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Show HELPING TO SETTLE TURCO-GREEK PEACE ) I U. S. Money Powers and Oil Interests Mixed in Lausanne Affair. in Mlf.TON BRONN1 i: m Service Staff Correspondent, LONDON. Nov. 11 American dollars dol-lars will be represented at tho Turco-Qrecian Turco-Qrecian peace conference, even If the Ainerii an government is not. Powerful dollars bound up with oil, will excH a tremendous influence when representath es of France, Kng-land, Kng-land, Italy, Japan. Rumania. Jugo-Blavia, Jugo-Blavia, Turkey and Greece meet at Lausanne November 13. The conference will do more than merely settle peace term between Turkey and Greece and decide what lands Greece shall hand back to Turkey. MG QUI S HON id Bl -! PTIjED. It w ill settle tip se bigger qui stion ; Kirst: Shall the Ulack Sea be a Husso-Tiirklsh lake ' Second Shall American and French oil Interests have an even break with British ami Dutch oil Interests ' Every country, including Soviet I Russia .ind the new republics carved out of old Russlap territory the I'k-ralne, I'k-ralne, Georgia and Azerbaijan are vitally interested So much that the Soviets Insist upon boing at the con-j ferehce, where Leo Kameneff, Soviet cabinet member, may loom as a factor second only In importance to the victorious vic-torious Mustapha Eternal Pasha. The Turks and Russians agree that ?eoiKla and the Ukraine should sit In the conference. Lngland and France are not enthusiastic about this but they are vitally Interested in the things that come out of these countries. A Klance at the map discloses why everybody Is so Interested in the freedom of the straits leading to thei Black Sea for upon this sea are the ports through which must come millions mil-lions of dollars worth of trade. DISPUTE ER OIL If the western powers come to an agreement with Turkey and Russia the Rlack Sea will be everybody's sea, ?nd will be open to the commen o of all nations. If the Turks and Russians do not come to an agree-' ment with tin- powers, they may be able to seal up thLs sea and make it! their own lake, keeping the oil. coal.' wheat, cerenls rind timber locked up. The big dispute is over oil a fighl In t Wei n i r . I i r. Mil :. n,l 1 ), Sit. ! . Royal Duti h utoup Rival grrOupal en bidding for French support In tho bbr business game being fought! over Asia Minor and Black Sea oil! deposits a Standard Oil !s understood to havr-Jhe havr-Jhe Inside traU- now with t he French. And French favor Is highly! Important, for evervthir.g hinges on! tne Turco-Greclan pact and France backed the winner, Kemal Pa.sha. while England backed the loser, Greece. |