Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
TURK ARMIES WORRY
COUNCIL OF ALLIES
Ottoman Forces Organize and
Refuse to Obey Mandates
From Constantinople
JOINT AID IN FRENCH PACT

~ Paris. July 2.-The Turkish situation
Is giving the Peace Conference much
uneasiness. Reports received here in
dicated tbyt there have been organized
in Asiatic Turkey three Turkish armies,
whose generals refuse to obey orders
from Constantinople.
These armies are concentrated at
Amazia, Balikcsri aud Konia. The
Turks at Konia are threatening the
Italians, while those at Balikesr are
opposing the Greeks.
As the position of Constantinople has
been much weakened by the refusal
Of the conference to consider proposals
from the Turkish delegates Immediately.
il is feared that independent movements
will develop throughout Asia Minor.
The Austrian delegation has moved
into smaller quarters in an endeayor
to save it's impoverished government
from the expense imposed upon the
delegation by its long stay here,
Joint Defense Provided
The Franco British and Franco
American treaties, the Journal SAYS,
provide that the intervention of England
and America on behalf OF France
against Germany shall be lnterdc c-
pendent. Great Britain and the United
{ States, it is added, will only hclp
France by combined action and not
separately. The newspaper declares that
their intervention must occur if the
ne bn
not sufficient to protect France from
German aggression.
An agreement between France ana
Great Britain concerning the division
of the former German African posses
ssions of the Kamerun and Togo'and'
the Petit Parisien says. will soon re-
ceive the.lapproval of the two Govern e
ments.
The proposed solution of the Italian
problem being discussed here, 1t is un-
derstood, contemplutcs giving Italy Ger
tain colonial possessions, probably III
Africa, in, return for her support OF
the Peace Conference decision in the
Adriatic settlement.
Expect Speedy Ratification
Speedy ratification of the peace
treaty with Germany by three of
the great powers whose ratification,
together with that of Germany, Is
necessary to make the treaty effective,
is expected by the French press, The
only delays of any appreciate length
expected are in the case of Italy, where
dificult national problems are taking
precedence, and in the United states,
where long debate in the Senate T.
expected. Japan. it is believed, VII
expedite the ratification process WIN
Great Britain and France. the ratihca =
tion of the treaty by Japan would De
all that was necessary to put the treaty
into effect for those powers and Ger =
many, given favorable action by the
German National Assembly,
Premier Clemenceau, in introducing
the new treaties with Great Britain and
the United States in the Chamber oi
Deputies Monday, said, according to the
Journal Office yesterday:
II have the honor to introduce IN my
name and in the name of NJ. Pichon the
foreign minister) and NJ. Lcygued tth'
minister of marine) bill to approve
treaties concluded at Versailles on the
2Sth day of June between FRANCE ano
the United States and between France
and Great Britain concerning aid to be
given France in case of nonJustlhed
German aggression