Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-18
Press of Europe
 Watches Situation
 With Much Interest

| London,~ Feb. 17-lt IS impossible to emphasize the importance and
 gravity of the results which may follow the supreme allied councils reply to President Wilson's not, relative to the Adriatic settlement, says the Mail tF
 "Anglo-American relations for a generation may well depend upon the terms of the reply" the newspape7
 continues. "This country is anxiou
 that justice be done between Ital-r and Jugo-Slavia and is equally anx- ious to cultivate closest friendshir with the United States, which is z cornerstone of British foreign rela- tions. We trust, therefore, tha. moderation and clear sightedness ma
 characterize the reply so that th
 very real crisis with which this coun try is confronted, may be averted." Reiterating it's past condemnation of the peace treaty, the Herald, la
 bor organ, interprets decisions con cerning the surrender of former Emperor William, extradition of
 Germans accused of war crimes and the future status of Constantinople las a realization of the "folly" of the authors of the treaty.
 The histronic talents of Premier Lloyd George" the newspaper goes
 on, "have wrought more harm than the vindictiveness, of Premier Clem- enceau or the boundless egotism of
 the American president. The drama tic reappearance of President Will son may be mere gesture but it
 may be much more, for America can
 enforce it's. will and can, even at this
 late hour, insist that justice be done
 Does the president mean business ?
 If he does, there is still chance for him to retrieve some of his reputa- tion and give Europe tolerable peace" N Deep anxiety lest the allies send President Wilson a reply containing further cause for dissension is ex- pressed by the Times, "because in the actual mood they are now in, the American people might believe Ia very little thing sufficient to make them withdraw their courtenance from the peace settlement and turn their backs for a season upon the affairs of the old world"
 The newspaper declares President Wilson's note on the Adriatic ques- Etion "raises question which allied
 democracies will not allow the su- Ipreme council to settle unrestrained J "They- are not prepared" it con ltinues, "to commit to the uncontroll-
 ed discretion of their premiers their relations with the American people and will not tolerate for g; moment
 any conduct wlich might reasonably testrange Americans or injure an is- sue so vast and so fraught with good
 and evil as the friendship of Amer.
 ica for Europe. The future of the
 league of nations and all the moral
 harvest of war hang on this friend.
 ship"
 Anxious as Great Britain, France
 and Italy are to pay loyal regard te
 the wishes ftheir American asso
 ciate," says the Chronicle. fit is diff ficult to see how they can comply with MT. Wilson's demand relative
 to the Adriatic problem. Settlement Iof this question, which is compara lively academic for America, bu tcardinal for the European powers, i. loverdue. Commenting on Presiden l Wilson's note to the supreme council lthe Giornale D'Italia says:
 l"His intervention was couched il
 such an ungenial form as to arous' the suspicion it was suggested onl! A by his invincible aversion towar' Italy. He must have convinced evel This compatriots that he is guided on lily by animosity. Therefore, the al ilies have reacted energeticall,
 lasainst his Altitude, which il of