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ever, the newspaper adds, promised Aus.
tralia his full support in safeguarding
her position.
There is no possibility now, the Daily
Mail declares, of Australia continuing
her independent opposition to the plan.
One res Il of the attitude taken by
Italy in Yesterdays discussion, the Daily
Mail states, was the decision that tho
mandatory system of administration
should only be applied 10 non-European
territories. Thus the fate of! the Adriatic
coast. the Balkan Austrian lands and the
French territorial claims against Ger
MANY. which include, IL should be noted,
the Saar Valley, adds the newspaper, re-
mains for independent consideration.
II will be found, says the Paris cor
rcsls,ndcnt Of the London Evening
Standard. telcgraphing his paper that
ITALY is willing To- withdraw her CLAIM ON
the port of Fiumc rs part OF Italian
nationality Italy will agree, the cor
respondent adds. to Plume being mado
n free port rs the port OF Hamburg was
a free city before 1870.
Rtlmanla has complied with tho wishes
Of the Peace Conferences regarding ex-
tensions of territorial occupation by
Withdrawing from part of Bukowina,
y
disnatch 10 the Petit Parisien from
c crnowitz. The Rumanlans, the dis
patch states. have retired behind the
line Of dcllmitation.
SERBIA FOR ALLIED CONTROL.
Serbia, which Is perhaps more than
any other country represented at the
Peace Conference interested IN the
uucSti ions OF waterways and raiiwayE
MS the conference will deal with them
is IN favor Of policy Of international
a cording To DR.. NJ. II. Ncs
mitch. the Serbian Minister TO France
pnd one Of the two Serbian delegates,
10 tho conference lie informed The
Associated Press correspondent today
that his country was not only willing
but anxious to have tie conference
adopt the principle of international reg
uation o( international waterways.
This official expression. in view nf
Serbia s peculiar interest IN navigation
ON the Danube, has increased tho interest
in tho subject OF waterway International
zation, which is to hc ono of the first con
sidcred bv the special committee created
hv the Peace Conference to deal with
questions concerning the regulation ot
ports, waterways and railroads. when
tho committee effects its organization
within the next few days Serbia ad-
hcsion to tho principle. II - considered
by those favoring it, will 60 far toward
securing its adoption.
Doctor Nesnitch said that Serbia
would only ask hat tho principles adopted
for waterway regulation be of general
application. SO that each nation through
whose territories or along whose borders
flow natural water courses common 80
more than one country should have On
equal voice IN the regulation OF the traffic
and that there should be no discrimination.
The Minister pointed out that the
Danube River Commission, which had
for many years past successfully admin
istcred traffic on the great stream and
looked after its Improvement from an
engineering standpoint, nov had ceased
10 function and might he regarded as
finally abandoned 1t would he for the
Peace Conference 10 say what should
replace II, the Minister remarked and
he fct he could say now that Serbia
would he ready to accept the decision
of tic peace making body on that POINT
Doctor Nesnitch said he could not
undertake to predict what tho policy Of
the conference would be. as it might have
application far beyond tho question OF
the Danube