Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-03

s 3Mturc OF, Plume and the Croatian sea-
MALTA and Albania. n The s nnion OF Mon Nom
t1neEro and Serbia as part or n greater
q Jugo- Slav state has been voted by the
ton representing King Nicholas and
mis- adherents protests against union
which shall not leave to Montenegro
entire local self-governmcnt. There is
also 9 conflict between the plans of
y 5ARo-Slav statesmen and those OF
rIdor from Bohemia to the Adriatic TO
hungary and Croatia to secure an out
let to the sea.
GREECE WISHES NORTHERN
EPIRUS AND THRACE
Greece wishes Northern Epirus and
hraee, with the exception. OF Con-
starltinople and the shores OF the Bos-
s. pofus and the Dardanelles. which Pre-
mier Venizelos wished to place under
J International control. Greece asks for
the Vilayet of smyrna. in Asia
dna the fSrmsr Turkish
ing those known as the Dodecanesus.
and claimed by Italy.
az Although Bulgaria capitulated with
out conditions and her future terri
: tories depend upon the conQuerors, her
# government has not abandoned hope
of adding extensive territories, and 1t
even hopes to receive extensions of
the Bulgarian frontiers in Southern
Macedonia along the Aegean coast and
CzECHO-SLOVAKIA WANTS
OLD Observation-Disclosures
The new state of Czccho-S lovakia is
carving out its territories almost en-
tre Hangary The kng doe 0 Of ms Eo
hernia. hIoravia and the S!ovak regions
OF Northern Hungary already have
state, but there are &c, certain Conflicts conflicts
with the Poles. Ruthenians, Rouman-
ians and Germans as we'll as with the
the Czechs claim that parts of Ger
man Saxony and German silesia belong
ethnoSraphically to the new state.
The Czccho- Slovaks are coming into
opposition to Polish claims in Silesia
and sections OF Galicia. while to the
northeast Czecho-Slovak expansion has
brought them into contact with the
Ruthenians, or Ukrainians in Eastern
G,a Gallo The new state desires expan-
sion-southward over Il frontage on the
Danube and over n corridor to the
Adriatic.
POLES ENFORCE DEMANDS
For EASTERN GALICIA
YThe Poles, with an adequate army,
nre cndearorinE to establish posses
sipn OF disputed regions on three sides
ol Russian Poland and Galicia. which
Ssah n.ae the ns sis of the
ern Galicia TO include Lcnbcrs. which
is<in the Ukraine and the disputed Prov
lucc OF Cholm, in Little Russia.
TO the northeast the Poles desire to
nave wilma recognized as Polish. Both
the Lithuanians and the Bolshcvil1i
hsSs raised Slams to Nina me nol
''Nii
by a menacing military offensive. The
Poles contend against the Germans
NOT only for German SilcsiA and Posen
and West Prussia rs provinces popu-
lated chiefly by Poles, but also for tho
city Of Dan1ig. so AZ to provide Poland
with direct access TO the sea. Should
the Poles have DauziE. East Prussia
Would be cut off from the rest Of Ger
MANY, and would remain an island"
populated by Germans surrounded by
Polish dominions.
BELGIUM ASKS PREPARATION
AND CLAIM BECOME LIEN
belgium asks that the rcpuration for
the first lien upon German assets to
the extent OF at least $4,000. 600. 900
frAncs. or up TO much larger sum If
Germany does not return the machin-
cry and the materials taken from Bel
gtum. Belgium believes that she
should be paid first, because she Was
neutrality was violated and because
sne mas suffered more from despolia-
war.
Belgium having reasscrted her in
dspendencc and thus emerged from her
11Ia state OF neutrality, desires from
ard the peninsula of Maastricht, which
protrudes in Belgian Limburg. Bel
eLuxemburg to decide whether that
FEa rance or TO retain it's autonomy.
come into conflict with Holland. which
,fals s any ADVERTISEMENTS Of the from
tiers asked Tor by the belgian anneNu-
tionists. The government OF Holland
appears willing TO revise the Scheldt
should enjoy equal rights with Hol-
land.
JAPAN DENIES HAVING
TERRITORIAL AMBITIONS
Japan enters the peace conference,
as Baron Maxine, the senior cteleEa I
has said. with no territorial ambi-
tions in China" and that as for Using
chau she will hand it back to China
between China and Japan in May, 1915
This is Interpreted by Japan as per-
uniting her to retain certain former
German concessions on the Shantung
Peninsula. Japan, Baron Maxine cx-
plains. neither intends nor desires to
interfere In Russian affairs, hut is will
storing order" =" :"
These declarations dispose OF two Of
the main, questions in which Japan is
interested EXCEPT that she desires to
retain the Southern Pacific islands
north Of the equator which formerly
belonged TO Germany.
+ The Chinese delegates ask to be
guaranteed against foreign imperialism
or aggression and desire the gradual
abolition Of consular rights" and TO
be allowed to impose higher duties on
importations The Chinese also ask for
the return of kiauchau.
SWITZERLAND REFUSES no
HELP POLICE WORLD
Switzerland appears to be the only
neutral nation which has so far pre-
scented her desires to the peace con
ference. The Swiss government has
represented that while Switzerland
would be glad TO participate in "A
society of nations, yet. because of her
mixed nationalitics, she could not do
SO IL that should mean the use OF her
troops in policing the world by force.
as. perhaps, against Italy, Franco or
Germany.
Switzerland desires an outlet to the
sea by making the Rhine a neutral
stream. This is in accord with French
desires, since if AlSace- Lorraine be-
comes French from Basel northward
and Independent buffer states should
be erected out OF the Palatinatc and
Rhenish Prussia, as suggested by Mar
shall Foch, il would be necessary 10
neutralize the Rhine. II this were
done, ii would give Switzerland an
outlet to the sea.