Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-18
BRITISH INTERESTS
WOULD LET TURKS.
REMAIN IN EUROPE.
ConStantinopIe's Future Gives
Peace Conference a Com.
pick Problem to SettIe-In-.
dia Champions MoSIemS.
BY James NJ. Tuohy.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish
ing Co.


Especial Cable Dispatch
Paris, March. 1.-THE future of
Constantinople and the status there
of the Turk is an unsettled question
of complex character before the peace
conference.
1t, seems that British-Indian delega-
ton at the conference recently sent
memorandum to the British delega-
ton strongly urging that while Con-
stantinople and the straits may be in
ternationalized or otherwise taken out
of the control of the Turks, the Tur-
kish government should not be sent
across the Bosphorus, as this would
ALLEVIATE the Mohammedan feeling
which has been very loyal to Britain
and the allies during the war.
This appeal comes with all the more
strength from these Indian repre-
sentatives as not one of them is a
Mohammedan himself They are par
ticularly against the suggestion moot
ed in some quarters of Britain that
the Mosque of st. Sophia be restored
as Christian church under the
Greek rite, contending that this will
be a heavy blow to Mohammedan
sentiment for no adequate reason, and
is certain to leave q ranking sense
of wrong on the Mohammedan mind
throughout the east.
Discussion of Germany's northern
and eastern frontier problems was
begun today tomorrow and Wednes-
day the western frontiers will be dis
cussed. 1t is not expected that great
difficulty will be encountered in these
problems, as recent conferences of
Premiers Lloyd George and Clemen-
ceau and Colonel House have
smoothed the way toward agreement
Rhine Problem Looms.
The supreme council has now re-
served the Turkish boundaries and
settlement for its own decision, to-
gether with two other big boundary
questions already reached-the west
ern delineation of France and the Adj
riatic claims by Italy.
The feeling in British circles Is that
the Rhine problem is the most diff
cult question ahead for the supreme
council, as Americas attitude cannot
be fully known until President Wilson
decides, since t has only been possible
to communicate with him by cable or
wireless in a fragmentary way.
Premier Lloyd Georges personal
triumph in the CONSUMPTION issue fur
nishes deep qualification in British
quarters. 1t is expected to exercise
vital influence on the internal politi-
cal situation.
British >crcles seem confident that
the limitation of Germany's military
power to an inconsiderable volunteer
army will naturally be followed by
the abolition of CONSUMPTION in
France and Italy, but that view is not
officially admitted by either of these
powers Indeed, French semi Official
military commentators are accepted
of the efficacy of any practical meas
ures that will give full assurance that
Germany will carry out the military
conditions, They say accordingly,
that CONSUMPTION will not be discon-
tinued in France and Italy until those
countries can see how Germany acts.
May Give Foe Two Months Time.
Details of the scheme show that in
addition to 100000 soldiers. Germany
will have 10000 gendarmes, 10000
customs guards and 5000 forest rang
ers, and also her imperial police. The
Temps says Germany will have two
months in which to conform to the
military terms after their acceptance
The French militarist papers are
still hostile to Premier Lloyd Georges
scheme for a voluntary long service
army in Germany as being likely to
develop into a praetorian guard con-
trolling the state, and it is urged that
France cannot accept such scheme,
as it would be a menace to the exist
ence of the republic.