Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-31

no final decision should or can be
Ah tor Thraes. 1T would ssam
Wsssh ssI BIT Sf .ans
for Cons tantinopic ! should become
part OF the. kingdom OF Greece with
dat epoyines Of saa inc nortnsrn par,
population. Justice and far dealing
demandth st,the cities OF Adrianople
ing territory should become part OF
Z Bulgaria.
Net oely:is the claim Of Bulgaria
tion on ethnie ana historical ground.
but IL would also seem that. Bull
SARA Is entitled. to. have Its claim
to to tms te eF fanoraely eonsideTed
70 surrender purely Bulgarian ter
fitory and many thousands of Bull
Ears on It's western boundary on no
other grounds than the rather doubt
full grounds of securing a strategic
frontier for Serbia.
Asks for More Light.
I'm connection with the proposed
preferential right Of the three great
Mediterranean powers to furnish ad-
Hlsers and Instructors In certain
zones. this government feels that 1t
Us necessary for il to have more in
formation as to the reason and. pur-
IL
express an intelligent opinion.
There can be no question as 10
the genuine interest OF this govern
ment in the plans OF Armenia, and
the government of the United States
is convinced that the civilized world
demands and expects the most liberal
treatment for that unfortunate coun-
Try. Its boundaries should DO drawn
In SUCH a way as to recognize all
the legitimate, claims of the Armen-
ian people, and particularly to give
|, IN a. ra1
TO the sea.
While unaware of the considera-
lions governing the decision reached
by the supreme council. it is fell
that special rights over Lazlstan
wou!d-hardly. assure to Armenia that
access--to-.the- sea indispcnsa BILE TO
ing into Consideration that the fact
that, Trebizond has always been tho
terminus .II1dI,in Of the trade route across
rbehalf~of the Greeks of that region.
has expressed their. preference for
connection with, Armenia rather than.
turkey, the powers VIII be willing
In the Hands of the Great Powers.
In regard, to the REIMBURSEMENT
tsn Iurk a!y. OF Of her rights to Mesopo;;
the islands. this government sug-
'gests that. the method resorted to In
the case Of Austria be adopted. name
provinces in the hands OF the great
powers. to be disposed OF as those
powers determine. ;.,..r .
Smyrna this government is not IN
a. position TO express an opinion,-as
the question is too important to be
passed on with the limited infofina.
exact arrangement that Is contem-
plated. and the reasons for the same.
The government, of the United
neulties that have confronted the
supreme council in dealing with the
f eSSenomie ffnestiGns that present
ton with this treaty. 1t is easy to
see that the problems are complex,
and fruitful OF misunderstanding be-
volved, but this soSernfnent has
every confidence that the problems
VII be dealt with In a spirit of fair
iss enS Ga tsr
SanQu4shed-R and neutral. ,-,D--,r ..-.-
Full Rights for Americaianss.- - -
i is evident that there is yet
much. 10 = DO done. before a compre-
this government viii. weicame. further
Information on the subject OF the
eSf Sa, i;, clauses Of this treaty. In
entity been worked out by the ep su-
preme council in connection with
hcontnnatlan~ of concessions granted
20 aliens and giving them the right
payment OF indemnity. referred to in
]. the eighth paragraph of your excel
9eHcy.s note, has grave possibilities
s and .tw2uld seem to require careful
Let me say. in conclusion that II
/ a6 Inc lind Of tho govern
menesof the United Estates what
evSfIArIltor lai .-changes or arrange.
nents may be made In the former
Ottoman empire such changes or ar.
ISngoments Will in no way Mace
American citizens or corporations or
the citizens or corpoTntions,~o OF an
oSner country. tn .less favorable
situation : than -the citizens or. cor.
por a anyEpower party to. I'd,
The reply makes plain, in Kun.
stance that the Turkish peace, yfeat,
proposes to strip the OTTOMAN EN-.
pire OF Mesopotamin, Ary6ia, Paies
!, tine, Syria and the Turkish islands
End that the future Jf these vas,
territories be formula. ted BY Britain
France and Italy, The powers now
negot, TING the peace. But. tn.
= PRESIDENT is agalnst this plan be
cause X manifestly excludes tn,
United Stategl He suggests that til,
disposal of thtS territory be held IL
abeSance Sbf the time being. ant
that the nsethod resorted to in thu
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