The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-21
ITALIANS OPPOSE
WILSON'S SECRECY
League Plan Receives Setback
In Dispute.
Special Despatch 10 The Sun.

WAsHrSoToN, June 3o.-The Italian
Governments new policy. according to
authoritative diplomatic advices received
here, Is to declare the mission of the
Orlando peace delegation at an end, 30
far a. seeking to meet the desires OF the
American peace delegation are concerned.
and to ask from Great Britain and
France the fulfiment OF their signed OBJ
legations under the terms Of the treaty OF
London"
Details reaching hero In unccnsored
fashion show that the Italian Deputies
refused pointblank TO listen to secret ar
rangements between President Wilson
and Signor Orlando on the Fiume Ques-
ton and demanded that the spotlight of
full publicity be directed against these
arrangements. Being under pledge to
President Wilson not to divulge these
proposals Orlando was poweriess TO meet
the objections raised by the representa-
tives of the italian people and there
fore went down to overwhelming defeat
The next developments Of the situation
are still uncertain.
According to accounts reaching here
the demonstrations In favor Of Fiume
and out and out national policy as
against the new international theories
Of the prospective League OF Nations
plan were SO pronounced that no op-
In defence Of the ''compromise" which
President Wilson suggested in response
to activities by the Jugo-Slav delegates
In Paris
Deals with Wilson.
Orlando Is believed to have intended
to explain secretly to the Deputies that
he had pressed the demand for Fiume
so far as practicable and had succeeded
In obtaining a compromise from Mr..
Wilson. The essence OF this compromise
was that Italy would secretly obtain
recompense In other directions for any
concessions made regarding Fiume. Or.
| lando is understood to believe this wal
the best he could do under the circum'
stances and intended to explain why
He had. however. apparently reached ar
understanding with President Wilson
| that the entire matter was TO be kept
secret from the Italian people as we'll al
other peoples until all details had beer
agreed on by all parties concerned.
The cries of viva Ffume" and the re.
fusai of the Italians to hear compromis,
! talk on this vital question were coupled
with cries Of Down with Gioletti and Mt
| e." the two pacinst leaders. The advicei
reaching here indicate, though they d.
not state specifically. that the pacinsts
socialists and others Joined with tn,
nationalist In attacking Oriando's plei
for secrecy. Feeling against the Amer
lean peace delegation at Paris Is under
| stood to be increasingly pronounced
The League OF Nations, which has beer
steadily losing favor In Italy. now loom
up to the italian people a. a breeder o
new wars and a cause OF perpetual in
trigue and International discord.
No comment whatever Is available Il
official circles here over the surprising
Italian development. Until recently re
ports from Paris had indicated that tn,
Italians might willingly abandon Fium
II President Wilson 10 decreed Il, blu
since the Presidents unfortunate appea
to the Italian people II has been yer,
evident that the national aspirations O
the Italian people could never be con
trolied by foreign counsel or advice.
| warning g League.
The failure of the delegates at Pari
to influence this national spirit in Ital
Is noted here by some Of the diplomat
as timely warning that the League o
Nations can never expect to interior
with the questions OF vital importsnc
involving any nation without at ono