Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
ITALY TO GET ALL
Of AUSTRIAN TYRO[
ASKED,P PARIS HEARS
Would Extend italian B0un-
Diary Over the Botzen-
Meran Region.
INCLUDES SECTION THAT
FOUGHT NAPOLEON FORCE
Allies Will Refuse to Modify
Terms Delivered to Hun
Delegates.
BY JOHN F. BASS.


PARIS, May 31.-It is reported that
the big four have decided to give
Italy all she wants of the Austrian
Tyrol, including the Bremen pass and
the Botzen- Meran region.
This district includes 100000 Aus
trian TyroleanS and not much else.
Many people are asking why the big
four still hesitate concerning Fiume,
Sebenico and lara, which are Italian
towns, and grant this district freely
to Italy.
need for extending the Italian boun-
Diary over the Botzen- Meran region.
Fought Against Napoleon.
This is the only spot in central Eu-
rope where the population dared to
fight for it's independence in 1909
against the military domination of
Napoleon. Here is the home of An
dreaS Hofer, who, at the head of the
Tyrolean mountaineers. unsupported,
fought against Napoleon's forces for
one year. when he was finally cap
tured and shot. The region was then
annexed to the kingdom of Italy, but
was reunited to Austria under the
treaty of Vienna. This action of the
congress of Vienna seems to have
been one of the very few in which the
wishes of the population were ad
hered to.
Will Refuse to Modify Terms.
The greater part of the objections
raised in the German counter proposals,
in the opinion Of French diplomatic and
political circles. already have been set
forth in forth in separate German notes
and duly answered by the allies. Con-
sequently. it Is said. there can be no
modification of the peace terms and
Il. R<,rr = L.,
cussions in which the Berlin govern-
ment desires to involve the aohd
powers. j
1t is understood that the council sof,
four VIII agree in taking ttis view Ia
answering the Germans. s-ss4y..,-=
To Accept No< More Notes.
The. German peace delegation has
been notified that the period of delay
for prosecuting observations havi0g ex-
PRED at A. pm. Thursday, no further
notes will be accented from the dele
1t became known today that the
companied by a covering letter Of ten
typewritten pages. The letter appar-
emily il the work Of Count Won Brock.
dorh-Rantzau. as it Is more concflia-
tory and adroit than the counter pro.
posals which were elaborated by the
a most gloomy picture of the fate. to
which the peace terms condemn Ger
many. It refers to the sacred charac-
ter of treaties. disavows the treaty
made with Russia at Brest -Litovsk,
and concludes with the following
phrase:
I'VE shall only undertake those OBJ
legations which we are sure of keep
ing, because it is the German people
who in the last resort will give its
assent to the treaty"
Allies to Stand Firm.
tHavas)-The allied and associated
powers. the Paris newspapers declare
unanimously. will accept no impor-
tant modification Of the peace terms as
n result of the German counter pro-
posals. The allies also will reject all
verbal discussion.
Ihe Echo de Paris. says that the
the German counter proposals will be
very short. The answer will reject
almost entirely all the German suK-
gestions. the Excelsior says. A few
points on the detail of territorial
clauses. it adds. may receive some re-
touching.
Clemenceau Replies to Huns.
of the peace conferepce. today re-
piled to the last two German notes.
The official statements on the replies
have not yet beep issued.
Brockdorff. Rantzau Sends
wnrd RI Rorlin Tha% liz NI;Il