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Fiume. as we'll as other sections of the Dalma-
tan coast that rocky stretch of country that Is To-
Gated on the Adratic shore opposite Italy.
DR.. Antonio Grossich. acting president OF the
Fiume international council political group
elected by the citizens of Italian descent III .iie
town directly accused the French of backing the
Jugo-Slays, while Vice Admiral Cagni OF tne
Italian navy, commanding the port of Pola, lew
miles up the coast from Fiume, repeated the aceu-
sation and strengthened 1t.
"The Jugo-Savs," Admiral Cagni said. "are peo-
pies that formed large portion OF the ola AUS
trian army. They remained faithful TO Austrm
until the final defeat. They fought Italy 10 .ne
last ditch. Now these same troops are being
armed by the French, against Italy we uhuer
stand the move perfectly"
Other Italian officials of lesser rank repeated
the assertion in one form or another
This in brief was the kernel of the problem
not only of Fiume but of most of the lands along
the Balkan side of the Adratic. No one except the
most impressioDable pretended to belAeve the STU
alton would develop into real war. The solution
was TO be some kind of compromise to be maze
at the peace conference.
Thomas Nelson Page, American ambassador at
Rome. was of the opinion that satisfactory COM
promise solution could be arrived at But ne as
serted that in his belief the Italian people would
arht for what they considered their rights in case
the Italian claims to the eastern Adriatic shore
were ignored.
The ambassador did not mean that the peace
conference would award Italy every inch Of lands
claimed in this region. Other American diplomats
who were familiar with the problem expressed vir-
tuauv the same belief--that Italy is entitled to
verv fair consideration of her Istrian and Dalma-
t,an claims but that these claims will probably
not be fully awarded.
s 1,here was some talk In semloficial quarters Of
=, ,,,arnationalized Fiume-a kind OF free port
serving Hungary the Balkans. and the Istrian PEN
,rsula Is the transshipment OF overseas freight.
Prize Worth Seeking.
Fiume Is prize worth striving for Whatever
sag finally flies from Its goyernmspt Offices will
,vsve over a town famous for the beauty OF Its
buildings and the amplitude Of Its docking fAcil
ties 80
At n cost of more than s40,O0o000 the Hun
carians built magnificent stone wharves aloni
nearly half mile OF waterfront. where the Dis
/. o.sar.pong ships can tie up and unload Tit
d.,cEs face the principal business street Of th'
c,,v on the one hand you have forest of mast'
ana 400 feet away across paved street, Is vists
~ stone business houses and hotels
IN the city there are $1,000 people. hundreds o.
whom sneak seven languages as matter OF every
aav routine Italian. French German. Hungarian
and English are the principal tongues. The othe
languages are the more common tongues Of IN
Baikan states, Including the Croatian.
The Italian tongue, however. Is admittedly IN
common language Of FIune, for the reason that
majority of the citizens claim Italian ancestry
The mayor Of the town claims that $1,000 Of n
ssooo inhabitants are italian. and pointed 70 tn
fact that the sck>ols Of the city are italian. .
well as the Inscriptions c. % Per cent Of IN
rravestones Al Of which be considered as IA
sroof of the Italian character OF the place. WHO
had been preserved through Centuries OF Austria
rule