The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-06
TEXT OF PREMIERS' NOTE ON ADR|AT|C ISSUE MADE PUBLIC
Declare Further Explana- tion of American Views Is ,. Matter of Great Inter-
 est and Importance
py A.s.sIstss rr.s.

-.-l Washington. March 5.--The text of the note from the French and British pre- rniers on the Adristic situation, to which President Wilson's reply was delivered Tn London today, was made public to- night ty tho state department. It con- forms closely to the summary canled from London Febrpary 27. and empha- pre,niers to the fact that Mr. Wilson had previously expressed lis willingness to accept . settlement arrived at by di- rect negotiations between Italy and Jugo-. Slavia-
 Tba premiers' note, after reiterating th38 they have never had the intention | of making a definite settlement of the- | questions raised without obtaining the views of the American government" adds | that the further explanation of these viewss' contained in the Presid9nts s mem | orandum, is for them matter of very; great interest mad inportance'
 SEss4Au the more sc,ss the note. rontinues, rsinee fl 4howx khat the Unitsd states, 4 government docsynot wish to disaaterest themselvss from the general daessson At this point comes, the statement that absence of m American representative from their deliberations had proved ,An | almost insurmountable obstacle to suc- cessfu adjustment Of the legitimats though conflicting, aspirations O. the
 Italian and Jugo-slavs peoples
 WOULD WITHDRAW PROPOsALS
 Ir expressing agreement that direct ne- ] gotiations between these people would be the ff*al way ef settling the ques~ tion, the preniiers said they were ready
 to withdraw their settlement proposals
 of December g and Januaryq 20 as th<y
 fcis that if the two parties principAily
 co1cerned believe that the various af1Ied | anG associated powers are committed 10 supporting them in any particular solu- tien 1t will be more difficult to secure 2 voucher for agreemrt between themn { | Tn accordance with this, President Wil- sor was invited to join the prenliers in proposing that the slate be wiped clean of all previous settlement proposals and that Italy and Jugo-Slavia negotiate by mutual agreement on that basis. Even should such negotiations fail of results, however, the premiers formally an- nounced they agreed in advance to fur ther joint consideration by the United States, France and Great Britain with | view to arriving at concrete proposals' for settlement.
 Mr. Wilson's stipulation that the set tlenent by direct negotiation would be | acceptable 10 him, provided it's terms were not framed at the expense of the nationals of a third power was duly | noted by the premiers, who said: AGREE TO PRINCIPLE s'The French and British prime minis- ters desire further to record the wording of appreciation of the interest taken by ths neerican government in the future Cf the Albanian e~ple- .s.Nd they ass4re | President Wilson that they shANe. to the
 full respect for the principle heslsNs k. 5" lenuneistea. s
 .srl1ey would state that they are. eon-
 vinced that by q reveiw of the Albanian question . settlement can be reached which will satisfy the aspirations of the | Albanian people for full self -goverrs.pent,
 while taking into. consideration the Wal
 interests of all <her parties concerned,
 toeether with the necessity of assuring to JuRo-Slayia an outlet on the Adristte
 m the feSion of Scutari.
 sJhey exe willing to urge upon the gov
 lernuent6 interested that they should thrinE flltif, desires into line with hc IAmefican point of view.y
 Ind premiers reiterate that the treaty Of London with Italy was kept secret Ifcr military purposes only, and with re- I4ard to their statement that should no l4mfc6bie adjustment2 on the Adriatic be Dossfbies would have to come into force, toAy ttat their memorandum of February H covered this as fully as it was pos 6zble to do Tn this connection. however. khe note says:
 ITALIANS COOPERATE
 Ths ltnran government has co-operst- VI most loyally and assidiously with the n and British governments in eny
 0e636rtnk t6 substitute for. the aTranEe- W4o1D for the strsaty of London set- I1114>nt which would be satisfactnry alike tp {l<6m 1nd Jugo-6lavia. Such an agree ustqf would obriously replace and annui th& trsa{y of London with the co1sent ot HAf heraelf.. that Fuch an Agreemens 61lIld 66 reach>4 In the cordial hope of III 1h6 GIl}ed &pyefnnpents. hope whic3s t1isS k6t1 r1esident Wnson shAres to the xd3l, 6iat they cannot tia&uisc the {o&< Int ohtuId no voluntary s<tflemAT 6f 6f1 flud h attained. the treaty [ 1xl0en lo which they set th6ir hand iu m WdnId then becorAe the only y1:s' t1ter1nklve 60 far as they were con
 n eoaeIn1Ion the note ssad | sI -
 e6ttfo1neiIt q the Adrintfc dispute x., , pun Wbich . now gravely threatenAls <
 the pe6ce ond delaying the reccnptruc'
 tion C soueheastern Europey-was IT. gently n1ceeenry.
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