New-York tribune., 1920-01-09
Allies Refuse
TOCive Fiu1ne
To the Italians
Great Britain, France and
United States Join in
Note Reserving City to
the League of Nations
Cede Dalmatiap Islands
Three Great Powers Adopt
Wilson Idea in Reply
to Rome Representations

BUENOS AYRES, Jan. s.-Great
Britain, France and the United States,
conceding the Italian character of
Fiume. will grant that city complete
sovereignty under the league Of ma
tions, preserving only a customs union
with Jugo-Slavia, according to q
memorandum concerning Dalmatia and
Fiume recently presented by these
powers to Vittorio Scialoia, the Italian
Foreign Minister. A summary of the
memorandum, telegraphed by its Rome
correspondent, is published by ola
Nacion" to-day
In the memorandum the United
States, France and Great Britain
recognize as reasonable the demands
of Italy with respect to the islands of
Pelagosa, Lissa and Lussin, off the
Dalmatian coast, granting full SOW
concede to Italy a mandate over
Albania and complete sovereignty
over Avlona with the hinter-
land necessary to its defense. The
memorandum observes that these con-
cessions appear to safeguard suffi-
GENTLY the rights and aspirations of
Italy. Nevertheless, guided by a spirit
of friendship, the powers will take into
consideration other demands of Italy,
especially the diplomatic representa-
tion of lara, with respect to which
decision will be left to the population
of that city.
Fiume Under League
Upon the Italian proposition to sep
arate Fiume and constitute it and the
hinterland as a buffer state completely
independent, leaving the port and rail-
road to that state, the memorandum
says that the existence of Fiume and
of the buffer state appear to eliminate
each other reciprocally, because any
form of separation would be to the
prejudice of the city as we'll as to the
hinterland. In order to safeguard the
Fiume the powers presenting the men,
orandum are disposed to maintain the
city under protection of the league of
nations and, as Italy is part of the
league, the memorandum says it should
be easy to safeguard Italian interests.
The Italian demand for a corridor
which would establish territorial con-
tinuity between Fiume and Italy is
held to be superfluous and tending to
create grave economic and territorial
complications.
The demand of Italy for annexation
of the island of Lagosta for strategic
reasons, the memorandum contends,
appears unjustifed, since Italy's con-
troll of the Adriatic is assured by pos
session Of Trieste, Pola, Lissa, Pela-
gosa and Avlona, as we'll as by the
naturalization of Fiume.
The memorandum concludes with q
recommendation for moral and political
cooperation with the signatory powers,
declaring that the latter do not permit
themselves to give counsel to the Ital-
ian government, but recall that all
the history of Italy is founded on the
conception of nationality of free peo-
pies, and violation Of those princi-
plies by Italy through the incorporation
of foreign populations would result in
establishing irredentism. This objec-
ton, the memorandum asserts, can be
met only by refusal to sanction the
incorporation of Jugo-Slav territories
in Italy.
To Italy's Advantage
The memorandum takes note that
the attitude the powers assume works
to the advantage of Italy, which is in
terested in living on good terms with
the new nations which are it's neigh
bors, and which it is able to aid
through it's resources and experience.
The correspondent of LA Nacion,"
in interpreting the opinion in Italian
diplomatic circles, says that the memo
randum demonstrates clearly leaning
toward IL the IDEAS of President re Wilson,
clares that no solution is possible if
these points of view are maintained.
He adds that the memorandum estab-
fishes, as an official document, re-
nunciation of the rights recognized in
favor of Italy by the Treaty Of London
with respect to Dalmatia.
TRIESTE, Jan. (By The Associated
Press ).-Major Giuriati, who recently