Andrea Ossoinack (1876-1965) was a businessman and politician who became notable in the process of creating the Free State of Fiume.
The document begins with the statement that a profoundly unjust political system (the Habsburg Monarchy) founded on the principle of divide et impera had finally broken up, leading to the formation of several new states, including Fiume.
Wilson added also new requirements: self-determination in the eastern Adriatic area to produce economically viable outcomes.
Openly he proclaimed that the free port was economically non-viable: he said it could have been made competitive only with lower operating costs.
This was not the case; the port of Fiume prospered only because it was generously subsidised by the Hungarian government and this would end if it gained independence.