El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
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+ Up ALL CLAIMS
Aspirations of Nations Are
Considered by Confer
ence At Paris.
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. sharp conflict in the settlement OF the
D Adriatic coast problem. involving the
future of Fiume and the Crotian sea-
board. along with the Islands Of Dali
malta and Albania. The union Of Mon
tenegro and servia1 as part Of a great
er JugO-SlaV state, has been voted BIZ
the MOntenegrin parliament, but the
faction representing king Nicholas
and his adherents protests against a
union which shall not leave to Non
tenegrO entirely local self government.
There is also a conflict between the
plans OF Jugo-Slav statesmen and
those OF Czecho-SlOvakia who desire a
wide corridor from Bohemia to the
Adriatic 20 Hungary and Crotia TO Sc
cure an outlet to the sea.
Greece wishes northern Epirius and
Thrace with the exception of Con-
stantinople and the shores Of the Bos-
rhorus and the Dardanelles. which
premier NenizelOs wishes 10 place I'M
der International control Greece asks
Z nor, and the former Turkish islands in
+ the eastern Mediterranean including
. those known as the Dodecanesus. and
claimed by Italy.
bulgaria Has Hopes.
T Although Bulgaria capitulated with
/ out conditions and her future terri
tories depend upon the conquerors- her
Z government has not abandoned hope
Of adding extension territories and il
even hopes to receive extensions OF
3 the Bulgarian frontiers in southern
+ Macedonia along the Aegean coast in
Thrace.
The new state Of Czecho-slovakia is
carving out its territories almost en-
! ttrely at the expense Of the old Aus
E tria-Hungary- The old kingdom of Bo-
hemia, M0ravia and the Slovak re-
giOns Of northern Hungary already
have been incorporated into the pro-
posed state. but there are certain con-
flicts with the Poles Rutheniaus. Ru-
manians and Germans. as well as with
the Austrians and the MaEya-s. be
cause the Czechs claim that parts of
German Saxony and German Silesia
belong ethnographically TO the new
state
The Czecho-sIovaks are coming into
opposition TO Polyish claims in Silesia
and sections Of Galicia, while to
the northeast CZecho- Slovak -ex-
pension has brought them into con-
tact with the Rutheuians or Ukraiui-
ans, in eastern Galicia- The new state
desires expansion southwark over a
frontage on the Danube and over a
corridor to the Adriatic.
Poles Seek Possessions.
The Poles, with an Inadequate army,
are endeavoring to establish posses
sion II disputed regions on three sides
OF Russian Poland and Galicia- which
constitutes the nucleus Of the new
Polish state The Poles desire eastern
Galicla 10 include Lemberg. which is
in the Ukraine, and the disputed prov
ince Of Cholm. in Little Russia.
To the northeast the Poles desire 10
have wilma recognized as Polish. Both
the Lithuanians and the Bolsheviki
Rave raised claims 10 wilma, the Boil
sheFiki supporting their precautions
BY menaclng military offensive The
Poles are cOnrending against the Ger
~
POsen and west Prussia, as provinces
populated chiefly by Poles, but also
for the city Of Danzig so as 10 provide
Poland with direct access 70 the sea
Belgium asks that her reparatou
for damages wrought by Germany
shah be the first lien upon German
assets 10 the extent Of at least Is
100000, 900 francs or Up to a much
larger sum, II Germany does not re-
turn the machinery and the materials
taken from Belgium Belgium believes
that she should be paid first because
she was the first to be invaded; be-
cause her neutrality was violated. and
because she has suffered more from
despoliation than any other country
in the war.
Belgium Heasserts Freedom
Belgium, having reasserted her in
dependence and thus emerged from
her old state Of neutrality, desires
from Holland the left bank Of the
Scheldt and the peninsula OF Mas
tricht. which protrudes into Belgian
Limburg. Belgium also viii assent 20
plebiscite in Luxembourg to decide
whether that country wishes to Join
Belgium OF France OF TO retain its
autonomy
Japan enters the peace conference. I
as baron Maxine, the senior delegates. d
has said, with no territorial ambi- I
tons in China" and that as for Using 7
Tau she viii hand II back TO China
under the terms Of the notes ex-
changed between ChiRa and Japan in 1
May, 1915"
This is interpreted by Japan as per- 1
hitting her to retain certain former 1
German concessions on the Shantung
peninsula Japan. baron Maxine eX-
plains, neither intends nor desires to /
interfere In Russian affairs but is
willing. II solicited. TO aid Russia in
restoring order"
The Chinese delegates ask TO be
guaranteed against foreign imperial (
ism OF aggression and desire the grad
ual abolition of consular rights" and 7
to be allowed to impose higher duties
on importations. The Chinese also ask
FOR the return Of Kiau-Chau.
Switzerland Wants Outlet.
Switzerland desires an outlet 10 the
sea by making the Rhine a neutral
stream. This is in accord with French
desires since IL Alsace-Iarraiue be-
comes French from Basic northward
and Independent buffer states should
be erected out OF the Palatkinate and
Prussia. as suggested by mar
shall FOch, II would be necessary TO
neutralize the Rhine. II this were
done II would give Switzerland an out
let 10 the sea
The territorial aspirations OF the
three Scandinavian powers are consid-
cred modest. Denmark wishes to an
mex that part of northern Schleswig
nh Inc
has not asked 10 regain the provinces
Of Schleswig and HOlstein taken from
Denmark by Prussia in the war Of
1854 or to extend her frontiers south
wart TO the Kiel canal.
Norway has certain aspirations to .