The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-11
TURKISH EMP IRE TO BE REBUILT BY
 AMERICAN BRAINS
Construction Syndicate to Put in Modern Buildings and
 Utilities
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(Continued From Page One) they had agreed to share their rights with British interests.
 Turkeys acton ,a c testimonial to her confidence in the disinterested- ness of the United States. British, French and Italian business men backed by their governments. have fought hard for the concessions but they were turned away because the Tu!:s suspected that handing over of economic rights to them might lead to political nominations by the outside interests.
 The fact that the concession was finally approved just before the re converting of the Lausanne Near East conference produces serious ln- te1national complications. IL proba- bly will have the effect of uniting Great Britain and France, the eA- cluded nations, a@ainst Turkey Ill her fight to regain the n@h Mosul oil region adjoining her present ter ritory. This is now q part of the Kingdom of 1rak, which Is under British mandate. The United states will indirectly be drawn to the side of Turkey in this controversy it's about 10 per cent of the chester coll eession lies in the Mosul oil region and cannot he utilized until the Turks gain control. It is regarded as a shl.ewd strategic move by the Turlls. but one which may cause them much trouble at Lausanne.
 IrpnruIIeIed in History.
 The Chester syndicate obligated It. self to undertake the development or an empire. a business transacGoh, probably unparalleled in history, enough railroads to span the Amerl- can continent are to be bulit. 10 re place the ox-cart trails of Asia ha. rah 50 copper. iron, gold and silver an timony mines are to be developed Ramshackle buildings in AnSo:a are to be torn down and steel Weopea sky -scrapers built, Streets will be paved. Gas and water mains iaid. American type houses and buA galoWs will be built. Bath tubs and sahi- tary plumbing will be installed. Teie- phones will be introduced. Even vacuum cleaners will have ready sale Angora will become bcauti- ful, clean, political capital - the Washington of Turkey. The same transformation will be worked throughout the land. Modern Farm machinery will be distributed.
 oil deposits valued at upwards of ouc-half million dollars have been acquired but most of these cannot be developed until Turkey obtains MesuI. NOucru busIuCsS 1tohuutc.
 Admiral Chester wins his great Vic tory after battling for d quarter or q century with European intrigue Of the most expert and ruthless type. Ills story IS a romance of modern business. Admiral Chester went to smyrna many years ago on a deli cate mission involving the rights of Americans in Asia Minor, He was so adept At dealing with the Turk that President Roosevelt in 1908, sent him back on a battleship with d com mission to get | foothold there for American business. Germany, Rus sia. Great Britain and France fought the Americans with every resource.
 The World war halted the whole project. With the rise of Mustapha Renal and the new Turkish govern ment, the American chances bright ened, for the Turks began to dis trust all European powers. All were thought to be scheming to subjugate the rich country politically. Kemal, whose father-in-law was a former member of the stock exchange, trust ed the integrity of both the Ameri- can business man and the Ameri- can government.
 ported Admiral Chester in hls nego- tiations and may be expected to eX- ert watchful eye on his operations and over Turkey to advise her should any of her neighbors endanger the integrity of the Turkish govern ment.