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italy have transmitted, with their in
dorsement, to President Wilson for the
settlement Of the Fiume controversy
have reached here through diplomatic
channels,
Frank L. Polk, head of the American
peace delegation in Paris, forwarded
them by cable without comment. The
essence Of the proposed settlement Is that
Italy gets sovereignty over the greater
part of the city and territory of Fiume,
but that the Jugo-Slavs get needed port
facilities. The Presidents reply has
gone forward, and does not agree to the
proposals of the Allies
Both Premier Clemenceau and Premier
Lloyd George made their Endorsement of
the proposed settlement conditional upon
It's acceptance by President Wilson. But
at the same time they urged the Presi-
dent to act at once as they emphasized
the extreme danger to the tranquility of
Europe occasioned by the keeping of the
Fiume question unsettled At the same
time Italy has been given to understand
that Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George are In favor of at least partly
satisfying 1taly's national interests with
the proviso that Mr. Wilson can be
brought to their viewpoint
As result of the position taken by
Great Britain and France, the United
States is placed in position where 1t
must assume full responsibility for eject
ing D'Annunzio by force If such a plan
Is to be followed. The British end
French, taking the stand that Fi,ime al
least in part should belong to Italy,
naturally are not called upon to take
n aiant N vi xvh m oh
viously has the backing of the Italian
people as well as the italian army and
navy The Jugo-Slavs might eject
DAnnunzio by force, but Premiers
Clemenceau and Lloyd George are under
stood to have frowned on this move be-
Cause 1t would involve all Italy in wa-
against Jugo-Slavla.
The Proposed Settlement.
The Franco British-Italian proposal
for settlement as submitted to President
Wilson is summarized as follows:
In order to meet the economic In
terest of the hinterland possession of the
whole city of Fiume is unnecessary; 1t
would be sufficient for hinterland n
terests to detach that part of the port
essential TO the work of hinterland
(Jugo-Slavia) interests together with tue
accompanying plant and railway cor
struction destined for this use in the
past. On the other hand in order to
satisfy italian national interests 1t IS
not absolutely necessary to have posses
sion OF the entire port of Fiume.
THE following project seems to Offer
n solution which should satisfy the eco
nomic interests of the hinterland and
Italy's national interests:
'"The entire operations of transporta..
ton for the hinterland were carried out
in the past in the so-called free port and
in the port of Barress, 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
mentioned two districts and their &C.
campaigning port and railway facilities
necessary to the service of the hinter-
land. these would be separated from the
city and rendered perfectly Independent.
THE first district would include the
so called free port Excluding the Zichy
Quay), with the necessary land. port
facilities. warehouse. repair shop offices,
houses for railway employees, &c. The
second would consist of the Barress port
with the Delta Wood deposits) and all
the railway facilities existing In the
Susak district, which at present form an
integral part of the port and Transport
tation system of Ffume.
1.-THE remaining small portion of the
port should remain to Italy as a ma
nonal Italian free port and would serve
the immediate interests of the city, it's
local commerce and, local passenger SER
vice. The Maria Theresa Breakwater.
with its bath houses, rowing clubhouses.
&C, should also remain italian and
serve as II does to-day for the unloading
of the coal necessary to the city and it's
local Industries.
THE Zichyi Quay. separated from the
first district, should serve the Italian
railway lines.
Would Guarantee Outlet.
This arrangement. while it guaran-
tees the outlet to the hnterland re-
serves to the city that portion Of the
port which is indispensable to 1t and
which is not used for the hinterland' 5
traffic.
Besides the port facilities and the
local railway assigned to the League of
Nations it would be necessary, in order
to assure proper transportation for the
hinterland. to give to the league also the
ndministr alton of the two railway
trunks. one leading to Zagabria and the
other leading to San Pietre.
1.-The proposed solution would thus
protect fully the interests of the hinter-
land and at the same time place under
Italian sovereignty the greater part of
the city and the territory Of Fiume,
thereby largely satisfying Italian ma
t.onal aspirations"
The Senate is plainly determined tc
know more than the Administration Is
ready 10 tell about the international
understandings and commitments bach
of the American participation in affairs
on the eastern shore of the AdriatiC
Sea.
To-day 1t passed the resolution intro
duced nv Senat tor New lind calIinp