Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-31
UPHOLDS RUSS|A'S
NEAR EAST RIGHTS.
Indorses Provision Giving He,
Voice in Settling Control
of Constantinople.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR AMERICA ll:l i |!
Demanding These. Presiden.
Breaks Lance for Bulgaria
and Other Little Peoples.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR AMERICA ri!
tBy Associated Press. ]

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tBy Associated Press.l N
w WASHINGTON, March 30.-ViEorag
Gus expression of President Wilson'S
opinion that "thc often-expresseds In.
tention of the allies that the anomaI3
OF tho Turks in Europe should cease
should be carried out in framing the
Turkish treaty, characterized the
American rejoinder to the recent all.
lied note transmitting information as
to the status of treaty negotiatIons.ss si
for While a.en,;ne the strength, Of, argumeIitig
said. the American esoVernnient bess
lieves that 'thc arguments: agaInns
~ are far stronger and contain certain.
Imperative elements which IT. would
not seem possible to ignore" g5
The american .rejoiner, tho fra,
diplomatic paper to bear tho sigma.
ture ,s OF Bainbridge Colby. was handet
"a for transmission, to- Premier Mil
lerand and made public Tonight bl
the state Department. on advices thai
IL had been delivered. ss b ~,
Government vitality Intercsted. IA
3 President Wilson, 1t; says...endoes not
deem II advisable in the present cir.
cumstances." that the United statei
shoul should be refresented at the confer
municatton. He feels, however, it9wai
added. that "as this government /.
vitality Interested in the future peace
ons ,f fbews THE the a1
nccted With thn '1,urkishs> : raa tv .'.
Comment on some OF the Territorial
Pn5ases pnaase anf9pon ,nsawhnles
cnmno cpGa.y was ;,, deaerred. re pending more.
'esTS TSc somGh9 nGtn ,.r e,
however, that it is the ssser as s.ss.d. e'ss Z.
inG OF the government of theN Nuast TED
ctanscs nS Mna.exer tsrris hIlss oT;s ~.
smnne s,,o,, III tms iormera raOetoman5 EWpires
~ ,,.aI ~ OF wilis
@ sol
porations of any dtl,es aSSnt
nens nsrsv or sSrpo,rtaatt.ons am pSpsst
rho. American expFesaiost "a 81,
FOR R,sssa asiSnn "
ernafinma nn,sitq
nosaei sshni1 ME- vi w ~;
sEvftnment 2 IN h or Conssaniig9gIei and sthts
..ThS Ills. iEs1. VI, y a9aS
no arraseemenf thaf yIassn asy ~ y aSs y
eonce,nlng cor, e., the ssainsnt and CON.
can have anv eInn,aas ssrais.
unSess The Vial 4ntsrA.fsp ~ J.
in those problems are saleSn,inan ussa.s
n il ,,iserst a6d tbaf ISus anu Snies; I.
Has W. .aIsrSp,at .ia
civilized wSrId. may assertsits r,G H III q
now made" 800 y h9ns 4
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Text OF the n ote. ssE,
!, ,n,h. The text of the American note sfo tt
''I have the honorsto acknowledrss
receipt of your eSceilency's. note Oh
March II, relative to the conference
Turkey and the present statuts ois
the negotiations betWeeni the pr1na
cipal allied powers, and x III reply to-
n not OF. deem It advisable in senss
that the. .unitNh States
ne represented BY splentpotentiarys
Sownver euhtSrehee; Irene, tne ePrsslaentIe Ieelss
vitaIly Interested - in tho y .Sturs
peace, OF the world. &c sho uid franEsts
solutions of the difficnit duestionss
connected with the Turkish .treaty,yS
While it is true that TIE sfinitsSIf
Mi.s S'siss Ts4kes Of Amse,c1 ses Was MAS
and contributed to tho defeat OF those
allies. and, therefore, to the sdsfeafs
reason. too. it is believed hatsit8isl Il
the duty OF this government to make
known It's views and urge q soiufi ioirS
"The government OF tho suniteds
States understands the strengtf "a OF.
the arguments for the retention Of
the Turks at Constantinoplss(bu but he.S
lieves that tho arguments against its
are far stronger and contain 5certaiu
Imperative clements which &c would
not seem possible to ignore. 1t wa,s
the often expressed tintcntionfof the
in Europe should cease, and it cam
not be believed that the feelings scds.
the Mohammedan people. who q not
only witnessed the defeat OF tho
even materially assisted In tho de-
feat, VIII y LII, now ;ry resent the expulsioa
na cnn1,.t t' so ,sNI,s ~
~ Tho mart IF rraa at,snu,avos aa IssiSS 5ssTS
.htc nr nacesoar o r1 Sol oe
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