The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-11
Geneva Fears Rebuff From
Turks if Direct Request
i Is Made.
DISARMAMENT TALK ENDS
Attention Of Delegates Gen.
tered on Protection of Man.
date Countries.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HEssrp
Copyright. 1929. By THE NEW YORK HERALD.
GENEVA, Sept. 10.-A proclamation
by the League of Nations of it's con-
Germ for the safety of the Christian
minorities in Asia Minor with the
promise of the leagues moral protec-
ton for them in the situation in which
they have been placed by the rout of
the Greeks is contemplated.
The appeal of the Greek delegation
that the League of Nations interest
itself at least to this extent, has ac-
1ording to the Greeks, received the
support of the Earl of Balfour, who
Two years ago at the first assembly
called Mustapha Kemal a bandit.
The suggestion OF the Greeks Is in line
with the last London scheme for revis-
ing the treaty which definitely placed
these minorities under the League OF
Nations. The Kemalists. of course,
could make faces at the league were 1t
to make any direct request OF them at
this time and not even the well wish
ers OF the league want to approach
Mustapha Renal himself and run the
risk of a rebuff
stops Disarm ament Talk.
An indication of its moral support is
considered to be as far as the league
can go until peace is concluded when
the Allies will try to get the Turks to
recognize the league as the guardian Of
these minorities. The events In the
Near East are completely blowing away
all talk OF disarmament for European
countries like so much chaff Instead,
All eyes are turned on the Moslem
situation and the effect OF the Turkish
victories on these populations. and the
Christian element Is confronted with the
possible necessity OF protecting some of
the mandate countries. for these coun-
tries. which like Mesopotamia and
Palestine were given away by the
League of Nations. have never been
recognized by the Turks.
Turkey at one time gave notice of her
Intention to apply for membership I'm the
league. but nothing of this nature is
/ card now Meanwhile the represents
tives of Egypt. Hedjaz. Feisai and
Syria who turn up here every year IT.
order to watch the league. are keep
ing by themselves and are holding
mysterious conferences
The upshot of the disarmament talk
probably will be the passage of Lord
Robert Cecil's proposal of a new pledge
for mutual assistance involving de-
tailed arrangements and making such
assistance Immediately effective, but con-
filming 1t to countries having regionally
the same interests. Intended as a step
toward horizontal reduction In land
force 1t will probably be worth just so
much paper.
French Insist on 100000 Army.
The whole paper justifies the con-
tinuance indefinitely of a French army
OF 100000 men. Interesting figures are
given by the British section, it's report
showing that Great Britain has only
100000 regular and 100000 native
troops. of which there are about $4,000
white and 10000 Egyptian native troops
in Mesopotamia. and $4,000 whites and
$4,000 natives of India in the Sudan.
The British troops in Constantinople
are given as 5000.
The report also calls attention TO the
fact that France has the largest air
force in the world with 1.150 fighting
machines. of which 900 are being kept
In readiness in France. The British
have only 36s, while the United States
Is credited with 715 machines. the
largest air force next to that of France.