The New York herald., 1922-05-05
TURKS WOULD Share
OIL With AMERICANS
Willing to Give Concessions
in Mesopotamia if Kemal
Plan Wins.
PERSIA ALSO READY
Afghanistan, Too, Wants to
Open the Country to
US. Capital.
AGAINST BRITISH DEALS
Djemal Pasha Charges Eng
land breaches Peace While
melting War in Asia Minor.

Special Gable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1879. by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, May 4.
"The Turks desire American enter
prises, but they do not want the Brit
ish, wEo are responsible for the pro-
longation Of hostilities in Asia Minor
declared Djemal Pasha. one OF the
most prominent Turkish leaders. to
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
to-day, just before his departure from
Berlin. Djemal is an energetic soldier
He is now commander in chief OF the
forces In Afghanistan. At one time
he was the Turkish Minister Of TIE
Navy, and commander in chief in
Palestine.
'The Turks seek Americas partici-
patton in the reconstruction OF Tur-
key" he said, land are inclined to give
oil concessions to America. 1t is re-
ported that Mustapha Kemal Pasha
has proposed that Turkey renounce
Ter claim of sovereignty over the dis
tricts Of Kerkuk and Suleimanee in
Mesopotamia, which the British oc-
cupy, If they will recognize the Turkish
States right to ownership Of the OIL
fields there.
III such an agreement Is reached the
Turks are ready to negotiate with Amer
leans for the exploitation of those oil
fields. ] am surprised to see that the
Americans are not obtaining conces-
sions in the Persian oil fields through
direct conversations with the Psxsian
Government.
OIL the Attraction for British.
"Afghanistan also is ready to open
the country to American and French
capital and initiative. Afghanistan is
one of the richest countries in Asia, and
has secured an easement whereby 1t
may obtain transit through India with
out the payment OF duty. Although the
British are obliged to admit the full
freedom of Afghanistan we have ample
proof that they have not renowned
their ambitions for hegemony of Asia.
'.Oil is the key to England's Asiatic
ambitions. 1t is true that the knglo-
Dutch group is trying to obtain at
Genoa the exploitation of the Baku oil
fields. That proves that the British are
only using new ways to achieve an old
plan. In 1919 Elgland made a secret
treaty with Persia, pledging herself to
restore to Persia her old frontiers in
the Caucasus. Those frontiers would
have given to Persia the territory of the
present Soviet republic of Azerbaijan,
including the oil fields of Baku. which
would have gone under British control.
1--WE also know why the British Gov
ernment did not Slvite the Turks to the
Genoa conference. Why? Because the
absence of Turkish participation in the
proposed ten years truce of Europe
leaves England free to push the Greeks
further in the continued fighting against
the Turks in Asia. The Greek occupa-
tidl of Eastern Thrace merely serves
to secure British domination of the
Dardanelles.
Great Britain reproaches the French
Government for having concluded a sep
arate treaty with the Turkish Govern
ment and for evacuating the Turkish
province of Cilicia England so far has
successfully concealed from France the
fact that the British Government won
the right to keep Cilicia before France
recognized Turkey.
Left Cilfcia to Turkey.
"At the time of the Anglo-Turk armis-
tice, which the British Admiral Galtrop
and the Turkish Minister Reouf Bey
Il I, 20 -
the demand of the Grand Vizier, LETT
Cilical to Turkey.
But the British Government also Is
insincere toward Turkey and the rest
of the world in preaching the peace Of
Europe while promoting war in Asia
Minor. Recently the British submitted
to the Turks peace conditions which they
knew the Turks could not accept In order
to shift TO tho Turks shoulders the re-
sponsibility for continued carnage in
Asia Minor. which was inevitable.
"England's proposals for peace be-
tween Greece and Turkey stipulate that
Constantinople shall regain its sover.
eighty, while England keeps her garrison
I'm Gallipoli. Thus is the deception evil
dent. How can the Turkish capital have
real sovereignty with the British forces
and fleet in the immediate neighborhood? ?
Therefore. when the British talk OF free
passage through the Dardanelles, while
keeping n garrison at Gallipoli, 1t means
in reality freedom under British control.
Turkey desires nothing but freedom.
The Turks are ready to assure open
passage to the ships of all nations
through the Dardanelles, in way which
shall not endanger the safety of Con.
stantinople. Turkey Is ready to make
peace on basis of safeguarding her
existence and her security, but failing "a
find such basis she intends to continue
lighting until Great Britain is convinced
that her Turkish policy has been wrong