The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-19
We MUST RECEDE
SAYS WILSON NOTE
ADRiATIC PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
WITH LIMITATIONS.
ADHERES TO DEC 9. PACT
Italy and Jugo-SIavia Must Abandon
Any Plan For Acquiring Terri
tory In Albania.

Washington, d. president Will
son accepts with reservations the pro-
posal OF the British and French pre-
miers that Italy and J~ugo-Slavia un.
dertake a settlement Of the Adriatic
question.
He says that if Italy and Jugo-Slavia
prefer to abandon the so called buffer
state containing an overwhelming
majority OF Jugo-Slavs and desire TO
limit the proposed free state to the
corpus separatum Of Fume, placing
the sovereignty In the league Of ma
tions without either Italian or Jugo-
Slav control, the United States ls
willing to leave the determination Of
the common frontier to Italy and Jugo-
Slavia.
The president says he canno pos
sibly join in the premiers' suggestion
that the memorandum of December
8 be withdrawn; declares that "Alban-
ian questions should not be included
In the proposed joint discussions" and
re~iterates that the United States can"
not 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 it necessary to decide
on a course which the American gov-
eminent In accordance with it's re-
iterated statement will be unable to
follow"
The presidents note to the premiers
was dispatched and Is now being con-
sidered by the allied supreme council
at London. Meantime, direct negotia-
lions between Jugo-Slavia and Italy
are proceeding.
Mr.. Wilson begins his ~communica-
ton by noting with satisfaction the
'unaltered desire" of the premiers to
reach IAN equitable solution in con
formity alike with the principles of
the peace conference and Of the legiti-
mate though conflicting aspirations of
the Italian and Jugo-Slav peoples"
Refusing to agree to a withdrawal
Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mem.
orandum of December 0 as a prelim-
mary to the Italian-Jugo-Slav discus
sions, the president says the mem
orandum represents deliberate and dis
interested judgement after months Of
earnest consideration" and that it
constitutes more than a mere change
OF views; ii was q statement Of princi-
pie and a recapitulation Of the chief
points upon which agreement had
been reached"
; Reiterating that he would gladly
approve "a mutual agreement between
Italy and Juga-Slavia reached without
prejudice to the interests of any third
nation" the president declares he can
not possibly approve any plan which
assigns to Jugo-Slavia in the northern
districts Of Albania territorial com
pensation for what she Is deprived Of
elsewhere"
Regarding the character and ap-
plicability of the treaty of London"
the president speaks with less reserve
on account of the frank observations
Of the premiers. He says he Is un-
able to find in the "exigencies of mill.
tary strategy" sufficient warrant for
exercising secrecy with the United
States which was being called upon
for unlimited assistance and for UNI
told treasure in helping to prose
cute the war.
THE French and British prime min
i~sters," 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
insofar as the government may be
convinced that those terms are in.
trinsically just and consistent with tho
maintenance Of peace and settled
order In southeastern Europe"