Evening star., 1923-11-25
CHARGE j. s. RIGHTS
LOST IN TURK PACT
Gerard and 56 NotabIes See
Swap of American Inter-
eSts for Chester Deal.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 24.-De-
nouncing the Lausanne treaty as a
document in which American rights
are sacrificed and Armenia thrown
overheard for the sake Of the Chester
concession. fifty-seven notables, head
ed by James w. Gerard, former am
bassador to Germany. today launched
campaign to prevent ratification of
the treaty by the United States SEN
ate.
A memorandum previously signed
by 100 statesmen, high Army officers,
financiers. church officials. editors
and foreign relief workers was ap-
proved for presentation to President
Coolidge, Secretary of State Hughes
and individual senator's before whom
the treaty will come for ratification
at the forthcoming session of Con-
gress.
Sees L. S. Rights Hurt.
The document charges that the
State Department ENJOYS at Lausanne
sacrificed to Mustapha Kemal the
rights of American citizens in Turkey
and threw overheard the Armenian
people, whom this country was
pledged to protect In exchange for
the Chester concessions to a few
American business m"n. since trans
ferred to alien control.
ut is morally an indefensible
treaty" said the memorandum. TT is
an utterly humiliating and purpose
less treaty. 1t surrenders every
American right in Turkey. 1t rem
ders impossible the continuance Of
American educational and philan-
thropic enterprises in that country. 1t
ignores our solemn pledge to Armenia.
The economic concessions it pur-
ports to secure for q few Americans
are now admitted to be of dubious
value, and have already been trans
ferred into alien hands.
Charge Promise Broken.
THE Turks have broken thus early
their promises Of good behavior and
their guarantees to our missionaries
Turkey. All reports which have re-
from Turkish and foreign sources
show that factional armed conflicts,
widespread banditry and hopeless eco
nomic chaos seriously threatens
Kemars regime, and that the task
which confronts this government is.
according to the admission of its own
leaders, truly impossible one.
IL, t,~ L..
nothing by resuming relations with
Turkey in this state, and can lose
nothing further by maintaining the
status quo and awaiting develop
ments. The downfall of the Kemal-
lists appears inevitable and imminent
By now surrendering our rights to
Kemal we shall find 1t difficult to
reassert against any regime which
may overthrow and succeed him.
I'VE believe that the honor of
America, no less than every dictate
of reason, demands that the Senate
reject the Lausanne treaty"
Seven Points Attacked,
The treaty is attacked on seven
points, signers of the memorandum
asserting that:
Our nationals in Turkey are to be
deprived of the protection of the
American consular courts-a pre-
rogative they have enjoyed since 1882
and made subject to the notoriously
corrupt Turkish police and courts.
Our missionary institutions in
Turkey are to be likewise subject to
Turkish laws. The question of in
demnity for damages suffered by
Americans 'fh%s"gh arbitrary and
illegal acts Is I~ft for later discus
sion. Our m .rchant vessels may, as
In the past, pass through the Dar-
danelles which, however, may be
closed at the will of the Turks, as
was done in 1914.
"Our archeologists enjoy the same
rights that are enjoyed by Turkish
archaeologists. This only requires
the comment that there never have
been any Turkish Psychologists.
"The open door-we resume our
former privilege to trade with and
invest in Turkey. The Importance Of
that privilege may be guaged by the
fact that in 1913. when Turkeys es-
timated population was 1850, 900,
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