The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-04
PEACE CONFERENCE DELEGATES SET FORTH
THEIR CLAIMS FOR TERRITORIAL GAINS AND
COMPARE ASPLRA TTONS OF ALLIED COUNTRIES


Of the islands in the Aegean which
were taken from Turkey during the
Tripolitan war, and the province of
Adalia, if France and England
should take territory in Asia-Minor.
The Italian contention is that the
Dalmatian islands and such parts Of
the Delmatian coast as are not as
signed to Italy shall be neutralized.
Should France and England extend
their colonial possessions in Africa.
Italy desires to enlarge her possess
sions in Eritrea and Tripoli.
Rumania.
ania-Territorial contentious
in the Balkans are complicated and
present difficult problems. Ruman-
la desires to retain possession of that
portion OF Russian Bessarabia given
her by the central powers under the
cancelled treaty Of Bucharest and
now in her possession Rumania
also desires southern Dobrudja as
ceded to her by Bulgaria after the
second Balkan war. Possession of
Bessarabia and the Dobrudja COM
mands the mouth OF the Danube.
To the westward of Rumania
wants to annex the Hapsburg pro-
vnces Of Bukowina. and Transylva-
MIA and a considerable part of the
rich agricultural district of Banet 1t
IS here that the Rumanian aspira-
tions conflict with those of Serbia
which affirm that under her war
agreements with the entente Serbia
should have n large portion OF Banat
as well as other sections Of former
ustria-Hungary adjoining old Ser
bia to the north. to round out tn.
proposed Jugo-Slav state Both Ru-
mania and Serbia have moved troops
into Ranat to secure their claims
and French troops have established
a neutral zone to prevent hostilities
between them.
Serbia.
Serba-Serbia's claims 10 take
from the .Hapsburg monarchy the
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
are opposed by no one in the entente
group. The plans for the incorpora-
ton into Jugo-Slavia of the Haps-
burg province OF Croatia. except as
to the costal region OF Flume. are
also considered as subject to the in
ternal decision of the southern
Slavs
Jugo-Slav and Italian aims are in
sharp conflict in the settlement of
the Adriatic coast problem, involving
the future OF Fiume and the Croa tian
seaboard along with the islands of
Dalmatia and Albania. The union
of Montenegro and Serbia as part of
greater Jugo-Slav state has been
voted by the Montenegrin parlia-
ment but the faction representing
King Nicholas and his adherents
protests against union which shall
not leave to Montenegro entire local
self-government. There is also a
conflict between the plans OF Jugo-
Slav statesmen and those of Czech
Slovakia who desire q wide corridor
from Bohemia TO the Adriatic TO
Hungary and Croatia to secure an
outlet TO the sea
Greece-Greece wishes northern
Epirus and Thrace with the excep-
tion OF Constantinople and the shores
OF the Bosporus and the Dardenelles.
which Premier Venizelos wished 10
nlace under international control.
Greece asks for the Viayet of
Smyrna. in Asia Minor. and the for
mcr Turkish islands in the eastern
Mediterranean. Including those
known as the Dodecanesus. and
claimed by Italy.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Although Bulgaria. cap
itulated without conditions and her
future territories depend upon the
conquerors. her government has not
abandoned hope OF adding extensive
territories and il even hopes 10 re-
ceive extensions OF the Bulgarian
frontiers in southern Macedoni la
along the Aegean coast and in
France
CCchO-Slovakia
The new state Of Czecho-Slovakia
IS carving out its territories almost
entirely at the expense OF the old