The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-03-17
PLAN IS ACCEPTED
WITH RESERVATIONS
REPLY TO ALLlES
IATORY AND ADAMANTINE.
Expresses Earnest Hope That Allied
Governments Will Not Decide on
Course Which American Govern
nnent Will be Unable to Follow.

Washington.-Preside Wilson &C.
cepts with reservations the proposal
of the British and French premiers
that Italy and JugO-Slavia undertake
settlement of the Adriatic question.
He says if Italy and JugO-Slavia pre-
fer to abandon the sO-called buffer
state containing an overwhelming ma
jOrity Of Jugo-Slavs and desire to limit
the proposed free state to the corpus
separatum of Fiume, placing the SOW
ereignty in the league of nations with
out either Italian or JugO-Slav control,
the United States is willing to leave
tier to Italy and Jugo-Slavia.
The president says he cannot "pos-
sibly join" in the premiers' suggestion
that the memorandum settlement of
December 8 be withdrawn; declares
that albanian questions should not
be included in the proposed joint dis
cussions'' and reiterates that the
United States cannot approve Of the
execution of the terms of the treaty
of London.
Finally he expresses 1.-THE earnest
hope that the allied governments will
not find it necessary to decide on
course which the American govern
ment, in accordance with it's reiterat-
ed statement, will be unable to follow"
The presidents note to the pre-
miers is now being considered by the
allied supreme council at London.
Meantime direct negotiations between
JugO-Slavia and Italy are proceeding.
Mr.. Wilson begins his communica-
ton by noting with satisfaction" the
"unaltered desire" of the premiers to
reach ian equitable solution in con-
fOrmity alike with the principles of the
peace conference and of the legiti-
mate, though conflicting, aspirations
of the Italian and Jugo-Slavia peo-
pies"
Refusing to agree to withdrawal
of the sh-French- men,
Orandum of December 8 as a prelimin-
airy to the Italian-JugO-Slav discus
sions, the president says the memo
randum represents deliberate and dis
interested judgment after months Of
, earnest consideration" and that it
constitutes more than a mere eX-
change of views; it was a statement
of principle and recapitulatiOn of
the chief points upon which agree
ment had been reached"
Reiterating that he would GLADLY
approve" a mutual agreement between
Italy and JugO-Slavia reached without
prejudice to the interests of any third
nation. the president declares he can
. not possibly approve any plan which
! assigns to Jugo-Slavia in the northern
districts of Albania territorial compen-
sation for what she is deprived of else
where"
. Regarding the character and APP
plicability of the treaty of London"
. the president speaks with "less re-
J serve on account of the frank Observa-
, tons Of the premiers. He says he
| is unable to find in the "eXigencies of
} military strategy" sufficient warrant
. for exercising secrecy with the United
States, which twas being called upon
for unlimited assistance and for I'M
told treasure" in helping to prosecute
the war.
1.-THE French and British prime min
isters," he says, will, of course, not
expect the government of the United
States to approve the execution of the
terms of the treaty of London, except
in so far as that government may be
convinced that those terms are in
trinsically just and are consistent with
the maintenance of peace and settled
order in southeastern Europe"