Evening star., 1919-03-25

over to them by the entente after tn,
final victory. The following are tn,
para graphs of the secret treaty which
state what Italy claims and does no
claim:
1taly's Treaty Claims.
article Sin the same way Ital,
shall receive the province of Dalmatis
in its present extent, including, far.
ther to the north, Lissarika and Ire
blnJe, and to- the south all places as
far as line starting from the sea.
coast to Cape Planca and following
the watershed eastward in such a way
as to place in Italian hands all the
valleys whose rivers enter the sea
near Sebanico-namely. the Cikoia
krka and Butisnjica, with their trib-
utaries. To Italy also will belong all
the islands north and west of the
Dalmatian coast, beginning with
Pago and Puntadura, and farther
north, and reaching to Meleda south
ward, with the addition of the islands
OF 5. Andrea, Busi, Lissa, Lesina, Ter
cola, Curzola. Cazza and Lagosta, and
all the surrounding islets and rocks,
and hence Pelagosa also, but without
the islands of Grande and Picola Iii
The following shall be neutralized:
(1) The whole coast from Cape Planca
to the north to the southern point of
the peninsula of Sabbioncello on the
south. this peninsula being included
In the neutral zone. (2) Part of the
south of Ragusavecchia as far as the
River Vojussa on the south, so as to
include in the neutraliZed zone the
whole gulf Of Cattaro with it's ports.
Antlvari, Dulcigno, S. Giovanni di
Medua and Durazzo; with the reser-
walton that Montenegro's rights are
not to be infringed, in so far as they
are based on the declarations ex-
changed between the contracting par
ties in April and May, 1909.
Fiume Renowned.
These rights being recognized
solely for Montenegro's present pos
sessions, they shall not be extended
to such regions and ports as NAV in
the future be assigned to Montenegro.
Hence no part of tine coast which to-
uay belongs to Montenegro shall be
suo1ect to naturalization in the fu-
ture; But all legal. restrictions re-
garding the port of . Antivari-to
which Montenegro herself gave her
adhesion in 1909-remain in yigor.
I'D All the islands not assigned to
Italy.
Note 2. The following districts on
ane Adriatic shall by the work Of the
territory Of Croatia, Serbia and Mon
tenegro: To the north of the Adriatic
Inc whole coast beginning at the Gulf
OF volosca, near the frontier of italy.
as iar as the northern frontier of Dali
ihatla, including the whole coast to-
Gay belonging to Hungary; the whole
coast of Croatia, the port of Fiume
and the small ports of Nevi and Carlo
pago, and in the same way the is
lands of Veglia, Pervicio, Gregorio.
ran = ana Arbe; to the south Of the
negro are interested, the whole coast
from Cape Planca to the River Drin.
WITH the very important ports Of
SpaIato, Ragusa, Cattaro, Antivar
Dulcigno and S. Giovanni df Medua
az also the islands of Grande and
C1kljan and Calamotta."
Would Have Cake and Eat It.
r. It is exactly the insistence of the
!taIlan government on the cession of
territory which they solemnIy re-
nounced In the treaty and their claim
IN 1918 TO consider as Italian "terra
lrredenta a port which in 1915 thew
proclaimed was Croatian which have
SouSCu tue present conflict
!. Inc claim OF the Italian government
is an extraordinary effort to "eat their
cake and still have it," which is nro-
verbally known to be impossihie
EITHER Italy stands by the treatv ~
lsla or she does mot She cannot
stand py such parts Of it as suit her
does not like. Nv"
OF course, I do not mean for a mo.
ment that the kingdom of the Serbs
Croats and Slovenes would accent the
treaty or London even If Fiume were
enered 1T. By the cession of the nrovo
lnce OF Dalmatia, the islands and
o,ner @ Jugoslav territory 10000 Jugo-
slavs would be placed under the vosa
Of Italy against their will, and this to
safeguard the interests Of a handful
OF Italian speaking Inhabitants. r.
must further be remembered that fhe
$4,000 Italian-speaking people inhaho
lting the coast towns are not Italians
Thousands of them have never saan
Italy. They are the descen6s r+s eH ~
the ancient Venetiana
Is Friend of italy.
At the time they settled in Da,ma+;.
tnere was no italy. There was a cluster
Of warning states as much at Ioe-eerl
heads with each other as with the ont
slde world. Modern Italy, the TfaIv ~
M Mazz,ni; Garibaldi and Cavour. is not
the heir to the ancient republic Of
Venice any more than it is heir to the
Roman empire of the Caesars.
All sincere friends of the Italian non.
PIE. OF whom I claim to be one. mnst
deeply deplore the wave Of imperialism
and chauvinism which has moment riiv
thrown one Of the most brilliant and
loyable peoples in Europe off it's poiiti-
cal balance. No one grudges italy all
the glory and proSnerity che 10, aLt on
on the contrary. she is assured of the
sympathy and good will Of all the civil.
lied world NAsAi-
But when the nation that fought for
freedom under Garibaldi and al re- gal
antuomo" Victor Emmanuel embarks IN
a career of unjust conquest its hest
friends cry Halt" It is for this rea son
that President Wilson and the America
delegation should demand as nrel;,a;A
nary to all discussion by the peace con-
ference the abrogation of that imnoral
document. the secret treaty Of T,nndon q,
OF 1915. Once this is out Of the way the
rights OF Italians and Jugoslavs can be
discussed on their merits. -"
GORDON GORDON-sMrrH