Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31
WILSON SETSWEST
FRONT Of ARMENIA
Turkish Territory Less Deeply
Cut Into Than Was
Expected
ACTION IN EAST DEFERRED
BY the Associated Press

Washington, Dec 31.--The now
frontier of Armenia on tho Turkish
side, as drawn by President Wilson nt
the invitation of the allied prcmicrs.
cuts less deeply into former Turkish
territory than the extreme limits Pre-.
scribed by the prCnierS. il was learned
today at the White House.
The note Of invitation from the pre-
miers asked the prcsidrut to fix the
frontier "in the vilaycts Of Erzrroum.
Trebizond, Van and Bitlis," but it was
said that mono of these vilaSetS "i
provinces was included in It's entirety
In Armenia. Roughly the boundary as
drawn by MIR. Wilson extends from the
Black Sea at point slightly west or
'Tireboli, west Of KClkat and Erzigau
through Mitikan, west Of Mush ana Bit
lis and south Of LAX, Van to the from
tier of Azerbaijan.
The vilayets OF liarbckir, Eivas.
Harpoot ard Adsna. sometimes claimed
By Jealous ArmCniars. were not in
cluded in the Presidents award, NOT
was there any attempt to draw the east
srn frontier OF Armenia contiguous 70
Georgia ard Azcrbrihjan. The Allies
are understood to have left the deter
NINA ton Of this part Of IN" boundary
for separate uegotiution with the trans
Caucasian republics Of Georgia and
Azerbeihian.
Since President Wilson communicated
his boundary decision T. the allied pre-
niers several weeks ago conditions IL
Armenia have become 50 chaotic as Il
result of operations OF the BosEcviN
and the Turkish NutiouaHSts that IL,
Allies are expected lN POSTPONE tenn
porarily the putting into effect Of the
Presidents boundary decision. 1t has
been intimatcd in otIicia, circles abroad
that, because OF tkn new SITUATION cH'-
ated in tho Near Fast by the overthrow
in Greece of NenizC.Os and tAe runS"-
ouent possible withdrawul Of Greek
forces from Turkish Asia Minor, the
Turkish treaty might have to b" So re.
yised as to neCessltate the reopenIng OF
the provisions Of the Armenian settle
ment. o.,
State Department officers have said
that because Of conditions n Aym"L'a
the President did not anticipate pGSHlng
the mission Of arbitration between the
ArmPnians and the Turkish NationaI!sts
which he accented recently Nt the in
vitetiOn of the assembly of the l."aGNc
of Nations. The President is repre-.
scented rs desiring to HaN until tn"
situation in the trans Caucas"> ha'
clarified
London. Dec. 31.-tBy A p
David Lloyd George. speaking in the
House of Common. yesterday, said Ao
was opposed to haSty action in altrrInG
the treaty Of Sevrcs in favor .of th'
Turks. a. against the Greeks. He, ad =
vocated going warIy with regard 70
the Greeks, saying there might be cX -
plantations given of their recent, action
In ovcrthrowing Premier Nenize!os and
recalling Constantine to the throne.
Constantinople. Dec. 81 II Ey \. -
-Iutimation has been given the Turkish
Government that Great Rritnin Is vii!
ing 70 deal with the Turkish N@tiona.
lists. headed by MuStapna kcmaI Pa>ha
through the Constantinop.e EoNernM'nt,
according to reports in official circles
here.
Izzet Pasha. VINO went I" AnG"?a L
negotiate with the NatIonahSts Som'
time ago and recently has been reported
70 have joined Mustapha's 70 lowers
has been requested by the sultan GOV
erpmeut to leave AnCora immediately
and he is expected u arrive here IL
few days,