Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-11
WILSON TOSUPPORT
|TALY'S PEACE CLAIM
Favors Giving Her Territory Now
Held by Those of Italian
Blood. is Report.

psns Ian. lI.-Prcsidcnt Wilson, II rs
said has virt ually made MP his mind how lar
he will support ltaly's claims NJ the peace
table, and has informed Premier oriando
oi his decision; but II ls probable his ideas
will not b. made known publicly until
The other peace delegates nave pcch au-
yised of them.
II is asserted by persons close to the
President that he fsvors only partial
Endorsement Of ltalys ambitions. The
expectation has been expressed that nc
would be agreeable 20 meeting the pfln-
c;nal features OF ltalv's claim 10 Territory
undeniably Italian and essential TO safe
guard her sovereignty, and at the same
time 10 Recognize the territorial aspira-
tions oi the Jugo-slavs.
TO Rruovr MILITARY THREAT.
II is thought likely that the President :
lcanincs IN favor of Italy do not go so far
As 10 warrant the suggestion that he Is N
favor Of givngltaly control oi the Adrlatic
but that by a project Of intcrnstionahza-
ton he Is willing 10 satisfy the Italians
that there will be no military threat TO
the cast of them
The President IL said 20 realize that the
Italians are depending almost solely on the
Uuitcd states for support; but, although
hc cntert aims the warnest sympathy Tor
Italy. II Is believed that he has felt from
the first that he could not Indorse her
claims in full
Premier Llovd George will reach Paris
tonight from London MIR Bslfomr will
follow the Premier closely, arriving N
Paris tomorrow morning
General conferences among the allied
statesmen assembled here will bc held
pext week, and there may h. meeting
oi the Peace Conference itself before the
end Of the week.
President Wilson was IN conference
YESTERDAY with the other members Of the
American mission in the Offices Of General
Tasker H. Bliss, the military member ot
the American delegation
Srocisl attention IS hcing gwen the
Russian situstlon N Peace Conference
qrcler, here. and a commission 70 go 70
Russia n beng considered II would
uAamine into the entire political, economic
and military situation
1T is updestoo SANS toc Pans edit
tion of The London DAILY Mail tousy. IN
an article dealing WITH the preparations
for the Peace Conference. that each oi
tho great Allies hss prepared the draft OF
a program for the prpccr,iinGs ot be con
ference. and that az these the French and
American alone show any divergence. so
that ~ the end We may haVc 4 program
which Wlll analgamatc the hest features
OF each
The security officers attached 70 the
British commission, continues the news
uapcr, are enforcing the most stringent
rules No caller Is allowed 10 pass the
lobby 81 the hotel. not even an oftcia
guest, however exalted II Is even stated
that special representative Of the great
I. 80
the sole purpose Of testing the locks OF the
attaches cases and the hand bag OF the
officials, ~ thst there may &c no tamPcr-
ins with them.
President Wilson, before be returns
20 the nlted States, viii reach an agfce-
ment with Entente representatives IS 70
certain fundamental questions, according
to the (Iaulois These questions concern
the new boundary between France and
Germany, lndemnItIe~ and rcparatlcns,
iud Balkan and Near Eastern matters
The President r giving considerable
attention 10 the problem 81 safeguarding
he rights 81 minority nAtIonalitles ~ the
peacc treaty The territories II question
AT, occurred d, IalNcd races The race
having an evident majority viii. ii pm
Yple. determine tho future q the regions
ni.t when thst ,s done the peace settlement
+ Is he'd, must alsC include complete
-usrautcts for The protection 81 minority
rAces
Thus. L Greece should receive addi-
tlonni territory II IhTare the rlchts Of
the Turks. according 10 this principle,
sou!d ~ protc cted bv International
rovenar, >houI q ltaly or Greater Serbia
bave the ultimate POSSESSION ~ Dalmsils,
> ne rights u both racc@ 81 vel! IS OF the
Mohamm,dans would /, oq.all1 safe
risrded
some of be method, = which ;hR
c4u r. done i Is pointed o'lf. are pro
po:tiopsl representation in legislative
rodie-. by communal governments of the
nluorltv race where / has a locsl mslorltv.
and by consti,ut Ioual guarantees for equal
religious and civil righls
This subject i considered one 81 the
most intricate of those concerning race
distribution and wi! affect especially,
the territorial aspirations 81 Italy, serbia.
Greece, Rumanla and Poland II 50 far
Is they concern other natIonAhtIes settled
within he borders to be outlined
Although II was cold to-day and he sky
was overcast, President Wilson and Mn.
Wilson went out unGccompanled 70 -.
Cloud this forenoon The President
plaved nine holes ni golf on d sOggy course.
The President h4s accepted an invita-
ton TO attend i luncheon to be gwen by
the French Senate hctwcen Januar Is
and January 20
The Nafln saw that the President
who desires 20 1.Islt the deyasf ated regions
OF rance before The opening u the Peace
Conference. VIII make tho Journey >atur-
day