The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-22
AMERICAN RULE
IN ARMENIA IS
COUNCILS AIM
Cutting Up of Turkey Over
shadows All Issues at the
Peace Conference.
CONGRESS NAY ACT
Question of Holding European
Territory to Come Up
With Treaty.
CONGRESS MAY ACT
From Sfd1 Corresponden, ~ Try srx

from stag Correspondent ot The sux.
Copvrohf. 1919: all rights reserped,
PARIS. May 21.-Partition OF tn
Turkish Empire is developing into IN,
greatest melon cutting in histor,
with the European nations endeayor
ing to involve the United States =,
strengthen their own position. II 1,
impossible to minimize what is goins
on now in the Council Of Four. Tb,
partition of Turkey having been de.
cided upon these lands have becom,
to the territorial coveters in Euron.
the richest spoils of war. far trans.
cending the colonies. This is the rea
son why the Turkish discussion now
Is overshadowing the Austrian treatv
1t is now plain that the divis,or
which the European Powers favor will
be as follows:
United States-Armenia. which
VIII extend as a strip, from the
Black Sea to the Mediterranean
including Constantinople, with a
marrow strip on both sides OF the
Bosporus. '"'
france-Anatolia and Syria.
Greece-The Smyrna district out
right and a mandate for the him
terland.
ltaly-The southern part NJ Asia
"inor' including Adalia and Konia.
Great Britain-The Trans -Cau-
casus' including the Batum oil
nelds and Mesopotamia,
To Lay Case Before Conrr..
IL the President and Col. f. NJ uou..
ioiio~ed their personal desires the,
probably would approve the par,Ic,pa
tion OF the United States to this extent
IL appears certain now that both tn,
and Armenian mandatr,
nave been offered to America by tn.
other Powers, with the President ,nso
lutely at sea as TO how Congress. vu,
fesard either or both propositions.
That one or both will be laid before
congress also is plain from the de
Veiopments here, which means that the
American people are TO be called upon
10 decide whether the United States
snail govern territory In Europe and
ASIA using the army and navy. like
the other Powers, IL keep order. This
Is the momentous issue which the Turk
ish question involves now for America,
IL Is evident from the talk In for
eign diplomatic circles that the plrtI,i.
patton or the United States is desired
because Its presence is expected I, helu
as guarantee OF the boundaries Liil
aown and to be salutary Influence in
the future In that part OF the world.
The danger for America in ,csponsl-
oility for this. one OF the worlds most
troublesome areas, is mininlizcd by
president Wilson because he 1, confident
that the League OF Nations hereafter
Will regulate the affairs OF the world
and usher In an era OF universal con-
cord. 1t is pointed out also in American n
mission circles that the United Stat ,s
oan show great example to the other
Powers by building up Armenia until
she can stand alone and then with
drawing, but that any European Power,
having once obtained the territory.
would follow this example Is doubted.
ConstantinopIe n PuszIe.
iHNoiNVu III tHe ulscu6SlOnS now go
Ing on are many agreements made be-
tween the Powers before the United
States entered the war. Under these
Russia was TO get Constantinople and
France Syria, France would like TO
get Constantinople now, but she is
afraid of offending the future Russia,
and she does not want any other Eu-
ropean Power there in her place.
Russia was also TO have received a
large part of Armenia; consequently
what the United States is offered now
Is virtually Russia's old share. or the
Ottoman pre-war debt of $500. 900 900
France holds 20 per cent. This is a
great factor In the present situation. as
controls the management OF
this debt will exert a power over the
economics of this whole region. This
question France and Great Britain are
trying to settle between them.
One thing is realized by all. namely.
hat because OF the religious feeling that
has been engendered large force must
Do kept in these regions for many years
10 repress disorders this will be true
even II the Sultan should be allowed
10 remain in Constantinople as the spir-
tual head OF the Moslems only. Con-
even the Armenian mandate
would mean the employment of many
American troops in Asia.
1t is evident that the President hopes
o keep this whole question open until
le returns TO America when he will lay
Il before Congress and ascertain its
wishes. Meanwhile the European Pow
ers would continue their present occu-
Da ton, leaving the final settlement for
he meeting OF the League of Nations