Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-20
SECOND NOTE

AOef-fFA~0S tf'6Ff 1S-
communication II Iess thar TWO
hours il probably VIII not De pu- on
the cables before tomorrow C1gt1- or
Sarr-day An impression first went
OH thai - might De transmitted to
ufEn-
The 9-lg-nal 6-a1- as prepared ny
Nj Wilson was ssU1 ID Acting sec
-etA-y Polk for Ills personal s-1lsty
as ne was the head Of the Aari-ica1
mlsslon when the ac-ia-ic settlement
Of Decsmoer WIS reached a. Paris.
with the consent and apprcval Of the
President and Is, therefore thorough
r. familiar win Ell Lhe preliminary
negotiations.
After Mr.. Polk mas completed his
examination Of TIE docuneu- and Il
mas 1eer put n rs usual diploma TIC
1nrE II p-obabI vii be returned IN
the " i1IIe House for ina approval
before Il Is dispatched 10 AnbassH dor
Davis II London f7r presenlH -tor tc
the prnu1lers
The Fresid dent II understood u nave
adhered n the POSITION aiken n liz
note Of February 10 in which he INFORM
&c the Allies that Z they were To pro-
coed ID a settlement OF the Ae-ia-Ic
question wi-aour the 1Eracipa1ior Of
me American government a si-uaIion
might be created where the Tinted
states nigh. nare u consider whether
i cnEld become a party . the r-ea-v
Of Versailles and me Angiu-F-ancp-
American pact
Wh-ie cDnsillator-. rhs prgrsis-y' re-
ply ID rhis Original note was a-rurcen-
la-lve. III Wilson n his answer is IN
de-stoot to nava met this a-Eumer.
Dolnt by IcpIu+ anc Is believed 20 have
again allied aCzsulDn u the principle
Of seif-de1s-mInatInu as announced IN
his fourteen pUI1-s arr his other dec
la-a-lcus during the wa wirfct were
accepted r. the Cenrra. powers as the
DasIs fur peace.
Although Z makes ciear Eaar -hs
American govs-1nen. mas not cnangac
ne position : took when the orlgIna
Ad-iE-Ic agreement was made 81 Paris
The P-esidert's note liz not regarded as
me fnal cnapts- IN me negotiations.
The premiers IN her reply 70 tbs
ar.gITal COMMUNICATION are said u have
left the way open tDr Agreement along
ne lines previously accepted ~ the
I nllad STATES and with the receipt -
me American note Il vii De for them
70 eide whether the ul-ira-cm pre-
vipCslv gem . 5ugD-Siav:a em5oeying
me settlement 70 which the Untrsd
states cad not subscribe viii stand
Suggestions coming from Europe una
ne course OF rne Allies n proceeding
III z settlement Of the AG-la-lc situation
without me participation Of the United
states might be attributed 70 c desire
1D- speed and consideration of the
necexsa-y delay II cable exchanges De
rween v Washington anu the Entente zap
.-a.s were gwen only on passing atten-
LON here
Il was recalled that when me Amer
car peace delegates let Paris fo- Ror1e
IN December here was al agreement
-na1 questions remaining 10 be SETTLED
would sc adjusted through the Entente
1n-slgn ofhces ano the American stare
department The Allies continue 70 be
Represented bv their p-efnie-s and An
aassador Y aliace was present as at
observer for the American gove-nrnsrr
nut the understanding he-e was that The
supreme council as such ceased to exist
From the allied viewpoint II Is sal5
maj the seizure u F'iurne ny D Anrur-
zlo mas created a changed situation II
me Aoriatic anc that Z speedy settle
Enanr which would eliminate az q fac
TIP without resort u 1urre was de-
sirabe.
subscribed 70 here. II is saiC that q
temporary impeachment should not have
weight against the fundamental prln-
CIpie Of seif-dsrermIna.Ian. In the opin-
ion here the problem resulting from
D AnnuuZio S seizure Of F'iume viii In
time snlve f-seif through the nxru-aa
operation Of economic forces
As has neen anticipated n Wash
tnEton. the essential poinLs of The Al
Iies reply 10 the presidents note IF
me rsntn have become known II
some entente countries.
State department officials however
continue &c refrain from revealing It's
contents II advance Of FL agreement
in the publication Of the exchanges
which Is now being sought
The allied note was delivered 10
President Wilson after II reached the
state department Yesterday and ne
spent the late afternoon and evening
n a careful study Of Il.
Immediately after breakfast this
MORNING ne summoned his cannden-
-inI stenog-zrher 70 his study and
GIcrarad Ills reply. The cuupietso
transcript was delivered 70 acting
sec-etarv Polk within TWO hours.
Neither White House nor sr21a de-
partment officials would say how long
the document was. but II is believed
TINT il il shorter than his previous
note which cprrzIueS srYnerhir. like