Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-23
NEED AMERICAS AID
ON TURKISH TREATY,
LLOYD-GEORGESAYS
Views Of ". S. Would Likely Pre-.
vail in Settling Question, He
Declares.
PREMIER LrKENS GERMANY
TO MAN WITH PARALYSIS
Turks None Left 90 Massacre"
Gives San Reno Confer
ence a Thrill.
ALLIES WONT STAPVE HUN,
CORRE SPONDENTS TOLD
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San Reno. April 23.-Premicr Lloyd
George Of Great Britain, IN an informal
talk todsy with the American newspaper
correspondents. said there was rasl
need 0f the participation ~ the United
States in the discussions Of the Turkish
problems. RI the United States did par
ticipate, her views would be likely n pre-
vail he declared During the course ~
the conversation, which lasted an hour,
Mr. LLOYD George replied freely to M
mer0us questions put 70 hfm by the cor
respondents.
GEnmAwY LIKE PARAJY5ED Max.
'Thc impression formed from the re-
ports ~ British officials within Ger
MANY" the premier said substantially
is the importance Of the government. The
limbs do not obey the central authority
The situation in Germany. - sefn from
within, resembles that of 3. paralytic r.
covering from a stroke. The BRAN give
an order and there is either no Response
or only a partial ore by the extrefnitles
Commands are given IN Berlin that are
often not executed
WoNT LET GERvswY sTARvE
Al another moment. responding n, q
question, Mr. Lloyd George said.
The British government has never
proposed o. a means u compelling t.er-
many To fulfill the terms Of rhe treaty that
she should starve Her iOod situation
now il deplOrable Reports from our
officers in the occupied area indicate thar
although 3 200 food calories are necessarv
10 maintain a persnn M health and
strength the population there receivrs
only about 800 calories in the Official
rati0ns
"Nubar Pasha was before tho c0uncil
today. He was asked ii there vas nOt
danger ~ nnassacres N certain regions
His replv Tas no that there was no one
left 20 be rnassscred The answer gave q
tragic thrill 10 the members Of the cnun-
Gil.
The conversation then turned from
Germany 70 Turkey and the United
States. Mr.. Lloyd George sand.
REAL NEED or AMERICAS AID.
We are vsrv sorrv--slrcerelv sorry
that the United States government D. not
taking nart ID the settlement Of the
Turkish questions We need the advice
Of the United states. u would be I'M
pertinent for me - say word Of criticism
concerning the American detachment
I viii not do 50 but / viii only say that
we have real need Oi America. The
: Americans would come - consideration
! Of the Turkish problems without the
: entangiemcnts and commitments % the
European governments and vOu could
give Us views from a fresh angie. u you
we're 70 say. this is what p'e ought % Do
we should be likely to do q
FOR MANDATE or COSsrANTIN0PLE.
Europe has need of the United states
and we should have liked you to rake the
mandate of Constantinopie. Your peopie
have always had q great interest ~ the
subject Of the races "a Turkey. OuI
faith comes from Palestine a. does ours.
Mr. Lloyd George was asked hls ludg-
ment upon the last German note asking
permission to increase the German army
from 100 900 to 100000 men
That IS q question | cannot answer
until I have the opinion Ot the military
advisers. he said If the military az
visers saw that 100000 men are sufficient
10 keep internal order in Germany then
let the army remain at 100000. We shall
have TO consider the question very serious
ly."
WANT Z. ;. PLENIPOrENTIARY.
The coming 10 san Reno OF Robert
Underwood Johnson, American aubaS-
sador to Italy. as observer FOR che gov
ernment al Washington, was mentioned.
/ The premier said he had had no Official
/ notification Of il. But 3 taker Of notes
cannot help us. he declared. ~ hat Ne
want Is AN American plenioOtentiary who
can tell Us what the American govern
inert thinks ought 20 DC done and VINO can
answer questions and make proposals.