Show g Of GIS IONS OF r ALLIES ARE ARf TOLD IlD isi ish Premier Replying isquith's Criticism Says Say i t Armenians If TheirS Their e Is to Be Kept By Br T Pro rm T r L ONDON oo March 25 H B ply to criticism of the governments government's foreign policy by Herbert H H. Asquith Asquith As- As Premier Lloyd George today gave a detailed explanation o of the tho Turkish settlement The premier said it would ha have 9 been a blunder to have nave settled the Turkish problem without giving the ui United States the most ample Q opportunity por- por to decide whether it would ac accept ac- ac a mandate because it would ha have given r rise so to suspicions that Great Britain and Fran France were taking advantage advantage ad ad- VAD vantage 8 of the political dissensions Jn in the United States to divide the wh whole re of Tn between themselves It was on only y when hen America Anema definitely definite ly Iy r refused tu ed the mandate that W w we proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- without her Mr Lloyd George Georgo declared Oa Oust In R of Sultan The premier said aid LId the proposal to oust the sultan had been rejected as InadeQuate Inadequate made made- quate because It left the question of OC tho the government of or Constantinople un undecided undecided un- un decided and the allies were anxious to end tho the suspense and responsibility of or orthe the a administration of ot t Constantinople With regard to Armenia the premier continued l France rance would have been beers willing to hand to the United States if It the latter had bad accepted the mandate Up to the pre present nt we have h only re received re- re ed cel requests from America to protect protect protect pro pro- Armenia without any offer otter to ts- ts sumo sume responsibility Mr Lloyd George said Wo We hope France will undertake underlain the responsibility but it is much to ask considering all the Uie burdens France already ad has 0 Advice d Ioe for 4 rJ The premier contended that it was wa quite impossible for England to send end armies to keep order in Armenia andAsia and andAsia andAsia Asia Elinor In r. r England would do most to exert pres pressure ure in Constantinople Constant Constanti nople to secure good treatment for lor Christians he lie a asserted but was unable to accept a wider responsibility Tho The Armenians are an exceptional intelligent people and must begin to depend nd on themselves for tor the protection protection tion of their independence Mr Lloyd George GcorGe said be adding that he lie understood understood under under- stood they could easily raise an of men Great Britain would lie willing to supply equipment and oti- oti Continued on Page 2 ALLIES LUES DECISIONS r ON TURKEY TOW Continued from fr-em Pago Page 1 c rs is tor for their training If It that were done they could defend themselves against tho the Turks thola tho the premier do- do dared la to central Europe Mr Lloyd loyd George Georgo said net Refer r to lo Central Europe lt If I Germany would perform her part ot of the treaty by volunteering to state alato what amount of ot reparations she ahe Is ts ablo able to pay to pay and If It she sho can prove tho the impossibility im Im- Im- Im possibility of ot paying paying- unless she sho first obtains r raw materials I do not believe bellore either cither BoJ Belgium lum or Franco France will w stand In th w y of her obtaining the necessary credits But there must be a definite Indication that t she so intends to discharge her her- liabilities H N New w s cit s sIn In Armenia London llarch 25 Tartars Tartars recently massacred Armenians within the Boundaries of ot tho the now Armenian state at the he Instigation of ot tho the Young Turks in tl the e Azerbaijan government accord accord- to Archbishop an Armenian from Erivan who has bas arrived In London Lendon Lon Len don don to to- confer on behalf of or tho the Armenian Armenian Ar Ar- r republic i with allied authorities regarding the tho situation in Armenia Three thousand persons are aro being her herded ed In Tartar vil villages and portions ns of ot tho the Armenian frontier are arc being held by the Tartars Tartar's according to the archbishop He says that in December r the Tartars mur murdered ered Armenians at In Azerbaijan on tho the pretext pre pre- text that Tartars had been massacred in 11 Armenian territory The archbishop said also that many massacres since the the- armistice was declared to have been duo due to th the fact that the frontiers between Armenia and Azerbaijan were not clearly defined |