The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-06-24
TURKS MUST SIGN
BY JUNE rs, SAY
ALLIED PREM|ERs
Announcement Comes After
Plans Are Made to Send.
Troops and Fleet to Con-
stantinop1e.

London, June 22.-The Exchange.
T~elegraph's correspondent at the Bou-.
logne conference learns that the con
ference has decided to insist that Tur--
key sign the treaty by June 26.
1t is also reported hat the military
plans regarding Constantinople and
the Straits, arranged by President
Wilson and Marshal Foch, were ap-
proved.
The reports say that it has been de-
cided to summon the Greek, Portu-
guese, Roumanian and Czecho- Slovak.
delegates to the Spa conference.
The note to Germany in regard to
disbarment and Generalization agreed
upon by Marshal Foch and President
Wilson was also approved by the con-
ference, the report says.
Lloyd George has decided to leave
Boulogne at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
longed, therefore, beyond the usual,
hours for such sessions.
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TROOPS TO TURKEY.
Boulogne, June 22.-Freneh and
British troops and the British fleet
will be concentrated for the defense.
VI SoilolciilllIlCple anu lle oITd1CS.,
The delegates to the Hythe confer.
ence were of the opinion hat the talk
ing of these measures was sufficient
to deal with the situation.
Immediate modification of the
Turkish treaty. to include important
territorial changes, was urged this
afternoon by Sforza, representing.
Italy. Sforza suggested several.
changes favorable to the Ottoman
government, and, according to ad-
vices at the foreign office, received
the support Of Premier Millerand.
Lloyd George, however, resisted
this movement, arguing that allied
prestige would suffer if they gave in
at this moment.
To Capture Constantinople?
With 10000 troops of Mustapha
Kennel near Scutari, a bare hour and
a half from Constantinople, the Turk
lsh question came in Tor unusual con-
sideration. The possibility Of the
capture of Constantinople was frankly
discussed by members Of the foreign
office.
1t is estimated that the allies could
land a force of approximately 10000
reinforced by a fairly strong fleet, at
Constantinople. The French and
Italians are in favor, however, fit st of
re-examining the territorial clauses
OF the Turkish treaty, to avoid sep
arating from the Turkish empire
those territories which are distinctly
Ottoman, notably the region of Smyr-
ma, where there are districts almost
solidly Turkish" which have been
given to Greece. In the second place,
they would strengthen the Turkish
empire by giving it a truly represent
tative government, giving the Turk a
free han in constituting a ministry
capable of inspiring the country's
confidence in itself.
1t is pointed out that the present
administration a met with oppose
ton throughout the country.
The French foreign office a
termed the present treaty a mon
s%trosity incapable of execution with
out a tremendous cost to the allies.
and while the Greeks are willing to
undertake the spanking of the
Turk which they seem tc think IS re
quired, it is understood that they will
ask the allies for supplies and neces-
sary funds.
Marshal Foch estimates hat the
rigid enforcement of the treaty would
require the use of at least 300,0 0 eff
f%ectives, for Mustapha Kennels forces
amount to about that number.
Russian Question Grave.
One problem overshadows all else
at the conference of allied premiers
taking place here. 1t is the problem
Of what to do with Russia. There are
widely divergent views on the ques-
ton. If they can be reconciled, it is
felt that half of the troubles of Europe
would rapidly solve themselves.
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