Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02
EUROPE NOT YET READY
TO TRUST NEW LEAGUE
Premiers Still Rely on Old-Tiime Diplo-
macy to Handle Continental Snarls
Which Still Abound.

standings between the allies themselves
be lessened, for with multitudinous COM
mssioners operating through the years
as provided in the Versailles treaty, new
conditions would bring new settlements
which in turn would mean ever re-
curing conferences with constant play
of national antagonisms and desires.
Problems Before Greece.
The Turkish question also was con-
sidered, and as Greek claims are up
held in Thrace and Asia Minor it may
we'll be expected that the day of al
lied military operations In Turkey
to enforce the terms draws constantly
nearer. Not only will the Greco-Brit-
ish alliance have it's hands full in
maintaining any degree of order in Con-
stantinople and Turkey, but already
there are signs that the Serbians and
Bulgarians. extremely jealous of the
tremendous increase Of Grecian pres
tige. eventually will unite in antogo-
MIXING the Athens government and
promote that brand Of resistance to
settle order so characteristic of
Balkan countries.
through the years in Turkey. where
the Turkish nationalists may carry
on indefinite guerrilla warfare. and
with antagonisms to the north among
the Bulgars and Serbs the situation
of Greece will at all times be deli
really serious.
But the immediate peril to any
terms which are arranged in Yer
sailles between the Turkish delegates
and the allies comes from Mustapha
Renal, the nationalist leader of Ana
tolia.
Renal Has Great Strength.
Mustapha kemars forces have
grown to a point where he is the
really representative power in Tur-
key, the sultan and his government
being practically impotent in so far
as their ability to enforce agree
ments with the allies is concerned.
Renal has the military force. and his
operations have placed Turkey eco
nomically almost within his grasp.
His war cry against European sep
aration and dictation of Turkey has
grown immensely popular. The sui
tan. irregardless of hypothetical re-
ligious power as head of the Mcham-
medan church, is unpopular today.
The allies as consequence will be
forced to send great military forces
to back up any treaty they. may sign
with the sultan at Versailles, and the
British, it is announced. already are
setting their forces in motion looking
to this end. French and Greeks I'M
tensive military movements will
arouse greatest indignation within
various European countries war
weary and soul-torn by human strug-
gle.
Adriatic Agreement.
As the result Of understandings
reached at San Reno. though the coun-
Gil did not parley long on this subject.
1t is expected that the Jugoslavia and
Italy will come to definite agreement on
the future Of the Adriatic at their meet
ing within the next fortnight at Stresa
on Lake Maggiore. where formal treaty
may be signed. Only disturbed gov
ernmental conditions in Belgrade are
said to have prevented such formal
agreement within the past ten days.
With the Adriatic issue settled. agree
ment reached with the Germans at Spa
as to future indemnfties and fulflllment
of the Versailles treaty, the two big
issues yet to be settled will be that of
Russia and Turkey. and though each is
filed with pitfalls for the unwary, unity
on and settlement of the first issues will
bring the chance Of settlement Of the
latter within the horizon Of diplomacy.