Arizona republican., 1920-03-08

He says that if Italy and Jugo- stlavia prefer to abandon the so-called
 buffer state containing an overwhelm-
 ing majority of Jugo- Slavs and desire to limit the proposed free state to the corpus separatum of Plume, placing the sovereignty in the league oI ma tions without either Italy or Jugo-SlaF control the United States is willing to leave the determination of the common frontier to Italy and Jugo- -Slavia. Dsapproves Treaty of London. The president says he can not pos sibly join in the premiers' suggestion that the memorandum settlement Of December 9 be withdrawn; declares l that Albanian questions should not be included in the proposed joint dls- cussion.' and reiterates that the Tinted States can not approve Of the execution of the terms or the treaty of London.
 Finally he expresses the earnest hope that the allied government VIII not find it necessary to decide on a course which the American govern ment. in accordance with it's reiter- ated statement, would be unaple to follow"
 The presidents note to the premiers was dispatched Thursday and IS now being considered by the alled supreme p,.ti4 council at London. Meantime direct negotiations between Jugo- -SlaVia and
 
 Italy are proceeding.
 Pleased With Allies Attitude.
 MT Wilson begins his comnunIca- ton by noting with satisfaction tne "unaItered desire" of the premlers to reach "an eqt1itable solution in con formitv alike with the principles of the peace conference and ot the leBl- timate though conflicting aspirations of the Italian and Jugo- SlaV peoples
 Refusing to agree to WithoraWdi al of the British French American mem orandurn of December as prellm- inarv to the Italian -JugoEav discus sions. the president says the " memo rand,lm represents deliberate ana dls = interested judgment after months oL earnest consideration ana thdl IL constitutes more than mere eA- change of views: it was statement of principle and a recapitulatlon or the chief points upon when agree ment had been reached.
 Insists on Albanian Protection Reiterating that he would slaoly approve" a mutual agreement M, Italy and Jugo- -Slavia. reached With o,It prejudice to the interests Of any third nation, the president declares ne can not possibly approve any pidL which assigns to Jugo- -SlaVia m the northern districts of Albania terrltor ial compensation for what she i9 "S Drived of elsewhere.
 Regarding the character ana appti- abiIity of the treaty of Lonooh the president speaks with less reserve on on account of the frank observation oI inc premiers He says he is unable to find in the "eNigencies of military strategy sufficient warrant Tor eNer- cising secrecy with the United states which was being called upon for un- limited assistance and for untolo treasure in helping to prosecute the war.
 ricI, m isters." he says. twill, of course, not expect the government of the United States to approve the execution of the terms of the treaty of London, except insofar as that government may De convinced that those terms are lntrln- sically just and are consistent with the maintenance of peace and settled order in southern Europe.
 Text of Note
 President Wilson's note to the pre- miers on the Adriatic situation fol- lows:
 ''The president desires to express his sincere and cordial interest in the re- sponse of the French and British prime ministers received on February 27. He notes with satisfaction their unaltered desire to reach an equitable solution in conformity alike With the principles of the peace conference and of the legitimate though conflicting aspiration OI lne ItdildnS ana JuSO- Slavs peoples. He further welcomes their expressed intention regarding certain essential points to urge upon the governments interested that they should bring their desires into line with the American point of view.
 "The president is surprised, however. that they should find in the statement of his own willingness to leave to the joint agreement of Italy and .Jugo- Slavia the settlement of their common frontiers in the Fiume region any ground for suggesting the withdrawal of the joint memorandum of December 9. Tn this he could not possibly join. The memorandum represents delibe- rate and disinterested judgment after months Of earnest discussion. It con St1tuted more than a mere exchange of views; it was a statement of prin- cIpleS and recapitulation of the chief points upon which, agreement had been reached. There was there afforded a summary review of these noints of agreement of the French. British and American governments and the memo randum should remain as it was in tended to be. the basis Of reference re- presenting the combined opinion of these governments
 Two Reservations To Proposal
 Tn referring to the common frontier in the Plume region, the president Ldu III fnihd the express desire of the two interested governments to aban- don the project of the free state of Plume, aSe defined in the memoGarl- dunn of December Q. If as he under stads. the government of Italy and the government of the Serb Croat Sloven state prefer to abandon the so-called buffer state containing an overwheIrn- ing majority of Jugo- -Slavs and desire to limit the proposed free state To the corpus separatum of Plume placing the sovereignty in the league of ma lions, without either Italian of .Tugo- Slav control. then the government of the United States is prepared to accept this proposal and is willing under such