The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-20
COUNCIL
 ID ANSWER NOTE
Allies Expected to Reject Suggestion That Turk Be
 Driven From Europe
By AAoolat.d pr..,

San Remo April 19.--In considering the Turkish treaty today, the council of the League of Nations decided to reply to President Wilson's note on the subject, giving him full explanations as to why it could not accept the points he made in this connection.
 The draft of the reply to President Wilson, in accordance with the council s decision, is being prepared tonight and will be submitted to the council to- morrow
 At the afternoon meeting the council continued consideration of the Turkish treaty discussing the financial clauses, the Ragdad railroad and Turkish bonds. The financial experts of the three gov ernments-were in attendance
 Sir John Gadman. Great Britan's oil expert, has been sent for in connection with Turkish oil for shipping and other fuel purposes.
 Italy and France are short of oil.
 TO LET TURK REMAIN
 " Washington, April 1s-The Allied reply Ito President Wilson's Turkish note is expected by diplomatic officials here to point out that without the acceptance by the United States of responsibility for part of the burden of the solution of the Turkish question, the Allies have found it impossible to adopt the presidents sugSesIion tiat the Turk be driven out of Europe.
 The Allies have taken the position, it was said. that the eviction of the Sultan from Constantinople was impossible without the assumption by some power. preferably the United States, of the obli- gation for the protection of Constanti- nople and contiguous Turkish territory. For economic and political reasons, off cials said, choice of any other power than the United States was precluded, and since the United States has refused the proffered mandate over Turkey, no other solution than to leave the Turk in Ccnstantinople under interallied control was possible.
 NOT TO ASSUME MANDATE fs Washington, April l9.-The council of the League of Nations has agreed in- formally, according to information reach ing Washington, that 1t cannot assume the mandate for Armenia, as was sug- gested by the council of premiers at the recent Paris meeting. Importance is at tached by officials here to the decision, since an almost essential preliminary to a discussion of Turkish readjustments by the San Reno conference will be a definition of the conferences attitude to- ward Armenia.
  tary forces and other machinery neces- sary to the administration of the state is understood to have been made the basic reason for the decision of the premiers' conference. The council will suggest, however, officials here believe, that Ar menia should be placed in the category of new states to be controlled indirectly by the Ieague-such as former German colonies-and that some neutral state J tad .c ma
 With the present nucleus of strong military force already in existence at Erivan, it is held that if the Entente powers permit recruitment in their own territories for the purpose, there will be no difficulty in obtaining and maintain ing sufficient military force to meet the needs of tn enew sttae. It is said also that with the general knowledee that the league is behind her, Armenia will doubtless be able to secure the financial support she requires to start her on the way.