The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-27

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cnt attitude Of me United states and /
houed their explanations wntid lead
90 reconsideration of President WI
sous attitude. They dlsclnim, any de-
Aifo TO force settlement unacCtpt
nhlo 90 che president Of the Orncd
States" ard added that they woulu rot
attempt 90 insist rN as acceptance until
nErr hOHrlnc his flows"
Explain HeAsors.
81 81 lennthy argument vi rrcmiors
declared "thv pr1p"sni ~ nrccmbVr "
hiss flllcn Go ihc ground bocausc no.
hHdy now wants Go set NJ DO ariiiltinl
frue state of liumc nnd added That The
United Sntns haNiur no representa-
tive at the dCnhcfat uns ear not hr in
cioso touch with the changes Of opit-
Ion and circumstances which have
tsteu place s,nce 100 iivln ,ppientttrics
returned Co America Failing iu Nc-
cure an Arrrcahlr settlement. They had
NO choice but fcll on the treaty Of
London which tho prcmicrs said. they
never h1d concealed from the president
and which iheN icit bound 10 apply.
falling 20 secure another agreement
unless 10 were 90 hc regarded as a
aFranc and Gfea, prualn there
atcrrAtlon the threat Of the United
states to withdraw from the cumip
of untinns because ID does not agree
With che precise terms ~ thv Adriatc
settlement
chronological reasons % was aryucd.
could not Nn Co.,, ones tlheu INTO NC
count ns ihey said three million Ger
mans had hccn taken into Cvecho-
Sioynkia uud the American delegation
d I....
RuthonAna in Poland. The reply added
tho hope that whatever ~ final View
or the United states Aa e. tAe Adrlntic
settlement may ho they VIII not wreck
tho whole machinery for dennng with
international disputes 80 because their
view is not adopted in this particular
case France and Great britain
cannot believe 10 is the purpose or the
American people 10 take "a step 40 faf
reaching and torrlhlc Ne It's effects ~.
q ground which has the appearance OF
being $50 Inadequate
Wilson's last Note.
President Wilson's note OF February
"a. the iasi diplomats paper on record
except the reply 90 Il now ON the way
To America. begins hy saying the pres
ident feels that in the present cir
cumstanco ho has NO choice hut "a
mnintnin the position he has inkon all
along" and rcitcratcs the principles
cnuncintcd ga Americas entry into the
war lie adds I'm the opinion Of the
American government the terms OF the
peace settlements must ho formulated
uuon thc basis OF the principles for
which America entered the war
1917 writing into the treaty OF Yer
aHillca article ten of the League cove
nant the president said, his position
was that tho powers associated against
Germany had "forgonc an territorial
Hsrressinn ana al Interference with
tho free political self determination OF
the people of the world. The presi'
dents reply s8ys that while ltalN has
accepted the substitute project for the
free state Of Fume. tho Jugo SlaVt
have not accepted a. In his view th'
note SAYS. the project 20 connect FUN,
to Italy hy n corridor ia quite imprnc-
ticahie" and he refers to tho dcclara
tiona 81 Dccenbcr . ON the subject
Ifiumc 90 itaiy would hc 10 Invite
strife out OF which annexation might
issue" the prcYidonts note SAYS thai
wlilio ''thc f1rea- fold division of AZ
tania In the British agreement might
bc more accountable 10 the Juco- SlaN
government he Is lust M vigorousl,
opposed ga lnmrinr the Albanian PEG
pie for the heacfit Of lugo- Slnvia' ~
hn is re iniuring the Jugo- Slnv people
for the hs. ,cfii Of italy" Agreement
regulating the Italian northern from
tier. tho president arEuea already de-
nart from tho treaty or London linz
and were made "viih the understand
inr that negotiations were proceedlui
on quito new hasie.
Pact Not Desired.
III has hcch no secret. snNs th'
president reply. that the parties e
Tho treaty aid not themselves now de.
sire b, and that they have thus Gar re-.
Trained from putting It's provisions int
effect FOR nearly eight month";
discussion of the Adriatlc problem hn'
proceeded on tho assumption that O.
better basis iOr an undcrstandini
would boz found thnn those provided
d, the treaty of London Italy ai'
ready has accepted, the president sald
specific settlements which would b'
upset " the treaty were Ia be- applied
Now hiluglnF 10 of the treaty of Lon
don IA an ohilgatorinl alternative tho
presidents note said. "same nH "a sur
prise" hccauso tho American govern
mont regarded tho agreement OF De
rembcr . aH AuperHcd,uE Ia. The cours,
20 IAN back on the treaty or ionOdn. u
said. "wus followed without any at
tempt TO seek the views OF the govern
mont
In conclusion. the president repliei
10 the British and French reference tr
the conclusion OF Germans ln czccho
SlovakiR and Euihenes IN Poland say
ing! This is "a line 81 reasoning which
tho Italian representative have nd
,ancod during the course of the ncgo
Uatlons but which the British and
French have hitherto found thcmsclNn'
unable 90 Accept There were cAses
whore for HurNcicnt reogrAphicHl and
economic reasons. sligM dctlectlons oi