Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-03

Serbia's claims to take from the Haps-
burg monarchy the Provinces of Bosnia
and Herzegovina are opposed by no one
in the Entente group. The plans for the
incorporation into Jugoslavia of the IIaps-
burg province OF Croatia, except as TO the
coastal region of Fiume, are also CON
sidered as subject to the internal decision
of the Southern Slavs.
Jugoslav and Italian aims are in sharp
| conflict in the settlement of the Adriatic
coast problems, involving the future of
! Fiume and the Creation soaboard, along
with the Dalmatian and Albanian islands
| The union OF Montenegro and Serbia as
part of a create Jugoslav State has been
voted by the ntcnegrin Parliament,
but the faction representing King Nicholas
| and his adherents protests against union.
| which shall not leave to Montenegro entire
| local self-government. There is also a con-
| fict between the plans Of Jugoslav states
! mon and those of Czcchoslovakia, who
desire wide corridor from Bohemia to
the Adriatic 10 Hungary and Croatia to
secure an outlet to the sea.
GREECE.
| Greece wishes Northern Epirus and
| Thrace, with the exception of CONSTANT
nople and the shores of the Bosporus and
| the Dardanelles. which Premier Vcnizelos
wishes to place under international con-
| troll Greece asks for the vilayet of Smyrna
| in Asia Minor, and the former Turkish
| islands in the Eastern Mediterranean. in
cluding those known as the Dodecancsus,
claimed by Italy.
BULGARIA.
Although Bulgaria capitulated without
| conditions and her future extent depends
upon the conqucrors her government has
not abandoned hope of adding extensive
| territories, and even hopes To receive cx-
| tensions of the bulgarian frontiers IN
| Southern Macedonia along the Aegean
coast and in Thracc.
CzECHoSLAvAKIk.
The new State of CzeChoslovakia is
carving out It's territories almost entirely
at the expense of the old Austrla-H Hungary
The old kingdom of Bohemia, Moravia,
and the Slovak regions of Northern Hun
! gary have already been Incorporated into
| the proposed State, but there are certain
| conflicts with the Poles Ruthcnians. Ru-
| manians and Germans. MS we'll as with
| the AuStrans and the Magyars. because
the CzeChs assert that parts Of German
! Saxony and German SIlcsia belong cthno-
| graphically 10 the new State.
The Czechoslovaks are coming into
opposition to Polish claims in Silcsia
and sections Of Galacia. while 10 thc north
east Of Czechosloyaks expansion has
| brought them into contact with the
| Ruthcnians, or Ikrainians, in Eastern
Galicia. and withothcr fringcs of spheres
claimed by the Rumanians. The now
| State desires expansion southward over
| frontage on the Danube and over a
corridor TO the Adriatic
POLAND.
The Poles with an inadequate army
are endeavoring 10 extabllsh possession
of disputed regions on three SIDES Of
| Russian Poland and Gal cia which con-
| stitutcs the nucleus Of the now Polish
State. Tho Poles desire Eastern Galieia
To include Lcmber which is in the
| tkrainC, and the disputed Province of
Cholm in little Russia
10 the northeast the Poles desire TO
have Wilma recognized as Polish Both
the Lithunians and the Bolsheviki have
raised claims Ia Wilma, the Bolshcvlki
supporting their prctcnsIons bY a men
| acing offensive. The Poles are contend
| ing against the Germans not only for
! German Sllcsia and PoSen and West
! Prussia, as provinces populated chiefly
! BY Poles, but also for the City Of panzlg
- rs 70 provide Poland with direct access
to the sea
tNNDbiu the bftS iANP 'aftEiE, IsA>t
Prussia would be cut of from the rest of
Germany and would remain an island
populated by German surrounded by
Polish dominlons.
BELGIUM.
Belgium asks that her reparatIon for
damages wrought by Germany shall he
the first hen upon German assets to the
extent of at least 1900 900 900 francs,
or up to "a much larger sum If Germany
does not return the machinery and the
materials taken from Belgium. Belgium
believes that she should be paid first
because she WAS the first Ia be invaded.
because her neutrality was violated and
because she has suffered more from des-
pohation than any other country IN the
war
Il -lgium, which has reasserted her IN
depe, .nce and thus encrges from her
cid state of neutrality. desires from
Holland the left bank OF the Scheldt and
the peninsula OF A.aastrch- " hIch pro
trudes into Belgian Lmourg Belciu
Is also ready 10 assent 10 2 pletlsCite
IN LuxembUrg TO decide whether that
country wishes TO JOIN Belgium or
rance or to retain It's autonomy.
The foregoing may be considered the
extreme claims Of Belgium They come
INTO CCLHiCf VIII jlGiidllC which rc- /
sists any infringement OF the frontiers
asked for by the Belgian annexationists. |
The Government OF Holland appears
willing 10 revise the Scheldt navigation /
treaty SO that Belgium shall enjoy equal /
rights III the river with Holland
JAPAN.
Japan enters the Peace Conference. as |
Baron Maxine The senior delega,e has /
said with no territorial ami itions in /
China, while as for Tslng Tao, she |
will hand it back TO China under the /
tern Of the notes exchanged between /
China and japan IN Nav, 1915 this i
IS interpreted by Japan as permitting
her to retain certain former German /
concessions on the Shantung Peninsula
Japan. Baron Maxine explains. Meth
er intends nor desires TO interfere in
Russi; affairs, but is willing If solicit
cd, to sid Russia in restoring order
These declare tions dispose Of two of
the main que tions in which Japan is
interested. except that she desires a.
relain the southern Pacific islanos north
of the equator which formerly belongct.
to Germany