Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-28

 principally concerned. believe the aI- ned and associated powers committed to supporting them in any particular solution it will be more difficult to se cure voluntary agreement.
 The premiers, therefore, cordially in- vlte the president to join them in a formal proposal to the Italian and Jugoslav governments to negotiate an agreement on the basis of withdra wal of all previous proposals.
 IT, however, this attempt should prove unsuccessful, the French and Brltlsh preniers agree that the United states, Great Britain and France should once more consider the ques- tion In common, with the view of ar irving at concrete proposals"
 The premiers express appreciation Of and agreement with President Will son view with regard to the future or the Albanian people and say they are willing to urge upon the govern ments interested that they shouId bring their desires into line with the American viewpoint.
 With regard to the treaty of Lon don, the premiers state that it's secret character" was due to military exi- gencles preventing it's publication dur- ing the war.
 The premiers declare they cannot disguise that should no voluntary set tle.' ent of the Adriatic problem he at tanned, the treaty of London would eecolhe the only valid alternative as Tar as they are concerned.
 Italy has co-operated IovaI1v +hav say, in trying to find a substitute for the pact, and the allies hope they will s':t ceed in finding such substitute
 " hat appeared to be at least q. semi oHclal summary of the premiers' no+a was received in press despatcbes from London only short time after inc Of hclal text had reached the state do. partment and before it had been laid before the president.
 The state department already had thker up with London the question of making the note public here and if was assumed that it would be given r-,. +r.' ai5er the president had studied it. l ne other exchanges were made n,1hI,c yesterday, but it developed durinq tbe nsV that the British government was planning to the press along with inc notes some communications the nra rniers had had after Dec. 2 with inc Italian and Tugoslav governments which had not been sent to the Anneri' : can government.
 It was noted from the summary of
 |, HAeAilIeIS note as tran STnitted in me press desDatches that Great Rri+- am and France had not agreed to tbeir W1tndrawal of the treaty of London holding to it's terms as last rasor+ should all efforts at voluntary agreet e
 ment fail 's'i
 President Wilson has made if c,a.- mat ne cannot accept that treaty ~ i'f rdon as basis for a settlement Tn ract he has stated with degree of hnailty that the agreement of noo a a Hmbodics the limits to which tbs American government is willing +o % Under the premiers' proposal. hoT. ever, no effort would be made to .carr,, out the terms of this treaty until an. oil CT attempt had been made hv tbe United States. Great Britain enS France to arrive at settlement should the proposed negotiations he tween Italy and Jugoslavia come to naught V The premiers' agreement with Pres i ident Wilson's views with regard tc the future of the Albanian peonIe wa received with satisfaction in Albanian quarters here. Constantine A. Check = rezi, the official Albanian represents tive. had previously issued a statement | declaring that the entire Albanian na = ton was profoundly moved" by the presidents stand against the proposed partition of Albania.
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