The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-07

error in saying that General James
g. Hartford. in France. was put IN
touch with the major facts 81 the
situation after General Treat had
refused TO consider them. General
Hartford - a two listed. iron eyed.
stiffhackea American. who viii not
sec the American flag spst upon or
the American uniform diHhonorcd
without taking prompt and v'rile
action. Also. I believe ] am right In
saving that IL was at the direction
Of President Wilson himself that the
I a3ed regiment was removed from
l Plume and Dalfuatia and conccn'
trnted in Genoa. from which city Its
members hope they will be srnt
home. But repeat that I have not
Ind access to the official GORE
spordencc.
I Italians Wanted No Cheek
I Tactics very similar to those used
E by the Italian command toward the
SAGA regiment Of Americans were
employed BY them toward the Brit
ish forces here. II was tho obvious
desire Of the Italians no to DISCUS,
/ British. French and Americans for
the French were not cxcmpt~-with
I their Italian co-operators that these
forces would be Withdrawn from
Plume and Dalmstia Then the ital
lana could work without q check
II IL cary enough TO guess ai what
they would do after what ! have
seen OF what they have done.
we were the candy kids with the
Italians" said the officers OF tho
s32d regiment. while the fighting
was going on. Nothin. was too good
for Us then"
This attitude changed az soon as
the armistlce was signed. Italy has
had certain plans for operation In
Jugo-Slavia and Dalrna1a. and she
did not want them interfcred with
or reported on. II she could get the
foreign troops out OF the way and
then draw curtain Of censored
silence around Jugo Slavia which
she has done 10 the best OF her abil.
lty--airnost anything might be ar
ranged what chance would the
Jugo-Slav have for a world hearing
N they could not get the truth be-
fore the worldy
Change in Attitude Apparent
The change in the Italian attitude
had become apparent before the
Third battalion OF the 232d regiment
was ordered TO Fiume. Certain tele.
phone messages had been inter
ceptei by the Americans whi.h had
"wised them up" Protests had been
made by Colonel Wallace to General
Treat. but the latter refused TO lis.
ten. He called Colonel Wallace's
attention to the fact that the 332d
regiment was not an independent
force. under independent command.
as were the French and British
forces operating in Italy, but was an
integral part OF the Italian army.
your job Is to obey orders" Treat
said. In effect. 10 Wallace, Don't
worry about high politics. DO what
you are told"
Lieutenant. Colonel w. q. Everson.
who I'm private life was pastor OF the
Norwood ohio Baptist institutional
church, and in war has shown him.
self a bully soldier. went to Fiume
In advance of the Third battalion to
arrange billots for his men. He
found the town wild with Joy. At
last the hated Austrians had been
driven out and the Slavs and Ital.
ians of Fiume felt themselves free.
Flags hung from every window. flow.
ers were everywhere, and men and
women danced in the streets. IL was
a day OF pure rejoicing.
Welcome for Doughboys
I'VE will arrange a welcome for
the allied troops" he was told. "and
especially for you Americans II
you only knew what the words of
President Wilson have meant to us
In this struggle! We know you deal
fair"
Colonel Everson returned n few
days later with his battalion. In the
meantime the Italian troops had
moved in. lie was astounded by the
aspect Of the town when he entered
Every flag was down except the Ital-
ian flags. They had been torn down
by the Italians. One large Amerl.
can flag was still up, because II had
been hard 10 reach, Some one had