SAN REMO CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16724, 27 April 1920, Page 3

SAN REMO CONFERENCE.

CUTTING UP TURKEY. SOME DECISIONS REACHED. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received ’April 27, 8.5 a.in.) SAN REMO, April 26.* The conference entrusted Britain with mandates over Mesopotamia and Palestine, and France was given tho Syrian mandate. The conference is communicating with President Wilson regarding the boundaries of Armenia, requesting him to arbitrate owing to a dill'eroiice of opinion at the conference, which is expected to terminate on April 26.

it is understood Turkish’ suzerains? over Smyrna will bo indicated by the fact that lb- population will not be omitted to send delegates to the Greek Parliament, hut at the end of five yearn the local Smyrna Parliament will have the right of voting in favour of union with Greece. in such event the suzerainty will cease.

Turkish sovereignty in Europe will be, confined to the area within the Chatalja linos.—Reuter.

BIG GREEK GAINS. TRADE WITH RUSSIA. LONDON, April 26. San Romo correspondents state Italy views the Turkish Treaty with undisguised disapproval, due to the fact that Greece is raised to a position of serious rivalry to Italy as the Mediterranean Power.

The treaty gives Italy very little, except Adalia, as Greece gets everything west of tho Chatalja hues, except Dodfcagatcli. Italy considers this will transfer largo bodies of Turks aud Bulgaro to Greece, and make future war inevitable.

Italy also objects to the proposal to turn the Turks out of Erzeroum, and give the town to the Armenians. Apparently Armenia is to bo an independent State. Tho League of Nations has no real mandate, but the league may issue an international loan on Armenia's behalf to secure tho co-opera-tion of an Allied or neutral State in the development of Armenia. Jews in Britain are delighted at tho council's decision to incorporate in the Turkish Treaty Mr. Balfour’s declaration on Zionism. It is suggested Aprd £4 should be made a Jewish national holiday. The San Remo correspondent of the Daily News states it has been resolved that tho Economic Committee shall meet tho Soviet delegation, headed by Krassin, now at Copenhagen, and take steps necessary to develop trade between Russia and the Allied countries.

This cancels the previous decision only to negotiate with Russian co-opera-tive societies. This step is due to the vigour with which Mr. Lloyd George pressed his proposals. Mr. Underwood Johnson, American Ambassador at Rome, has reached San Remo. He apparently holds a watching brief, but Washington is not represented at tho conference, though the Allies still hope America may bo persuaded to assist in the Armenian settlement.

The San Remo correspondent of the Daily Express believes Britain proposes that Germany shall pay 50,000 millliou marks (only £200,000,000 sterling at tho present exchange), but France is dissatisfied, and tho amount may be increased to 70,000 million marks.

STIFF NOTE TO GERMANY. NEW YORK, April 26. The New York Times states the Supreme Council formally asks the United States to take over the Armenian mandate and .arbitrate on the subject of boundaries, and assist with the loan. Signor Nitti wants the Russian embargo lifted so as to kill Lenin and the Republican regime. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Millerand are completely agreed on the basis of a very stiff Note, which will be sent to Germany to-day. The Allies meet in Belgium soon to fix the total sum which Germany will hare to pay immediately’.—Ans.-N:Z. Cable Assn. A CORRESPONDENT’S GUESSES. (Received April 27, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. A San Remo message states that Signor Nitti proposed to make Fiume a buffer State. M. Millerand and Mr. Lloyd George at present are not favourable to the scheme. It is reported that the Allies have decided to allow Germany an army of 160,000 men should the necessity for it he proved, further concessions to be dependent upon the Reichwehr’s complete evacuation of the Ruhr district.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.