The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-22
ITALIANS AND
GREEKS CLASH
OVER LANDING
ON TURK SOIL
Three Powers Send Note to
Italy Demanding Explana-.
tion-Incident Complicates
Ottoman Difficulty
HUNS GET EXTENSION
tBy Associated Press)


PARIS, May 22-It 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 reply to the council of four
after sharp personal incident during
which he objected to the presence Of
Premier Venizelos Of Greece. The lat.
ter retired from the meeting.
The Italians landed forces at Ada
liza, Budrum and Makri during the pc
riod when Premier Orlando and For
eign Minister Sonnino had withdrawn
from the peace conference, making
the landings without notice to the
allies
compIIeates Turk Question.
The reported Italian incident appar-
entity complicates the Turkish prob
lem already a vexed one, with which
the peace conference heads have
been struggling for some little time
past.
In evident anticipation of Greek
mandate to administer the Smyrna
district, allied forces were landed at
Smyrna last Thursday, meeting with
considerable resistance from the
Turks, but making themselves master
OF the city. Italian troops were re-
ported to have participated to some
extent in this landing. According to
Paris dispatch of May 20, however,
the Italians had previously landed
forces at Adalia, on the southern
coast OF Asia Minor, and likewise dur
ing last week disembarked troops at
Budrum, 96 miles southeast OF Smyr-
na, and at Mahi, on the gulf of Makri,
in the vflayet of Smyrna.
There had been nothing to Indicate
that these landings were not by agree
1ment among tho allies and. indeed.
some OF the unoficial forecasts as to
the probable division Of Turkish ter
ritory under league of nations man
datorfes had indicated the probability
that Italy would be given the Adalia
district to administer. Whether the
Adalia landing is the one objected to,
or whether the putting ashore of Ital-
ian forces Independent of other allied
conungents, in the vilayet Of Smyrna
has caused the sending of the note,
remains to be developed. From the
fact that Premier Venizelos of Greece
figures in the controversy, the latter
contingency would appear the more
likely. in view Of the understanding
that the Smyrna district is to be un-
der Greek tutelage.
so PAGES OF REPLY
BERLIN, Wednesday, May 21.-The
German cabinets declaration issued
officially and exclusively through the
Associated Press on Tuesday that
| Germany would decline to sign the
peace terms as presented to her at
Versailles, reflects the underlying
notes OF the Official reply to be made
to the allied and associated powers.
In fact, the statement as a whole vir-
tually represents the preamble Of the
document which Count Won Brockdorff
Rantzau, the head of the German del.
egatton Is expected to deliver at Yer
sailles, before the end of the present
week.
This document win be complemented
by specific proposals and counter pro-
posals which will bring the volume of
The reply up to so typewriter pages.
This is exclusive of the various notes
already transmitted, announcement OF
which was made by the German dele
cation in Tuesdays communication to
President Clemenceau of the peace
congress.
GET SEVEN DAYS MORE
! PARIS, May 22.-The seven DAYS
granted the Germans before the time
limit for the submission of replies to
Tie allied peace terms expires will not
be devoted exclusively to the drafting
of notes at Versailles, but will be en-
loyed at Berlin for the purpose of
quieting agitations there, according
10 newspapers here.
1t is pointed out that there is an In.
fiuential party in Germany made up
of independent and majority socialists,
which favors the signing OF the treaty
Bankers, manufacturers and business
men generally, as well as the military
authorities, are said to share this view
believing, it is declared, that anything
is preferable to Bolshevism, which
might ensue il Germany refused to
agree to the terms of peace.
, Philip Scheidemann, the German
chancellor, and Gustav Noske, minis
ter of defense, it is said. have compro-
missed their position by exaggerated
statements and have placed themselves
, in a difficult situation.
Newspapers declare that the exten'
!. sion granted yesterday will be the last
concession as to time made to the
enemy. If this is true, it is expected
the treaty may be signed between june
IL and June 16.
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