New-York tribune., 1920-02-21
Further Exchanges Likely
10 Be Over Means of
Carrying Out Decem-
ber Agreement i'm Paris
Reply TO Be Cabled
TO London To-day
Possibility of U. S. With
drawal From Versailles
Pact Said To Be Remote

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (By The AS
sociated Press) President Wilson'S
reply to the Entente Premiers on the
Adriatic question probably will go for
ward tomorrow. Acting Secretary Polk
continued to study it to-day, and after
it has been put in the usual diplomatic
form and has been approved finally by
the President it will be coded and put
on the cables
State Department officials still stead
fastly refused to discuss the contents
of the document, but feeling of salts
faction was noticeable in Administra
tion circles, and it was generally under
stood that Mr.. Wilson made an un-
equivocable statement of the American
governments position.
Ends All Arguments
While further exchanges on the sub
ject are expected it is believed that
with the delivery of the Presidents
note by Ambassador Davis at London
the question will have been removed
from the argumertative stage
Although the Premiers have for
warded to Jugo- -Slavia in the form OF
an ultimatum the settlement arrived
at without the participation Of the
United States, it is said they have not
closed the way to a return to the Paris
agreement Of December 8, to which the
United States was a party
1t is the general belief here that
hDV
that the American government point
the way to the carrying out of an
agreement which Italy holds to be un-
acceptable
Officials here plainly do not regard
the situation as at all acute nor dc
they believe that a condition will arise
from the exchanges in which the
United States will have to consider
whether it can become a party to the
Treaty Of Versailles. The Allied answer
to the President seems to have clari-
fled the atmosphere, certainly to this
extent.
Publicity Depends on Allies
1t was definitely settled to-day that
the exchanges will not be made public
at least by the American g6vernme ent
until after the Presidents note hal
been delivered to the Allies. Whether
they will be given out then will de-
pend upon the wishes of the British
French and Italian governments.
AS far as the United States is con-
cerned there is no desire to withhold
tha. notes. In fact some officials are
rather eager for their publication, as
they believe full publicity will strength
Ell the American position in the Allied
countries, and clear away any misun-
deHstandngs which may have resulted
from the publication there of only
partial summaries of the Presidents
original communication.
new turn to the dispute was given
to-day when DR.. Slavko Y. Grouitch, AM
bassador of the Serbs, Croats, and
Slovenes. called at the State Depart
ment. While no announcement was
Grouitsch's visit, it was believed he
came to inform Acting Secretary II
State Polk of the position his govern
ment is taking on the disposition of
the Adriatic territory
No Decision as to Turkey
1t is understood that DR.. Grouitsch
shares with American officials the de-
sire to have the complete Adriatic
correspondence published. President
Wilson's championship of the Jugo-S!av
claims in the Adriatic has been well
coined by the nationals represented
here by DIR. Grouitsch and he is under
stood to have expressed to the State
Department his governments hope that
no change in this favorable attitude
would be apparent in the answer Of
President Wilson to the recent note of
the Allied premiers.
Increased interest in the contents of
the Presidents reply to the Allied
Premiers was noticeable here to-day
following the impression made by the
show q summary of the Supreme Coun-
ellis reply to the note of warning sent
February 10 by the President. At the
State Department the report was char
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