The sun., 1919-05-23
Is
ASKED OF ITALY
Big Three Send Note About
Landing Of Troops on Tur-
kish Territory.
"SCENE" IN THE COUNCIL
Greek Premier Leaves, Over
Wilson'S Protest, Before Or
lando Will Unbend.
By the Associated Pre.s.

PARIS, May eat has been learned
in trustworthy quarters that the
United States. Great Britain and
France have united in sending a note
to Italy requesting an explanation
Of the landing Of italian forces In
Turkey.
Premier Orlando Is said to have
made a reply to the Council Of Four
after sharp pertonal incident dur
ing which he objected to the presence
Of Premier Venizelos Of Greece. The
latter retired from the meeting.
The Italians landed forces at Adalia,
Budrum and Makri during the period
when Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnino had withdrawn from
the Peace Conference. making the
landings without notice to the Allies.
The nature of the Italian reply and
whether it was acceptable to the send
ers of the note was not known this
forenoon.
Premier Venizelos was invited to at
tend recent meeting of the Council of
-Four at which the subject OF Smyrna
was under consideration. because OF the
Greek interest in Smyrna, near which an
Italian landing was made. When Prem
Ter Orlando entered the council chamber
President Wilson. putting aside the US
ual diplomatic formality, addressed him
directly. asking what the answer was
O ri ha
Of Italian forces in Turkey
Orlando shows Feeling.
The Italian Premier, with apparent
feeling, replied that he was prepared
to explain to the Council of Four, but
not with outsiders present Premier
Venizelos at once offered to withdraw,
but President Wilson Is said to have in
sisted upon his remaining. Premier Or
lando declined TO proceed however, un-
I'll Premier Venizelps withdrew.
The members of the Council later
expressed their regret to the Greek
Premier for the incident
The sending of the note and the in
cident which grew out of It were not
known outside the immediate circles Of
the Council, where they aroused the
liveliest interest. 1t is thought they
may have contributed to the decision
of Premier Orlando to go to the Franco
Italian frontier yesterday for a confer
! ence with some OF his Minlsters The
Italian Premier returned to Paris to-day
from this conference.
Premier Orlando of Italy returned to
Paris to-day from a meeting OF the
Italian Cabinet held at Oulx. near Turin
The Cabinet, II is said, asserted its
support OF the Premier.
The reported Italian incident appar-
emily complicates the Turkish problem.
already a vexed one, with which the
Peace Conference heads have been
struggling for some little time past
I'm evident anticipation OF Greek
| mandate to administer the Smyrna dis
trict allied forces were landed at
| Smyrna last Thursday, meeting with
considerable resistance from the Turks
but making themselves masters OF the
| city. Italian troops were reported to
have participated to some extent In this
landing. According TO a Paris despatch
of May 20, however, the Italians had
previously landed forces at Adalia, on
the southern coast OF Asia Minor and
| likewise disembarked troops at Budrum,
! niRety-six miles southeast OF smyrna
and at Makri on the Gulf OF Makri, in
| the vilayet OF Smyrna.
| WASHINGTON, May 22.-Precaution TO
protect italian interests in the eastern
Mediterranean in the event OF failure in
| the peace negotiations is believed in
Italian circles here to account for the
landing OF Italian troops recently at Bu-
| drum ND AiAiia