New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Request That President
Act as Arbiter Renews
Appeal for U. S. to Ac-
cept Mandate for Nation
Palestine Under
British Protection
Syria Awarded to France;
New Note on Turkey
Defends Allies Policy
By Ralph Courtney
Special Cao,e to The Tribune

Copyright. 1890. New York Tribune Inc.
SAN RENO, Italy, April 25.-Th<
Supreme Council to-day asked Prest
dent Wilson to fix the boundaries o.
the new state of Armenia, Officially
offered the mandate for Armenia ts
the United States government, anc
replied to the Presidents note on
Turkey by outlining the premiers'
reasons for keeping the Sultan in
Constantinople. The council also
gave France a mandate for Syria
and made Great Britain mandatory
for Palestine, which is established
as the homeland of the Jews.
Two notes from the Allied govern
ments to the President, one on Tur-
key and the other on Armenia, were
dispatched through diplomatic cham
nels to Washington by Robert Under
wood Johnson, United States Am
bassador to Italy, who attended the
conference session this morning in
his official capacity as observer"
Sole Arbiter on Armenia
In the note on Armenia the Allied
governments put the full moral re-
sponsibility for Armenia on Presi-
dent Wilson by appointing him the
sole arbiter of the boundaries of
the new state. 1t is understood he
is empowered to give Armenia ex-
tended or restricted territory and
to allocate to her the disputed
province Of Erzerum or not, just as
he likes. 1t is said Mr.. Wilson will
have to decide between the different
opinions held by the Allied premiers,
who really hope that the President
can make a decision apart from
their findings, and thus effect set
tlement which would be received
here as impartial.
Some of the Allied delegates at the
council table maintain on sentimental
grounds that the state of Armenia
should be as large as possible, but not
one of the European nations is prepared
to enforce the military measures tina.
would be necessary if the President
were to insist upon an extensive Ar
menia. If the United States prefers
that the boundaries of the state shall
be extended, it will be necessary for
America to supply the armed forces
necessary to carry out her wishes.
Little Hope for Consent
The Allied premers have little hope
that the United States will consent to
look after Armenia, but they considered
an official offer of the mandate, accom-
panying the invitation to the President
to fix the boundaries of the new state,
would be the best kind of reply to Mr..
Wilson,
The Allied premiers believe that. al
though the United States will not con-
slider for q moment military expedi-
ton to Armenia they do not think she
can refuse to give at least moral sup
port. One of the best defenses which
the Armenlans would have against their
arch enemies, the Turks, would be the
fact that the United States had taken
lhc 1CEPVbSiDiiity VI uAluR IHe new
states boundaries. That would look
better than to have the same hands
which dismembered Turkey now mark
off the frontiers of Armenia. The
Turks, under such circumstances,
might construe the formation of a new
state as mere excuse to cover the
selfish interests OF the Allies, and
would take new vengeance on the heads
of the Armenian people
Expect Aid from L. S.
If America were responsible for Ar
menia this possibility would be avert
ed. However, the possibility that the
United States may take hand is not
overlooked. The Allied leaders believe
that when the time comes the Ameri-
can people, by public if not a gov
ernment loan, will do their share to-
ward supplying the necessary financial
sinews to bind together the body of
new Armenia.
The agreement reached between
Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand
so oiled the wheels OF the interna-
tlonal machinery at the conference
that to-days session, which was con-
fined to one short discussion, was
sufficient to decide several important
matters. among which one OF the most
vexing has been the question of man.
ueteS III tnc NEAR East ASIDE from
Armenia. Besides Palestine, Mesopo-
tamia also is put under British control
In Palestine the power Of Great
Britain is subject to the rights of the
Arabs and was granted with the un-
derstanding that the land should be
converted into a home for the Jews.
It is evident from this agreement that
the Anglo-French agreement reached
by the two premiers covers the whole
ground OF controversy between the two
countries
Homeland for Jews
SAN RENO. April 2s (By The Asso-