The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-03-04
j. s. STANDS PAT
ON AOR|AT|C ROW
President Wilson Threatens
Withdrawal From League.
TEXT OF NOTES MADE PUBLIC
Up to Allied Prernlers to Decide
Whether to Yield or Jeopsrdize
the Nations Covenant--spIlt
Now Rests With Them.


ment OF the United States stands pat"
This was the official construction
placed on the correspondence between
the United States government and the
governments Of Great Britain and
France with relation to the Adriatlc
settlements.
The president demands the allies
return to the Adriatlc plan Of Deem
Der o to which he and the British and
italian premiers subscribed.
The full correspondence was made
public by the state department. II
consists of the joint memorandum
signed on December 0 by Premier
Clemenceau Of France, Sir Eyre
Grove for England and Undersecre-
tary OF State Frank l.. Polk for the
United States; the British and French
revised proposals of January IA the
text Of the cable sent on January 10
by the secretary of state asking the
point of view OF the British and
French governments in undertaking %
dispose of the Adriatic and Russian
questions before ascertalning the
views Of the American government;
the statements OF the French and
British prime ministers of January
%; President Wilson's protest note Of
February 10, In which he threatened
to withdraw the German treaty from
the senate II the British-French atti-
tude was persisted In; the reply Of
the French and British prime minis
tiers Of February II and President
Wilson's note Of February "a. which
brings the correspondence up to date.
The whole correspondence makes
about 1900 words.
Memorandum Of Dec. Q.
The Joint memorandum Of December
0 subscribed 20 by France, Great
Britain end the United s.-.s.', and
which II was supposed had settled the
-Adr'atic question. provided In sub
stance the following:
Istria was to have a frontier which.
while widely overstepping" the recog-
nized ethical line between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia. would have given to
Italy more than 100000 JugO-Slavs
and further EXTENDED eastward TO give
Italy territory In the region Of Altoona,
also including Jugo-Slavs. as against
10000 Italians to be placed under the
League Of Nations.
The so-called Assling region was to
be permanently demilitarized.
There vas 70 be a free state Of F.
ume under control and for future de-
termination by the league with full
autonomy for the city Of Fiume.
The city of lara was to have COM
complete control of its own affairs.
The islands OF the Pelagosa group.
Lisea and the small islands west of II.
Lussin and Unie. were to pass to Italy
on demilltarized basis. with local au-
tonomy for the Slavs In LISA.
Italy was to have a mandate over
the independent state Of Albania I'M
der the league. Albania's frontiers
north and east were to be those fixed
by the London conference Of 1918, but
the south was left for negotiation.
Greece was to have certain territory.
the lines of some Of which were to
be left for negotiation. The city Of
valona and such hinterland strictly
necessary to defense and economic de
velopment were granted to Italy In
full sovereignty.
Rebuke to PremIera
In the note of President Wilson to
the allied premiers, discussing the
Adriatic question, he said:
eff agreement on what Is just and
reasonable is not to determine inter.
national issues: II the country pos
sessing the most endurance IN pressing
its demands rather than the country
armed with a just cause Is to gain the
support Of the powers; II forcible
seizure Of coveted areas IL to be per-
mitted and condoned and Is 10 receive
ultimate justification by creating a
situation so difficult that decision
favorable 10 the aggressor Is deemed
practical necessity: II deliberately
melted ambition Is, under the name OF
national sentiment. TO be rewarded at
the expense of the small and weak;
H. in a word. the old order OF things
which brought so many evils on the
world is still TO prevail. then the time
IL not yet come when this government
can entertain concert OF powers, the
very existence OF which must depend
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