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CLEARS SLIGHTLY
SHOW US WHAT TO DO, ALLIES
TELL PRESIDENT WILSON, AND
WE WILL DO 1T
TENSE SITUATION BELIEVED
Supreme Councils Reply to Presidents
Note Is Withheld, but London Ad-
vices Say Tone of Communica-
ton Is conciIiatory

Washington, Feb. 10. - President
Wilson's note to the allied supreme
| council regarding the Adriatic ques-
| ton, which caused something of stir
| in this as well as the allied countries,
| apparently has served TO reopen the
whole subject to negotiation.
The supreme councils reply was re-
| ceived yesterday at the state depart
ment, but was withheld. London adj
vices said the note was conciliatory.
The state department made no COM
ment on this, but it was understood
that the entente premiers' communica-
ton had at least removed the Adri-
attic question from the status in which
it was after the council communicated
its settlement to Jugo-Slavia in the
form of an ultimatum without the
United States being a party to the
agreement.
The Jugo-Slays were given the OPP
ton of accepting the councils plan or
submitting to the carrying out of the
Adriatic provisions of the secret treaty
of London, negotiated before the Unit
ed States entered the war. In this
connection it was disclosed yesterday
that President Wilson in his note again
came out definitely against the appli-
cation of this treaty.
1t was also understood that the pres
ident had taken the position that re-
CARELESS of the operation of the treaty
of Versailles and the league of ma
lions, the United States should be a
party to the Adriatic settlement be-
cause of its position as a co-belliger-
ent.
While the premiers' reply was being |
received at the state department from
Davis, a suggestion came |
from Europe that the premiers had in
vited the American government, in the
event that it still held that the orig
NAL Adriatic agreement made at Paris
On December 9 should be carried out,
to indicate the practical steps that
could be taken to execute this agree
nent if it should be accepted by Italy
and Jugo-Slavia.
Under the terms of the December 9
to which the United States
vas a party, Fiume was TO be erected
nto free state under the league of
lations, and in other respects the gen
.ral principles of self-determination ;
Seizure of Fiume by d'Annunzio, it {
vas suggested, had changed conditions I
inc ~ in II
disposition of the Italian government {
O restore the status quo appeared to
lace the weight of responsibility for /
ding so on the entente powers or the e
United States. 1t was realized that t
one of these was willing to undertake il
UGH move and consequently other g
leasures to meet the case were con- S
idered.
AS a comment on this suggestion in Q
olyed a disclosure of some of the fea- 7
Tres of the latest entente note, the a
ate department had nothing TO say g
q the subject.
An alternative suggestion contem- q
ating the naturalization of the en-
re eastern Adriatic shores and wa le
RS was said to be nothing more than u
reyamping of a project made early in
e negotiations in the subject and
hich failed of approval There is
ason to believe however, that the re
neral tendency of the premiers note hi
to invite the United States to come liz
rward with some solution of the nc
oblem. DR.
While the department has decided re
t to make public the presidents d.
and the councils reply
thout the consent of France. Great an
itain and Italy. it was learned from fol
thoritative sources yesterday that wi
American government looked with ST,
vor on the publication of the ex- en-
anges and had taken steps to ascer- ac
n the wishes of the other govern
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