TURKISH TREATY

Southland Times, Issue 18816, 8 May 1920, Page 5

TURKISH TREATY

DELEGATION IN FRANCE

NEW DIFFICULTIES LOOK MG

By Telegreph/—P«i» ' (Reuter’s Telegrams.)

■ v ' PARIS, Macf 6. The Turkish peace delegation hj. h> ar- •' rived at Versailles. It consists of 'uiwfik ' Pasha,,' president ; Rteachid Bey, Fafcieddin ' Bey, Djemal Pasha, and General Mnbunaduktar. ■' It is expected that' Tewffk Paatja. will make a strong protest against the Slurring up of Turkey, especially the territori ad con- ’ cessions to Greece. ( It is' highly probable that he will refuse'to sign the Treaty, ‘ which is said' to be largely the work of Mr VeaizeTos. " , . ■ It has alio created a violent campaign in Italy against Signor’ Nitti. The Italiiow feel that the San Remo meeting has made Greece ‘ a formidable rival in the eastern 14*xiiter- ' ranean. HUNGARIAN TREATY DELIVERED. TEN DAYS FOR ACCEPTANCE. j- 1 - - PARIS, Mr,y 6. M. Miller and, in a covering letter’ to the ’"'’Allied reply to the Hungarian peac« delegation, suggests that if any conditions of the Treaty are regarded as. an injustice they should be submitted to the League of Nations. The reply allows ten days for a cceptance cf the Treaty. , SPA CONFERENCE. FRANCE’S FIRST TASK; PARIS, May 6. M. Sancrriein, writing in the Matin, de- ’ ' dares that the first, task France h«s at the ■ Spa Conference is to demand priori Ky in p»ying the indemnity in. favour of ti»e invaded territory. The correspondent adds that if .this priority is not conceded the French Government may prefer not to c ocxclude an agreement, but rely on its own means of compelling Germany to pay. TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS. NO INFORMATION FORTHCX7MINO. LONDON;, May 6. In the House of Commons repjyjing to V»i- count Curzon in regard*to the *srial of war criminals, Mr Bonar- Law said the matter - was discussed at the San Remo Conference. ;.It was understood that action was being taken in Paris, but he declined t«i give partial information until he knew what was being done. THE SCHLESWIG PLE T 3J;SCITE. FIRST ZONE OCCUPIED BTY DANES. COPENHAjGEN, May 6 Danish troops occupied the first Schleswig lone, the populace enthcsujstieaQy wrtcomiog them and also biiddinj-; farewell to the British and French troop t, and expensing thanks and gratitude to the Allies. THE POLISH OFFENSIVE. SITUATION Air KIEFF. BOLSHEVIK EVACUATION DENIED. ■ LONDON, May S. . A Bolshevik olßcial . message nays the ... troopa have not evacuated' Kieff. They are .. fortifying ..the west of* the town. SOVIET RUSSIA ENDANGERED,

A SUMMONS 'FROM MOSCOW. -at .• * iIELSINFOBS, May 6. The Moscow Government, in a proclazna- , , tion. declares that 5 Soviet Russia is endangered by the.Polifh, offensive, and urges the Red Guards, marines and Cossacks to give - up their peaceful occupations and hasten to the Ukrainian frrnt. • BOUNDARIES OF POLAND. /.:• SUPREME COUNCIL’S LIMITS EXCEEDED. LONDON, May 6. ' 'Replying to’ a question Mr Bonar Law agreed that the territory now oocspied by Poland exceeded the boundaries.assigned to Poland by t! te Supreme Council. ... Colonel Wedgwood suggested that the Polish Government should be informed that no. amount of fighting would alter the boundaries. Mr Bon ar Law rephed that Poland was quite aw! re of it. ..The Government were not suppcffting'tbe Robsh attack on. Russia morally i>r materially. The Government would now put pressure on Poland in the direction of peace. ’JAPANESE IN SIBERIA. BC4.SHEVIK ARMY DEFEATED. TOKIO, May 6. Received May' 7, 1L35 pan.) It is semi-cfEdally announced that the Fourteenth Japanese Division defeated 40CO Bolsheviks in the vicinity of Khabajotisk, Siberia, on April 29. PROMISES OF JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL. BORE REGIMENTS GOING FORWARD, TOKIO, Hay 6. (Received May 8, 135 « m ) Baron Ucbida’s manifesto repeats th> , pledge that the Japanese will leave Siberia as soon aa the Czechs depart and order is •- restored, although fresh regiments are- gping : forward to Siberia. BOLSHEVIK ENTRY OF GEORGWk. (The Times.) CONSTANTINOPLE, May 5. It is reported that the Bolsheviks have entered Georgia west of Uarjakk Pub and south of Vladikavkaz. UNITED STATES SENATE. LOANS FOR GERMAN TRADE. WASHINGTON, May & (Received May 7, ILSS pm.) A bill was introduced into the Senate authorising, loans amounting to 250,000,000 dollars to American purchasers of. Gent tan goods, and the War. Fmataee Corporation to accept German securitt*.