Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-17
Abandonment of Certain War
Aims of Italy viii Greatly
: Assist Oppressed Peoples.
ENTENTE IS BELIEVED
: TO BE BACKING MOVE
Movement Declared Triumph for
Principles Enumerated by hesi-
dent Wilson-Congrese in
Rome Next Month.
BY JOHN y. RASS
Cabiegram TO TEE sunday Star AT
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1871

CAicaEo Dali. News. CsPyrtxAt. 1917
ROME. March ls-Evca:s 81 ;he
greatest permanent Importance recently
~have developed ). TIE political life o!
Italy. \ pevrvssi -sNver,s=: IS growing
which aims 8; ~, s1Nss.l;,asy-scz; by I:sly
of impeTialis'-> u&- ssg-s sa& ne resoe
milton OF ;as gS;saaai -,ssts Of ali tire
oppressed Sppies Tie disaster az
ACaporeno RS e7,,S>>t SHsas Al awaken
sing ~ ,hs ?2hls, csassSeeca
= The movement u&s Ase<z oSsSsSs TIE
government; S3-.=.s.-xssaz aRS Is nes
drawing ;As S,~e7H-ss1; Il As Is
weight = iz-ecs ;s.Tr-.. ss's.=s:,s 9n- nsec,
tistsns visA ~ >lxv peoples a ar>
tria-HEsssyy bas e,esn sTSensIsea n Ire
senate azi; :&xzaes- x fss.pt,ss s1a
from private Sst> -Nrs -saI.rrSteee hss
the supVo-7 ~ 81 ;,;.i5i.i;s1 glss--;;,es *,
cep. the osEt5ss stzasis,es
As--s-. : Ssusa.
The president - -A,s sxea;su;aps -.ar,s-
5mitsee q ss.s o-G5s..-l-sI., Sssra-
-Torre. hiss us SSS-s3 II ls-r5s- 81
agreement With cAs lsA5t- - .-,ss zss-;-
: Slavs. N. Tro2e.I- l. -s-s As-esEe-:
I friendly alliance AID TIE Ai4.1s-7sl, -
Territorial claims between Italy So 20
! Jugo-Siavs have been laid dow
Signor Tore told RE II A. interview
that the right of nationAnues Is mere
y = at
territorial adjustment may take place
: in the future He said that II the
: agreement Italy recognizes the unity
of the Jugo-Slavs and their right TO
: institute state of, their own. accord
: ing to the principles laid down in the
agreement of Corfu, which was signed
by NJ. Trouble for the Jugo-Siavs and
NJ Paschitch, prime minister of Serbia
unity of Serbia with the Jugo-Slavs.
Claims Left Until War Ends.
The actual distribution of the terri
: torial claims has been wisely left until
after the war. but the principles of the
right of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the
sSfay country and Slavs in the Italian
7territory-are laid down. The Jugo-
Siass recognize the right of Italy to de-
smand the annexation of Austrian ter
sritory. where the Italians are in the
gives to the Jugo-Slavs the disputed
Sterritory of Dalmatia, where the rights
sof the Italian population are protected.
This meeting in London was only the
!. forerunner of the larger meeting in
Rome which takes place at the begin
ming of next month. At that meeting
z there will be present the national COM
: mittee of the Czecho-Slovaks, Jugo-
: Slavs. Poles and Rumanians of Austria
Hungary. in conjunction with COM
mfttees of English, French, Italians and
Serbs
Will Seek Unity of States.
The aim of this congress is to con-
stftute league of all nationalities
Oppressed by Austria Hungary to work
mate federation of these Slav states
There is every indication that this
movement has the support of the gov
sernments Of the entente. That the
agreement between Italians and the
s Slavs on the east side of the Adria tic
may have important results is Indicated
Dy the fact that Italian politics have
taken an unprecedented anti-German
Z turn because of this purpose to create
"a federation of Slav states which would
fireplace the Austro-Hungarian mon
archy.
4 Barrier Against Pan-Germanism.
{ Allied with Italy such a federation
swouid De powerful barrier against
span-Germanism. Heretofore the propa-
Uganda of hatred against the Jueo-
&Slays, which has prevailed in ItaIy has
been conducted by GermanophiIes
sfrom an international point of view
This agreement makes possible for the
<nrst time real solution of the Ans
problem, because free
zBohemia and the Jugo-Slay states
(Which would enter the fold of eastern
democracy, would eliminate the con
4tinual danger from a great monarchi.
gear state of medieval construction. and
- vessal OF Germany, such as Austria.
Hungary is today.
While it may be thought that thj,
Emoyement seems to have little i'm.
Smediate prospect of success. ma,
say that 1t is the first material indica.
Etion of the triumph of the PRINCIPLES
$enunc1ated by President Wilson owe,
ethe public consciousness of the peo.
Epie of the entente. For this reason il
ffs important that the United State
Ewatch this movement closely
1t has further importance becansa /;
Sindfcates the tendency to eliminate m,
imperialism of the governments of RI,
sentente, which was the principal cans,
of the lack of unity in the alliance
1t also inspires peoples with create,
sconhdence in the ultimate triumph n,
democratic principles.