THE SETTLEMENT WITH TURKEY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 20 October 1919, Page 5

THE SETTLEMENT WITH TURKEY

DELAY EXPLAINED

STATEMENT BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE

By Telegraph—Presß Association—Copyright (Rec. October 10, 5.5 p.m.) London October 18. Referring in the course of a speech at Sheffield to the delay in signing "peace willi Turkey, Mr. Lloyd George said that this was attributable lo the fact that it was not known whether America was •joins to share the burdens of civilisation outside the United States. He felt rather pleased that the Americans had been brought face to face with this because some of the Americans used to nceuse the grubbing British- Empire of getting a piece of land at every available opportunity. He thought the Americans now realised that BiUain was undertaking a great, civilising duty at great cost lo herself. It was the task Providence had sent us and which wo ww-e discharging in various parts of the world. He begged the men of our kith and kin in America lo join in that task, otherwise he did not know what was going to happen' to parts of the Turkish Empire. Neither we nor France could undertake it. All the people who had been living in the shadow of the great tyrnnny for centuries were appealing to America to. come to their help and protect them. He hoped that the appeal would not. be in vain. "We are undertaking ,i similar responsibility ourselves, and find that we are approaching the limit of our strength-, and 'that it would lie unwise to go further. It would be the height of unwisdom for us to disarm until the Turkish problem is settled. Tt is vital to_the British Empire and to the world that it be settled properl> and promptly by December 3i.-Au6.-N.55. Cable Assn.

AMERICAN EX--Hiß ASS ADOR'S ADVICE. (Rec. October 19, 5.5 p.m.) New York, October 17. Mr. Henry Morgeubhau, formerly United States Ambassador to Turkey, is returning from Europe., In an unofficial statement he expressed the opinion tifat would grant the United States equal rights to the Straits of Gibraltar if the United States would accept a mandate for Armenia, Anatolia, antl Constantinople. Mr. Morgenthau said he would advocate the acceptance of such a mandate. He estimated that it would cost the United States 300,000,000 dollars (.£60,000,000) to build up Constantinople to bo a prosperous centre in the Near East—Au3.-X.7i, Cable Assn.