Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-19
GRAVE PROBLEMS
ARE TAKENUP BY
ALLIED PREM|ERS
Lloyd George and MiIlerand
at Hythe-Big ParIey at
BouIogne Monday.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, June ia conference be-
tween Premier Lloyd George and Pre-
mler Millerand of France has been ar
ranged for this afternoon and Sunday
at Hythe, the watering place in Kent.
which was the sceoe of the notable
conference between Ae two prime
ministers in May over the German in
demnity terms.
The Hythe meeting is preliminary
to the conference at Boulogne on
Monday. at which not only France and
Great Britain. but Italy. Japan. Bel
gium and Greece will be represented.
From Hythe the premiers will pro-
ceed early on Monday for Boulogne.
In Premier Lloyd Georges party at
Hythe will be Earl Curzon. the sec
Chamberlain. the chancellor of the ex-
chequer. and Sir Henry Wilson, the
chief of the imperial STAFF.
Great Interest in Meeting.
Great interest is being taken here in
the meeting of representatives of the
great powers at Boulogne on Mon
day, and there is much speculation
here in view of the grave problems
demanding solution throughout Eu-
rope and the near east. The original
idea was for a conference of Premiers
Lloyd George and Millerand. but 1t
seems to have been expanded to q
meeting in which France. Great Brit
ain, Italy. Japan, Belgium and Greece
will participate.
Newspapers Of London. calling at
tention to the serious issues affecting
the relations of the allies with Rus.
sia, Turkey. Germany. Hungary ana
Poland. remark the state OF the world
fho
years ago. and call for clear deci-
sions based on singleness of purpose
and free from individual self-seek-
ing"
Menace in AnatOlfa.
The menace of the Turkish nation
aliSts in Anatolia exceeds for the mo-
ment, in the view of editors here,
other dangers, the situation amount /,
ing, according to several estimates, to
the outbreak of a new war. Musta-
pha Kemal Pasha. leader of the ma
tionalists. is said to completely con-
troll Anatolia with the exception OF q
small area held by the British in the
neighborhood of 1smid and some ter
ritory around Smyrna controlled by
Greece. His forces comprise $1,000
fighting men who are well supplied
with munitions and have abundant
available reinforcements.
What remains of the Turkish gov
and it's troops, which are reported to
be utterly untrustworthy, have been
recalled from the Ismid peninsula.
Act In Accord with Reds.
Additional anxiety over the situa-
ton has been caused by the belief
that Mustapha Kema1 is acting In ac-
cord with the Russian bolshevik gov
ernment, although there have not
been as yet any reports Of co-opera-
tion.
Against the Turkish situation and
other distractions with which the
Boulogne conference will be faced
may be set apparently reliable re-
made relative to the apportionment of
the German indemnity as between
Great Britain and France. which late
ly caused friction. Arrangements
which will probably satisfy the claims
of Italy to compensation are also un-
Promises Use Of Greek Forces.
During his visit to London to discuss
the execution of the Turkish treaty
and the position of the Greek authori-
ties at Smyrna, the Greek premier. NJ.
Venizelos, according to the London
Times. is believed to have expressed
his readiness to place Greek forces at
the disposal of the allies for execution
of the treaty. NJ. Venizelos, adds the
Times, is convinced that IL the re-
strictions imposed by the supreme
council upon Greece were removed
she could very quickly reduce the
Turkish nationa!ists to reason.
Turkey Asks More Time.
PARIS, June IS.--Damad Ferid
Pasha, Turkish grand vizier and head
of the peace delegation from Turkey.
has asked the peace conference for
an extension of time in presenting OBJ
servations on the treaty, according to
announcement today.
Turkey, early in June. was given an
extension of time amounting to nj
teen days in which to make its reply
to the terms Of peace presented by the
allied nations. The reply, with the
extension granted at that time. is due
June 26.