17 JANUARY 1920, Page 1
The British, French, and Italian Premiers have made a fresh
attempt at Paris this week to arrange a compromise over the Adriatic frontier between Italy and the Southern Slays. It is said that, while agreeing among themselves, they failed to satisfy the Southern Slav delegates. The proposal was to give Italy Fiume and three Adriatic islands, while leaving to the Southern Slays almost the whole of Dalmatia. Albania was to be divided between the Southern Slays, Italy, and Greece— a proposal which it would be very hard to defend on the sound principles hitherto accepted by the Allies. Signor Nitti is
far more friendly in his attitude to the Southern Slays than his predecessors were. It is disappointing to find that the Belgrade politicians have not responded to his advances.
