Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-27

anu condoned and Is to receive ulti-
"ation so difficult that decision favor
bile TO the agsressor is deemed q prac-
tical ncccssitp; IL deliberately melted
tional sentiment. to be rewarded at the
expense OF the small and weak; IL. III
a word. the old order OF things which
brought so many evils on the world is
STILL 20 prevail, then the time is not
OF come when this government can
entertain a concert OF powers the worry
i new spirit and Il new order
Threatens Withdrawal of Treaty.
The President wound MP his note
by saying that if the maximum con-
eessions made in the memorandum Of
December . could not be accepted
the President desires to say that he
the withdrawal of the treaty with
Germany, and The agreement between
The United States and France tthe
Franco American allianco), which are
the terms of the European settlement
TO be Independently established ana
enforced By the associated govern
Clsmencean' as Premier I Of France ISase and
Lloyd George replied under date of
Foundation for the assumption that the
new settlement involves n capitula-
tion to the Italian point of view, as
opposed TO the Jmgo- Slavs." They
OF the new agreement under four
points: that it coded to italy the cor
rihnr, that the corridor with Fiume as
q free city paved the way for anneNa
ton 10 Italy: that the modficat!o ION of
the Jugo- Slavltalian frontier was
detrimental TO JuSo- Slava, and that
II provided for the partition of AZ
Claim Ad.nntaEc Is Ignored.
me Hrremiers remarked that Presi.
"sHl Nlson 'nad ishoreu me great
4 IS IN 4 tdr rod Sla. IL.
had found they said. that nobody
desired the eorsummation Of the free
state Of Fiumc," and that "the net
Jueo-Slavia 10000 more Jugo- Slavs
ihan The original proposal. Tho Pre-
the Leagues Of nations were sufficient
TO guard against the annexation Presi-
dent Wilson feared ana his criticism
OF italian domination of the railway
they renlied to by holding ii "a COM
. merc!nl and not strategic railway
and adding that under President Will
sons PROPOSALS 1t is commanded by
Details Of the administration of AL
elaborated and The feelings and
! were TO he rcearded. The Premiers
! 'ound difficulty in understanding the
present attitude of the United States,"
| sd hoped their explanations would
end to "A reConS liberation of President
| Wilson's attitude. They disclaimed
| any desire to force settlement un-
/ nrroptnbc TO the President of the
/ i'Hitad States and added they would
: vCt at'e;Gpt 10 insist on it's acceptance
/ ultl after hearing his views.
! No One wants Free Stnte.
/ ~ q lcnrthy argument the Premiers
! lccigrcl the proposal of December o
! has fallen to The ground because no.
/ lody wants TO set up the artificial
mi tod Int n rar
/ rosentativc ut the deliberations cannot
he in close touch with the changes
Of opinion and circumstances which
lave taken place since its plenipoten-
tiariCs returned to America Failing
20 secure an agreed settlement they
mad no choice but TO rely on the
trcaiy of London, which the Premiers
sad they never had concealed from
the President. and which they felt
bound TO apply, failing 10 secure an
other agreement, unless. il were TO be
REGARDED asS Il scrap OF paper
france and Great Britain therefore,
said heir reply, "rev.ew With con,
states 10 withdraw from the comfy OF
nations because it does not agree with
The precise terms OF the Adriatlc set
iismeG'" Eel E,hnologic reasons II was
taken into account as, they said s..
o00oeo Germans had been taken into
! lclcgation had. supported including g.
! 10000 Ruthcnians in Poland: The re
rly added The hope that "whatcvci
the final view of the United Stares rs
20 the Adriatic settlement may be
hey will not break the whole ma.
.htnery for dealing with internatiopa
is not adopted in this par,icuiar case as
France ana Great Britain
cannot believe that is the purpose o
he Americon people 10 take a step S,
IT reaching and terrible In It's effectt
n a GROUND which has the appearance
hon" so inaa"nuatc This was 'ht
'Nn '"ei"n Of I've reply OF the Frac !
f"it sh P"emiers OF Februar II
rr" dent WILSON'S note If Fchrr