Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
BY FRANK H. sIMONDs.

e
~ NE would not need to be a
cynic to point out with
some emphasis that the as
ISOLATION of nations which
set out a year ago to abolish war
has now come down to a shaky part
nership, devoting it's attention to re-
storing the sultan. A mere glance at
the salient circumstances in the
agreement of San Reno with respect
Of the first matter in hand. the Turk
ish problem, discloses the extent of
the assure between the several ma
tions.
Turkey was considered first, with
Russia and Germany in the back
ground, because there was the hope
that at least about the Osmanli at
fairs there might be substantial
agreement, but the pious hope turns
out to be little more. The distrust
which has crept into the relations
between the old allies is poisoning
the Turkish debate quite as much as
the German.
The result is the old compromise.
Turkey is to turn over to the allies
all the territories which they cannot
uoW dppotIloH dfHOuS themselves OF
the suffering races, but real action
is to be postponed to that time when
there may be harmony between the
British, French and italian repre-
sentatives. Even this transfer is
only nominal, however, because the
territories in question are actually
in the possession of Kemal Pasha,
who represents Turkish nationalism.
Army of 100000 Would Be Needed.
Therefore the fact in the near east,
as contrasted with the polite fiction
100000 men, with all the proper fur
nishings of fleets and artillery, is es-
sential to carry out the San Reno
settlement, and this army is not
forthcoming. This is the familiar
story of the Paris conference-resort
have any effect. and no one is ready
to meet the costs Of action.
Great Britain has occupied Con-
stantinople-this is a solid fact. Her
fleet and her land forces control
Byzantium. and to Malta. Gibraltar.
ed the mastery of the Bosporus and
the Dardanelles. This means that
the British will dominate the eastern
end of the Mediterranean and COM
mercially control the whole near east
The Greeks will obtain the terri
tory between the Bulgarian border
and the approaches of Constantinople,
Turkish Thrace, with the Bulgarian
foreshore between the Struma and the
Baritza thrown in. This is just, the
Greek population Is a majority and
the lands have been Hellenic since the
very beginning of history. Moreover,
although Turkish troops now garri-
son Adrianople and will resist Greek
annexation, Greece can dispose of
these troops, who will be isolated
from Asiatic Turkey and threatened
in the rear by the British in Con-
stantinople. Greece will also obtain
Smyrna, which is hers by every
known right.
AS to France and Italy, subject to
the necessity Of fighting for them,
they will obtain, respectively. Ci1icIa
and Syria for the French, and Adalia
for the Italians. But already the
French are heavily engaged in Cilicia
with the Turks and are on the edge
of hostilities with the Arabs in Syria.
nor can the Italians expect per-
manent occupation Of Adalia without
prolonged fighting. #
British to Control Constantinople.
The British. on their side, will con-
troll Constantinople, on the north, and
Mesopotamia and Palestine, on the
south: but Emir Feisal, who was
British invention during the war,
has become even more dangerous 10
the British than to the French since
the Arabic nationalism, which he mas
aroused. is even more concerned Win
the possession of Bagdad than OIL