Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-17
White House Issues State
ment Regarding Warn
ing to Allies.
|TREATY WITHDRAWAL
CLUB OVER EUROPE
Oastsmssne Denied In Washington
Menday No,s Admitted 70 Have
Been Forwarded 20 Supreme coun-
ell ot Parsi-- 9srieus situation
cesstsd by prssldsnt's Nets-Prs-
essd % Pane, he Warns.

WashlnStsa, FsA. H~Prssl.
dent Wilson In hIs memorandum
- che aIliss concerning ths pre-
psssd Adrlatle ssttismsnt Inform.
- them chat ths United statss
might have 20 eensldsr with.
deswlnS ths Arsaty ct vsssali.
- 1tSsa sks senate u thS aiIiss
wont ahead With their plans with.
svt Ne consent Of the United
oaaese
This seatsmsnt w.s made o..
Asially here today with The furth.
~ sea<smsat that the American
pellsy vsas outlined not ~ .
thrsat BIZ - . sit1atlon "ersatsd
nss by m ast eS The American
government, but hy IN aet Of the
Oritfsh, Frsneh and Italian pre-.
rnlsrs," which would place the
United States In the posltion Of
subscribing 70 the paet thru the
rJshts ~ sovereignty and other
agreements 20 which Il was oP'
pessd.
TIE EsUaey es vsrsaiiIss and
the Anslo-Franoo-Amsrioan pact
sro soNsldsrsd inssparabls % far
% The question 10 concerned, and
~ President Wilson should d.
essnlns % withdeew the treaty
of Versailles IL would mean the
ANGLO Frsnoh American pact
would Be- Withdrawn At the same
time, ft was explained. otats de-
partmsnA eisioiaIs contend that
tbs Frsnsh prsss 10 sndsavorins
- plaee ~ blame for The situa.
tisn which Nee arisen at Amsri.
esse deoP slnsesad of on the acts
Of the foreign minister, whore Il
bslenes."
u vsas reiterated that on Dec.
Q before Acting Sserstary Polk
Mt Paris, the American, British
and Frsneh representatives had
] Aosoed On Q 01tlsssRt, aA1 4
'.sso6 elsarvsd thAt ~ GhlJy,
without oonsultinD tlse runjtsd
okatso, = kSsvs a1rsSsBsnt vvas
adoptsd which was transmittsd
% Ambassador Wallace for ap-
provat of the American govern
mont.
This, it Was said, eams - .
great surpriss 70 ths American
government, which ssnt q com.
munieatien 70 the prsmisrs sex.
Ing II they proposed 70 settle The
question without consulting ths
American government. The aIliss
an said 20 have replied that
thsy did not intend 70 do %, but
later cent an ultimatum 70 Juso.
Slavia that unless the new terms
wore accepted the terms Of ths
treaty sf London would hs car.
risd out Officials said that SEQ.
rstary Lanslns's resignation was
not connected With the situation
In any way
Thsre 10 crest confusion con.
ssrnins the Adriatlo situation bs.
eauss Of the many sources Of in.
formation. There has been no
official statement from any
source, althe various intsrprsta.
tiens Of prssldsnt Wilson's state.
mont havs hssn given from the
White hsuss. u 10 apparent that
thers 10 some difference In the
splnien u mon n to Diplomatic
ssnosnsus, fhs presidents com.
munleatien having bssn described
asa note In one plaos, and % =
nsemerandum In anethes. The
prssidsn<'e communicates lss
eonsldersd hsrs ~ outlining 4
peesibiiity rather than containing
. threat, % evidenced In dis
patches from abroad.
Whether The president has
actually threatened TO withdraw
che trsaty probabiy will bs de.
tsrminsd - . matter Of language,
but officials hsrs declined to say
that the note 10 threat.
Paris. Feb. N-Altho the reply Q
be- supreme council 70 President vii
en's note relative TO tho ssttlsmsn