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Lausanne, Dec. S7, Nations attend
ing the Near East peace conference
are now fighting over the Garden of
Eden. . ' ---'k :
The famous garden spot, where
Adam and Kve were created and both
ate the forbidden apple, for which act,
according to some Biblical theologians,
mankind Ja still , paying. U the pri
oC many' maller nations, s They are
te Christian , mJpxities, ,. which - are
Uting W"wHrfa- larger nations ' divide
the spoils, , 3; - ,- '
C The Assyrlo-Chaldeans. who traced
their origin-tfj.the; Garden of Eden,
told the allies and Turks that it was
their demand ; that - they be given a
national home in Turkey, near the spot
where they believe the garden was
) oca ted. .
The minority people said they would
be willing to accept the home in con
Junction with the Armenians, who are
also looking for a national domicile.
The allies and Turks,, both of whom
would be glad to possess Eden, laid
the question on. the shelf for further
consideration, -. - &. - , : f , , , v
.The Turks, at the . conference on
Tuesday, were considered to have won
another diplomatic victory by refusing
to sit in on the sub-commission which
hud under consideration claims of the
AssyTio-Chaldeansr ' : "Armenians find
Bulgarians for a home.'; , t
The entente was Obliged' to hold a
separate session at which the claims
for the garden were' presented.
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Xjsusanne. .Dec , 27 Two; questions
promise to occupy much of the future
time of the conference here those re
lating .to the .Mosul oil fields and the
protection of minorities- The oil ques
tion Is important because it is being
desired by some powerful Interests and
lience can be exchanged or loans ; flu
minorities m,tter is urgent because
humanitarians have iheir eyes focused
on Turkey and 'protection of the minor
ities can be made a trump card. Both J
matters are so Important that either
could be used to break up the confer
. ence. - ' r
WMIe the' disposition of the Mosul
oil fields is the subject of secret nesro
tiatiens with the exchange of nots. the
minority jjroblem la being -aired pub
licly. . .
" OBJECT TO.ABME5UX9 ,,- :
The minorities sub-committee at ses
fons f preceding and after Christmas
dealt with the demand of the allies
that the Armenians and Bulgarians be
heard. ; Riza 'Xour , Bey, ; the second
Turkish delegate, told , the allies that
the Turka would refuse to be present
t If the Armenians were admitted. Tb
' allies insisted, "whereupon Risa Nour
sent Bote of refusal comparing the
allies request to hear the Armenians
with the reception of Irish, Indian, and
other British " minorities by the, com
mittee. ; - i , i. -;-s
TK proposal for an Armenian home
receives tittle encouragement, for there
la a suspicion that those who favor
such a refuge "want it where oil is
plentiful. y .,
GIVES KEASOSS '
Curson gave many reasons why it
was impossible for Great Britain to
' give up the territory, basing his argu
ment upon the fact that Kurds in. the
disputed area are in the' majority,
numbering 450,000. Further, the Brit
ish, let it become known that they
would not surrender an Inch of terri
tory, but it was intimated that Cur
son verbally .informed the Turks that
he was ready to return part of the oil
fields if the British rights to remainder
were confirmed. .. "
It is said that an American' firm
has been allotted a 23, per cent share
- Jit the exploitation of the Britishr man
dated fields and that the Turks in
tended to offer the Americans a per
centage of the oil production in the
Turkish territory returned to .Turkey,
The Turks say they prefer American
exploitation because the United States
is not interested politically.
Photograph' is or the Princess Anastasla. (the former Mrs. William B. Id9, widow of the late "tinplate
king"), with her husband, Prinre Christopher of Greece. - They, arrived, lit New. York on the S. 8. Olym
pic, 'This Is the first risH o Ainerica by the princess since ber marriage to the prince. .
Financial Chief of
England En Koute-
Here on Debt Plan
London. Dec- 27. U P.) Stanley
Baldwin, chancellor of the .exchequer,
leaving London today .for America to
confer with Washington officials on
the British; debt, eaid : j I i
;"ffe hope to fond the debt and get
the burden of Interest eased. Naturally
the last word is-with America. If we
effect a settlement it will ' be an ex
a tuple--to. Europe which might augur
a settlement of even greater problems.
If successful, we hope America, seeing
the result of one mission will be kind
to. a much more Important mission
Bonar Law will shortly undertaker
reparations." Baldwin also said his. mission was
most delicate, adding; " T
"We are itf a position of defense
and must tread warily.t
He pointed out the present Ajtierir
can law regulating r interest entails
annual British payments of sixty to
seventy million pounds.
-Baldwin was - accompanied by his
wife -and daughter and by the other
member of the debt mi-sion. Governor
McNoEman of the Bank of Kngland.
-The party went to Southampton to
embark on the -Majestic , , J
- .T HAX JTIS TAYIiOK BIES
Washington. Dec 27.-U. P.--Hati-nis
Taylor, 71, autlor, ccnstltutlohal
lawytr and minister to' Spain under
President Cleveland, died here early
today of Bright's disease.
Moscow Players to
. Open in New York
(By United Ntwl
. "New Tork, Dec 2T. The Moscow Art
Theatre company will open here Jan
uary . 8, - In spite of protest of the
American defense that the actors may
spread propaganda. This waa an
nounced Tuesday by Morris Geat. pro
ducer. . wha . denied, that , the company
would have to pay part of it earnings
to the soviet government, or that the
actors .will mould the political morals
of this country. "
Jaft to Take Step
: To Believe Jam in
Prohibition Gases
Washington, Dec. r. P. Ef
forts to reKev the congestion in fed
. eral courta -due to the great, number
of prohibition ca!es will be taken here
within the next few days. . ' ;
At tha call , of - Chief Justice TafU
federal circuit: Judges- will -meet 'here
Prtday, to devise a plan, -authorized
In a rectaf bill sponsored- by Attorney
General Daagherty, by ; which - Judges
can be transferred from slack 'to con
gwted circuits. "How to handle prohi
bition cases will be one of the : main
topics dfseussed. ' n -
President Harding also is expected
to nominate soon several additional
federal Judges recently authorised by
congress, to relieve the jrohIbiUon law
Congestion. . T '
Five of these Judges have been
named, but with four vacancies result
ing from death and promotions, the
: president hay 21 places to filk ;
At the time the- act creating: the new
Judgshtps was passed IS. 000 . prohibi
tion cases were pending In,!! f dcral
courts. Now the total has increased
to 20,009, making the demand for the
new Judges more imperative. :
Investiga tion of-
Railroads Started
; By U.S. Commission
vTashlngton. Dec 27. (U. P.V A
tin Hon wide investigation of rolling
stock . condtttoci ' and; practices on all
railroads" engaged- m Interstate com-
mere was started today by the inter
State commerce .commission. ' Freight
carrying equipment nly is, being ex
amined and-'-tabtuatd.f.''.--X:'-l.:t:
The investigation - was ordered wtth
a view to - promotina economicaf . and
efficient- service. : to estahlisamg ralea
; and practlceB with rapect to i-arKrr-
k. and to require the carriers to pro-
vide themselves' with sale and ade
quate locomotives and cars necessary
to tho performance- of their, duties
as rommoq carriers, the' commission
stated. .
HORSE" OTER.FEDi ft 1IX
v" Philadelphia. ; : lxc. 27. Twenty
horses are in the hospital stables here
from being - over-fed . as -a Christmas
trear. - The animals collapsed oo the
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