New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
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s..denying of the high degree of civili.
~ssntion which the italian people had at
~ tanned under democratic government,
= ,'thc Premier added:
..s~sS "To oppose, SO to speak tho Italian
government and people, would be to
ss>~s sslmit that this great. free nation could
submit to the yoke OF will other
.-~tban It's own. and shail be forced TO
,seprotcat vigorously against such sup.
.3uppsitions, uujustly offcnsisc to my
country
.rs In subsequent part of his state.
aAnent, Premier Orlando, IN referring
s~%+4-tc the conferences that have been held
IN an effort to solve the territorial
problems affecting Italy, during which,
tho Premier said, President Wilson
had had the kindness to recognize
that "truth and justice are the monop-
oily of no one person, and that all men
are subject to error" Premier Or
Iando continued
t"And | add that the error is all the
easier the problems TO which the
principles apply are the more com
MEX. Humanity is such immense
gthing, the problems raised by the
lIfe of the people are so infinitely COM
pick, that nobody can believe that he
has found III determined number
OF proposals as simple and sure way
TO solve them If it were question
of determining the dimensions, the
volume and the weight OF bodies with
various units of measures.
Means No Disrespect
While rcmarking that more than
once the conference nearly failed COM
pletely when II was question OF ap-
plying these prime Piles, do not believe
that | am showing disrespect toward
this high assembly. On the contrary
ahese changes have been and still are
Che consequence of human Judgment.
mean TO say only that experience has
proved the difficulties in the appllca-
tion of these principles Of an abstract
nature to concrete cases. Thus, with
all Difference but firmly consider as
unjusufied the application made by
President Wilson IN his message Of his
principles to the Italian claims"
.'Problem Must Be Solved"
Declaring that one could not accept
- without reservation the statement that
The downfall of the Austro- Hungarian
Empire implied reduction Of Italian
aspirations the Premier added:
~ lG'.'It is even permissible to believe
even tho contrary, that is, that at the
: ~, : very moment when all the varied peo
pies who constituted that empire sought
t,.,rto organize according to their ethnic
= and national atfinities the es-
sential problem caused by the Italian
solved.
20. >e''Now, this problem is that of the
Adriatic, in which summed up all
-, the rights of both the ancient and the I
new Italy, all her sutferings through
out the centuries and all the benefits
- she is destined to bring to the great
international community"
Demonstration for Premier
When Premier Orlando left his hotel
last night and when he arrived at the
railroad station he was cheered by
crowds. Italian soldiers and civilians
waved flags and sang Italian patriotic 7
..ss3,ssthems.
As the train was leaving the station /
,tts Premier. shouted "Niva la Francei" (
His sautation was reechocd vocifer- /
3'i'hously by the crowd.
,f .,, hftor the meeting Of the council of /
four yesterday afternoon, previous to
g.the departure of Premier Orlando. the /
following official statement was issued /
<'''N before his departure Tor Rome /
e., ,Sgnor Orlando. accompanied by Baron I
Sonuino. had another meeting with T
President Wilson, Premier Lloyd T
George and Premier Ciemenceau.
Throughout the discussion all present
displayed the strongest desire to reach 7
q satisfactory solution Of the problems /
ei4 Muder onsideration. The heads OF the ,
American, British and French govern 7
iia ments expressed to Signor Orlando the T
hope that the Italian Parliament would T
also assent in arriving at Il settle I
t,.rlrlGent.'