The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
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Uncle Sam Wants Equal Foot
ing With Europeans in Tur-
key, Conference Is Told
CAPITAL BACKING OBSERVER
Washington Approves His
Edict Against Special Privi-
lege Grants in Oil Fields
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press
LAUSANNE. Nov. 25.--America
gave Great Britain. France and
Italy o hard Jolt today when her
spokesman. Richard Wasiiburn
Child. declared that the United
States government has the support
OF the American public In its oppo-
siticn 10 all secret treaties ana
agreements, particularly those de-
signed to create zones of economic
and commercial influence, such as
the San Reno tripartite agreement
of 1929 which apportioned the Mes
potamian oil fields among the three
big powers.
A Lausanne Sensation.
Chlld's exposition was merely a
restRtement OF Secretary of State
Hughes alde-memoirs of October
80 in which he defined for the benz
eft of the British, French and
Italian governments the funaUons
of the American observers to tho
Lausanne conference and broadly
outlined Americas open-door pol
icy for the near east--but II was a
restatement under conditions which
made Il sensational.
1t came as the conference was
about to begin consideration OF
Turkeys Aslatic boundaries. and it
was a clear warning that America
Will not remain silent II the three
inviting powers insist upon
preferential rights In oil, MIN
eral. railway and power develops
ment In present Turkish territory. or
in that which was looped off by
war.
The Turkish delegates already had
.Ia huf I,,u
upon their country sharing in the
Mosul petroleum fields of Mespo-
tamla which the three inviting pow
ers have reserved for themselves:
consequently It was not dlspleasing
TO the Turks for the United States
TO 20 on record against tho San
Reno agreement.
Diplomats Surprised.
II was not possible for the dele
gates OF the inviting powers to con-
ceal their impatience at Americas
insistent reiteration of her policy
which they resent especially be-
cause OF her refusal TO accept a vote
in the conference. 10 sign any report
or 10 accept any responsibility
further than to act as an adviser
The American observers. 1t was
remarked, are dipping into the
Lausanne conference and display
ing disposition to enunciate the
American policy which is quite un-
like their retiring attitude at pre-
yious European conferences and
which !s causing much surprise
among the other delegations.
The new American attitude. how
ever. is affording great satisfaction
to the neutral countries represented
here. Apparently authenticated
,4..v fuf L. n L Ina hata
support OF the Franco British pTop~
osition on German reparatiOns de-
pendent upon her receipt of COM
mercial opportunities equalling those
of France and Great Britain in the
near east convinced the neutrals
that the American prOnouncement
OF today was justified and final
JApan's position on the open door
in the near east IS practically the
same as that OF the United States.
and all the lesser powers which
cannot single handed care for their
own rights reioiced that a powerful
spokesman had taken the stand TO
assure free trade In the Leyant.
LAUSANNE, Nov. 25.-The Turk
ish frontiers In Asia Minor and
general economic and financial
problems viii be taken up by the
near east conference beginning
Monday. Thus the conference IS
getting closer to affairs of more
vital importance to Europe and the
United states than the Thracian
tangle.
LAUSANNE, Nov, 25.-Few peo-
pie here apparently are aware Of the
silent drama which daily is being
played IN the ranks Of the Turkich
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