Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-08
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Tn referring to the common from tier in the Plume region,' the presi- dent had in mind the express desire of the two interested governments to abandon the project of the free state Of Ffume as defined in the memoran- dunn of December 9. If, as he under stands. the government of Italy and the government of the Serb-Croat- Slovane state prefer to abandon the so- called buffer state containing an overwhelming majority of Jugoslavs and desire 10 limit the proposed free state to the corpus separatum of Plume, placing the sovereignty in the League of Nations without either Italian or Jugoslav control then the government of the United States is prepared to accept this proposal and i swilling under such circumstances to leave the determination of the common frontier to Italy and Jugo- slav.a. In this connection the presi- dent desires to reiterate that he would gladly approve a mutual agree ment between the Italian and Jugo- slav governments reached without prejudice to the territorial or other interests of any third nation, but AL banian questions should not be in cluded in the proposed joint discus sion of Italy and Jugoslavia and the president must reaffirm that he can not possibly approve any plan which assigns to JugOslavia in the northern districts of Albania territorial com pensation for what she is deprived Of elsewhere. Concerning the economic outlets for Jugoslavia in the region of Scutari suggested in the note un- der reply, the president des res to re- fer to the memorandum of December as making adequate provisions to meet the needs of Jugoslavia.
 "Regarding the character and ap- plicabnity of the treaty of London, the pres dent is led to speak with less reserve on account of the frank observations of the French and Brit ish prime ministers. He is unable to find in the 'cS gencies of military strategy sufficient warrant for exer- cisinc secrecy with government which was intimately associated with the signatories of the treaty of Lon don in the gigantic task of defending human freedom and which was being called upon for unlimited ss-stance and for untold treasure. The definite and well accepted policy of the Amer ican government throughout it's par tjcipation in the deliberations of the peace conference was that it did not consider itself bound by secret trea- ties of which it had previously not provisions of such treaties were just and reasonable the United States was willing to respect them But the French and British prime ministers will of course not ex- pect the government of the United States to approve the execut on of the terms of the treaty of London ex- Ccpt insofar as that government may be convinced that those terms are in- triusically just and are consistent with The maintenance of peace and settled order in southern Europe.
 "The absence Of an American rep roscntative with plenary power is tC be regretted and may have been a source of inconvenience but the pres idcnt can recall several instances where decisions in the supreme coun. cl were delayed while the British ant French representatives sought the views of their governments and he i. convinced that time would have beer