New-York tribune., 1920-02-27
Gisf Of Exchanges
Ciress in Summary
abstract of Notes Sets Out
Contentious Of Both
Sides of Controversy

The joint memorandum of December
9 on the Adriatic question, subscribed
70 by France. Great Britain and the
United States, which it WAS sup
posed here settled the Adriatic ques-
ton. provided in substance the follow
ing:
Istria was TO have n frontier which
while "widely overstepping" the recog-
niZed clinical line between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia. would have given to Italy
more than 100000 Jugo- -Slavs and fur
thcr extended eastward to give Italy
territory in the region of Albania, also
lncluding Jugo-Slavs. A buffer state
between the Italian territory and Istria
and the Scrb-Croat-S Slovennc kingdom
containing some 100000 Jugo- Slavs as
against 10000 Italians. was to be placed
under the league of nations. The So
called Assling region was to be per-
lnanently demilitarized. There was to
be free state Of Fjume under control
and for future determination by the
league, with full autonomy for the city
of Fiume. The city of Cara was to
have complete vereignty under the
league and complete control of its own
affairs The islands of the Pelagosa
Group, Lissa and the small islands
west of it, Lussin and Unie, were to
pass to Italy on demilitarized status.
with local autonomy for the Slavs in
LISA
Italy was to have mandate over the
Independent state Of Albania under the
league. Albanian frontiers north and
east were to be those fixed by the Lon
don conference of 1918, but the
south was left for negotiation. Greece
was to have certain territory the lines
for some of which We're to be left for
negotiation. The city of Valona and
such hinteriand strictly necessary to
defense and economic development were
granted to Italy in full sovereignty.
, These provisions were described in
the memorandum as affording to Italy
full satisfaction of her historic ma
tional aspirations uniting the Italian
race and as giving her absolute
strategic control of the Adriatic."
The conferees declared they had car
ried their concern tor Italian security
to the point of neutraizing the Dalma-
the northern border of the Regusa re-
eion to Fiume." Italy, however. had
asked for control of the diplomatic re-
lations of cara, dissertation of the city
OF Fiume from the free state of Fiume
connection of the city of Fiume to
iStrla by a corridor and annexation
to Italy of the island of Lagosta.
rs counter to every consideration of
geography. economic and territorial
conNenlence.' Explaining their reasons
Tor arriving at the previous decision
they declared:
Economic consideration being equally
excluded, there remains nothing but q
desire for further territory. The ter
ritores coveted are admittedly nhab-
ted by the Jugo-Slavs. They contain
10 q Ixr
'hat point the memorandum included
communication from President Wilson
TO fremier ltttoni under date of No
Vember IL which, explaining the Amer.
lcan view, declared "The broad princi
PIE remains that it is neither just nor
eNpeuieht TO annex as the snoils Of
war territories inhabited by an alien
race. anxious and capable to maintain
separate national state of irriden
tlsm exactly analogous to that which
Jus.'hed the demand of Italia lire
oehta Tor union with the Italian state"
The Agreement of January Il
The new agreement between Crea.
Drl'aln, France and Italy, dated Janu-
ary u. 1920, which President Wilson
construed as having been arrived at
Witnout participation Of the JInitsS
states. after the agreement of Decam-
ner was supposed to have settled IN.
<Ec'on' pfoVlded IN substance:
rune as an independent state fra.
IN IN. It's own diplomacy; susak to 'ro o'to to
une Serbs-CroatSlo state w;tb
ian railroads and terminals to 20 to "t1a tbs
league. The free state of the nrsy;oms -" ems
boupp bboup1sal dsr, was wa. to disappear and the
.roat-Slovene state was to be '"s redrsta,, Tern,
sorpidNr GO rI2U,de for for the previously discussed
region of senosecchia was tn in IN sne inc
aTawn a. Ta; TO provide for the protection s lon
OF IIleste" This, the agreement 'lH'' da
c.,ared, will leave in the Serb.Croas sr, as-
siovene state purely Jugo-Slav Az
cara vase to be an indep.nder,
state under the league, Valona waa ~
., o. retained by Italy as provided in the ,e
,oty T. Ftea'y OF London, and Italy was to
take a mandate over Albania. who's
nor'hern boundaries were to he rasJ
jistcd and whose southern boundar;ee
we'e 60 be rearranged to give Grrece
koritza and Argyrokastron. The Island
groups OF Luasin. Lissa and Pslsgosa