Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-12
SAYS j. s. WILL 0: K.
ADR|AT|C SOLUTION
Italian Charge d'Affaires
Here Reported to Have
CabIed Assurance.

ROME. November ~ (by the -Asso-
ciated PressI.-Count Sforza. the for
eign minister. has received from the
Italian charge d'affaires at Washing
ton a telegram reporting that the
American government has formally
declared it will be happy TO approve
, any solution Of the Adriatic question
reached by direct agreement between
Italy and Jugoslavia. it is announced
by the semi official Stafani ugency in
! a dispatch from Santa Margharita.
The American ambassador at Rome.
ADDS the agency. has handed an iden-
teal Communication to the Italian
foreign office here.
The Italian and JugOslav delega-
tions. which have been comforting at
! Santa Margherita concerning the
Adriatic problem. have reached a
complete agreement on the text of
which will be signed this afternoon
says Santa Margherita dispatch TO the
semi official stefani agency today.
Serbian Request Accepted.
RAPALLO. Italy, November IL
Italy has accepted the Serbian request
for the cession to the Serbs on the
frontier of part of the Iongatico Ba sin
The former was originally claimed
by Italy, and the latter territory by
Fiume.
VoIosca and Abbasia. in the Gulf of
Fiume and also the Fiume-Sa Petre
railway will remain within Italian
territory. insuring territorial con-
tiguity with the state of Fiume.
commission. composed of Italian
and Jugoslav members. will settle all
technical questions regarding traffic
in the Port of Fiume with regard to
the commercial needs Of Jugoslavia
is suburb of Fiume, but remains
under Serbia. wishes to join it's port
10 that Of Fiume. Italy and Serbia win
not object.
Islands to Go to Italy.
The islands of Cherso. Lussin. Unie.
Aslnello, Lagosta and the dependent
Nua1ler Islands will be annexed to
Italy. lara and the island Of Ugliano.
which is an integral part of that
town, will be annexed to Italy also
The only point to be settled now is
the extent of territory to be annexed
as the hinterland of lara.
Italian citizenship will be granted
to all Dalmatians who wish it. they
at the same time to enjoy all the
rights granted to Jugoslavia. The
two countries. wishing to cement
their intellectual and cultural union.
agree to recognize degrees obtained
in each others schools. Italy grants
twenty scholarships for the Uni
versity of Padua to Jugoslav citi-
zens. preferably Dalmatians.
The present political agreement
will be followed by an economic I'M
Outstanding and commercial treaty.
Approval Not Yet Given.
State Department officials declared
today that the American government
had not yet approved the settlement
OF the Adriatic question agreed upon
by Italy and Jugoslavia. adding that
details of the settlement had not yet
been received.
Officials assumed that the telegram
which the Stefani Agency announced
at Rome had been sent by the Italian
charge here TO his government ana
which said the United States had
formally declared il would be happy
to approve any solution OF the Adri-
attic question reached by direct gree
ment between Italy and Jugosiavia
was based upon President Wilson's
note on this subject sent to the
British and French premers las
March.
1t was pointed out that the Ian
guage used was almost identical with
that in the Presidents communica ton.