The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Formal Notice Given U. s. of Intention of Serbs, Greats and Slovenes to
 Unite With Serbia
|ZAGREB DELEGATION
 PRESENTS PROPOSAL
 FOR ONE GOVERNMENT
Delegation to Sit Provisionally at Belgrade Until Constituent As- sembly Can Be Held Within
 Six Months After Con-
 clusion of Peace

Washington, December 9. Formal notice has been given the American government of the purpose of the Serbs. Greats and Slovenes, formerly held by Austro Hungarian government, to unite with the kingdom of Serbia in a single Slavic state, and to insist upon the evacuation of Jugo-Slav terri tory now occupied by Italy.
 Official texts were presented to the state department today of addresses by Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia and a delegation of 2 members from the na- tional council of ,Zagreb, delivered at Belgrade December'l. The prince regent accepts the proposal of the Zagreb coun- cil for union under parliamentary government the delegation to be received to sit provisionally at Belgrade as rep- resentatives of their people until a. con stituent assembly can be held within six months after the conclusion of peace.
 After submitting the proposal for union. the Zagreb delegation said
 We are profoundly grieved to be ob- liged to place on record that d great part of our natural soil is occupied by the troops of the kingdom of Italy, which Is allied with the powers of the entente. and with which we desire to live hi s.sf.. nize the opportunity of any treaty. Il even that of London the virtue of whief is in violation of the principles of Es tionality.
 EXCEEDS LIMITS
 We desire to draw the attention e Your royal highness toTthe fact that tn extent of the Italian occupation greatl exceeds the limits and the regions fore seen in the clauses of the armistice con cluded with the commander-in-c Q the Austro- Hungarian army after th proclamation of these territories as in dependent and as integral parts of the Serb. croat and Slovene state. and we will furnish the government of your roy al highness with proof of this. together with our entire nation, to see to it that the definite frontiers of our state are drawn in such way that they accord with the ethnographicaI frontiers and are in conformity with the principles laid down by President Wilson of the United States and the other powers of the entente"
 PLAN ACCEPTABLE
 The prince regent in his address said:
 q and my government assure you or our complete acceptance of your desires which you have just laid before me. Faithful to the example which the King, my father, has given me. 1 will be solely the King of free citizens of the states of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and will always remain faithful to the great con stitutional and parliamentary principles, founded on the general rights. For this reason I ask your collaboration for the formation of a government which will represent all the united fatherland.
 ''In the name of his majesty King Peter proclaim the union of Serbia with the provinces of the independent state of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in the united Kingdom of Serbs, Croats ana Sioyenes.
 .'The government will have as it's first duty to trace together with you ths ethnographical frontiers of our entire nation. I have the right to hope that our great allies will judiciously appre- ciate our point of view, for it corres- ponds to the principles they have them selves proclaimed. and for which they have poured out so much blood
 The regents address was counter signed by the minister of finance prime minister and minister of foreign affairs ad interim, Mr Stoyan Protitch, and the other ministers at Belgrade