Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-17
W|LS0NN0TE.
IS WARNING
TO POWERS
President Tells Allies U. s.
Insists in Justice in
the Adriatic.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE allied
supreme council has completed
the draft OF its answer to Pres
ident Wilson's Adriatic memoir
sudum and will hand 1t TO Am
bassador Davis tonight for
transmission to Washington.
The council declined today TO
mske public President Wilson's
communication or its reply. 1t
Il stated that the publication
Of the texts will probably be
left TO the American president.
Washington, Feb. 17.-President
Wilson in his memorandum" to
the allies concerning their propos-
ed Adriatic settlement, informed
them that the United States might
have to consider Withdrawing the
treaty Of Versailles from the senate
II the allies went ahead with their
plans without the consent of the
United States
This statement was made official
" here today with the further
statement that the American posi-
tlon was outlined not in the nature
Of q threat, but as a statement Of
situation created mot by an act of
the American government, but by
anact Of the British, French and
Italian premiers," which would
place the United States in the posi-
ton, II 1t were a party to the treaty.
ofversailles Of subscribing through
the pact to rights of sovereignty
and other agreements to which it
was opposed.
Reply Not Sent.
Paris, Feb 17.-Although the re-
ply Of the supreme allied council
to President Wilson's note relative
10 the settlement of the Adriatic
question was drawn up on Satur-
day, 1t has not been sent, according
to special dispatches from Lon
don. Efforts are being made in GER
tain quarters to have it toned
down. the dispatches say, but all
references to the presidents note
as a "veto," statements from Wash
ington Notwithstanding.
In writing on this subject, per
tinax' Of the Echo d. Paris, who is
exceptionally well informed. says
the postscript Of Mr.. Wilson's note
contained "the most brutal menace
that II his warning was unheeded
he would withdraw both the treaty
Of Versailles and the Anglo-Franco-
American pact from the senate"
"Pertinax" points out the allies
are "on the horns of a dilemma"
and concludes:
1T is only too obvious the allies
VIII maintain their formula of Jan.
w. tHere the writer refers to the
virtual ultimatum sent to the gov
efnment Of JugS-Slavia asking that
u agree to the compromise propos-
y relative to the Adriatic or have
tne treaty of London carried into
enect)
Inc treaty of Versailles and the
experimentation pact are
"osldered inseparable as far as
ae question is concerned and if
resident Wilson should determine
Withdraw the treaty of Versailles
would mean that the American
french pact would be withdrawn
y me same time, it was explained.
state department officials take
.ae position that the French press
enoeavoring through setting up
.uy OF threat on the part of the
Mnetlcan government, to place the
olsme for the situation which has
uen at Americas door, instead
"a the acts Of the foreign pre-
mets where it belongs"
We're Agreed.
= was reiterated that on Dec. 9,
ue.ofe Acting Secretary Polk left
. the American. British and
'nca representatives had agreed
- ! settlement of the Adriatic
ss ssssuon and it was charged thai
Mussquently. ~ without consulting
NJ, United States, the allied pre-
sRs MS sitting at Paris, adopted a
NM. agreement which was trans.
~ a.'eo to Ambassador Wallace 70,
approval of the American
.als, 1t was said, came as a great
MI ~p''se to the American govern.
which sent communication
tA.e 1e premiers asking whether
~ ~ proposed to settle the question
mut consulting the American
ssument. "a The premiers were
~ ~ )" nave replied that they die
= .d a.end to do so. but later sem
n,.u ..umatum to Jugo-Slavia thal
- accepted the new settle
k,ss. tne terms of the origina
~ VI London would be carried
nss.is nsselais said Secretary Lansing,
- aation was not connected il
q. "ay with the Adriatic ques
Il sre S Is great deal OF confus
le,e as to the exact status o
4 ~ haa'latic negotiations becaus,
,s,s ~ apparently conflicting infor
-, coming from different of
~ sources. There has been n,