Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-26
ITALY WILL BOW
TO ALLIES WILL.
Pact of London or the Presi-
dents Solution as
Alternatives.
U. s. TO GUARD ARMENIA
Asked to Accept Mandatory.
Holy Land Placed Under a
British Protectorate.
IBy Associated Press. 7.

SAN RENO. April 25.-The Adr;atic
question was brought before the su-
preme council this afternoon, The
Italian Premier. Signor Nitti. pro-
posed settlement that followed gen
orally President Wilson's note OF De-
cember .. 1t varies, however. to In.
ciude n constitution for the bufter
state of Fiume, to which both the
french and British Prcmiers oh
,jected on the ground that Il lim,ted
TOO greatly the character of the ncw
state.
Premier Nitti pointed out that the
Italian proposal was almost Identical
with that OF President Wilson.
nevertheless. after considerable dis.
cussion. both the French and British
delegations said they could not ac-
cept IT. They declared Italy Should
either take President Wilson'S plan
or abide by that of the pact of Lon
don. which gives Fiume to the Jugo-
Slavs.
Nitti to Decide Today.
Premier Nitti promised to give his
decision tomorrow. The general be-
lief is that he will prefer Wilson,,
settlement to the pact of London. as
"hen questioned today by corre-
spondents he acknowledged, that Italy
would acceps the Presidents FRO
posal.
inc details of the settlement. which
was discussed yesterday by Premier
Ni'ti and Anton Trumbitch, the Juro-
siav Foreign Minister, provide that
the reEion OF valdosta shall form
part OF the buffer state of Ftume:
cara VIII bs made i 'free city with
power to appoint diplomatic repre-
sentattves. and while Italy renounces
lier claims TO DalmatIa, she acquires
protectorate over Albania.
Each nation will leave San Reno
saushed according to It's own tenn
l'efament. Viewed from n broad as
pect, these are tho fruits Of the CON
fcrences:
France gets the mandate for Sv-
,ia ana the moral satisfaction of lin
ING up Britain and Italy in n strong
'front.' toward Germany.
Britain gets Aiesopotamia p,,es
me the rich oil fields OF Baku and
batum. control OF the whole c.n-
casus' control OF the Dardanelles. alb
solute right over tho Suez Cana1 .na
the formerly Turkish sections ~ tha
Bngdad Railway ~ TIE
incidentally, but importantly. sh.
Shins Sira trprs practical security for her emo
Moslem world. thanks to Premisr
Lloyd Georges brilliant neroratton in
Iefense of King FeisaI of SYRIA ana ~
ms rights TO the Arab Kingdom.
bania and 'Isrn Brital.p tns proteatorate of Al
H Hmile gaining much prestige With
Germany and Central Europs rcner'
a,,y ,,, owing to Premier Nitti's strong
WVt..sune WorsuG, In favor of revision of tho
NJ hi
policy OF CANCELLATION. :!
the boundaries OF Syria and ,Afa.o
Parma t;otinn VIII be determined by nego-
Great Britain. The MesopotamGSae @ and
rangement raaS; with tho italian Eoyesn- aa-
The Turkish. treaty I is now w,o,
The - ben.TT,aliy TmrLy called practically finished.
reeeivinr ae nrksh IpienaiIpotentiaries. after
MI, NIL nave three weeks to consider ~
INC allies after receiving the Turk,sS
pS to Examine M,r .ake it a,in few days certainly
pe allowed a final ten days in wbsen
20 make up their minds to sirm tSn
The Premiers have forward.a
.ormal request to the United States
70 accept the mandate for Armenia
anu nave asked President, Wilson r.
nrie. 40 a. ap,.er ,,,a IN delemiting the bound
uyAtGFy.
ono OF the unso'ved mysterie. =.
the conferences here is .Italv,s ~
ness to allow Britain to rastes
s,tranGie- hold on the Near East. A,.a
uipiomatists wonder why sha ,at
Greecs come out of the conferences
with double political strength.
IN uIpiomatic quarters the concilI,-
non or the French and British yiaw
points is linked with the particina-
tion ot an American delegate or en-.
server. II being pointed out aa aJs
nihcant that Lloyd George and Mil
Grand made up" almost simultans
ously with the arrival of Ambassador
Johnson. 1oo1uor
In placing Palestine under a British
mandate the council established Wiz
In the ancient limits of Hoiy I,and
what is called the National IJnma
OF the Jews" Ao'to
Right. OF Jews Protected.
The terms OF the mandate nrot.e,
the national rights OF Jewish citi,nns
OF other countries. That is to say
Jew OF American. British. French or
other nationality may retain his ma.
~ ia ths'ty, although he Is also a. citizen
OF Arabs also are protected, t6ere
being 100000 In Palestine and 100 mn
Jews. The mandate Is limited go
orally by what Is known as the E,i.
four declaration. British forces havn
neen EN- occupation OF Palestine since
the British Field Mseshal Viscount
Allenby. ~ 1''-
France has bcen tho protector ~
the Christians In Syria since tho Mid
die Age, having been designated for y
tho purpose by the Holy See. TSa
question with regard to Syria i,aa I
oeen In serious controversy between
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