The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-21
ITALIANS TO WITHDRAW /
FROM PEACE CONFERENCE
Delegates Decide On Move Unless Fiume i:
Assigned to Italy.
Climax to Bitter Controversy Between Roman Govern
ment and New JugoSav State Over Disposition
of Land Along Adriatic

indicated an amicable settlement OF I
the conflicting Italian Jugo- -SIavs I
claims was possible, il not probable.
Cause Not Developed.
Just what has caused the Italian
delegation to announce its determina \
tion on the Fiume question at this y
time has not been developed I'm the
Paris advices. 1t Is known. however,
the question of territorial ADJUST
ments has been before the confer-
ences of premiers which have been
taking place during the last day or
two. An Associated Press dispatch Y
received last night from Paris re
garding a conference held yesterday Z
between President Wilson ana Pre- 4
miers Clemenceau and LLOYD George
stated there was every reason to be- \
lieve that frontir issues were among
the foremost obstacles which the
conferees were seeking 10 remove
from the path to a rapid conclusicn
of the peace treaty.
Fiume before the war was the chief !
seaport of the Hungarian kingdom.
IL has several harbors, and it's posi-
tion and facilities made 1t the seat
of virtually the entire shipping trade
of Hungary. 1t had an ante bellum
population of nearly 10000.
This action follows the removal or
artificial maintenance of foreign ex Y
| change rates by the British. Frenchi
and Italian governments and is an-S
other step toward allowing free trades
and natural competition in foreignS
exchange markets throughout thes
world.
Government officials explained to-
day that they regarded the "unpeg u
pegging" OF foreign exchange rates byT
the allied governments as one of the
| most important measures accompany- Y
| ing readjustment of International
trade conditions to a normal peace
time basis. The action precipitatesa
great uncertainty for the moments
among exporters and importers and.
banking interests depending on for-2
eign trade. In the long run, how n
ever. the treasury believes that for
eign trade will be benefited by the
restoration of a free market.
Washington Puzzled.
Washington, March I'll n. S.1--~ss
A report that the Italian delegations
had threatened to withdraw from the
peace conference unless Fiume is re-
stored tc Italy reached state departs
metn officials through unofficial chan
nels today.
| In the absenceo I authoritative ad
| vices. they were unable to discuss the
| possibilities of the situation. Unof-4
| tically, however they frankly adj
/ mitted that the report. IL true. puz-
| zled them. The amtter of fixing
boundaries, they understood, was on&.
| that was not to be decided at thsi
present time. oruntil more vital dues y
| tions. such As fying the amount Of
| repardtion Germany must pay had
| been disposed of. In the light of thisf
| they we're inclined TO believe that
| the threat. IL II had been made. ap-s
piled to future negotiations and not
| to the present. N
| The Italian embassy also was with-T
out official advices. but officials there
admitted that rumor had been cur-s
rent for sometime thai Italy was will
| ing to take extreme measures to have
| Fiume restored. They doubted, how
ever, that the Italian delegation was
| unwilling to await until the NATTER
| was reached in the due course of ne-,
gotiations.