Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

suit but many hold that important
parts Of each province would vote
French and other parts German, and
that accordingly "a compromise might
be affected. do not wish 20 say
that majority opinion here supports
3 "a plebiseile rather than "dls-AnAcNn
|tiun' by France n Ger9nHny's cN'
prnsc / do moi think IT does, AS
| yet But labor has pronounced fot
la plediscite. opinion seems Nrering
I In that direction and Lloyd George
recognized the fat by ublnG the word
reconsideration" instead 81 rcsutu-
. ton
Russia Gets small sympathy.
? Lloyd George probably spoke for
the hulk OF English opinion when he
said that II Russia concluded a separ.
nte peace under conditions which lrfl
her northern provinces Of Courland
ana LlthuUnia under control OF the
enemy, IL would not be possible fot
tho allies to prevent Gcrmany from
continuing In occupation 80 dccu
Is the resentment at Russia that tho
] man In the street would not object
to German acquisitions at her cN
pense. More teSponsihle opinion
holds however. that Il is vital for
the safcty OF Poland that the neigh
boring provinces I've kept out VI Ger
man control and the allies viii help
In any way possible "a keep them FOR
Russia. or to maintain their lnde
ptndcncc II they vote for autonomy
~ IN bin mess to uvA"louN The pc-
ssbility. however. that II may not bc
possible to prevent their virtual an
ueNhtion,
a dispatch from London Is not the
place 60 discuss the aspirations q,
Italy. All the allies are agreed that
Italy must have the Trentino and
some territory on her eastern from
tier that is predominstly Italian by
race Hut the principle OF nation
Ailty and Of free choire for popula .
uons that are 20 be transferred may
como In conflict with Italian desires
To make anneSRtions for strategic
reasons. legitimate an those reasons
would he In world ruled hy fore.
as In the past II is fair to add that
Italian Socialists and Radlcals who
subscribe TO the lcgEie OF nations
as the principal war aim repudiatr
the more ambitious territorial de
signs OF their compatriotA
There remains TOR discussion the
German colonies and the regions TAX
en- from Turkey, Lloyd George. In
passage understood TO have been
wiitten by General SHUTS, demand
ed free choice for the African ma
tivea The difficulties OF the col
on!al problem for britain are not
fully understood abroad There
existed no desire here at the begin
nlng Of the war for more territory
and nearly all Englishmen except
ing lmperialist Tories would be glad
to come out Of the war with empty
hands. But to expect Australia TO
ccde hack the islands she took In the
IsCific, which Germany might make
naval bases, or TO anticipate that
South Africa VIII permit Germany
to re- establish herself on the South
African frontier and arm hordes OF
natives for another war. In too much
to ask human nature South Africa
sent troops to the north to remove
,the German menace from the dark
continent, Her feelings when IL ia
proposed to hand the colonies she
conquered back Ia Germany may be
imagined
The proposal OF the Labor party
1.
where white man cannot colonlze, TO
put tho center OF the continent nm 4.
der the control OF an international
board. is gaining In favor here. such
n solution would give Germany. with
tho rest of the world equal CONNER
ci1i opportunities and would remove
the threat the South Africa OF a
military attack without laying the
IlTifiah a,ga f,NH a
TINT II had emerged from the war
with piunder The British govern
r1ent has not committed Itself on
these issues further than to say that
the colonies will be at the disposal
OF the peace conference
Turkey WIN he Loser.
No part OF occupied Turkey is TO
30 back TO the Turk on that point
all factions here agree France will
probably get much Of Syria JeruKn
lem will 60 TO Zionist state under
liritish or Anglo French protection
and Mesopotamia, II is generally sup
posed, will become British There
In nc desire here TO insist upon this.
these territories will be discussed at
the conference and | do not think
England would object. II her agree
ioonts with France could be dis
solved to any form NJ effective In
tefnational control ~ the rest of the
world felt SO inclined The fate of
Armenia is doubtful, II would be an
unspeRkahle tragedy TO fan 20 re-
deem this stricken country, but its
borders touch only Russia. and there
seems no way In which British armies
con at present force Turkey TO grant
hrnenian Independence.
So much for the contested terri-