Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02
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SHOWN AS ALLIES
DECIDE ON TURKEY
Pertinax Sees Presidents
Planned "Concert of Ma
tions" Fading.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
GREAT Achievement
Threat to Support Versailles Treaty
With Arms Will Make Such
Action Unnecessary.
RY PERTINAX.
nenri Geraud, Editor Of Echo de Paris.)
lRy Cable TO The Star. Copyright. 192O.p

BY PERTINAX.
Henri Geraud, Editor Of Echo de Paris)
(By Cable to The Star. Copyright. 19-o.'
PARIS, May 1.-The question which
probably is uppermost in the world
mind this week Is: How does the
work done with regard to Turkey al
the San Reno conference measure up
in relation to the society of nations
and the ideals and principles which
It represented?
have had the opportunity OF
watching the proceedings Of the con-
ference with care and some measure
of intimate knowledge and to me the
reply to the query seems entirely
clear. 1t is Of vital import to Amer
lea, for it amounts to this: the more
definitely France. Great Britain and
Italy set themselves to the task OF
reconstructing Europe and Asia the
wider grows the gulf between their
policies and the political dogmas and
policies of President Wilson.
For one example. 1t is plain enough
that the theory that the relationships
of people to people should be of an
exclusively judicial character. must
wait for some considerable time for
anything like a complete realization.
Concerning Turkish affairs. the
achievement at San Reno was the
complete elaboration of the Turkish
treaty along, lines which were not
fully expected here in France and
certainly were not fully approved by
certain influences in Washington. The
main feature Of the decision reached
was an agreement to a gradual dis
appearance of the international re-
gime in connection with the super
vision Of the Ottoman empire. In.
<spite Of rivalries among the powers
tihs international little D,
Ifttle, had become very compreken-
sive. 1t is regarded as probable by
the advocates Of the agreements
which have been reached that Its to-
tai disappearance will tend to tran
quilllty of mind in several capitals.
German settlement Discussed.
With regard to Germany and her
new relationships to world affairs,
the great achievement OF the San
Reno conference unquestionably was
most important, and more success
fully realized than at one time seemed
probable. The collective enunciation
Of the allies that military force will
be resorted to il it seemed to them
necessary in order that the terms of
the Versailles treaty may be certain
of fulfillment by the government of
the defeated nation is that sort of
a warning which. it is hoped. may
make such a demonstration unneces-
sary.
Despite many and circumstantia
rumors to the contrary. it is not re-
garded as reasonable belief that any
considerable portion of the German
people or any considerable number of
German politicians have appetite for
battle left in them. The future
stretches dull and unattractive before
since the enforcement of the Yer
sailies treaty unquestionably will re-
Quire many. many years.
German Domination Threatened.
It is clear that the practical appIi-
cation Of the idea. according to which
were managed Turkish relationships
with other nations before and during
the beginning Of the last century and
up to the eve OF war. was seriously
threatened by the scheme OF German
domination. But while the fnterna
tional regime had many imperfections,
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vent the frequently recurring and ter.
rible massacres in Armenia. which
from time to time made all except the
Turks gasp with cold horror. never
tnclcss it Is believed here among the
best informed that 1t nigh. have been
Improved so as to avoid most OF the
difficulties and impossibilities of the
oil regime. while at the same time
giving freer scope to peaceful compc-
tition among all the powers in tna
Turkish thentcT Of not necessarily
bitter rivalry.
Ec0nomic Agreement Included.
AZ the same time that the Turkish
treaty Is made public will be published
tho tripartits agreement. that is to say
triple. to which the signatories are
France Great Britain and Italy. In
this each Of these three great powers
pledges Itself not to seek economic
concessions or other advantages In
zones which have been allocated to the
economic expansion of either one or
both of the other two powers. 1t ts
inteteS ling to note that those are the
very words which We're used In the
treaty of 1907 which lartitioned
Persia between Great Britain and Rus.
ssa The! are also practically fGen,i-
cal With the words written in:o the
proposed treaty concerning the deyel-
oI,nent of Portuguese colonies which
VAS under discussion between London
and Berlin at the time of the beginning
of the great war.
II is exceedingly difficult to see where
tho Society of Nations comes in in con-
nection with the Turkish threat The
offer of the Armenian mandate was
made upon impossible terms, and IL
would have been impossible to accent
II upon any terms. Now il will ba nee
esSarN 10 appoint British official as
rha'rrran of the committee, which in
Er'"yd,nc. with the suppression Of the
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