Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-03-05
UNITED STATES
STANDS FIRM
Text Of Correspondence Between
Wilson and Premiers
Made Public.
SPLIT RESTS WITH ALLIES
Now Up to Great Britain, France and
Italy to Decide Whether to Yield
or Permit Withdrawal Of
Peace Treaty.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-"The govern
nent of the United States stands pat"
This was the Official construction
placed on the correspondents between
the United States government and the
governments of Great Britain and
France with relation to the Adriatic
Bettlements.
It is up to Great Britain, France
and Italy to decide whether to yield
10 President Wilson in the Adriatic
controversy or to stand pat and there
by cause him to consider withdrawal
from the senate Of the peace treaty
with its League of Nations covenant .
The president demands the allies
return to the Adriatic plan Of Decem-
Der o to which he and the British and
italian premiers subscribed.
The full correspondence was made
public BY the state department 1t
consists Of the joint memorandum
signed on December by Premier
Cemencea1 of France. Sir Eyre
Grove for England and Undersecre-
tary Of State Frank u. Polk for the
United States: the British anc French
revised proposals Of January IA the
text Of the cable sent on January ID
ey the secretary of state asking the
point Of view Of the British and
French governments IN undertaking to
dispose Of the Adriatic and Russian
questions before ascertaining the
views Of the American government: {:
the statements Of the French and
British prime ministers Of January
R3; President Wilson's protest note Of
February 10, IN which he threatened
10 withdraw the German treaty from
the senate II the British-French atti-
rude was persisted in; the reply Of
the French and British prime minis
fers Of February II and President
wilson's note of February "a. which
brings the correspondence up to date
The whole correspondence makes
about 1900 words.
The joint memorandum of December
0 subscribed to by France. Great
Britain and the United States. and
which II was supposed had settled the
Adriatic question. provided In sub
stance the following:
Isfria was to have frontier which.
while widely overstepping" the recog-
niEed clinical line between Italy and
Jugo-slavia. would have given to
italy more than 100000 Jugo-Slavs
and further extended eastward to give
italy territory In the region Of Albona,
also including Jugo-Slavs. as against
10000 Italians to be placed under the
League OF Nations.
There was to be free state Of Fl
ume under control and for future de-
termination by the league with full
autonomy for the city Of Fiume.
The city of Zara was to have COM
plete sovereignty under the league and
complete control Of its own affairs.
The islands Of the Pelagosa group,
LIssa and the small islands west Of 1t.
Lussin and Unie. were. to pass to Italy
on demilitarized basis. with local au-
tonomy for the Slavs in LISA
Italy was to have a mandate over
the independent state Of Albania un-
der the league. Albania's frontiers
north and east were to be those fixed
by the London conference Of 1913, but
the south was left for negotiation.
Greece was to have certain territory,
the lines of some Of which were to
be left for negotiation. The city OF
valona and such hinterIand strictly
necessary to defense and economic de
velopment were granted to Italy In
full sovereignty.
In the note Of President Wilson tt
the allied premiers, discussing ths
Adriatic question. he said:
IF agreement on what Is Just and
reasonable Is not to determine inter
national issues; II the country pos
sessIng the most endurance IN pressin,
It's demands rather than the countr,
armed with a Just cause Is to gain tn,
support Of the powers; II forcibl'
seizure Of coveted areas is to- be per
mitted and condoned and Is to receiv,
ultimate justification by creating
situation so difficult that decision
favorable to the aggressor Is deemet
a practical necessity; II delfberatel,
melted ambition Is. under the name o
national sentiment. to be rewarded a
tie expense Of the small and weak
II. In word. the old order Of thing
which brought so many evils on tn
world Is still to prevail, then the tim
is not yet come when this governmen
car entertain concert Of powers. tn
very existence of which must depen
upon s. new spirit and new order.