The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
Request to Congress to Act
in Christian Turkey Will
Accompany Treaty.
POWER RESTS WITH 1T
President Unable to Give
Decision When Urged
by Other Powers. ;.
POLISH DISPUTE WORRIES
Foch Opposes Mediation in Ef-
fort to Stop Hostilities
With Ukranians.
POLISH DISPUTE WORRIES
by LAURENCE HILLS,



Copyright, 1919: al rights reserved.
PARIS, March 21.-When President
Wilson lays the preliminary peace
treaty before the United States Sen
ate with his covenant of the League
Of Nations Incorporated, as he firmly
expects now to do, he will couple with
It request that Congress accept
mandate for Armenia.
There seems little doubt of this
now in view of yesterdays develop
ments, when at long meeting at the
domicile Of Premier Lloyd George.
the President. Premier Clemenceau
and Premier Orlando being present.
the whole question of Asia Minor was
taken up and the President Is under.
stood to have been pressed by all
there, including Gen. Allenby. the con-
queror Of Palestine, who appeared to
give expert advice. to have America
take charge of Armenia. Like all the
conferences held recently, it was an
nounced lnconlcally that no decision
had been reached on any question.
Final Action on League To-day.
Some clear understanding must
have been arrived at. however, for
| according to the accepted programme
all or nearly all of these details must
be settled by tomorrow morning. To
morrow the so-called final meeting
| takes place of tile Committee on the
League Of Nations. which must adopt
the final form of the covenant TO be
Incorporated in the preliminary peace
treaty next week.
Great Britain apparently is willing
TO take over Palestine. while Italy
and France both want the mandate
for Syria, indicating the existence of
another snag. The question of Meso.
potamia was left for the present
The President was unable to give the
assurances which the foreigners
seemed TO expect that America was
ready to accept such mandates, say.
ing that he would have to lay each
case before Congress separately.
This meeting i another illustration
OF the curious way in which the CON
ference now is proceeding. no uues-
ton being settled. Complaint Is made
by the French newspapers that the
important problem of the Polish boun-
| darles was left undecided Wednes
day and there is veiled criticism OF
the request to the Poles and UkraIn.
| ians to stop fighting. The author
ship Of this request is attributed TO
President Wilson and IL is llkcned 10
the Prinkipo affair,
FOch Opposed Mediation
1t appears that Marshal Foch op.
posed mediation on the ground that
it would impair badly the prestige
of the Allies at very critical time.
II was made clear to-day. however.
that President Wilson has approved
the new Polish boundaries that were
recommended, which give Danzig to
The Poles. 1t is asserted now that
he meant this disposition in his ref.
crencn To the subject in his fourteen
points The President is finding II
difficult To pass on these matters
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