The sun., 1916-09-17
ASIA MINOR TO Be
ITALY'S REWARD
Agreement With Allies for
Entry Into War Is
Revealed.
RUSSIA'S SHARE LARGE
Gar Will Have Black Sea
Coast and Free Outlet TO
Mediterranean.
RrSSIA'S SHARE LARGE
s,ecis, co,respoaleaee 10 THs suS.

cDSCtes NOF1eSpVNot'Cs ~ stN.
RoMs. Aug. aA-Itaiy's territorial
claims IN Asia Minor. which were recog.
Med by the Allies when they concluded
secret agreement with Italy In April.
isl5, liking the conditions and the time
limit for her intervention. have been
specified publicly for the first time by
senator Franchetti In the Milan Corrtcre
della Sero.
There Ia rood reason to believe that
ire Allies offered territorial compensa-
tons in Asia Minor to Greece for her
trterventlor In their favor when they
pcctpied Salonica. Nenizelos openly
limited at such compensation from time
IL time. and when the Italian troops
banded AZ Salonioa to fight with the
Allie. he only comment was significant.
1,lay. he said. has taken the place of
Greece. and she will reap the advantages
that Greece lost.
senator Franchetti's article appeared
o. the eve OF the announcement tina;
on Italian expedition had been landed AZ
ealonica. He admits that II did not ap-
bear opportune for him to specify Italy's
claims IN Asia Minor before certain
events had matured. The connection be-
tween the active participation OF Italy
!n the East, where she Is no lorr,er
dDEeUt, anu inc COMPENSATION ll ASIA
Minor for such participation In obviouA
Questions for Peace Talk.
II 10 Indispensable that all the aspira.
tons and claims OF the Allies should be
satisfactorily settled when conditions OF
peace are discussed. Senator Franchetti
points out. lest some questions be left
open or problems unsolved and the bal-
snce Of power necessary for a lasting
peace fail to rest on solid foundations
So far A Italy In concerned, besides
her aspirations in Europe. she believes
herself entitled to a greater colonial ex-
pansion based on her geographical posi-
ton. on the special conditions OF her
economic development and on her past
colonial history. Her fields Of colonial
expansion outside Europe may he divided
into three. namely Lydia, Eritrea and
Eenadir and Asia Minor.
Lydia or Tripoli Is already in her pos
= -sion. n as for f.ritrea her zone Of
influence after the war will undoubtedly
b. increased on the south with the cess
ton Of British Somaliland, in the Gulf
OF Alden. ard of French Somaliland.
which n OF hardly any Importance to
France owing to ite isolated position and
it. distance from Frances main African
possessions. BY the cession Of these pos
sessions. which In the case OF France
Italy could compensate elsewhere. the
colony of Eritrea will be Joined to
Eenadir or Italian Sonaliland and form
the north ana east boundaries Of Abyr-
tin!a.
Asiatic Turkey is bound TO NE par
titioned between the Allies after the war
snd divided into possessions or possibly.
hut only to a small extent, zones OF in
fuence Italians assert that Asia Minor
hAs,ll hA - V. Lsea 80 all
Il II a region by itself. bounded on the
east by the highlands OF Armenia. on
the north by mountain chains not dis
iant from and almost parallel to the
eouth coast Of the Black Sea, and on the
south and southeast by the Taurus and
Jntitaurus chains Of mountains separat-
ing Il from Armenia.
Armenia. the Asiatic coast OF the
Black Sea, the Bosporus. the Sea of
Narmora and the Dardanelles will be
assigned to Russia. while the port OF
~Alexandretta. the future starting point
az the Bagdad railway. and the region
toutheast OF the Taurus Mountains will
yass over to England. France will get
SYRIA. None of these three Powers II
Interested In Asia Minor and It's assign
snent to italy will not endarger the bal
Rnce OF power between the three Allies.
Russia. besides the possessions speci-
fed above. will get northern Mesopo-
famia and Persia. She will enjoy the
exclusive mastery Of the Black Sea and
viii have a free outlet into the Mediter-
ranean and predominance In the Balkan
peninsula. England will unite the Med
~1'erranean TO India across MesopotamIa.
France will have Syria.
Italy's share Modest.
The portion assigned to Italy. COM
Pared to the new olonial empires OF her
auies. IL thus considered modest. The
dement's to be derived from ltaly's ocsu-
1atlon OF Asia Minor will consist In as
surfing peace and order among the !nhab-
ilants, by no means an easy task owing
70 the different races. religions and Gus
IONS prevailing among those people,
composed Of Turkish peasants. nomad
,rlnes. Greek merchants. Armenians and
kurds.
Another advantage to be derived from
lays occupation OF Asia Minor would
I INSIST In lessening II not entirely OBJ
,'atng any danger of rivalry between
russia and England. Asia Minor AN
,ut DC assigned to any Of the three
!'Ntente Powers without unduly !~ncreas-
ing the maritime and territorial pre-
''m'nance OF one 10 the detriment OF
me other two. Nor can II be assigned
70 one or two minor states. since OBJ
'ousiy sooner or later the question of
ii"dominance will rise again.
Italy, instead. Is sufficiently strong TO
''t"nd without any help her own pollti-
'tI autonomy M yet she does not aim
~ predominance either in the Mediter-
'ancan or in Asia. The assignment Of
va Minor TO Italy is therefore re-
S"Iied AZ the only solution to satisfy
"''an aspirations In the East and at
''' same time avert the danger OF future
Z 'dIfles between other great Mediter-
ran powers.
wing to the fact that Italy has no
N'ulterranean aspirations, her presence
.' asia Minor would represent an ele-
N"nt or peace which you'd contribute
a lasting settlement OF all interna-
"nal problems.
~ connection with Italy's claims on
wa Minor, the fourteen .F;gean Islands.
'4dlns Rhodes, occupied by Italy DUR
e the Tripod; war, and acid after
peace was concluded with Turkey on
'~'nfitlon that they would he restored
Turkey Loyalty and faithfully con-
buted towards the pacifcatlon OF
IflpoN, have automatically passed under
Rays sovereignty. since Turkey not
'.ly failed to fulhl the conditions Of the
''Ac" treaty but with Gcrmany's aid
zen during Italy's neutrality strove TO
lIoNoke a revolt against Italy among
'lc Inhabitants Of Trlpoli.
the Italian troops destined TO gar
J son Asia Minor in the near future
''' already concentrated in Rhodes and
t.hcr Islands