The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-29
Allies O. K.
Open Door
For Turkey
Policy as Advocated by Unit
ed States Ratified by Dele
gates to Near East
Conference.
Russia Good Samaritan

Russia Good Samaritan
Lausanne, Jan. 2S.-(By A. RE
The policy of the open door in Turkey,
as advocated by the United States at
the near east conference, was ratified
by the allies last night in the form of
a declaration read by NJ. Bompard to
the conference, declaring that Turkey
was not obliged to follow the advice
of the council on the Ottoman debt in
the matter of concessions in Turkey
This declaration. which satisfied the
American representatives and which
goes on the official records, was made
at the last hour of an amazing ses-
sion which only served to bring out
the large number of points on which
the allies and the Turks are divided
'The open door question arose in
connection with the demand Of the
allies that Turkey pay to the allies
100000 Turkish pounds gold as
reparations to allied citizens for dam
ages sustained during the war. When
the allied draft of the protocol pro-
viding for the details of this paymnet,
which by the way, Turkey today ab-
solutely refused to make in any form,
reached Ambassador Child Friday, he
found in it clause that the Turkish
government should ask the opinion of
the council on the Ottoman debt with
cessions or the extension of old con-
cessions.
Rights Safeguarded.
Ambassador Child Immediately con-
ferred with the allied leaders and
pointed out that this provision col
lided with the open door. In. conse-
quence, M. Bompard tonight read a
declaration that it was far from the
allies intention to strike any blow at
the sovereign rights of Turkey, which
were fully safeguarded, as Turkey
need not follow the advice of the
council on concessions.
Turkey. under its own responsible
ity, the declaration said. maintains all
its liberties. and the principle of the
open door remains always that which
should exist in Turkey in all eco-
nomic questions.
Both Ismet Pasha and Hassan Bey,
representing Turkey, voiced strong OBJ
lection to the protocol clause concern
ing concessions and insisted that the
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the advice of the debt commission.
which is an International body, consti-
tuted interference with. the sovereign
rights of Turkey.
Work Near End.
Tonight's meeting. which was do
voted to financial and economic ques-
tions, was. the allies say, the last
meeting of the near eastern confer
cnce for detailed discussion. with the
exception of a meeting of the special
straits commission, with the Russians
present.
The allies apparently are deter
mired to go ahead with their plan of
presenting their draft treaty to the
Turks officially on Wednesday, al
though it will be privately communi-
Gated Monday.
The session tonight showed a COM
plete divergence of views on many
subjects. including reparations. At
times the meeting was disorderly, sew
eral of the delegates trying to speak
at. the same time. A debate between
1smet PashA and Venizelos, head of
foI
war responsibilities was especially
virulent. Ismet Pasha charged that
Smyrna had been burned by the
Greeks and added, All the world
knows it,.
NJ. Venizelos, with much heat, de-
Tended his country.
The Americans and japanese are
helping in the attempt to save the
conference. but the British seem to
think that at the last minute the
Turks will sign.
Offers Home for Armenians.
Bolshevik Russia assumed the role
tonight of good samaritan by Off
oially informing the conference that
Russia stood ready to provide a ma
tIOlldl UOllle lOT ll1e al W.
Tchitcherin sent a note to the three
Presidents of the conference and also
to Ambassador Child. in which he
said that, although the Russian dele
CATION had been prevented from par
ticipating in almost all the questions
before the conference, they consid-
cred they could have contributed in
an important way TO the solution of
various problems If they had been al
lowed to take part.
One OF these problems which had
not been solved was the Armenians.
Despite Indignation throughout Rus
sia at the manner in which their dele
gates had been treated at Lausanne
the Russian representatives desired
to give notice. in cooperation with
Georgia and Ukraine. Of Russia's in.
tention to "install on their respec-
tive territory a considerable number
of Armenian cmigrants of whom the
aumber is still to be established.
The note goes-on to say that de
tails of this project will be the sub
iect of special negotiations between
the representatives of Russia, Georgia
and Ukraine, and qualified repre-
sentatives of the Armenians."
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