El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-27
NeU Peace Conference In London
May Settle Turkish Problem And
Create ConstantinopLe Mandate

! selves. At the beginning OF June.
when 4 left Paris. the opposition 90
the president in the United states was
regarded by an Europe and represen-
tatiVes at Paris as quite negligible.
Undertook No Promises.
Neither the president nor Col
House could commit the United States
TO the acceptance Of mandate and
neither OF course, undertook any such
promise but what Europe gathered
was that II the president won in the
matter Of the treaty, and victory was
assured after a possible delay incident
TO an appeal 20 the American people,
then America would participate in the
sotuement OF the Turkish problem
But pending the American decision
10 was inevitable that the Turkish
problem should be postponed. The re-
SUIT has been that any general set
Element has been postponed. But in
tue absence OF any general solution
-lauy partial arrangements have been
made and practically the whole Of the
eedcoast- togther with the soCalled
arabic provinces Of Turkey have
been occupied by European nations.
Moreover. save in the cases Of Con-
stansiuople and Armenia. these occu-
pations have begun 10 assume a more
or less permanent character.
Instead of having before Il the
turkish problem. complicated only
by secret treaties, not yet put into
actual operation, as was the case
at Paris the London conference
VIII have 10 deal with situations
created by the partial application
Of the secret treaties.
They viii also have 10 deal with
the consequences Of a rapid extension
Of rivalry and bad feeling between an
me associated and allied powers fin
Turkey.
British Pact With Arabs.
To explain this situation it VIII be
necessary first Of all TO 90 back 70
me secret treaties. Early in the war
tne British made a treaty with the
.-raQsi VINO constitute the mass OF
the population IN the Turkish empire
south OF the highlands OF Anatolia and
Armenia in the regions from the Gulf
OF AleIanQretta southwark along the
seacoast, by which Britain pledged
lerselL subject to a recognition Of
french interests, TO aid in the restore
non or an Arab state, which should
lncluce Aleppo, Bagdad and Damas-
IS ana, N general Syria and Neso-
poramia-
At a latter time France and Great
fH2fllain made treaty which divided
this same area into spheres OF fnfIu-
ence- Both countries recognized the
possible creation OF an AUTONOMOUS
EalesLnes between the sea and The
-lllan' while Britain agreed the
french should have as a enhe~a ~
political and economic influence tie
regions north OF a line drawn from
--e vicinity OF Tyre on the 1redfter-
-a-ea4 10 Lekrlt on the Tigrfs and
51te1ulnE IN the north from the cuff
q A-eNandretta 10 Sixas and DiabeI-r
pm the armenian highlands OfNar
concessions were made III T7llssfs b--t
-nese no longer have value. as a re-
sun OF tne Russian collapse.
finally, when Italy entered the
~ lne same treaty Of London. which
assigned Trieste and a portion Of
-lallnalla 20 the Italians. gave them a
~ u region OF economic and political
Is ---iFi-v extending westward along
~ coasI OF Anatolia from the French
sphere, and including the port and
district Of Adalia. Il was. moreover
- pulated that II French and British
atueIes were increased. the Italians
might claim similar expansion.
Object Achieved.
Now the spirit OF the first treaty
---at Win the Arabs. was that there
s1olia be recreated a great and more
OF less independent Arab state. occu-
pylng az OF the old Turkish territory
sollh or Armenia and Anatolis and
l sl-9er the control Of the king OF the
E1=ula-l, Wnost own state was. before
ne war, limited to a small area about
LAe noly cities OF Mecca and Medina
on the Red sea littoraI. This r-eaf7-
vas designed to enlist the Arabs In a
revolt against the Turks and assure
% British armies operating from
EEypt and India, IN Palestine and
sopotamias necessary Arab assist
auce.
This object was achieved The
arabs rendered invaluable assistance
both 20 Gems Laude and AlIenbv and
made possible the decisive victory OF
me latter on the plain OF Armared-
oon, which ke/Turkish power.
But once the victory was A.
sured- the Arabs. relying upo7
British promises, demanded thar
they should be permitted to oecu-
py the whole OF the Arab Inhnb-
tied regions and set their faces
resolutely AGAINST the creation or
any French profeetorute.
Il was to assure this solution that
prince Feisal, the son OF the king OF
me HedJaz, who had made the cam
palgn with the British and had al
ways kept with him Col. Lawrence. a
BRUSH soldier, who won great and
deserved fame in the Arab fighting.
came TO the Paris conference. re not
only INSISTED upon British support.
1ut appealed TO the Americans. basinr
ms appeal on a declaration made bv
lne French and the British after the
Iurklsh collapse, that neither sought
political OF, more exactly. territorial