The sun., 1919-06-08

States has sent the Jugo-siavs, by way
OK southern Italy. $4,000 pairs Of shoes,
approximately 100000 pounds of
leather. 2oo.ooo.o0o pounds Of textiles,
with large quantities OF raw material,
including fuel. II Is now announced that
in order to establish maritime connec-
TORS with all the Jugo-Slavs the Cunard
line has offered to transport these
American exports at very low figures,
anu a contract undoubtedly would have
been concluded had not Italy learned OF
tho plan and opposed 1t strenuously.
As matter of economic eelf-pfeserva
ton It is imperative that Italy prevent
the Cunard Lime, or any other forsign
shipping interest, from dominating the
Adriatic commerce in time OF peaos or
OF achieving naval control there IN time
Of war, this being Italys Monroe Doc
trine." Italy's highest interest lies IN
maintaining the open door, in Adriatic
waters and Adrtatic~ ports, for the iner-
camille marine Of all friendly nations
conducting their sea service without hav
ing any of them secure special privileges
or other financial advantage over the
other.
In particular Italy Is hoping to foster
relations with the new American NOR
chant fleets. for two reasons. n order
that American ships can bring to her
products she exnects 10 pnrchas e and
for the further reason that a constant
stream of American shins going and
coming betwe an MediteTranean por.s of
Italy, as well as Adriatic ports, would
be at least partial offset to British
maritime supremacy. While all this IL
perfectly plain to business men fariiiisr
with rapidly changing conditions here, It
grasp the situation AZ vat.
In commenting on this nha,e the
Vienna newsnaner oh.erves that Car
mama ustria could usa tba mort OF
Trieste with much Greater .dvan,ase
than tha mont ~ u,,,rna .sh,,t 81. a.
c,,,o,, "a AZ .ui.. -. 49, -. C.s
ence Tin ass,ynino IN C.erman. Austria
the right m use Ei,,ua, 4, 40 .,iy urder-
stood. considerinp the interest ~ tba
Cunard Linz and ~ tba Amer,can ,ro-
ducers" IN E,iuma
No answer as YET mas Deen iorthcom-
us W ohaFtes Ihaue III Milan ana an
1919 n,ore uhan a month ago 10 tne
eneS. 'nat sroup OF INTERNATIONAL
o .s nus oeen hhancins .ne eNtraor
IinarS propasanoe campaign OF inc
1uso-oIavs IN huIope ana america, ana
eeo e.lns tne SERBIAN army
Inoh.h siter month IN return Tor conces-
VIC ox1'usNo prtvnese Oh eApioitins the
vuaoie sheIhohy mines not iar from
riune, inc peroieum regions OF ts
psiNahs anu unoeveioped ooaa deposits
"n,on arc DeieVeu 10 DC very extensive.
ourpse 10 manifested that american
teNspapers ana american statesmen
nave NOT oeemeo TINS Phase OF the ex-
uremeiy complicated Adriatic situation OF
suinciene importance TO warrant discus
, sion OK H. Not a few alert men are
wondering. II, after all, the American
people are still ignorant OF open allega-
lions concerning the play OF powerful
interests that seems TO have been going
on Tor many weeks back OF the scenes
at Paris
However slowly Americans are awak-
ing to trade opportunities in the Bal
kans, proof is at hand that their Cana
dian neighbors are by no means asleep.
In this connection the newspaper .Obser
OF Zagabria announces that the Cana
dian Government has offered the Jugo-
Slavs credit to the extent OF 800. 000,-
900, to be used in the purchase Of Cana
dian products. According to this an
| nouncement a Jugo-Slav commission
soon Will be sent to Canada to purchase
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