New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
the entry Of the irregular troops under
Gabrielle d'Annunzio into Fiume.
COMPROMISE Plan Circs
Italy Most of Fiume
T,co City Districts and Port OF
Bnross Go to League as Out
let to Sea for Jugo-Slauia

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.--The full
text Of the latest proposed compromise
on the Fume question, which has been
laid before President Wilson, has been
made public here. 1t is understood
that italy will accept this solution of
tho problem, provided it is satisfac tory
to the President. The proposed COM
promise provides for the cesson of the
so-called free port, two districts of the
port Of Fiumc and the port Of Baross
to the league of nations, to give the
Jugo- Slav hinterland an outlet on the
sea. Italy is granted possession Of the
larger part Of Fiume.
The proposed agreement starts out
by condemning the proposal to make
Fiumc free state, with plebiscitc at
the end OF fifteen years. on the ground
that such an arrangement would Gre
ate bitter and irreconcilable feud
within the city. and would probably
give Italy complete possession of the
port at the end Of the fifteen years,
thereby shutting off the Jugo- Slavs
completely from the sea. After point
ing out the advisabili,y of settling the
problem now, rather than postponing
N-ion t. some future date, the
plan runs, in part, al follows:
Would BE Independent
'Thc entire operations of transport
tation were carried out in the past in
the so-callcd free port and in the port
of Baross. with its wood deposits -
both fitted out with the necessary
plants and railways. BY the cession
by Italy to the league Of nations for
ninety-nine years of the above-men-
toned two districts and their accom-
panying port and railway facilities
necessary to the service Of the hinter
land these would be separated from the
city and rendered perfectly indepen-
dent
"This separation would not be diff
cult, as already has been largely cf-
fccted under the past Hungarian ad
mini stration. These districts and
their transportation facilities would be
an organization whose ministration
would offer every guarantee of impair
tiality and pcrmanence for the hinter-
land.
"'rhe small remaining portion Of the
port would remain to Italy as u ma
tional Italian port, and would serve the
immediate interests Of the city, its To-
cal commerce and passenger service.
"While this arrangement guarantees
the outlet of the hinteriand, it reserves
to the city that portion Of the port
is not used for the hinterand's traffic.
The arrangement would offer no OBJ
staclcs to the eventual enlargement of
the port Of Fiumc in both the districts
assigned to the league Of nations.
Would Satisfy Italy
"Bcsidcs the port facilities and the
local railway thus assigned to the
league of nations it would be ncccs-
sary, in order to assure proper trans
portation for the hnterland. to give
to the league also the administration
Of the two railway trunk lines, that
leading TO Zagrobia and that leading
to San Pietro That being done, it
no longer would be necessary to create
an independent free state to comprise
the territories through which these
lines pass.
This solution would seem to be in
full accord with the principles put for
ward by President Wilson in protect ion
of the economic interests of the hinter-
land 1t also would meet with his ideas
of the administrative functions of thc
league Of nations. At the same time
it would place under Italian SOW
ereignty .he greater part of the city
and territory of Fiume, thereby large ly
satisfing Italian aspirations"
U. S. Diplomat Stricken