The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-20
PEACE AIMS OF
ITALY OUTLINED
President Discusses Coming
Conference With King
Emmanuel.
OPPOSED TO VIOLENCE
Orlando Says ENJOYS VIII
Reach Agreement on
Worlds Peace.
OPPOSED TO VIOLENCE

Paris, Dec. 20.-U. N. S.)--freSi-
dent Wilson conferred today with
| Premier Orlando of italy and Baron
| Sonnino, the Italian foreign minis :
| ter. This conference was regarded
LAS the most important up to date.
III. is now understood that there will
be no interallied conferences until
latter the first of January:
Spain on Hand.
Premier Romanones of Spain ar
rived here today, but at the time OF
| his, arrival he had no appointment
| to meet tho American president.
~aThe utmost cordiality marked the
visit Of the Italian premier and for
eien minister to the Paris White
House." President Wilson was al
ready conversant with Italy's peace
aims. as they had previously been
Outlined in cablegrams from Rome.
kThe details were explained today.
1t is understood that the American
|peace commissioners are none too
we'll pleased with what appears to
| be an effort in some quarters to bring
up political questions.
Come With Open Minds.
Tho delegates who will sit with
the president at the round table are
taking steps to make it plain that
Mr.. Wilson Is going to the round
table with an open mind on general
matters and will stand out only for
a program to which he is already
bound by promises.
President Wilson is being coun-
seled by some of his advisers to re-
ply to criticism of his peace princi-
pies uttered in debate in the Ameri-
can senate.
Big Question Involved.
Nm, hi n iy1ta q
involved in the settlement of the war
the president has taken the stand OF
recognizing nations as whole with
out taking cognizance of the various
political groups within them.
The program for the immediate
future has been made as informally
as possible SO that it can be changed
as events warrant.
It Is, understood now that England,
France and Italy will be represented
at the formal conference with five
delegates, just as the United States
will be. The other nations being rep
resented at the parley will have
smaller delegations.
During their conversation, in
which King Victor Emmanuel
command Of the English language,
'hC PCdSC diHlo VI Ildiy WcTo
outlined. The meeting was marked
by it's cordiality. President Wilson
met the king at the threshold. Be-
cause of the plethora of engage
ments. the luncheon at which the
president was to be the guest Of For
eign Minister Pinchon was indef-
initely postponed. Criticism over the
failure Of Premier Lloyd George to
arrive earlier from London is en-
tirely unwarranted, it was pointed
out here today. He was compelled
to remain in London to complete the
organization Of the British parlia-
ment from q majority which hinged
on the outcome of recent elections in
the British isles.
In the absence of the English
peace representatives and the pres
ence here of King Victor Emmanuel
and the italian premier. attention 10
Italy's peace claim is being empha-
sized.
Premier Orlando assured Presl-
dent Wilson that italy has but mod
est claims to make and that she Is
to adhere to the famous fourteen
principles in the settlement. Obsta-
cles are foreseen, but the italian pre-
mier believes that there are none
that cannot be overcome in the pre-
liminary discussions.
I'VE deprecate violence against
ourselves and shall not use 1t against
Others" declared Premier Orlando.
1--WE believe that the allies will APP
proach settlement with the clear
intention to agree to world peace"
The Italian ENJOYS express the
belief that a settlement should be
brought about at the earliest possi-
BILE moment on account of the. eco
nomic and internal sitaution. which.
in the interests Of the people. should