The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-08
Text of President
 Wilson's Note to British
 and French Premiers
(Contfnued from Page One)

torial compensation for what she IS deprived of elsewhere Concerning the economic outlets for Jugo-Slavla III the region of Scutar, suggested in the note under reply, the President desires to refer to the memorandum Of De cember g, as making adequate pro visions to meet the needs of Jugo- Slavia.
 TREATY OF LONDON
 Regarding the character and appli- cability of the Treaty of London, the President is led to speak With iess reserve on account of the frank op- seryations of the French and Britisii nrime ministers He is unable to ma in the 'sexigencies Of military s.la ec,r,, sufficient warrant for exercising secrecy with government which was intimately associated with the signa- tories of the Treaty of London in the eigantic task of defending human freedom. and which was being called mon for unlimited assistance ond TOT untold treasure. The definite ana "eii accepted policy of the American gov a,nment throughout its participation in the deliberations of the peace con ference was that it did not consioer itself bound by seere. treatles' ol which it had previously not known the existence. Where .he provision oi s,leh treaties were just and reason ahle the United States was willing to respect them. But the French and British prime ministers will of course not expect the government of the United States to approve the execu- ton of the terms of the Treaty or London except insofar as that govern ment may be sconvinced that those terms are intrinsically just and are consistent with the maintenance or peace and settled order in southeastern Europe.
 The absence of an American repre- sentative with plenary power IS TO pc regretted and may have heen source of inconvenience, but the Presiuehe can recall several instances where de- cisions in the supreme council were delayed while the British and French representatives sought the views or their governments. and he is convinced that time would have teen saved ana many misunderstanding avoided. IT,
 before actual decisions had been reached and communicated to the ltai- ian and Jugo-Slav delegations this government had been given sufficient
 indication of the fact that the BTU ish and French governments intended
 radically to depart from the memo
 randum of December g.
 SETTLEMENT NECESSARY
 In conclusion. the President desires
 to express his concurrence in the view of the British and French prime
 ministers that a speedy settlement or the Adriatic question is of urgent importance But he cannot accept as just the implied suggestion of hs responsibility for the failure to reach 1, solution He had merely adhered to ! the provisions of a settlement which l the French and British governments | recognize as equitable in the joint | memorandum of December 2. and has I declined to approve new settlement negotiated without the knowledge or ! approval of the American government. | which was unacceptable to one of the I interested governmentS which, in his l opinion. was in direct contradiction oi l the principles of the defense of which ! America entered the WAT These views he has fully explained i'll his note O l February 1e, and he ventures to ex- press the earnest hope that the alliet goyernrneilts will not find it necessary k toslecide on a seotirse which the Ameri { can goveFhn1eM in accorc ance with it :..Txi itevatef stntspent will be unable t
 fouow. POLK.