The Washington times., 1920-01-21
England Plans to Check Spread
of BoIshevism From the
Caucasus.
CLEMENCEAU QUITS COUNCIL
Jugo-SIavs Given Four Days to
Reconsider Decision on g,
Adriatic.

PAhlS, Jan. Zl.-Great Britain
plans to send troops into the Cau-
casus to prevent the sn-ead Of boil
shevism into Armenia, Turkey.
Persia and Mesopotamia, it was re
ported here today.
The British request 10 the supreme
council yesterday to nave French
and Italian troops take the place
of British units in the allied forces
which will preserve order in the
various regions where plebiscites
were ordered by the peace treaty,
was necessitated by their plan to
send troops into the near east, Il.
was said.
Hospital Ships Leave.
Departure of French hospital ships
from Toulon for the Black Sea, al
most at the same time a British
squadron departed from Malta for
the same destination, strengthened
the belief the French navy will CO.
operate with the British in southern
Russia in action against the Boil
sheviki
French warships also have been or
dered to hold themselves in readiness
to depart from Constantinople. The
supreme council held lbs final meet
ing today. Clemenceau presided at
first but was succeeded by Premier
Millerand. 1t was decided to create
Immediately a council OF ambassa-
| dors to succeed the supreme council
This new organization will meet
permanently in Paris, with power to
execute the Versailles treaty and de-
eide affairs already under discussion
Questions of principle will be re-
ferred to the heads OF the interested
governments who will meet in Lon
| don, Paris and Rome.
Premier Lloyd George returned to
| London today.
Time Limit for sIa,s.
NJ. Trumbitch, head of the Jugo-
Slav delegation, in reading the Jugo-
Slav reply to the allied proposition
for settlement of the Adriatic dispute
between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, ex-
pounded at length the concessions
the Belgrade government already has
made and urged the allies to modify
| their demands.
|
| four days to reconsider their decision,
announced in the note made public
| late yesterday. In event the Jugo-
Slavs hold fast in their decision to re-
| fuse the allies propositions. the
terms of the pact OF London which
awards Italy extensive concessions in
the Adriatic. will be applied.
Premier Nitti left for home at $50
last night. Georges Clemenceau, the
r.
president of the supreme council. He
was given an eloquent farewell by
his colleagues.
Adrintic Row Serious.
The Adriatic situation has take,
the most serious turn in months. 1o, &.
lowing the Jugo-Slav reply, well in
formed observers here believed today
The Jugo-Slav note, it was SAID,
has postponed settlement OF the Jug,-
Slav Italian dispute indefinitely. II
the present attitude is maintained
and the Jugo Slavs insist their note
represents "last ditch concessions
observers believed It means the dead
lock has been frightened up again 20
its original tenseness.
The possibility of break I'm re!a.
!
was injected into the situation by
statements of both the Jugo-Slav and
italian delegations.
Fight Rather Thar 'ccept.
| Questioned concernins Premier
Nitti's recent announcement thrt Is
would demand enforoemort ~t JhP
pact OF London IL the Juco slave fga
jected the allied proposals, ynop,hsi
OF the Jugo-Slav delegation said:
"we will fight rather than accept
| the pact of London. III the Italians
insist upon it's fulfillment conflict
seems certain In the Adriatic. We
have gone the limit in concession
| Any shift in the Wilson line would
give to Italy certain districts which
are exclusively Jugo-Slavic.
| Italy wants the eastern Istrisn
territory simply as Jumping Off
place from which she can pouncs
upon Fiume The islands of Lussin
| .Axatlnuad m Par. X raluun Ql