The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-05
Orlando Says His Govern
ment Will Fall if Jugo-
Slavs Win Seaport.
TREATY ABOUT DRAWN
More Optimistic Feeling
Develops as to Reconcil-
ing Demands.
NEW ALLIANCES FORMING
Proposal to Hem In Germany
Due to Belief That League
Is Ineffective. =
NEW ALLIANCES FORMING
By LAURENCE HILLS,
stay Correspondent Of The SITS.

CARDS the peace conference is centred
to-day largely upon the Italian situ-
ton. The Italian propaganda, al.
ways very active, showed new burst
of vigor to the extent of spreading re-
ports that the Italians might with
draw from the Peace Conference on
Mon Law If their demands are not
granted. 1t Gan he stated that neither
the Americans nor the British at
tGch much Importance to these re-
ports.
Nevertheless. it is admitted that
Premier Orlando was aroused by the
action of the conference in hearing
the Jugo- Slavs, as he contends that
10 Italy they are the same as Ger.
mans. Although he left the meeting
yesterday as protest against that
hearing he was present at to-day's
session Of the Council Of Four. but the
Italian question was not touched
His Government In Danger.
The problem now has reached
point where it simply must he settled
in the next few days. Italy has re-
jected the idea of making Fiume an
international port. Premier Orlando
says that IL he does not get Fiume
his Government will be ovcrthrown
Immediately.
A most awkward situat ation appears
to have reached head through the
Presidents indisposition to give
Fiumc to Italy, while at the same
time he appears fearful Of the con-
sequences of refusal of her demand
one Of :he highest authorities stated
after to-day's meeting:
The situation has much improved.
The fact is that the treaty now is be-
ir" actually drafted. Tho Council of
Four decided to-day to coordinate
the drafting Of committees of each
nation by appointing central draft
ing committee working directly under
the council. Many articles of the
treaty are finished already; these
cover trade relations and many eco
nomic matters"
Remains TIL Peace Is stpncd.
Reports from America that the
President was planning 10 leave here
April 20 were denied absolutely to-
day. He intends to remain here un-
til the peace treaty Is signed, pro.
vidcd he can keep tho peace engine
moving. The checrfulncSS which fol-
lowed to-day's meeting indicated that
it is working still and even speeding
up bit. This may be the result Of
statement by Premier Lloyd George
that the British are standing beside
France, which had very good effect.
Alliances between nations for de-
fcnsive purposes will not bc rendered
needless by this peace conference. ON
the contrary the developments here
have been such that allianCs Of that
character may be said TO he already IN
the making. A defensive alliance he
tween Italy and France for the pur-
pose of resisting any sudden German
aggression Is under discussion, with
the suggestion that it might include
Belgium and the new Polish state,
thus hcmmng Germany around with
defensive league that would be able
to take quick measures against any
sudden German irruption, such aS.
the French AND Italians contend, the
league covenant as now drawn seems
absolutely powcrlcss to prevent.
NIlays Fears OF League
Such an alliance has been suS-
gestcd to the French by supporters
of the league as one way Of allaying
their fears aud removing the ohjcc-
tions which the French have been
raising to the present covenant as a
measure of proper security for them.
Undoubtedly the belief has been
; widespread that alliances are not con-
sistent with the league idea and that
any peace containing the league would
| Danish them forever from the world.
1t will come with rude shock. there
, fore, TO many to learn that alliances
are almost certain to eventuate here,
only they will be professedly purely
defensive in character and purport to
have tho same object as the peace
, treaty. to keep Germany from begin
ming another war.
, The practical certainty of some kind
OF alliance between Italy and France
( seems to mark tho shattering of the
/ dream that had OF a league that could
> he worked out in the present state OF
| the world which would afford such