Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
NO ANXIETY OVER
F|UME SITUATION
Presidents Rejoinder to Allied
Reply May Be Sent to
London Today
NEW NOTE TO JUGO-SLAvS
BY Associated Press

Washington, Feb. 21.-With Presi-
dent Wilson's reply to the note of the
Allied premiers on the Adriatic ques-
tion almost ready for dispatch, officials
mere have let it be known that they do
not regard the situation as acute nor do
they expect that the negotiations will
take such turn that the United States
would be forced to consider whether IL
could could become party to the treaty at
Versailles.
The reply may go forward todav
Acting Secretary Polk will send II r.
the White House for final approval,
a1ter which it will be coded for trans.
..,;ss' m;;ssion' publication. will depend on the
wishes or the European governments
70 "hlch the United States has expressed
Its desire for the frankest publicity in
order that garbled versions of tbe er-
changes such as have appeared in the
forelgn press may be stopped.
Whlle further exchanges on the sub.
JecI are expected, it is believed that
with the delivery of the Presidents note
oy Ambassador Davis at London the
question VIII have been removed from
the argumentative stage.
Although the premiers have forwarded
to Jugo Slavia in the form of an nj
timatum the settlement arrived at with
out the. participation of the United
states, it is said they have not closed
the way to return to the Paris agree
ment of December 8, to which the
United States was a party. In the
general belief here they have not over
looked suggesting that the American
Government point the way to the carry
ing out of an agreement which Italy
holds to be unacceptable.
Paris, Feb. 21.--(By A. P.)-,John
W. Davis, American ambassador TO
Great Britain, spoke in London last
night of certain instructions" he had
received from President Wilson al
though the Presidents note TO the su
preme allied council has not as yet
arrived at the British capital, says
Pertinax,' political editor Of the Echo
de Paris.
''In order to properly follow the
course of events" he writes. "it should
be said that the note received by the
council from President Wilson on Feb
ruary Ii was in answer to statement
sent to the State Department in Wash
ington on January "a by Earl Curzon.
British secretary Of state for foreign
affairs. Hugh 9. Wallace, American
ambassador to France, attended meet
ings of the supreme council in this city
last month and in the name of his gov
ernment expressed formal reservations
in regard to the demand sent to Bel
grade on January 20. On that occasion,
speaking as much in regard to Turkey
as the Adriatic. he said: You are
going much too far and much too fast.
President Wilson cannot follow you.
or1 Irof nd to
which was intended to calm Mr.. Will
sons anxiety. assure him that great
est Difference would be shown his views
and that Ambassador Wallace would be
kept fully informed. Apparently after
three weeks of patient waiting Presi-
dent Wilson felt these soft words would
not be enough. 1t can thus be seen
the note of February was not a bolt
from the blue
knowledge of certain facts may
also throw light of Mr.. Wilson's prob
able policy relative to Turkish affairs.
In October the American President
formally asked the peace conference to
postpone drafting the Turkish treaty
until spring. Hes hoped, if the con-
ference agreed to his demand, to be able
to join in the task. Rapid developments
in the Near Eastern situation, how
ever, prevented compliance with his
wishes. 1t by no means follows, there
fore, that Mr.. Wilson will ,ratify all
that has been elaborated without him.
In one of the last meetings of the
supreme council it was decided that
before the treaty was communicated to
the Turks it would be submitted for
approval to Our great associate.
BuenOs Aires, Feb. 21.--A new note
was dispatched by the Allies on Wednes-
day to NJ. Trumbich, head of the Jugo-
Slav delegation in Paris, insisting that
the Belgrade Government or its repre-
sentatives in in Paris hl.+;n answer the Allies
cording to La Nacion's Rome cores
spondent