations
the agenda in efforts to smooth out
the more thorny problems which might
endanger the success OF the conference.
Correspondents find great difficulty
in getting the facts, and this inevi-
tably results in the widest specula-
ton. The official communicates issued
by the secretariaI bureau are meager.
They are confined to routine state
ments concerning the commissions
and names of speakers. The salient
facts are carefully omitted.
The question of the frontier Of Tur-
key has been held up. because the
leaders of the discussion are endeav-
oring to sidetrack dangerous alter
cations in the official sittings ny seek
ing to arrive at the general lines of
at
Aegean Islands Question.
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation. expressed the opinion that
the conference would inevitably meet
with difficulties. but that the work
was gradually taking shape and that
there was no cause for anxiety as to
its successful outcome.
I'VE are here to sign peace" said
one delegate, land peace must be
signed"
Plans for demilitarizing the islands Of
the Aegean sea were discussed yester-
day by the subcommission Of the near
east peace conference. to which this
problem has been intrusted.
A spirit of uncertainty and note OF
peSsmism are apparent In the confer
ence. yet the chief delegations have
pointed out that the work Of the con-
ference was steadily continuing and
the various delegates were gradually
and heipfully getting clearer UNDER
standing of one anothers views.
Soviet Is Puzzle.
Furthermore, doubts as to the exact
role Russia will play at the confer
ence have excited apprehensions. The
Russians have announced their active
support Of the Turks in all Turkish
claims, and by some are expected
to plead the Turkish cause as If 1t
were their own. To what extent they
will be able to participate in the
conference still remains in doubt.
England and France seem deter
mined not to permit more than a dis
cussion of the straits, but it Is re-
ported that actual decision on the
Russian petition is held up until the
Italian delegates hear from Premier
Mussolini, who has been advocating
great freedom of speech at Lausanne
American official intervention-in-
sistence upon the open door in the
near east-continues to affect the
calm of the conference. 1t appears
especially to have AFFORDED great
moral support to the Turks in their
general demand for treatment on
basis of eauit4e
RUSS-TURK AGREEMENT.