The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-02-17
Statement Of Fact; Not a Threat.

statement ~ Fact; Not Threat.
Washington, Feb. 17.--Prcsdent Wi.
son in his memorandum" to the a.
lies concerning their proposed Adriauc
settlement informed them that tn"
United States might have to consider
withdrawing the treaty Of Versailles
from the senate if the allies went
ahead with their plans without the
consent Of the United States.
This statement was made Officially
here today with the further state.
ment that the American position was
outlined not in the nature Of a threat,
but as a statement nf situation
created mot by an act of the Ameri.
can government hut by an act of the
British, French and Italian premier3,
which would place the United States
in the position. If il were II partl,
to the treaty Of Versailles, Of sub.
scribing through the pact TO rights o.
sovereignty and other agreements 10
which it was opposed.
The treaty Of Versailles and tho An
gluI pact arc consid'
cred inseparable as far as tho qucs-
iion ia concerned, and if President
Wilson should determine to Withdraw
the treaty Of Versailles. IL would
mean that the American.French pact
would be withdrawn at the same time
1t was explained
state department officials take tho
position that the French pres. Is on
dcavoring. through setting up n org
Of threat" on the part of the Am
erlcan government to place the blame
for the situation which has arisen
Mt Americas door. "instead Of on th'
acts OF the foreign premcrs whore
it belongs"
1t was reiterated that on Dec. ?
before Acting Secretary Polk le''
Paris. the American, British and
French representatives had agreed on
settlement Of the Adratic question
and it was charged that subsequently
without consulting the United states
the allied p.amiers, sitting In Paris
adopted new agreement which wp'
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for the approval of the American gov
| ernment.
This. it was said came az great
! surprise to the American govern
ment which sent q communication e
! the premiers asking whether they nr"
posed to settle the question without
consulting the American government
The premiers were said to have replied
that they did not intend 10 do so
but later sent an ultimatum to Jugo
Slavia that unless IT accepted th'
new settlement the terms of origina
treaty OF London would be carried ou'
Paris, Feb. 17.-Although the reply
Of the supreme allied council to Fresl
dent Wilson's note relative to INT
settlement of the Adrlatic question
was drawn up on Saturday, 1t mas
not as yet been sent. according t'
special dispatches from London.
Efforts are being made in certali
quarters to have It toned down, th'
dispatches say, but all refer to th'
presidents note as n veto state
ments from Washington notwithstand
Ing. =,
In writing on this subject, "Perti
max" OF the Echo de Paris says th'
postscript OF Mr., Wilson's note con
oincd "the most brutal menace
IS warning was unheeded he woui'
qlthdraw both the treaty of Nersall
les and the Anglo-Franco'Americai
pact from the senate
"Pertinax" points out the alle'
are ION the horns Of u dilemma
and concludes:
"It is only too obvious the allies
will maintain their formula OF Jan
90" (Here the writer refers to th'
virtual ultimatum sent to the govern
ment Of Jugo-Slavia, asking that /
agree TO the compromise propose