Evening star., 1920-02-27

! tied the question, provided in sub
| stance:
Fiume ms m Independent State.
Fiume as an independent state free
in it's own diplomacy. Susak to 60 to
| railroads and terminals to go to the
league. The free state Of the previous
proposals was TO disappear and the
boundary between Italy and the Serb
jCroat-Slovene state was to be redraWn
to provide for the previously discussed
| corridor. The Wilson line" in the
region Of Senosecchia. was to be re-
drawn Ito provide for the protection
of Trieste" This, the agreement de-
clarcd. will leave in the Se!b-Croat-
Slovcne state purely JugoslaV dis
| tricts."
| cara was to be an independent state
under the league. Va2ona was to be
retained by Italy as provided in the
treaty of London and Italy was TO
| take mandate over Alba MIA, whose
justcd and whose southern boundaries
were to be rearranged to give Greece
| koritza and Argyrokastron. The IS
land groups of Lussin. Lila and uela-
| gosa were to be reaesiEned to Italy.
and the remainder were to go to the
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attic islands were to be demilitarized
and there were to be special provi-
sions to permit Italians in Dalmatia to
choose Italian nationality.
| President Wilson's note of January
| 10. in protest to these arrangements.
asked whether 1t was ''the intention OF
the British and Frehch governments
| in the future to dispose of the va
rious questions pending in Europe and
to communicate the result results :, TO- the
adding that Clemenceau and Lloyd
George must realize there were 1ea-
lures in the proposed Fiume settle
ment which could not be acceptable
to this government.
! Views Of United States.
Lloyd George and Clemenceau, re-
plying under date of January %. dis
definite settlement without the views.
of the United States. but had taken IT
up at the point at which it was left
when Undersecretary. Polk returned
to Washington. They replied they
felt practically every important
point of the joint memorandum of De-
cember Q remained untouched" and
added that only two features un-
dergo alterations. and both of these
are to the advantage Of Ju8oslavia."
The British and French premiers
argued that the disappearance of the
free state of Fiume would reunite
100000 Jugoslavs with their father
land and that the Albanian settlement
was such as to AFFORD satisfaction ito
the necessary requirements to all par
ties concerned" They characterized
it as a fair settlement Of "a difficult
| and dangerous question" and that In
the event of it's not being accepted
they will be driven to support tho
enforcement of the treaty Of London,
| which is satisfactory to nobody"
| Both premiers disclaimed any in
tent to show the slightest .discour-
| tesy to the United States or that
they wished to conceal their action
in any way AS President Wilson
| was not at the conference, they said.
they thought the best plan to proceed
! with the negotiations and communi-
cate the results to the United States.
President Wilson's reply Of Febru
solution containing provisions which
already had received the well merited
condemnation OF the French and Brit
| ish governments (referring.to the set
| tlement Of December 81 can in any
| sense be regarded as right" He could
not agree that the memorandum of
January IA left untouched practically
| every important point as argued by
the British and French premiers and
| declared his opinion that the original
| tered to the advantage Of improper
] Italian detectives. to the serious in
! jury Of the Jugoslav people and to
the peril Of world peace The fact
| that Italy rejected the proposal OF
December and accepted that Of jan
uary IA. the President thought. was
proof that Italy would receive very
| positive advantages" =.
Agreement OF January II.
President Wilson pointed out that
! while the British and French govern
ments in the agreement OF December
9 concurred in the view that cor
J ridor for Fiume ran Counter to every
/ consideration Of geography. econom-
| les and territorial Convenience they
! agreed to 1t by memorandum OF Janu-
ary IA. and that whereas !taiy oe
mand for the annexation OF all lStrla
! had been rejected in the former agree
ment ION the solid ground thae neither
! strategic nor economic considefations
could justify such annexation, the
agreement Of January IA PROVIDED LOT
I this unjust aad inexpeoleht ahheA-
| alton of all Istria-"
! President wilson's note said that.
| whereas the agreement of December
9 excluded every form Of Italian SOW
ereignty over Fiums. ne Gouia MOI
ment Of January II "opens the way
for Italian control of Fumes for
eien afrairs." The President said he
felt the original agreement gave
proper protection e n,tS 70 the the iaterior % but
that the agreement of January IA es-
tablished Italy ''in dominating mill
tar,. nositions close to the railway
at at = number of critical points" The
new agreement. his note said. "parti-
tions the Albanian people among loIs
three different alien powels: nTsssrveG %hs ;ts
! the original agreement Preser'ea ''s
| unity in large measure.
Ali these provisions. said the Presi-
dents note. negotiated without the
Knowledge or approval of the Ameri-
can government" changed the whole
! face Of the whole Adriatic settlement
and. in the eyes of this government.
| render it unworkable and rob it Of
that measure of justice which is es-
operate in maintaining its terms"
That tho Jugoslavs might feel
forced to. accept it rather than the
treaty Of London. the President, said.
would not alter the conviction Of this