The sun., 1919-08-16
WILSON PLANS FOR
THRACE CRITICISED
Diplomats Amazed at His Pro-
posed Division Into Three
Parts.
vENIzELOs WANTS 1T ALL
Americans Learn of Pact With
Allies to Give Territory
TO Greece.
~ a stag Correspondent Of rus sun.

Br star Correspondent OF Tar Sun.
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Pants. Aug 15.--Premier venizelos OF
Greece appears to have made counter
proposition to the Wilson plan for an
internationalized State which would
I divide Thrace. While still demanding
that all of Thrace be given to Greece,
(. the venizeios plan would make De-
deagatch free port. similar to Danzig
under the League Of Nations. and would
internationalize the railroad running
from that place to Bulgaria.
venizelos is regarded as the clsverest
diplomat at the conference. and this i'm
preston Is not lessened by his latest pro-
posal, which conforms almost exactly to
the plan which President Wilson sane
toned in connection with the DansiR
problem and Poland. Venizelos has oe-
ciared that his political life depends
upon getting Thraca for Greece.
II was admitted to-day that the Am
orleans had encountered more secret
agreements Of which they knew nothing
in the Thrace matter. 1t appears now
that the British and French. to induce
and bring Greece into the war, had
promised him Thrace.
President Wilson's proposal OF MS
favorite remedy of an internationaiiEed
state has caused little short OF amaze
lnent in many diplomatic circles where
the difficulties of the Balkan problem
are seen clearly and where Americas
efforts to adjust them in her own way
are causing increased resentment
wilson's Plan for Thrace.
Under the Wilson plan Thrace would
be divided into three parts. A little
strfp along the coast on the west would
be given to Greece; a second strip ex-
tending north from the Egean TO Bull
garia, and taking In the port OF Dedea-
catch and the railroad from that town
to Bulgaria, and the Greek railroad
running along the shore would form the
proposed internationalized State. while
the rest of Thrace. extending fan shaped
northeastward from the Egean and in
) Guiding Adrlanople, would be given to
I Greece.
Greece, instead OF having continu-
Gus territory. would get two districts
separated by the internationalized State.
: In the opinion Of some of the most as
tute diplomats, this would create In the
Balkans new elements Of trouble In adj
djtion to those presented by the old map
i No name has yet been proposed for this
curious new State, although some critics
here jokingly refer to 1t as "Wilsonia-"
The Americans. under orders from
: Washington. are pushing the plan for all
they are. worth, but they have not yet
obtained its acceptance by the British
and French, who still look at 1t askance.
tutn q commanded
American supporters, would give the
? Bulgarians free access to the IEgean,
but behind 1t, as the diplomats here gen.
orally see it. Is the Presidents attempt
to boost the League of Nations at home
and abroad In support Of his constant
contention that II Is the only solution
Of Europe's many troubles.
Concession to America.
Naturally It is represented as a con-
cession to the Americans, their FIRST posi-
ton being that Bulgaria must extend to
the Egean. Confronted with the abb
solute refusal of the Americans to mod
ify this position Foreign Minister Bal
four and Premier Clemenceau gave way
The President, as in the F'iume case
again presented his plan for an inter
rationalized State, with the chance that
1t may tie up the conference in the SAME
/. manner that the Fiume dispute did
II is pointed out that Greece would
be divided by such State in the same
manner that Germany Is divided in the
case of East Prussia by the Danzif
corridor, OF the two internationalized
states proposed by President Wilson
Ffume and Thrace, neither has been for
nally accepted It is pointed out BY
CRITICS that both depend upon Article
: of the peace treaty. while the American
Senate Is showing decided disincli'
nation to pledge the American forcei
I which must be behind that guarantee.
Greek partisans are asking now, IL thu
United States is not going TO send troops
TO the Balkans in case of trouble arisei
over the new boundaries under Article
X, why should America mix Into thu
matter at all? The constant menace o.
Americas economic weapon and the de
sire OF British diplomacy to stand b,
the League of Nations may bring abou
acceptance Of the latest plan, but from
4 the comments of the italians. French
Greeks, Slavic and other peoples mos
Interested in the Balkans, II will be don,
only over their protests
La LbeTte, commenting on the Iates
b plan, points out that the United Statef
Z is revealed as the only Bulgarophile
even Italy having gone over to the side
Of the Greeks. 1t adds:
"In this game Europe risks becoming
a veritable Mosaic of free cities and in
ternational territories. What nests Of fu
ture contentions!"
The Americans II Is explained. woulC
have shaped the new Wilson state to in
clude eastern Thrace and give It Il
Greece, but the British and French
would not even consider this plan. bu
they would have been willing to combine
It with the Constantinople mandate 4
sure that the United States would acoep
the latter.
ALLIES TO TRY Bella KUN.