South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
FRANCE And
ENGLAND TO
KEEP FAITH
President Will Accept New
Attitude, But With
Reservations.

~ ASH MUM Marcu t.--IreS
wilson accepts with reservations the
proposal of the French and British
premiers that Italy and Jugo-Slavia
undertake settlement OF the Adri-
attic question.
Tie says II Italy and Jugo-Slavia
prefer 10 abandon the so-calIed buf-
Ter state containing an oyerwhclm-
ing majority OF Jugo-Slays and de-
sire TO limit the proposed free state
90 the Corpus Separatum of Fiume.
placing the sovereignty in the lea
sue % nations without either Italian
.- Jugo-Slav control The United
states is willing 10 leave the deter
minatIOn Of the common frontier
go ITALY and Jugo-Slavia.
Cannot Join.
The president says he cannot
possibly join Ia the premiers sug-
estiOu on the memorandum settle
meut of December 9 be Withdrawn:
declares that Albanian questions
should not be included ia the pro-
posed joint discussions and reiter-
ates thai the United states cannot
approve of the execution OF the
terms of the treaty OF London.
Finally, he expresses the earnest
hope that the allied governments
VII not find IL necessary 10 decide
on O. course which the American
government in accordance with it's
reiterated statement will be unable
'0 follow
The presidents note 20 the pre-
Lliers was dispatched Thursday and
-s now being considered by the allied
supreme council at London. Mean
imc direct negotiations between
IEgo-S.avia and Italy are proceed
.uE.
Good Principles
air. Wilson begins his Commuuni-
cation oy noting with satisfaction"
the unaHered desire of the premiers
t1 reach AN equitable solution i'm
conformity alike with the principles
~ the peace conference and of the
legitimate though conflicting aspir-
atoms OF the Italian and JugO-Slav
peoples"
Refusing TO agree 10 a withdraw
ai OF the British-F'rench-Am erican
memorandum of December 9 as a
preliminary To the Italiau-JugO-
~iavia discussion the president says
the memorandum presents deliber-
ate and disiuterested Judgment after
months or earnest consideration"
and that IT, constitutes more than
mere exchange Of views IL was q
statement OF principle and "a recap
tulatou Of the chief points upon
which agreement had been reached"
Approves Agreement
Eeiteratiug that he would gladly
approve" a mutual agreement be-
tween Italy and Jugo-SIavia reached
without prejudice 20 the interests
~ any third nation, the president
declares he cannot possibly APP
Drove any plan which assigns 20
.ugo-SlaNia I'm the northern districts
gf Albania territorial compensation
for what she is deprived of else
where"
Regarding the character and ap-
uIiCability of the treaty of London"
he president speaks with 'lcss re-
serve on account ot the frank OBJ
servatlons Of the premlers. He
saws he IS unable 10 find in the eek
genCies OF military strategy suth-
lent warrant for exercising secrecy
with the United states which was
being called upon for unlimited as
sIetaucs and for untold treasure ia
helping TO prosecute the war
Must Use Discretion.
The French and British prime
minister's" me- says. win, or course
not expect the government OF the
.-uited states go approve the cNecu-
ZION OF the terms OF the treaty OF
L.oudon. except insofar as that gov
eminent may Le convinced that
those terms are intriuSically just and
are consistent with the maintenance
OF peace and settled order IN south
eastern Europe.
ConceduE that the absence of an
American rcpreseutariNe with plen-
ara. rnueare "r11g- hlEa hlnn "a elvrrn