The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
TWO EMERGING NATIONS.

Fighting is going on between the Poles and Ukrainans
in Galicia, and the lighting Of match might explode
powder magazine at Fiume where Southern savs and
Italians are in excited state of mind There is moth.
ing in these affairs to cause the western hemisphere to
lose any Sleep of course but they symptomatie of
what is occurring and win occur all Europe until
the allied powers grant justice and secure liberty to the
separate peoples entitled to separate national existence
The Poles are striving to round out the territory OF
true and independent Poland which would include west
ern Gaica They may be trenching somewhat upon the
rights of the Urainians who would normally be entitled
to eastern Gaica under scheme for the liberalization
pf the old Russian empire The Polish people cannot be
expected to remain quiet when their liberty and their
national territory are football Of neighborng nations
The spirit of nationality in Poland has been immensely
strengthened by the declaration of the council OF Yer
sales and the statement contained in President Wilson's
thirteenth peace point The Poles demand rounded
Territory, including territory robbed from the kingdom
and annexed to Germany and AUSTRIA and they also de-
snand the port of Danzg their only outlet to the sea-
Russia Germany and Austria must turn back to Poland
the territory that is Poands Then there will be peace
in that part of Europe.
The question at the bottom of the explosive situation
ian Fiume and along the Adratc is extremely difficult Of
solution The hinterand is Slavic while the ports are
italian. The port of Fiume is kept from anarchy
by Italian sea forces but jealous the Croatans and
other South Savs of Italian influence that they threat
ning an outbreak which, it should occur would be most
unfortunate and injurious to all concerned In former
days. when subject peoples in AustraHungary quarreed
TOO much the Hapsburg government solved the problem
10y handing the disputed territory to third element
of the empire In that way the Magyars obtained color
of authority over Fume, although they have no more
right to claim that region than they have to claim New
York
Italy was member of the triple alliance when
eame She had protested against the outrage of Scribe
and refused to join Germany and Hungary in the
war of aggression The allied powers-Great Britain
France and Russiathen entered into treaty with Italy
making her member of the alliance and recognizing her
claims portions of the Adriatc coast Italy relying
upon the allies abandoned neutrality and went into the
war From that day to this Italy has fought gaant
and as unselfshly as any of the allies Her troops in
France were more numerous than the allied troops in
Italy at the hour the armstce signed. With very
little aid Italy threw back Austria Hungary at the psy
Geological moment last month and wrenched the Haps
burg empire away from the Hohenzolerns. That was
"a potent factor in the prompt surrender of Germany
These facts should always be borne in mind in studying
the Adriatc situation for the charge has often been
made that Italy purely selfish in entering the war
ITALY, instead of pursuing purely selfish course, has
been of invaluable service to Serbia in driving the Aus
trans out of that country Italy is holding the
entire eastern toral of the Adratic in trust awaiting
the just decision of the worlds civilized nations in the
adjustment of the Ttalo-Slav frontiers There is evil
dence to indicate that Italy trying to take over terri
tory properly belonging the South Savs while the
other hand Italy has officially and in military way made
clear her belief that strong Sav state the Adrat
is desirable and necessary.
strong Poland opening the Baltic and strong
South Sav state composed of the Croats Slovenes and
Serbs, opening the Adratic would conduce both to
the worlds peace and to its prosperity.Wa Washington
Post