Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-19
|ALL|ES MARK TIME
ON VEXED QUESTION
Possession of City by D'Annunzio
Complicates Solution of
Adriatic Problem.
WISHES TO PUBLISH NOTES.
President Objects to Distorted
Version of Message Printed
in Foreign Press.
WISHES TO PUBLISH NOTES

!! ~ Associated prcss.i
WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-p President
Wilson's note to the allied supreme
council regarding the Adria;ic oucs-
'oh. which caused something Of a
stir In this AS well as the allied coun-
'rics. apparently has served TO reopen
Inc whole subject 10 negotiation.
The supreme councils reply was re-
teivcd today at the state Department,
bdt was Withheld. London adviccs said
me note was conciliatory. The State
department Inadc no comment on this.
but II was pretty wen understood tina.
'he entente Premier's commu n ication
had at least removed the Adriatic
question from the status in which il
was after the council communicated
ITS settlement to Juso- -Slavia in tho
form OF an u!timatum without the
United states being a party 10 The
agreement.
| opposes Secret Trenty's Application.
The Jugo-Slavs were given the op-
i.on OF accepting the councils plan or
submitting 10 the carrying out OF the
Adrintic provision OF the secret treaty
1t London, negotiated before tho
nhn,ited I'M States entered the war. In
PRESIDENT Wilson, in his note. again
eamc out definitely asains, the appi!-
cation OF this treaty.
IL also was understood that the Pres
lent mad taken the position that. re-
sardless, OF the operation OF the
nations. the United states should he
- party to the Adriatic settlement be-
cause OF Its position as a o-bcllig-
While the Premicrs' reply was being
ieeeived at the state Department from.
,Nmoassndor S.nn' ySaas Davis, a suggestion came
event that it s,iii held that tho e orig ige
sSaa be- aa earrss e rsus sp
could be taken 10 Execute eNeeute thus Sps aeres. les.
and JuEo-Slavia.
Was to he Made Free state.
Under the terms of the December 0
settlement, to which the United States
Into a free state under the league OF
nations, and in other respects the gen
oral principle OF self determination OF
force.
The seizure Of T'iumo by D'.Nnnunzio.
Il was suggested, had changed condi-
lions in the Adriatic. and the inabii
ity or indsposition of the Italian gov
crnment TO, restore the status quo ap-
powers or the United states. 1t was
realized that none of these was willing
TO undertake such move. and con
acquently other measures 10 meet the
case were considered.
AS comment upon this suggestion in
Eolvcd a disclosure of some OF the fea-
lures OF tho latest entente note. the
state Department had nothing TO say
on the subject.
May Ask America for Solution.
An alternative suggestion contem-
RlatinE the neutraiization of the en-
tire Eastern Adriatic shores and waters
rcvamping of a project made early in
;he negotiations on the subject and
which failed of approval. There is
general tendency Of the Prcminrs' note
~ to invite the United States to come
forward with some solution OF the
At the State Department, i, was said
That the councirs note would receive
careful consideration making it evi-
dent that some time must elapse before
reply will be made.
While the department has decided
not to make public the Presidents
, communication and the councils reply
wit ithout tho consent Of France. Great
britain and Italy. it was learned from
authoritative sources today that thS
favor on the publication of the cN-
rhanfes, and had taken n, steps erso to as as
crnments in the matter.
Publish Distorted Versions.
4 factor in the desire OF the United
states for publicity. it was said, was
the prcjudiccd versions of President
the foreign press. These versions were
said to have misinterprcted the Presi,
dents position and placed the United
States in wrong light before the pco-
pie OF the allied countries.
One thing, of Importance from the
American viewpoint which developed
today was that such decisions as arc
reached by the Prcmters in their Lon
don meetings, at which the United
states Is not represented. arc all sub
ject to approval at subsequent meet
inss in Paris. where an. American rep
While this representative will not
nj
ject any decisions reached at the Paris
QUICKLY refer them to tho State Dc
partment, thus carrying out the under
standing reached In Paris when the
American peace commissioners with
ing under the peace treaty and armi-
stice were to be referred TO the various
foreign offices.
wallace to he ON Hand.
1t is known that the Paris confer
cncc will take up tho question of tho
disposition Of Turkey, and as all the
ink requested the participation Of the
United states. it is expected that AM
bassador Wallace, representing the
State Department: will be fully advised
While there is no idea that the
American government will consent to
accept mandate of any character, even
reported desperate. tho warm interest
in this country in the Armenians is
SO we'll recognized that the entente
powers arc believed to be certain to
in making an adjustment Of the mat
ter. ~
Patrols Fix Bayonets.
4. with fixed eayonets went through the
.t rcets ot the city late last night. stop.