Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-12
WILSON ACCEPTS
WITH RESERVATIONS
PRESIDENTS REPLY TO ALLIES
FIUME PLANS BOTH coNcIL-
AToRY AND ADAMANETINE
Expresses Earnest Hope That Allied
Governments VIII Net Decide CO
Course Which American Govern
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Washington WnSoo A.
eepts with reservzEiOos TIE proposal
Of the British and Fren-A prenierz
that Italy and JugD Tavfz undertake
a settlement Of the Adrizric question
He says II Italy and JUg0- SEav5a pre-
/ fer 10 abandon the so-czIIed buffer
! state containing an OEerw helmEnx ma
| jOriFy Of JuzO-SEavs and desire 70 limit
/ the proposed free state 70 the Corpus
separation Of FiEnle- placing the SOW
erEIznty in the league Of nations with
/ ouT either Italian or JugO- S8zV corrrOl.
the United States i willing to leave
the degeruEnati0R Of the COMMON frOn-
tier 10 Italy and JugO- SlaVia-
The president says he cannot pos
sibIy Join" in the pre1nierS' suggestion
that the memorandum settlement Of
December Q be Withdrawn: declares
that Albanian questions should not
be ineiuded in the proposed joint dis
EMISSIONS and rei1erateS that the
United States cannot approve Of the
execution Of the terms of the treaty
Of London
Finally he expresses the earnest
hope that the allied governments will
not find il necessary to decide on q
course which the American govern
ment. in accordance with its reiterzr-
ed statement. viii be unable to follow
The presidents note TO the pre-
miers Is now being considered by the
allied supreme council at London
Meantime direct negotiations between
JugO Slaviz and Italy are proceeding
Mr. Wilson begins his cOmmunica-
tiOn by noting with satisfaction the
-unaItered desire Of the premiers to
reach ian equitable solution in con-
fOrmity alike with the principles Of the
peace conference and Of the lezfti-
mate. though conflicting. aspirations
Of the Italian and JugO-SIavia peo-
pies"
Refusing to agree to a withdrawal
Of the British French mem
Orandum of December as a preIimIn-
arg to the ItaIian-JugO-SIav discus
siOns. the president says the memo
randum represents deliberate and dis
interested judgment after months Of
earnest consideration and that It
constitutes more than a mere ex-
change of views; it was a statement
Of principle and a recapItuIatiOn of
the chief points upon which agree
ment had been reached"
Reirerating that he would gladly
approve a mutual agreement between
Italy and JugO-SIavia reached without
prejudice TO the interests Of any third
nation. the president declares he can
not possibly approve any plan which
assigns to Jugo-SIavia in the northern
districts Of Albania territorial cOmpen-
satiOn for what she is deprived Of else
where"
Regarding the character and ap-
plicability of the treaty Of London
the president speaks with LESS re
serve on account of the frank Observa-
tons Of the premiers- He says he
Is unable TO find in the ~exigencies Of
military strategy sufficient warrant
for exercising secrecy with the United
States which was being called upon
for unlimited assistance and for I'M
told treasure" in helping to prosecute
the war.
The French and British prime min
isters.7 he says. will, of course, not
expect the government of the United
States TO approve the execution of the
terms of the treaty Of London, except
In so far as that government may be
convinced that those terms are in
trinsicaily just and are consistent with
the maintenance Of peace and settled
order in southeastern Europe"