Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-31
Rocky Path Looms Ahead for
Peace Settlement as National
Interests Clash on All Sides;
Level Heads Needed.
LOATH TO RELINQUISH
SECRET AGREEMENTS
Famed Italian Poet-Aviator
Takes Rap at France, Eng
land and America; Declares
Italy Must Be Satisfied.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP s1MMs.


rs sessions today. With national in
.ercsts clashing on all sides. only
level heads and steady hands were
a spark from dropping in
to the powder keg on which the world
is sitting. At least. this seemed to be
the general opinion here as reports
We're received of new elements crop
ping out in the disturbances, social
OF political which are growing
the world.
MANY WRANGLEs.
The Serbans we're still bitterly
wraneling with the Italians re-
garding control of the eastern
Adratic ports.
Tho Monteneerins continue to
oppose forcible inclusion in tho
new Jugo Slav nation.
Czecho Slavs and Poles were
still fighting over SiIesia, al
though adjustment OF this affair
appeared imminent.
Austria and Runana were at
swords points concerning posses
sion of Transylvania.
Germany and Poland were mob
iIizng against each other.
The Bolsheviki were at war
against the rest of Russia.
Ukrainia was fighting the Boil
sheviki.
China and Japan both wanted
the former German colony Of kiau
Chau.
LoATH TO QUIT PAcTs.
Despite the fact the majority of tho
delegates We're proceeding OH the
promise that acceptance of President
Wilson's II points had nullified the
secret treaties formulated by the al
lies before Americas intervention.
some of the interested parties to these
agreements apparently were still
To the hope that nj least a
part of their provisions would be car
ried out
One of these treaties comedies Da
mascns to the new Hedjsz nation;
most serious--awards
Italy the eastern coast of the Adriate
in opposition To Jueo- Siav aspira
tons. Italy further demands certain
in Africa, to balance
British and Belgian possessions there.
Acceptance OF the American pro-
gram for referring these territorial
disputes to the league of nations ar-
should end all This pickering.
but The bitterness engendered still
"DRUNk ON VlcToRN!s
some idea of the aeuteness of 1tsl-
ian feeling on the subject ean ba
gained from the poet Captain Gabriels
d iAnnnnzia, until recently the allies'
strongest advocate III Italy. He de-
elared that the French are drunk on
victory and trying te get ahead Of
everybody"
That the Americans arc trying 10
hide under i cloak or idealsm tha
biggest piece of business In history" :"
That the british barely finished
tho bloody war when they opened
their Jaws TO swallow everything they
could. while Italy II drawing in her
belt a notch tighter.
What sort af peace will he finally
forced upon us-a Gallo peace a
Brittanic peace; Star Spang.ed
peaee?'
"kNlFE BETWEEN TEETH.~
NO. never. Victorious ltaly-Italy
was more victorious than any other
nation-will have on the Alps and on
her sea the Adriatic Roman peace
worthy of her. If necessary we will
grace the new conspiracy in ardent
fashion with grenade in hand and a
knife between our teeth"
Annnnzios dazzling oratory way
credited largely with forcing Italy into
the war on the side of the allies.
In view of all this belligerent spirit
that is now rampant it was pointed
out in certain official quarters today
that the league of nations is now In
as an armor- plated incu-
bator for the new born babe over
whose head the new nations and some
Of the old ones are carlessly Juggling
battle axes