New-York tribune., 1920-02-16
Note of President Says
Lloyd Georges Propos-
al for Settling the Fiume
Question1s Disapproved
Allied Premiers
Dispatch a Reply
Contents, However, Will
Not Be Disclosed Until
1t Reaches Washington

PARIS, Feb. Is (By The Asso-
ciated Press Hugh c. Wallace,
the American Ambassador, ac-
cording to the Temps" yesterday
delivered to the Foreign Office a
memorandum from President, Wilson
in which the President said he could
not approve of Premier Lloyd
Georges proposed settlement of the
Adriatic question, which has been
submitted to the Jugo-Slavs. The
newspaper says that an identical
memorandum was delivered to the
British Foreign Office i'll London.
The Temps" says President Will
son allowed it to be understood that
the United States would find it inn
possible to continue IN conference if
the Allies settle the Adriatic oues-
tion without consulting the United
States.
The President further gives it to
be understood that the United
States will find it impossible to con-
Germ itself in European affairs if the
Adriatic settlement is reached with
out consulting the American govern
ment.
Criticizes Lloyd George Plan
In his memorandum, President Will
son criticizes Premier Lloyd Georges
plan as communicated to the Jugo-
Slavs by the Supreme Council on Janu-
ary 20. The President examined the
plan. but declares he cannot approve
its tenor. He particularly opposes the
idea which consists in giving the
Jugo-Slavs the choice between this plan
and execution pure and simple of the
London pact.
In addition, according to "The
Temps" the President finds the Lloyd
George plan too divergent from the
memorandum drawn up at London last
December by Premers Lloyd George
and Clemenceau. with the collabora-
tlon of the American representative.
The memorandum was Immediately
examined by the chiefs of the Allied
governments before the French Pre-
mier left London for Paris this
morning.
The premiers have drafted a reply to
President Wilson's note, which will be
transmitted through the American am
bassadors at London and Paris, accord
ing to member of Premier Mile
rand's staff, who arrived in Paris to-
night.
Reply Closely Guarded
The greatest discretion is being OBJ
served as to the contents of the reply
and it will not be made public until
after it is received by the President
of the United States However. an
other delay in the Adriatic settlement
as consequence of the incident is
foreseen in French official circles.
Premier Millerand has called Cabi-
net meeting for Tuesday to hear his
account of the London negotiations.
ne VIII also make statement on the
dip lomatic situation to the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Italian circles in London are reported
to be greatly disturbed over the note
sent by President Wilson to the Su-
preme Allied Council in session there.
disapproving of the proposed COM
promise, by which it was hoped the
Adriatic question might be settled.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. Whit.
House officials tonight refused to dis
cuss the statement of the Paris
Temps that President Wilson. in
memoranda to the French and British
Foreign Office, had disapproved the
latest proposal for settlement of the
vexlne Adriatic problem. There was
neither confirmation nor denial that the
position of the United States again
had been laid before the Allied govern
ments.
Granting that such memoranda. as
reported by the Temps" had been dis
patched, other officials Interpreted the
step as designed to bring to a head
the negotiations over Fiume and
Adrlatic territory, which have BEEN
dragging along for some time.
Opposed Fiume as Free CITY
Disapproval of the most recent pro.
POsal, winch was advanced by Premier
Lloyd George and contemplated the
making of Fiume a free city, under the
league of nations. and the awarding
to Italy as recompense strip Of
territory toward the south from
Trieste, it was said, would be entirely
In line with the stand taken by Presi-
dent Wilson at Paris that Fiume should
be awarded to the Jugo-Slavs. This
position, it has been stated, is the only
one which Mr.. Wilson considers is in
accordance with his fourteen points, on
which Italy, as we'll as the other Allied
made peace with the Gen.
trail Powers.
Under the Allied plan for the settle
ment of the Fiume controversy, re-
drawn in Paris, early in January.
Fiume would be an independent, free
city, on the same footing as Danzig.
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