TURKISH PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1920, Page 5

TURKISH PEACE.

ITALY OPPOSES TREATY. "NEW WAR INEVITABLE » By Telegraph-—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 20, 10.30 p.m. !,r London, April 2(5. San Ramp correspondent!, state. Italy views the Turkish Treaty with undisguised disapproval, due to the fact that Greece is raised to a position of serious rivalry to Italy as the Mediterranean Power. The Treaty gives Italy very little, except Adalia, as Greece gets everything west of the Chatalja lines, except Dedeagateli, Italy considers this will transfer large bodies of Turks and Bulgars to Greece, and make future war inevitable. Italy also objects to the proposal to turn 'the Turks out of Erzeroum, and give the town to the Armenians, Apparently Armenia is to be an independent State. The League of Nations has no real mandate, but the League may issue an international loan on Armenia's behalf to secure the co-operation of an Allied or neutral State in the development of Armenia.—Aus.-N.Z. CaMe Assn. JEWS PLEASED; Received April 26, 11.15 p.m. London, April 2(1. Jews in Britain are delighted at the Council's decision to incorporate in the Turkish Treaty Mr. Balfour's declaration on Zionism. It is suggested April 24th should be made a Jewish national holi-day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OPPOSITION TO TREATY. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN IT. San Remo, April 24. An unofficial Turkish delegate asgerts that the Turkish Government will never sign the Treaty. Entente must find a Government willing to sign.