Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-03

Bosporus and the Dardaneiles, which
Premier Venizelos wishes TO place un-
der international control. Greece asks
for the vilayet of Smyrna III Asia Mi
nor and the former Turkish Islands in
the eastern Mediterranean including
those known as the IJ3decanesus
claimed by Italy.
Bulgaria.
Although bulgaria capitulated with
out conditions and her future terri
tories depend Ipon the conquerers, her
government has not abandoned hope OF
adding extensive territories and it
even hopes to receive extensions of the
Bulgarian frontiers in southern Mace
| donia along the Aegean coast and in
Thrace.
Czecho Slovakis.
| The new state of Czec}1n s>lovaka is
carrying out its territories almost en-
! tirely at the expense of thA old Aus
| tria Hungary. The old H'ngdom OF
| Bohemia, Moravia and the Slovak re-
| gions of northern Hungarr already
have been Incorporated into the pro-
posed state, hut there are certain con-
f1icts with the Poles, Eutha7ians, Ru
manians and Germans "a well as with
| the Austrians and the Maeyars be-
cause the C%echG Clairl that part OF
| German Sayony and Gcrmer Silesia
belong ethnoc craphically to the new
state
The Czecho Sloval5s ars coming into
| opposition TO Polish clair1s in SIeSia
/ and sections Of Galicia, white to the
northeast Czecho S'lovajl expansion has
! brought them into sontact with the
| Ruthenians tr Ukrainian5, in eastern
/ Galicia end with ottrr fringes OF
spheres claimed by the ElmaniaLs
| The new state desires expansion
| southwark over 4 frontagn on the
| Daruhe and over a corridor to the
AdriatiC.
Poland.
The Poles with an Inadequate army
are cndeavoring to establish posses
sion o. disputed regions OH three sides
of Russian Poland and Gaiicia, which
constitutes tie nucleus cf .he new
! Folish state The Poles desire cat ern
Galicia to include Lemberg which is
IN the Ekra:re and tha disputed pro-
vince of Choin. in Little r ssia.
To the northeast the Poles desire to
have Wilma recognized as Foiish. Both
the Lithuani@ns and the Bolsheviki
have raised claims TO Vlna the Boil
shevild supporting their pr9t"ntions by
a Inenacing military offensive The
| Poles are contending against the Ger
/
| Posen and west Prussia. as provinces
populated chiefly by Poles but also
for the city Of Danzig so rs TO pro-
, vide Poland With direct access to the
sea.
Should the Poles have nanzig. East
Prussia would l0t cut off from the rest
Of Germany and would -enaiu an is
land populated by Germans surround .
ed by Polish dominions.
Belgium.
Belgium asks that her leparatlon
for damages wrought by Germany
shall be the first lien upon ,;ernan as
sets to the extent Of ut least $1,000
OO0,C00 francs or up TO i mitch larger
sum If Germany does not return the
machinery :.n1 tho natn-.ats taken
from Belgium. Belgium believc7 that
she should be paid FIRST because she
WIS the first to be Invaded, because
her neutrality was violated and be-
cause she he's suffered more from ue-
spoilation than ony other country il
the war
Belgium, which has rcashnrted hel
Independence and thus elnegres from
her old state Of neutrality. desire.
from Holland the left lark OF the
Sche!dt and the peninsula Of Mas.
tricht which protrudes into Belgiar
Limburg Belgium also VIII assent Il
u plebiscite in Luxen2hurg 20 decid,
whether that country wishes to joi1
Belgium or France or TO retain itt
autonomy,
japan.
Japan enters the peace conference
as Baron Maxine, the senior delegate
; has said, with not territorial ambi
tons in Ching" and that rs for Tsin:
Tau, she will hand it back to Chin;
. under the terms Of the notes cxchang
, ca betwet7 China and Japan in May
, 19lJ.' This is interpreted Ivy Japan
, as permitting her TO retHtn certain
! former German CONCESSIONS on In
: ShantunE peninsula. Jarrn, Buroi
Maxine explains, neither Intends no
, desires 10 interfere in Russian affair
but Is willing If solicited, TO aid Rus
sia in restoring order"
+, Those declarations dispose OF Ivy
:, or the main questions In which Tapa,
!, is interested except that rhe desire
= TO retain tho southern l'nriAc Island
= north OF the Equator which formerl
' belonged to Germany.
: China.
= The Chinepn delegate4 ask to h
0 guaranteed from foreign imperlaitar
v or aggression and desire The Fradug
q abolition Of ''eonsulaP rtght1" md +
g b allowed to impose higher dutios o
Q importationh, Tho Chinero also AS
It for tho return of klau Chau,
swisxsrland,
Switzerland appears te nc the eni
g neutral atate which so far presente
II her desires fe the peace conferences
d Switzerland desires "a outlet to III
q sea by making the RhIae n neutr,
o atream, This is in accord with Frene
If desires since if Aisaee t4ui raine be
y eefhee French from Basic narthwaf
q and IN independeat buffer state
10 should DO e.ueted cut af the FaiatiC
and Prussia 6s suggested nv Marsh
N lNeeh, it vii, be necessary "a neutra
10 tze the Rhine.
10 eeandnavia.
T. The Territorial asRirat;aHS ef Il
!. three aeaHdiaay;aRs peEewg IRA eel
~ sideFed R4est. Denmark wlshfs ia Al
a mex that palt af Northern sch!esw
- inhabited pFademiRantiy tY Danes, b,
~ has net ashet to regain 4he pFeviaG
,. of sehiesWig and itnlste;H iaisen fra
81 Denmark hF Prussia lR tha var
Is 1904 or 10 extend her frtont.Hrs sauti
u ward 10 the 3Siei Canal:
70 Norway hai certain @sEiratiaas
III | Ejnit ziaaEfza;a q ri g l.,