Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17
Signal Victory Won by U. S.
in Agreement at Lau-
same Farley.
ALLIES FEAR FINANCIAL
STRENGTH OF AMERICA
See Turks Turning to This Side
of Atlantic for Capital
in Future.

BY the Associated Press
LAUSANNE, July 1.-THE Turkish
peace treaty will be signed July "a
or Is, according to present expecta-
lions. The allied and Turkish dele
gates now at Lausanne will be the
signatories of the main treaty and
the other documents to be signed, in
Guiding the agreement for control OF
the Turkish straits. The Russian
soviet government has been invited
by telegraph TO take part in the sign
ing of the straits convention.
The agreement reached last night on
the disputed questions of concessions
and the evacuation of Turkish SOIL by
foreign troops will be adopted at a
plenary session of the conference this
afternoon, it is expected.
The accord represents a victory for
the United States, whose representa-
tive. Joseph c. Grew. minister TO
Switzerland. was successful in his in
sistence that the policy of the open
door and equal opportunity in the
near east be adopted. Had 1t not been
for his tenacity the tentative agree
ment. made last week. unfavorable
to United States interests. would have
been included in the treaty
Grew Wins Point.
Through numerous conferences
with Ismet Pasha, head of the Turk
iSh delegation, who appeared utterly
fatigued from the constant pressure
from both sides when the final SEES
sion began, Mr.. Grew won him over
against the pleas of the British and
French plenipotentiaries.
And having won their struggle to
eliminate from the peace treaty all
future preferential concession rights
for foreign companies and all official
confirmation of doubtful existing con-
cessions. the American representatives
now will devote themselves to COM
pletion of the new Turkish American
treaty.
The inside story of the meeting yes
terday when the peace made a week
ago was patched up" as one allied
delegate described il, is of fierce
battle waged over the question of the
oil fields of Mesopotamia which the
English claim under the provisions of
the concessions of the Turkish pc
troleum company.
u. s. influence Dominant.
Though none of the American dele
CATION was present 1t was apparent
that American influence was dominant
In the conference chamber and that
the stringent application Of Mr..
Crews resistance was strong enough
to permit Ismet Pasha to hold until
the finish.
Ismet Pasha was unshakable be-
fore all the allied onslaughts. One by
one he turned down every formula pre-
scented, even those modified, which he
calculated would give any confirmation
to the British company's petroleum
concession in the treaty. He insisted
that there was grave doubt of its
validity, and said that the question
should be referred to arbitration by
the International Court of Justice.
Finally the allies. led by the British.
surrendered. But the British an
nounced their intention to make a pub
lie statement at the open conference
meeting, setting forth their rights to
oil concessions. just as the French in
tend to do regarding their rights con-
corning the Ottoman debt.
The Turks previously had won a vic
tory by keeping all confirmation of
their obligations under the debt out
of the Lausanne treaty.
The allied agreement to drop their
demands for future preferential right
to Turkish contracts is considered
here an attempt to make the Ameri-
can public feel that Europe respects
American doctrine and wishes to CO.
operate with American capital there
However. there is disposition to be-
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