Arizona republican., 1919-04-30

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 Italy, her eastern frontier running along the natural strategic line estab- lished by the physical conformation of the country-a line which it has been attempted to draw with some degree Of accuracy on the attached map.
 Within this line on the Italian side will lie considerable bodies of non Italian populations. but their fortunes are so naturally linked by the nature of the country itself with the rest of the Italian people, that think their inclusion is fully justified.
 There would be no justification, in my judgment. in including Plume or any part of the coast line to the south of Plume, within the boundaries of it's development, not an Italian, but an in- ternational port, serving the countries to the east and north of the gulf of Plume
 Just because it is an international port, and cannot with justice be sub- ordinated to any other sovereignty, it is my clear judgment that U should enjoy a very considerable degree Of genuine autonomy. and while it should ! be included, no doubt. within the GUS toms system of the new ;ugo -Slavlc Sldle, It SHOUld neNeIlNeteSS, De lelt free in it's own interest and in the in terest of the states laying about it, to devote itself to the service of the com merce which naturally and inevitably seeks an outlet or inlet at its port
 The states which it serves will be new states. They will have complete confidence in their access 10 an outlet on the sea. The friendship and the connections of the future will largely depend upon such an arrangement as 1 have suggested and friendship, co :
 operation and freedom of action must underlie every arrangement or peace if
 peace is to be lasting
 Other Conclusions Impossible
 T believe there will be common
 agreement that the islands Of Lisza
 should be ceded to Italy, and that she
 should retain the port of Nolpna
 believe that it will be generally agreed
 that the Notifications which the Aus
 trian government establisnec upon tn,
 islands near the eastern coast of tn,
 Adriatic should be dispensed witt
 under international agreement, ant that the disarmaments which is to b. arranged under the league of nations
 should limit the states on the easterl
 coast of the Adriatic to only sucl . ' htlnoi udN lOICtS dS efe -lltGeSSdf, for policing the waters of the islam
 and the coast. These are conclusion
 which I am forced to by compulsio1
 of the understanding which underli the whole initiation of the presen peace.
 No other conclusions seem to b susceptible to being rendered concis
 without these understanding The are understandings accepted by tn } whole world and bear with peculia compulsion upon the United State. | because the privilege was accorde , 1 here of taking the initiative in bring | ing about the negotiations for peac . and her plans underlie the whole dif I l ficult business. And certainly Ital
 obtains under such settlement tt - great historic object which her peopI have so long had in mind. The his : torical wrongs inflicted upon her l. Austria Hungary and by \ long serie Of unjust transactions which I hor z will, before long, sink out Of the men s ory of man, are completely redresse Nothing is denied here which will con z plete her national unity.
 Here and there upon the islands , the Adriatic, and upon the easter \ coast of that sea, there are settlemen \ containing large Italian elements , population. but the pledge under whiC the new states enter the family , nations will abundantly safeguard tf liberty, the development and all il just rights of national and racial m norities, and back of these safeguar,