Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-08
TEXT OF NOTE
Continued from Faye One

Constructed more nan a mere AZ
change If news i was q statement
Of principles and d -eca pl1alauUn Of
ne chief points upon which agree
ner- haG been reached There was
mus afforded a summary review Of
these points Of a--narner: of the
French. British and American gov
ernmen-s ana ne memorandum
should remain as /: vas intended 70
%. the basis Df reference represent
ing me opinion " these governments.
In referring 70 the common from
Ter II the F'iurne region the P~esi-
dent had N mind the express desire
IF the Two Interested governments
10 abandon m project Of the fra
stA;- OF F7iuIae as defined n rt1e
nernrnoranduTn Of december eff as
NJ Understands the government OF
Italy ana the government Of the
-ern-C roaLe- Slovene states prefer
70 abandon ths buffer statement
containing a desire 70 limit me pro-
posed free stare IN the corpus sep
aratun OF Fiume, piac,ng the So
erelCn-y n me league Of nations
-
control rher the government OF the
nI-ed States Is prepared - accept
--4s proposal md IS willing under
sucn circumstances co Ieave M DE-
,e,-n nation o1tae common frontier
Nm Ir4.v ana JlEo- Slavla-
IN ms CONNECTION the President d.
Sizes To -@lt=-a.e ina he would gladly
approve a nu-lal agreement between
y" Lta.iau 4nl Jlgo-Sia-- government
-eaca-1 without prejudice % -h. terrific
ia n uth-~ u.e-t-s:s D: any third NJ
..On. NJ. Albanian questions snOU.d MOI
j.. iucluu-1 IN me proposed joint -.s-
russion NJ Tally anG JuED-Siavia. aad
ms o-eslGe!1 MIST affirm -hai he caH-
not possible approve any plan which
assigns tu 5,!Go-NlavIa n me northern
distress ~ Albania -e--Itoriai rnr1per-
sa-!on Tor v'l-: atle Is dep-,vea Ok aist-
w.le-e CJAce-,..,.E lie economic 1ut-
iets tr- ..uCr-SiavIa 1T The region o.
~r.c.-.. suggested u 1he note 1nd"r ~e-
gsv. -At resident desires 10 -nfer % The
memorandum Of -'-c. 2 as making ade-
Qua. -i-4-.slnus IL -nset ne needs OF
J ~ia- a
caoi.Ic- NJ the c-ea1y Of London. the
T"-sluert i le1 q spea. with less re-
~.sr--. on aucIun, IF ne rank 0nse-va-
IONS OI M French and British prime
Ministers 57e Is unable 10 ma IN he
o&igencIes ~ -Tl.lira--- strategy sut7-
c.arc va--ar; for exercising secrecy
VIII :. government which was intimate
i~ associated With he siEnatories ~
the treaty IF L.Ondnn in me gigantic
ask af defending human freedom ant
winch was being called upon Fur III
united assist ance and for in-p,c treas
IRE The definite and well accep "a
poilcy OF The American government
throughout tts participation IN he de-
uhe-a.iuns o. tbs peace conference was
cha- i did not consider itse!f hound hv
a-.'-et -reaties az which i nad pre-
vuusiy nv KNOWN The existence. Where
the provisions Of such -re.a mes were JUS.
and reasonable the United States was
willing 70 respec: them. But lie French
and British prime ministers will. Of
course. not -xpect tile. government ~
The United states to approve the terms
Of the treaty Of london except insofar
as thai government may be convinced
that those terms are tnt-,nsica.iy iust
and are consistent with the maintA-
nance Of peace and settled order N
SOUTHEASTERN Europe.
The absence OF an American
representative with piena-y power il
IN be regretted and may have been
source Of inconvenience bu. the
president can recall several instances
where decisions IN the supreme coun-
eli we're DELAYED while the British
and French representatives sought
The views OF their government and he
is convinced that time would have
been saved and many misunder-
standings avoided. Il. before actual
/ decisions had been reached and COM
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