TURKEY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1920, Page 5

TURKEY.

COMPLETING THE TREATY. TROOPS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. By Taleuraph —rress Aasn—CepytiEht. Received March 11, 9.30 p.m. London, March 10. The Turkish question continues to engross the interest, of the newspapers, which suggest the prospect of a revision of the Treaty. On the other hand, Paris messages declare the next meeting of the Supreme Council will put the finishing touches to the Treaty, which will he B%Ted at Paris.

Despite an indication that President Wilson is contemplating strong antiTurkish measures with reference to Constantinople, New York reports the Turkish Chamber decided to ask America to send a Commission to investigate the Anatolian massacres. British semi-official circles state- the landing of troops at Constantinople was not undertaken without the fullest consent of the Allies. It i 3 understood the British Black Sea army is available. It numbers twenty-four thousand combat-ants.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S VIEWS. TURKS MUST LEAVE EUROPE. Received March 12, 12.30 a.m. Washington, March 10. White House officials say President Wilson will not hesitate to insist on the expulsion of the Turks from Europe Reuter Service.

PROTEST BY MOHAMMEDANS. A THREAT FROM INDIA. Received March 12, 12 31) am. Calcutta, March 10. The Khilafat Conference passed a resolution in favor of a final message to the Viceroy and the King-Emperor severing connection with the British Government if the Mohammedan feeling in reference to Turkey is not respected. A further rivolution urged a Mohammedan boycott of British piecegoods.— Kemcr Service.

OTTOMAN MISRULE. ALLIES' DUTY TO END IT. Received March 11, 9.30 p.m. London, March 10. Mr. Asquith, speaking at the National Liberal Club, referring to the Armenian massacres, declared the Allies' two great duties were the duty of punishment and the duty of prevention. Effective prevention must deprive the Turk as a ruling power of the opportunity and means of repetition, while punishment would not be adequate unless it was exemplary. I This is, or ought to be, the last chapter in Ottoman misrule.—Reuter Service.

WAR ON ARMENIANS. EXPULSION OF TUI&S DEMANDED. THE FIGHTING AT MARASH. Received March 11, 9.30 p.m. New York, March C. A committee of prominent Americans interested in Armenia are appealing to Anglo-French opinion to insist on the expulsion of the Turks from Constantinople to terminate the long drawn out stigma on European humanity.—Times Service. Constantinople, March 6. The French evaluation of Marash (in Asiatic Turkey) was largely due to a shortage of ammunition. Turkish gendarmerie started the attack, and supplied the Turkish poulation with machine guns. The town was soon untenable. A revised estimate gives the total massacred at at least 1600.—Tirae9 Service.