Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23

Action of Maritime
Council Indicates
Control.
ALLIED FLAG HOISTEO
Austrian Tonnage Taken
Over With Italy as
Trustee.
HUN VESSELS TO Be NEXT
Italian Leader Says Same
Rule Will Apply
Council Meets.
HUN VESSELS TO Be NEXT
ny The Assoess,-d pr~s

ny The Associated pras
rARIs, Dee. 2?.-That the allies
have agreed upon International con
troll Of shipping both on land and
sea was indicated today by the adop.
tion ~ an allied flag which will be
carried alonGride that Of sarh Of thu
allied countries. In some circles u
iH regarded as the beginning pf the
foundation Of n league OF nations.
THIS. belief was hold In inter al
lad circles following ann ounc~m-rf
by the maritime council that bO0 900
tons OF Austrian shipping had he~n
placed under the truHtccship Of Italy
and that aionGride the Italian flns
the first time. II was Indicated that
tho same sction will be taken With
all enemy shipping Dr. Helvio
crespi, the italian minister os food.
announced that the same iulo would
be applied TO German shipping.
Italy Tvueaee,
Italy will act ~ trustss, Of 100000
tons Of Austrian chipping now N
italian ports and distribute u tor uss
exclusively for var supply ana trans
pcrtstion, none 20 he ueed for COM
merciai traffic. This asrssu,~nt was
reached today nj = msetipJ 81 the
allied maritime council.
The Italian flag will bs flown from
those ships manned ami niannged
by Italians. ON These ships the Neg
Of the Ailied maritime council Will
make It's first appearance on the
seaA.
-Four admirais. representing the
United States, ursat Britain. France
and Italy, whose flAoshlpe are IN
Italian waters, will take immediate
chares Of the disposition Of the
shipping undsr. the diFsetisa ss the
''S" nS".ss n. asrsy. sN6kmsn ss
the American shipping boesS,
Thomas v. Logan and ksar Aens)Dl
HENSON represented the Untte4
ststss at the confsrsnce: Oiovanei
villa, minister Of transportation, Dr.
crespi, minister Of food aad Admiral
urassi, represented Italy. A repre-
sentative OF the foreign office acted
for Oreat Britain In the absence OF
Lord Reading. while ~ elemental,
minister Of commArce. Admiral DE-
bion and N. Monet acted for Francs.
The allied maritime council de-
cided today that its new flag woulo
be holsted Tor the first time on Aus
trinn merchantmen In the Adriatis
beside the Italian nas. Dr. Helvio
Crsspi. minister OF food, discussing
the acton Of the council. said
The new flag consists Of three hog
isontal stripes with top and bottom
white and center blue. This tom
mage In the Adriatic will be used
chiefly for relief work. There are
also a hundred thousand tons OF
Austrian merchant ships In Span
ish ports which will be treated
like those In the Adristir, Half
Of these ships will probably he
entrusted to Spain and half To
Italy Professionally. the idea be-
Ing that the countries IN whose
territorial waters the merchant
men are. or those In closest pror-
Unity shall act as trustees for the
entente
Thirty thousa nj moro tons of
Austrian merchantmen In the
black sea will also he taken over
by Italy while an additional 9o.-
000 tons IN various northern
European ports will be divided
between England and Francs.
The same rule IA 10 be applied
To- 2 500 600 tons Of German mcr-
chantmrn spread throughout the
world All these enemy merchant
men will ultimately be divided be.
tween IN. allied powers and the
United states IN - ratio which will
be decided by the peace confer
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