Show fAVORABLE MULE REPLY GABLED CABLED BY ALLIES I DISAVOW ANY PURPOSE TO TC IGNORE UNITED STATES IN ADRIATIC SETTLEMENT Ready to Withdraw Agreements Objectionable Ob to President Wilson and Assent to Further Parleys That Settlement May be Reached London The The reply made by Premiers Pre Lre miers Lloyd George Gearge and to tc President nt Wilson s latest communication tion on the Adriatic question repeats the assurance that they never lia had I Ithe the Int intention of making a definite settlement set set- tl ment without obtaining the views of ol the time United States government The reply which Is dated February 20 26 states that the absence of an AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican representative had proved in practice practice tice an almost Insurmountable obstacle obstacle obstacle ob ob- ob- ob stacle to 10 the success of ot the The premiers observe as ns a fact of ot the time greatest importance that President ent Wilson expresses a willingness to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac an any settlement mutually agreeable agreeable agreeable agree agree- able to Italy and Jugo Jugo Slavia Slav ia regardIng regarding regard regard- ing lag their common frontier in the Flume Fiume l' l region legion glon provided such agree agree- ment meat Is Is not made on an the time basis of compensation elsewhere at the expense of nationals of ot a third power power This the tIme premiers agree would be bean bean bean an ideal way of settling the question I and the they express willingness to do 10 their utmost to reach a settlement by this road In order tp facilitate this process they are ready to withdraw their proposals of ot December 9 ano January Januar 20 because the they believe If the parties principally concerned believe the he allies and associated powers com corn committed committed to supporting them in any particular particular particular par par- solution It will vIll be more moie difficult difficult cult to secure a voluntary agreement The premiers therefore e cordially Invite the president to join them Ina Ina in ina I a formal proposal to the Italian Hullan and Slav lugo-Slav Jugo- Jugo Inv governments to n negotiate an agreement on the basis of withdrawal of af all nIl previous proposals If however this attempt should prove unsuccessful the French and British h premiers a agree ree that the United States Great Britain and France Franc should once more consider the question questIon question ques ques- tion in common with the view yiew to ai ar- ar riving living at c concrete rete proposals |