Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-06
GREECE

GREECE
Greece wishes northern Epirus and
Thrace with the exception of CONSTANT
nople and the shores of the Bosphorus
and the Dardaneles. which Premier
Venizelos wished to place under inter
national control. Greece asks for the
vilayet of Smyrna in Asia Minor and
the former Turkish islands in the eastern
Mediterranean, including those known as
the Dodecanesus claimed by Italy.
BULGARIA
Although Bulgaria capitulated without
conditions and her future territories
depend upon the conquerors, her govern
ment has not abandoned hope Of adding
extensive territories and it even hopes
to receive extensions of the Bulgarian
frontiers in southern Macedonia along
the Aegean coast and in Thrace.
CZECHO- SLOvAKIA
The new State of Czecho- Slovakia is
carrying out it's territories almost en-
trely at the expense of the old Au-
stria- Hungary. The old kingdom Of
Bohemia, Moravia and the Slovak re-
gions of northern Hungary already
have been incorporated into the pro-
posed State, but there are certain con-
ficts with the Poles, Ruthenians.
Roumanians and Germans, as we'll as
with the Austrians and the Magyars
because the Czechs claim that parts Of
German Saxony and German Silesia be-
long ethnographically to the new
State.
The Czecho-Slovaks are coming into
opposition to Polish claims in Silesia
and sections of Galicia, while to the
northeast Czecho- Slovak expansion has
brought them into contact with the
Ruthenians or Ukrainians, in eastern
Galicia and with other fringes Of
spheres claimed by the Roumanians.
The new State desires expansion south
ward over a frontage on the Danube
and over corridor to the Adriatfc.
POLAND
The Poles with an inadequate army
are endeavoring to establish possess
sion of disputed regions on three sides
of Russian Poland and Galicia. which
constitutes the nucleus Of the new Po-
lish State. The Poles desire eastern
Galicia to include Lemberg. which is
in the Ukraine, and the disputed prov
ince of Cholm. in Little Russia.
To the northeast the Poles desire to
have wilma recognized as Polish. Both
the Lithuanians and the Bolsheviki
have raised claims to wilma, the Boil
sheviki supporting their pretenslons
by a menacing military offensive. The
Poles are contending against the Ger
mans not only for German Silesia and
Posen and West Prussia. as provinces
populated chiefly by Poles, but also for
the city of Danzig so as to provide
Poland with direct access to the sea.
BELGIUM
Belgium asks that her reparation for
damages wrought by Germany shall be
the first lieu upon German assets &c
the extent of at least $4,000, 000, O0O
francs or up to a much larger sum II
Germany does not return the ma.
| chinery and the materials taken from
Belgium. Belgium believes that she
| should be paid first because she wat
the first to be invaded, because he,
neutrality was violated and because
she has suffered more from despoila
tion than any other country In thu
| war.
Belgium, which has reasserted hel
independence and thus energies from
her old State of neutrality. desires from
the left bank Of the Scheldt and tn
! peninsula of Maastricht which pro
trudes into Belgian Limburg. Bel
GUM also will assent to plebiscite
The foregoing may be considered tn
extreme claims Of Belgium. They com
into conflict with Holland. which resist
any infringement of the frontiers aske'
for by the Belgian annexationists. Gov
eminent Of Holland appears willing t
revise the schedlt navigation treaty 3
that Belgium should enjoy equal right
with Holland.
Japan enters the peace conference. a
Baron Maxine. the senior delegate ha
said. with no territorial ambitions
China" and that as for Tsing-Tau 18Th
will hand 1t back to China under tn
terms of the notes exchanged betwee
China and Japan In May. 1915" This
interpreted by Japan as permitting ne
to retain certain former German cor
cessions on the Shantung Peninsula
Japan, Baron Maxine explains. "Neithe
intends nor desires to interfere In Rui
sian affairs, but is willing, II solicite'
to aid Russia In restoring order"
These declarations dispose OF two
the main questions in which Japan
interested except that she desires to r.
. tain the southern Pacific islands north I
, the Equator which formerly belonged
Germany.
CHINA
The Chinese delegates ask to be qua
anteed from foreign Imperialism
aggression and desire the gradual abol
. ton of consular rights" and to
= allowed to impose higher duties on In
= portations. The Chinese also ask Il
!, the return Of Kiau-Chau.
q SWITZERLAND
i Switzerland appears to be the on
neutral state which has SO far pr
n scented her desires to the peace confe
g ence. The Swiss government has repr
o scented that while Switzerland would
= glad to participate in the society OF NJ
a tions. yet because OF her mixed natiol
o alities she could not do SO II that shou
= mean the use Of her troops in pollen
= the world by force as. perhaps, again
= Italy. France or Germany.
= switzerland desires an outlet to Il
II sea by making the Rhine neutr
: stream. This Is In accord with Fren,
= desires since II Alsace-Lorraine
n comes French from Basic northward al
y an Independent buffer state should
% erected out Of the Palattnate and Rhei
% ish Prussia as aue0ested by Marsh