The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-28
ADR|AT|C REPLY
To Will SON HAS
BEEN RECEIVED
Prompt Answer Of Premiers in
Hands of President
NEW PLAN OF SETTLEMENT
Suggest Withdraw Of proposaIs and In
vite President to Join In the
Negotiations

Washington, Feb. 27.-The Anglo
French reply to the latest note Of
President Wilson on the Adriatic
problem was received In Washington
today, practically within twenty-fouI
hours OF the receipts Of it's precursor
by the two Entente Premiers. Its
purport was not divulged at the State
Department, and, In d plomacy cour
tesy 1t will not be made public until
word has been received from London
or Paris as to the intentions OF Pre-
miers Lloyd George and Millerand
The new note was delivered to Presi
dent Wilson Immediately.
The promptness OF the response Is
taken to indicate that the Premiers
were prepared to find In the last vii.
: son note direct and substantial
reiterat on of the principles and In.
tentions laid down In the note OF
February 10, in VIII ch the Pres dent
made 1t perfectly clear that where
agreements as between European ma
tions with regard to the political and
geographical distribution of to ritory
were involved the approval OF the
United States would continue to be
withheld If, In the op'n on OF tho
Oh ef Executive, the adjustment did
not conform to the principle of inter-
national equity and justice or invaded
the right OF elf-determination.
London Feb. 27.--The reply formu-
lated by Premier Lloyd George and
M llerand to Pres dent Wilson's latest
communication on the Adr attic Ques-
on and called TO Washington yester-
day iepeats the assurance that they
never had the intention of making a
definite settlement without obtaining
the views of the United States Gov
erument.
The reply states that the absence
of an American representative had
proved In pract 'ce an almost insur.
mountable obstacle to the success of
the negotiations.
The Premier's point out as fact of
the greatest Importance that Presi-
dent w lson expresses willingness
to accept any settlement mutually
agreeable to Italy and JugoSlayia re-
garding their common frontier in the
Fiume region, provided such agree
ment Is not made on the basis of COM
pensation elsewhere at the expense of
nationals OF a third Power"
This, the Premie s agree, would be
an ideal way Of settling the question,
and they express will ngness to do
their utmost to reach a settlement by
this road In oder to facilitate this
process they are ready to withdraw
their proposals of December and
January 20, because they believe il
the part es principally concerned be-
lieve the allied and assoc ated Powers
are committed to supporting them
in any particular solution 1t will be
more difficult to secure voluntary
agreement.
The Premiers therefore cordially in
vite the President to JON them in a
formal proposal to the Italian and
Jugo-Slav governments to negotiate
an agreement on the basis of with
drawal of all p evious proposals..
II, however, this attempt should
prove unsuccessful the French and
British Premiers agree that the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and France
should once more consider the ques-
ton in common, with the view of ar
irving at concrete proposals.