ALL ENGLAND'S FAULT.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 104, 1 May 1920, Page 7

ALL ENGLAND'S FAULT.

DISMEMBERMENT OF TURKEY. REBEL LEADERS VIEW. (By Cahle.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 0.30 a.m.) 1 LONDON, April 30. Tlie "Evening News" correspondent at Piermariui had an interview with Mustapha Kcmal, the Turkish rebel leader, at Angora, who said that England was responsible for the occupation of Coiißtnntinople, tbe destruction of Turkey, and the crushing of Islam, and the massacres of Armenians attributed to his troops, which he denied. I They were possibly done by brigands, I due to England arming the Armenians. | He admitted he had to get rid of some • found armed. He added: "I will punish England. She doesn't know what she is up against. It is in my power tJ stir up revolution in the English colonies. It is no good representing us ns rebels nnd adventurers: wo represent the real Turkey to-day. All that is happening! is the fnult of the Allies."—(United Service.) Landing pa-liei f .m-tho ■Revenue and RarniUies dismantled the fortifications at Trebizond under the terms "?,f the ar- j mistice.—(A. and N~.Z. Cable.) ' i * ARMENIAN DIFFICULTIES LONDON, April 30. Mr. Lloyd George, in :l review of foreign affairs, in the House of Commons, snid that regarding Turkiy he agreedwith SI. Millerand that it was undesir- j able to-outline the Allies' proposals until I they were submitted to the I'oito, but J really there was nothing to reveal. There had been no departure from the i principles laid down. He confirmed the report that a mandate over Syria wouls be given to France, and tlie mandates over Mesopotamia, including ?..(>. ul nnd over Palestine, would he given to ihe British, and that in regai _ fo the _*al»s- , tine mandate thero would be full recognition of Mr. Balfour's declaration in l expect to the .lews. The Armenian problem was over- | whelmingly diflieult, owing to the fact that there was no predominant Armei nian population in a vast area that the | Allies would have liked to have allocated to Armenia. If the Allies gave the territory to Armenia, who would enforce the decree?—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that in view of their responsibilities none of the Allies was able to undertake this task, which would involve a very strong military force, therefore the Allies appealed to America to undertake tho mandate , over Armenia. If the United States | refused the Allies might ask President Wilson to arbitrnto in regard to the I boundariM of Armenia. | The San Remo eonferenee practically | re-affirmed the decision to open trade relations with Russia and in every way facilitate sending peaceable materials to Russia, obtaining surplus foodstuffs and raw mnterials from Russia. Tbe Allies were determined not to accept M. Litvinoff ns n member of the Soviet delegation ih this connection, owing to hii Abusing privileges in the past.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)