Indiana daily times., 1920-02-21
WILSON HOLDS
KEY ON TURKEY
AND ADRIATIC
High Italian Official Says
Allies Dare Not Ignore
Washington.
GALLIPOLI TO GREECE

LONDON. Feb. 21.-President VIII
son holds the key to the Adriatic, a
high Italian official declared in an
| interview here today. His state
ment was without qualification.
Despite their admitted inclinations,
the allies dare not ignore Washing
ton. he said. They realize Europe
would be thrown into economic and
political chaos if it we're to cut loose
from the United States.
PRESIDENTS REPLY
] AGAINST ITALY.
The presidents answer to the allies
note replying 70 his protest against
their proposed Adriatic settlement un-
doubtedly will be unfavorable to Italy,
the official believed. He admitted there
is room for argument so far as the
presidents position is concerned.
The allies, he added, hope to prolon@
the discussion until the economic Turk
ish and Russian questions, now before
the council of premiers, have been dis
| posed Of.
AS to the presidents attitude toward
| the Turkish settlement. the Italian eff
cial admitted Wilson holds the Bos-
phorus in the palm of his hand"
If the president desires an immediate
showdown he can force the hands Of the
allies the official continued. The allies
dare not frame any communication 10
l the American government in the nature
Of an ultimatum. They realize that, by
single move, America can force the franc
and the lire down to a level with the
/ mark and even demoraIize the pound
/ sterling"
GREECE MAY RULE
OVER GALLIPoLI.
/ Greece, it is learned. probably viii OBJ
/ tain sovereignty over the Galhpoli pc
ninsula as a result of Premier Venizelos'
statements to the council.
The Ukrainian high commission has
/ handed to the council a petition for
/ recognition Of its government, pointing
out that the allies already have recognized
the independence of Esthonia, Lativa,
I Lithuania, Georgia, Azebaijan and Ar
menia.
In the three e-coruered contest that Is
being carried on In the council Of pre-
miers-sinee America is not represented
and Japan and Belgium are only casually
/ Observation-Disclosures Lloyd George is re-
ported to have organized a working ma
jority" of two-himself and Premier
Nitti of Italy.
/ The review Of the Russian question was
sprung upon the premiers in the absence
Of Premier Millerand of France, which
may have been significant maneuver In
view of the French premier's strong op-
position to peace with the soviet.
THREE POINTS
MADE CLEAR.
According to news that has "seepedr
from the seat of the premiers' confer
/ ence in Downing street, it has been es-
tablished that:
L. Premiers Lloyd George and
Nitti are opposed to aiding Poland
and Roumanis against the Russian
soviet.
2. The British and italian premIers
are becoming convinced that the al
/ lies must deal with the soviet gov
ernment. as the Russian cooperative
societies with whom the allies pre-
/ viously decided to open commercial
relationship and the Moscow soviet
are now virtually identical.
5. Lloyd George and Nitti have de-
! cided to get a frst-hand statement
+ Monday on the sOviet's peace and
F trade attitude from Capt. james
i 0'Grady NJ. p, who has been in CO.
penhagen negotiating with Doris
Litvinoh. the assistant commissary
/ for foreign affairs in the soviet
government.
Premier Millerand IS fastening back
/ TO London and will take his seat in
the council meeting Monday to urge the
| French view The Roumanian premier
is also said to be hurrying TO London
/ to give his support to Millerand. Signor
! Scioioia, the italian foreign minister.
1 who has been i'll, is said to have re-
ccived a hurry call TO come to London
to reinforce the Lloyd George Nith COM
bination.
CABINET SPLIT
UPON TURKEY.
sharp division Of opinion has de-
veloped in the British cabinet over the
Turkish question, the Daily Mail says.
Earl Curzon, the foreign secretary, IS
leading the faction which desires 20
Gust the Turk from Europe bag anu
baggage" while Hon. f. s. Montagu.
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