The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-26
HOPE FOR ADJOURNMENT


PARIS, April 26.-All the members
Of the American peace delegation will
meet with President Wilson for con-
ference at o'clock this afternoon.
with intense interest the result of to-
days development in Rome, where
Premier Orlando arrived this morning
and where the events of the day are
expected to disclose whether the hope
of reconciliation can be realized.
Reports received here from the
American embassy in Rome are some
what ominous as to the general state
OF public feeling there, as crowds have
been parading the street crying Down
with the Americans" and Down with
the English" and "Vive Sonnino," the
foreign minister who outdid Premier
Orlando in pressing the extreme de-
mands made by Italy under the secret
treaty of London.
Fear PopuIace Demands
These reports are particularly dis
turbing as the American and British
delegation to the peace conference
are said to have had reason to believe
that Premier Orlando might adopt
course before the Italian parliament
which would lead to an anlicable ad-
justment. Premier Lloyd George was
particularly hopeful that this result
would be brought about.
Reports Of the popular agitation at
Rome and many other Italian centers,
however, have led to fears that the
Italian prime minister's conciliatory
attitude may be swept away in an out
burst of feeling by the populace which
Mill ,y,rs rscf Ar Go
the counsel of the powers or PreSi-
dent Wilson will feel themselves azure
to accept.
1t has just developed that the
British, American and French SAd-
mirals in command in Adriatic waters
had formulated plan for giving Italy
certain of the Dalmatian islands which
would have assured Italy control of the
Adriatic such as she desires. This
joint plan was presented to the Ital-
ian representatives, and was rejected as
not sufficient. s-.....---
Meanwhile the plans for receiving
the German delegates to the peace
conference are proceeding, it being
thought probable the meeting with the
Germans will take place next Wednes-
day, April 80, by which time the COM
plete draft of the treaty of peace is
expected to be ready. The chief task
of the council of three today and
tomorrow will be to settle large num-
Der Of small deals still remaining
open, together with some larger ques-
tions including the disposition OF the
first line German warships.
Meet Huns Wednesday.
The plenary session of the confer
ence to be held on Monday may con-
tinue through Tuesday in order that
the work of the body may be COM
pleted before the delegates proceed to
Versailles on Wednesday for the first
session with the Germans. This ses-
| sion is predicted on the completion Of
the treaty, which is not fully expect
ed by Wednesday, as the council is
opposed to the delivery of the treaty
in piece meal, or to making it public
in part. The latest estimates by ex-
perts place the total length of the
| document at 10000 words.
The report that Premiers Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George approved Of
President Wilson's statement on the
Adriatic problem was declared to be
! inaccurate, an announcement made
here today says.
| Crisis Shakes Conference
| Inc peace conference udS Deen
severely shaken by the Italian crisis.
and the extent to which its work will
| be affected is receiving the anxious
attention of the delegates. The Amer
lean storm has broken and the air
| has cleared in that quarter, but in
other quarters less optimistic view
| is taken. the feeling being that an
element of confusion has been intro
duced which will result in more or
| less delay at the moment the German
delegates are arriving.
In French and Italian circles the
situation is regarded as serious and
some quarters even represent 1t as
desperate but this extreme view Is
not generally held.
Several of the committees met to-
day with the Italian members pres
ent and the secretariat OF the Ameri-
can delegation said no notice had
been received of the withdrawal of
Italian participation. Pending formal
action no break in relations would be
assumed, it was added. But the de-
Iparture Of three of the Italian dele
gates and announcement of the de-
parture Of Foreign Minister Sonnino
and Senior Salandra to occur Satur-
day and creates an anomalous sitina.