Evening star., 1919-04-22

Americans Are Pessimistic.
At the American headquarters this
morning they are as pessimistic as at
the Italian. According to both sides
this is the last attempt of the big four
to settle the Italian-Jugoslav dispute.
Yesterday the prime ministers and
foreign, ministers of England. france
and Italy had conference over the
treaty of London and reached no CON
clusion. In the afternoon Mr.. Wilson
and Premiers Lloyd George and Glenn
enceau met to discuss the Adriatic,
Premier Orlando not participating: NO
made demands which not even France
or England, which signed the treaty
of London. will recognize.
Perhaps 1t was not expected that the
istic aims of cooperation first enun-
ciated for the selfish interests of ma
tionalism. That the leading states
men should fail to prevent a crisis
which threatens an open break be-
spoils would seem to be Incredible.
Called Mistake Of Conference.
People here are saying sthat the
been in relying on Mr.. Wilson for the
direction of the peace conference. Mr..
WILSON'S information is furnished by
experts and book learning rather than
practical political experience in E1-
rope
Moreover, the work Of reaching con-
ciusions in cooperation with strong
minds like those of Clemenceau, Lloyd
George and Sonino is foreign to Mr.
Wilson's nature and previous methods.
Certainly q grave responsibility rests
hA throA iafv1 cfaf
are thoroughly acquainted with the
fntricacies Of European politics Yet
they have left the burden of the
united world interests on the shoul-
ders of Mr.. Wilson while they have
devoted their own energies, princi-
pally to obtaining concessions for
their individual governments.
Hostile Lineup in Balkans.
Perhaps the best idea of the actual
political situation in Europe is OBJ
tainable from recent developments in
the Balkans. were the Italian and
French governments are pulling apart
in a manner likely to produce a new
hostile alignment In the Balkans
France supports Serbia and Greece
while Italy seeks to bring about a
com animation of Albania, Bulgaria and
Rumania and the cooperation Of the
Rumanian and Bulgarian populations
The Italians report that they have
copy of the new treaty between the
Serbs and Greeks, which, while COM
mercial in character. has military
features hostile to Italy.
The Italians are stimulating a con-
f1ict between the Serbs and Rumanians
over Banat, in southern Hungary.
Italians In the territorial commits
sions of the peace conference have
taken exception to granting Greece
the whole of the territory Of Thrace
from the present Greek boundary to
the Black sea. thus cutting of Bull
sarian access to the Aegean.
Italians report that Serbia is mo-
bilizing all men between seventeen
and fifty and that Greece Is concen-
trating a large force at Saloniki, the
destination of which is either Thrace
or Asia Minor.
Albanian Conflict.
The Italians are in conflict in AL
baE:a. where a skirmish has occurred
between the Albanian bands of Essad
Pasha and Italian troops. Italians
say that the situation in Bulgaria is
critical and that If full scope is given
the Greek Serb ambitions by the
Paris conference. Bulgaria will have
only two courses open-efther to join
the Jugoslavs, which seems improb-
able owing to the national hatreds
now existing. or start revolutions
wherever Bulgarian populations ex-
ist-that is. from the Danube to the
Aegean and from the Black sea to
probably join the Bulgars. 1t must be
that neither the R,ilpa ri N