Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-29
TITTONI PLEADS
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submissive attitude Of the Italian
delegation at the peace conference,
As to the couacil Of four. he deelar-
ed. where thrse Of the members spoke
English. wlails Premier Orlando did
not understand q word. hs resembled
snafher figure. mot between two. but
among three thieves"
The majority Of the members in
the chamber and the government rep.
resentatives protested against this
comparison.
"No formula will be accepted which
does not give Fiume to Italy" the
deputy concluded.
The socialists interrupted WIN
cries Of Italy does not want another
war" and ''the soldiers win desert So
Deputy Eugenio Chies, VINO aas
just returned from a visit to Fiume,
followed with a fiery speech advocat-
ing the annexation Of Fiume. He said
he was glad President Wilson did not
accept either Of the projects submit
ted concerning the Adriatic, al neith-
er would have satisfied the country.
Deputy Chies read to tho chamber
the minutes Of a conversation he said
had occurred In Paris, in the pres
enee OF former Premier Orlando. be-
tween President Wilson and Andrea
osscinae. deputy for Fiume, In
which President Wilson was quoted
as stating that there was no question
of Fiume belonging to Jugo-Slayia,
but that 1t would serve the country's
need as an outlet to the Adriatic,
ard would render such a service bet
ter by being a free city with its ex.
penses met by the countries making
use Of II.
"Fiume is mined" continued Deputy
Chies; Its harbor is mined; its his.
tcric tower. its city hall are mined
its beloved churches are mined. an ]
all its houses. If any dominion
dares impose itself upon the city ex.
cept that Of Italy IL will flnd not a
town. but a heap Of ruins" The
deputy said the government and the
supreme army command should have
prevented the raid on Fiume, which
he attributed chiefly to a decision ol
the inter-aliied military commission
in which Gen. Robilant. in command
Of the Italian forces along the from.
tier, had approved "anti-patriotic'
concessions. He added:
This produced a state Of despera
ton among the population Of Fiume
which understood it was to be aban-
doned to the mercy Of the Jugo
Saws
He declared that the Jugo Slavs
had prepared for an invasion Il
Fiume and that on Sept 10 they be,
gan to march toward 1t.
This could not be tolerated" he
continued. Il solemnly declare tha,
the raid was decided upon solely By
the soldiers who had been forced &c
leave riume and insisted upon re.
turning to defend it. D'Annunzit
only put himself at their head"
The entire chamber. with the ex.
ception of the socialists, the members
Of the cabinet and Tribunes. arose al
this and stood crying out vivas fol
the soldiers and for Fiume.
Premier Nitti at this juncture begset
the chamber TO continue the discus
sion with serenity and calmness, as 4
was grave responsibility that boti
the government and the deputie.
would have TO assume. He addet
that he wished TO state the only in.
structions given to Gen. Robilan
were to take part in the proceeding.
Of the inter-Allied commission will
loyalty TO the Allies.
In public expressions Of opinion re.
garding measures for dealing with tn,
Adriatic question. the three principa
suggestions seem to be first the i'm.
mediate annexation of Fiume and 1t.
territory, regardless of internationa
complications. and financial difiicul.
ties; second, the military occupation
of Fiume by Italy. thus displacins
the D'Annunzio insurgents but keep.
ing the city at the disposal OF the
peace conference for definite deci.
sion as TO its fate: while the third
propose a general election as an ex.
pedient, which. while not solving the
problem, would rot commit the ma.
tion to any decision. leaving it fol
the next chamber. The chief oppo.
sitien to the last mentioned plan /:
that in order to bring about q gen.
eral election in November the cham.
ber will be obliged to dissolve with.
out discussing or approving the peac.
treaties with Germany and Austria
the latter Of which at least grant,
Italy one Of her principal desires. th'
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