Evening star., 1920-03-03
JUC0S[AVSINS|ST
AGREEMENT Be KEEP
Adhere to American, French
and British Pact Affecting
Adriatic Problems.

The Jugoslav government, in it's re-
ply to the ultimatum of the French
and British governments of January
IA for the settlement of the Adriatic
question. adheres strictly to the
essential provisions of the American,
| French and British agreement of De-
cember 3. The Jugoslav note, which
! was made public last night by the
State Department, raises many of the
same objections rs set forth in Presi-
| dent Wilson's note of January 19 pro-
testing against the overturning of the
previously agreed solution of the vex-
| atious problems.
Difference in Point Of View.
The single insistent difference
which distinguishes the point of view
of the Jugoslav reply from that of the
agreement signed by Secretary Polk
on behalf of the United States De-
cember is over the cession to Italy
! of the Island of Liassa, which, ac-
cording to the Jugoslav note, lis
purely Slav. and from an economic
| point of view indissolubly united with
Dalmatia'
Concerning the readjustment of "the
Wilson line" as proposed in the
! French and British proposals. the note
declares such an "unjustifiable annex
alton of purely Jugoslav territories
violation of the principles Of nation
| alities. 1t would inevitably create a
permanent hotbed or irredentiSm
within the frontiers of Italy of a ma
ture precisely analogous to that
| which was held as a justification of
| which its return to the mother coun-
| try was demanded.'
Regarded as Menace.
The aggrandizement of Italian ter
| ritory to the east of the Wilson line
! in Senozetcha region, the note as
serts, cannot be justified on the
grounds of better protection for
Trieste BY bringing a line to within
six kilometers of the Saint Pierre
railroad junction. it is added, the Vien-
ma artery of the Jugoslav railroad
lines would be directly menaced.
| The extraordinary complexities
which the ascription of the territory
| between the coast and the Fiume
| railroad line would create. according
| were likewise objected to on account
Of "insurmountable obstacles in the
Jugoslav note.
! While accepting the independence
Of Fiume and Zara, the Jugoslav gov
ernment records it's vigorous objec-
! ton to the separation of the diplo-
| matte representatives of the cities
from the control of the league of ma
tions AS in the Wilson memoran-
dunn, it is argued that such a course
paves the way for rebellion and an
nexation.
lara independence Issue.
Along with it's constrained accept
ance of the independence of Zara the
! Jugoslavs emphasize the imminent
consequence of commercial ruin which
must ensue with the separation OF
lara from It's administrative associa-
ton with Dalmatia, and for this rea-
son the right to transfer the Credit
Foncier Bank Of Dalmatia from lara
is requested. as we'll as all matters
pertaining to the provincial admins
! tration now lodged in the city.
The solution of the Albanian pro-
viso,' the Jugoslav government sug-
gests, would be best followed by
continuance of the status established
| by the conference of ambassadors in
London in 1913, which was for local
autonomous government without out
| side interference. In the event of any
other solution, the note declares. the
northern frontier adjoining Jugo-
slavia would have to be modified. +;
The question of the division of the
Austro- Hungarian war and CONNER
cial fleets the note declares to be a
part of the Adriatic problem. and set
tlement on this point is demanded.