Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-28

Lausanne. NOV. 2I (EE He A P.)- Amer.cI's insis-ence for ihc Open door and equality economically ln the Near East which follows her traditional de- mand for equal commercial privileges in the Far East, was cited today by the Russian delegation as supporting an c;ii- cial communication forwarded by the Russian delegation to the conference ask- ing for the right of. speech on all matters before that body.
 Russia objects vigorously to any at tempt to limit her activities .u The dss- cussion Of the future status of ihe p.trda- nelles she claims that al topics n the LaG-1Ene ..gcrda are closely related 10 the supreme o5ject of freedom ot the straits and that stable peace in the Near East can only be a;.aiTed by allowing the Russian delegates free rsrticipstipn on the same basis as ire other great powers
 h their Uisicial petition inc Russians affirm that only by following inc principle Of equality can tiIe conference hope 10 1 reach the goal ot greater equity ia the relations between natiOns--a y'sr eN- | pressed at the opening Of the confs7InIa ! and confirmed by the recent declaration of the representative ef the United States"
 Discussing the Russian petition tonight u. Raliovshy, president of the Ukraine i repGblic- said to The Associated Press | correspondent.
 We are glad that the United States made is strong stand against the secret treaties agreement; VIC heartily endorse it. When Ambassador Child spoke of thl necessity of building up foundation ci greater equity in the relations betweer nations. we consider that he was cndprs Ing our stand for equal treatment al Lausanne.
 Secretary Hughes pronunciamento u
 the open door in the Near East. as pre- scented and amplifed by Ambassa do
 Child, promises to produce the same sti
 in Europe as did the declaration Of Secre
 ta-y Hay concerning the open dooC in th
 Far East Such is the impression radiat
 ing from tine diplomats Of many countrie
 grouped in Lausanne.
 England, through Lord Curzon, is un
 derstood to have ratified it completely an
 the French spokesmen have expresse
 approval of the American stand
 Speaking of the disputed Mosul oil area
 a Turkish delegate announced that TuE key would claim sovereignty over thi
 rich petroleum district and would dis
 tribute concessions on a basis of equaEt,
 probably fayoring the United States, bC
 cause the United States had no politIca
 designs In Turkey. Thus the America
 note would. seem already to have born fruit.
 The Entrance of the Russians upon th
 conference scene is certain to have in portant bearings on the future discus sions. They have officially informed tn
 conference that all matters affecting th
 Independence of Turkey were intimatel connected with the question of the strait , and therefore with Russia. Any decision made without taking into considerable the immense interests of Russia. whic borders on the Black sea, were condemn
 ed in advance as sterile. if a durabl
 peace was the aim of the conference NJ. Rakoysky seems distinctly mol conservative in utterance than at Genoa lthat was stTSkingly evident tonight whe he expounded RuSSia's demand for admi
 sion to the conference on a footing ,
 equality. He brought a message of peas and good will and tried to give the in precision that all bolshevik Russia was , . this view. He even chided an enterpri ing correspondent from the Balkans wi a wanted to know what Russia would do
 Jugo-Slavia adopted menacing attitud
 To this Rakovsky replied:
 t That Is a false note to strike her and gives rise to an undesirable sen; ment- Why talk of possible trouble VI, n everybody in Europe wants peace?"