The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-27
ADRAT|C MIDDLE
CLEARS SLIGHTLY
SHOW US WHAT TO DO, ALLIES
TELL PRESIDENT WILSON, AND
WE WILL DO IT
TENSE SITUATION RELIEVED
Supreme Councils Reply to President's
Note 10 Withheld, but London Ad-
vices Say Tone Of communica-
ton Is conciliatory


Wilson's note to the allied suprem,
council regarding the Adriatic ques
ton, which caused something Of stil
in this as.well AS the allied countries
apparently has served to reopen thu
whole subject to negotiation.
The supreme councils reply was re
ceived yesterday at the state depart.
ment, but was withheld. London ad-
vices said the note was conciliatOry.
The state department made no com
ment on this, but 1t was understood
that the entente premiers' communities
ton had at least removed the Adri-
attic question from the status in which
II was after the council communicated
Its settlement to Jugo-Slavia in the
form of an ultimatum without the
United States being a party to the
agreement
The Jugo-Slavs were given the op-
tion of accepting the councils plan or
submitting to the carrying out of the
Adriatic provisions of the secret treaty
of London, negotiated before the Unit
ed States entered the war. In this
connection 1t was disclosed yesterday
that President Wilson in his note again
came out definitely against the appli-
cation of this treaty.
1t was also understood that the pres
dent had taken the position that re-
yardless of the operation of the treaty
If Versailles and the league of ma
ions, the United States should be a
,arty to the Adriatic settlement be-
'ause Of Its position as co-belliger-
mt.
While the premiers' reply was being
eecived at the state department from
ambassador Davis, suggestion came
rom Europe that the premiers had in
tied the American government, in the
vent that 1t still held that the orig
nal Adriatic agreement made at Paris |
n December 8 should be carried out,
0 indicate the practical steps that |
ould be taken to execute this agree
lent If 1t should be accepted by Italy
nd Jngo-Slavia.
Under the terms of the December 8
ettlement, to which the United States
'as party, Fiume was to be erected |
Ito a free state under the league of
atoms, and In other respects the gen
raj principles of self-determination.
Seizure OF Fiume by d'Annunzio it
as suggested, had changed conditions
the Adriatic and the inability or in
sposition of the Italian government
restore the status quo appeared to
ace the weight of responsibility for
ling so on the entente powers or the
nited States. 1t was realized that
me of these was willing to undertake
lch move and consequently other
ensures to meet the case were con.
iered.
AS comment on this suggestion in
lived disclosure of some of the fen
res of the latest entente note, the
ate department had nothing to say
the subject.
An alternative suggestion contem- !
ating the naturalization of the en-
e eastern Adriatic shores and wa Z
IS was said to be nothing more than :
'evamping of a project made early in
negotiations in the subject. and :
Itch failed of approval. There is
lson to believe, however. that the q
neral tendency of the premiers' note
to invite the United States to come o
ward with some solution of the Q
,blem.
While the department has decided h
to make public the presidents Il
and the councils reply q
hout the consent of France. Great
tain and Italy. it was learned from \.
sources yesterday that :,
American government looked with K
or on the publication of the ex. m
nges and had taken steps TO ascer. p
the wishes of the other govern. IA
nts In the matter.