Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-21
Supreme Council Disbands
Following Nitti's Refusal to
Accept "Supreme Effort" in
Relation to Adriatic.
STAND. BY LINE DRAWN
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
No Statement Outlining Pro.
posaI Made by Italy to Jugo-
SIavia Made Public, But Copy
Is Sent to Washington.

Paris, Ian. 20-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. with the disbandinR
tonight of the supreme council
without a settlement of the Adri-
attic question, Premier Nitti Of Italy
declared he stood by his ultimatum
that if the Jugo-Slavs did not ac-
cept ltaly's terms tonight he would
withdraw his compromise offer and
that Italy will demand that France
and Great Britain execute purely
and simply the treaty Of London of
April, lGl5.
Prior tc the breaking up of the
council the Jugo-Slav reply to
1taly's demands had been presented.
Signor Mitti declared the terms TN.
acceptable. The Jugo Slav note
said it constituted "the supreme ef-
fort" of Jugo-S -Slavia, to bring about
an agreement with Italy This fact
taken in connection with Premier
Nittis statement. apparently leaves
the situation tense one.
Jugo-Slav Reply. )
The Jugo- -Slav reply said: 4
"The Jugo ,Slavs. accept interna.
tionaliza.ion under the league Of na-
tions for Fiume and Zara, concede to
Italy the islands Of Lussin and Pela-
goza and agree to the demilitariza.
ton of the Adriatic islands with the
condition that the island of LISA
remain Jugo-Slav.
THE right of the Italians in Dale
malta to choose Italian nationality
without leaving Jugo-Slavia is rec-
ognized by the Jugo-Slavs, who also
agree that Italian national rights ID
Dalmatian industries shall be guar
anteed by an international congen-
ton. They refuse to make any
alteration of the line drawn by Pres
ident Wilson,"
To Respect Albanians.
The note says the desire of the
Albanians for independence will be-
respected. but if necessary the Ju~
go-Slavs will accept all the pro-
posals.
The council this afternoon held .
further discussion on Great Britaii,'s
announcement of her inability to
send her quota of troops into the
plebiscite areas. The discussion re-
suited in the British offering to send
naval detachments to Memel and
Danziy.
During the session Hugh G. Wal-
lace. American ambassador; Pre-.
mier lloyd George, Premier Nitti,
and Baron Matsui, the Japanese am
bassador, exto1led M, Clemenceau
in brief formal farewell addresses.
| No definite arrangements were
made by the council before dis
banding for turning over the Turk
fish. Adria'ic and other problems to
other hands, but it was indicated
that the proposed conference of am
bassadors would be empowered soon
to continue this work.
| Copy Sent to Washington.
No statement outlining the r~o-
posal made by Italy 10 Jugo-Slavia
for settlement of the Adriatic cIn-
troversy has been made public. The
proposal which wa sent to Belgrade
January IA is said to have had the
approval Of France and Great 3ri-s
tain. S'snor Nitti said that copy
had been communicated to the
Washington government and that
he hoped it would receive endorse
ment tf1cre.
In an interview with The Asso-
ciatcd Press the day following the
dispatch of the document to Bel
grade, Signor' 'Nitti said Italy had
offered 10 leave the port of Fiume
and the railways at Sussak under
the control Of the league of nations.
The city itself" the premier said,
referring to Fiume. is absolutely
Italian in its nature"
The premier then was optimistic
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