Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-06
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shall be the mandatory country en-
frusted with their government.
More significant still Is the pressure
brought to bear to bring about a deci-
sion by which America would be entrust-
ed with the duty OF looking after Con-
| kstantinople. the Bosphorus and the Dar-
1 daneles which, 1t Is believed will be
| |internationalized by the Peace Confer
ence.i Even the great European Powers
Mare urging America to accept that re-
|lsponsibility. as she is the only country
which, having no direct interest in the
. near East. can arouse no jealousy, and
enjoys the complete confidence of all
| the peoples of the sections involved with
out distinction of race or religion
Says U. s. Cannot Withdraw
Referring to objections that American
public opinion was opposed to any In
terference in the government of other
countries, Salvatore Darzilai, a former
I.inember of the Italian cabinet and a
member of the Italian delegation, has
said, that 'by partic pating in the war
and by taking a leading part in the
f4Peace Conference. the United States
has Undertaken such moral obligations
las almost constitute International
duties. the fulfllment of which becomes
/ q point of honor to any member of the
| Hociety of nations"
Premier venizelos, of Greece, called
..upon Premier Orlando, OF Italy, last
I,evening and the two men engaged In a
. long and intimate conversation concern
ing the aspirations of their respective
Nations.
&St The chief issue between the two coun-
Itries regards the territory on the east
ern Adriatic, which Greece claims as
narthern Epirus THIS territory is
.maintained by the Albanians to be
gouthern Albania. and the Albanians, 1t
u declared. considering themselves un-
{1er the protection of Italy, are claiming
(her support in their contention.
Ohicial Communique
The text Of the official statement of
. last night regarding the proceedings of
yesterday's session of the Supreme
Eouncil reads:
"A The President of the United States,
the Prime Minister and Minister of
| Foreign Affairs of the Allied and asso-
ciated Powers. and the Japanese rep
resentatives met at the Quai d'Orsay
this afternoon from 3 80 o'clock until
a6 o'clock In the evening
t MIR. KramPiz ana Mr.. Benes stated
the claims of the Czecso- -Slovak re-
public. A commission of two MEM
bers for each Of the following Powers,
|fsvix: France. Great Britain, Italy and
the United States of America, will be
appointed to examine the technical
aspects of the question.
If The next meeting will take place
lat o'clock tomorrow afternoon. when
the negotiators for the Herjaz will
be heard.
The Czecho-Slovak delegates asked
that Czecho- -Slovakia comprise Bohemia
9 Xoravia, Silesia. Slovalxia and the Ru-
fhenian section Of Hungary. as well as
outlying regions where the Czecho-Slo-
yaks are largely in the majority. This
WOULD embrace territory populated by
About 100000 people.
The necessity Of giving the new State
on outlet to the sea was emphasized,
~ being pointed out that a way should
~ found northward by the Elbe and
Vistnlo to the North and Baltic Seas.
eastwsrd by>the Danube TO the Black Sea
Or southward through Trieste or Fiume
70 the Adriatic. To this end the dele
Gates asked for the internatiopaliza-
fion OF waterways and railways giving
them these outlets.
a. The Italian delegation has agreed
upon a memorandum which II will pre-