The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-16
VFN|7Ft0G DECLARES LEAGUE
OF NATIONS IS VITAL NEED


It j. jr1i",SS, 81" that Greece" in view O.
Ill h,'r f,'"i.." have l"n" /" C"t IN" IN"
W.. can in an" way b" r"ualZ"d. frc'cH
hctnr" the peace coHf.r"TT" VIII strive I"
complete her nationality II northern
Erirus. Thrac" Asia Miner and IN"
Islands.
"Rnsart,inr northern Erirus ~"
Crooks have \ majority her" Of about
N 900 When und..r E~'tish auspices It
was agr"rd thu; ir'rjv s:i"uId iTcu1S Az
aloha. ard Greco. :inrthorn 'E1truS. -
was entirely und~r>tnod th;,' when ~"
question ra:uc before the nee" c""e"--
enca Greek Occupation should r. - cog
nized as definite i Italy retained Ava
Iona
|. Crook clxir1s TO Thracc mr." many and
clear and it will b. cslS!- 10 find n natural
BOUNDARY which Will snahl" Greco" 10
incorporate Thracn which will only nave
a small minority OF G9.hhh Hulgarlhns.
The fact that tits would deprive Nu!-
garia IF mn outlet IN m" Aegean sen -
by no mems SERIOUS. tho new rut"S N
international law VIII hay" I" proVloc
for CaScS of tina; sort and tr"-ce Is diS-
posed 20 grant bulgaria Il commercial
outlet on tn" Aegean.
vc,,izelos after referring TO tho cnr-
cessInns he had hccn ready II make both
planned that h. WAS subjected 10 great
pressure from prn-Eul:ar opinion in
Euro r,e and America when he considered
rho cessation of KarallH 20 Bulgaria dur
ing the great war he did sn with the
hop. Of bringing bulgaria into the war
on tho side Of m" allies. RulEaria had
shown herself n greedy and dangerous
nstrhhrr and ne could no; for Il moment
Sacrifices III" interests Of tho great Poru-
latinnS Of Th-acr TO rraWHtsh sentiment
NJ. EcnizelnS continued:
'-Th" allies have agreed that ottoman
sovnreiCuitv shall ~, upheld only in the
Turkish portions or thc present empire:
this means the aholitinin OF Turkish
rule in Coustantinoplc. and while Greece
has many historic claims TO CONSTANT
nopie, Il might. in ri"w-nf the world IN
.ercxt involved in the "Straits" together
with the Iintcrla7d and the straits them
selves form nm interna,inEa state under
the protection Of tho leaCl" or nations
which would rrnliua'c the governor
I President Wilson'S 18th 7"int must also
Guide us in tho solving Of The problem IN
Asia Minor where the Ottoman SoVer-
eighty must b. lirnit"d 30 the interior OF
rho country. which alone is really Turk
ism. The Armenian provinces in tho
east together with Russian should Jorm
q separate state. the organization NJ
which could be affected by on" or tho
big powers under tho mandat" NJ the
Icacle Of nations. To this Armenian
state might be attached n" villaTct or
rrehizond and .tdana. In western Asa
Minor. where with tho adjacent islands
nearly |. 400 900 Greeks live in Il compact
body tho zone should l." cut aHay' and
united to Grecca
The only point that remains in our
program is the fate Of tho Islands. ihcy
have been Greek for thousands Of years
and might 60 hack to Greco" in their
integrity. When it was arranged IN tho
.reatv or 1915 hctwc"n the entente and
Itaiy that italy should annex Rhodes
| and the islands of III" Dodecan"s. the
| war hnrr very differcn complexion the
! principals proclaimed by President VIII
! son anh tho allied spvcrnm"nts. will no
: doubt. lead our nc shhor italy to rro7os"
| tho retrocession OF these islands tn Greece
! since Italy cannot desire by maintaining
! her sovcrciCnity over purely Creek
population 70 cause constant friction be-
tween two people who ought to he able
to work ~ eaosa eo2IaAorattoa IA ga
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