The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
Peace Conference Devises Plan
for Settling the Problem Of
the Adriatic.
b'ANNUNz|u's FIUaE RAID
1aitlc States and Russian Bolshevists
Talking Peace-President Wilson
Explains Application OF League
Covenant to shantung and
Irish Questions.
BY EDWARD W. pIcKARo.

While D'Annunzio held possession Of
Fiume after his spectacular raid on
that disputed city. the peace confer
ence in Paris got busy and announced
its solution Of the entire Adriatic
problem. II Is a compromise plan de-
signed to satisfy both Italy and Jugo-
Slavla, and II was cabled to America
to be- submitted to President Wilson.
This compromise settlement provides
that Fiume shall be a free state and
that its harbor shall be free port
that the Jugo-Slavs shall have all OF
the Dalmatlan mainland except the
city Of Zara, which shall be free
port, and most Of the Dalmatian
islands; that Avlona and the surround
ing territory shall be under Italian
sovereignty. and that Italy shall re-
ceive a mandate for all Of Albania ex.
cept the Epirus. In the extreme south.
which shall 20 to Greece. Both Italy
and Jugo-Slavia make concessions un-
der this plan. and II Is believed that
II will enable Fiume ultimately to be-
come part Of Italy-a consummatl0n
which the American peace delegation
was able to prevent during the treaty
negotiations.
D'Annunzio's seizure of Fiume was
decidedly embarrassing to the Ital-
ian government. To use force against
him was plainly out OF the question.
for the sympathles Of the nation were
with him. despite the fact that he and
his troops were technically mutineers.
However. the government did take
steps looking toward blockade Of Fl
ume by land and sea In the expecta-
tion that the poet-soldier's army would
be soon starved into submission. and
In this measure the Jugo-Slavs COOP
Grated by cutting OF all supplies by
land. D'Amunzio had about 10000
regulars and four battallons of vol
unteers under his command, and oc-
cupled fortified line around the city.
1t was reported that he was prepared
to raze Fiume II he could not hold
out. and that In this he was support
ed by the citizens.
Naturally. the Germans were watch
ing this affair with great interest. and
the news that the allies had decided
II was to be handled by Italy alone
was looked on by them as significant.
for some Of them were contemplating
the possibility Of a similar raid on
Danzig. They figured that II the ex-
pressed will Of the allied peace con-
ference could be defied in one place,
1t might be defled In another.
In Hungary the allies are gradually
bringing the situation around to their
aown why. for the Roumanlans. II Is
announced. are Withdrawing their
troops and have promised TO restore
the materials they had confiscated.
Prime Minister Friedrich Of Hungary.
II is expected. will quit. and a coali-
tion cabinet will be recognized by the
allies.
The representatives Of the Baltic
states are holding. or about to hold.
conferences with the Russian bolshe-
lists. with the prospect that peace be-
tween them will he arranged. Wheth.
er this is with the tacit consent Of the
allied nations Is not clear. At any
rate. the White Russians are desper-
ate.y fighting against such an outcome.
FOR II would mean their destruction
by the Reds. The German troops In
the Baltic states. commanded by Gen.
eral Won der Goltz. are increasing In
numbers and are very active. The
Berlin government. In response to the
demand Of the peace conference that
they he withdrawn. said they were
not under German control. but this
plea the conference refused TO allow.
The Russian soviet government asserts
that, despite Its recent victories on the