Evening star., 1919-05-05
Premier Orlando and Baron
Sonnino Are to Leave
Rome Tonight.
REPRESENTED TODAY
AT LEAGUE Meeting
Big Three Invites Them to Resume
Place at Conference-Will
Arrive Wednesday.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. NfA
PARIS, May S (By the Associated
Press)-A secret plenary sesaion
OF the peace conferences has been
called to meet at 3 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon Mt the French for
efgn Ohice. Tho session VIII be
held for the presentation Of the
peace treaty to the smaller powers.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 5.-vittorio Orlando, the
Italian premier. and Baron Sonnino.
the foreign minister. are to return to
Paris. it is officially announced this
afternoon. They will take a train
from Rome for this capital tonight.
In the meantime it had been an
nounced that Marquis Imperiali. the
Italian ambassador at London, had
been designated to participate for
Italy in the meeting this afternoon Of
the executive committee of the league
Of nations.
The information regarding Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino
came from the Italian ambassador in
Paris. He transmitted 1t to the
French foreign ministry. which imme-
dfately informed the heads of the al
lied and associated governments. The
italian representatives will reach
Paris Wednesday morning, it was
stated.
Big Three Asks Italy to Return.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 4.-President Wilson,
Premier Clemenceau and Premier
Lloyd George, composing the council
OF three. today sent a communication
to the Italian government inviting it.
to resume its place at the peace con-
ference.
THE terms of the communication. It
Is believed. seek to remove the per-
sonal element of the controversy and
f. pave the way for territorial ad-
Mai. Fiorello H,I4a -Guardia. q MEM
Der of the United States House Of
3 ans Italian by birth. after seeing
Col: House today said he believed the
entire italian question could be set
tied within forty-eight hours
The treaty of peace makes repeated
reference to the five great powers AZ
subjects and this provision would
have to be changed to the -four great
powerS' in case Italy remained out OF
the conference. Problems incident to
the disposition of the German colonies
are left by the treaty to the great pow
ers. so that If Italy does not resume
her place the treaty would exclude her
from participating In the disposition
Of the colonies either directly or as .
mandatory.
The entire text Of the treaty win bs
printed tomorrow. t1
Italy Advised as to Austria.
The determination of the conferences
to begin the negotiation of a peace
treaty with Austria Immediately fol-
lowing the delivery of the treaty to
the Germans has been made known
to Italy. 1t is expected the Aus
trians will arrive toward the middle
of May, and plans for their accom-
mediation at st. Germain are being
made by the French authorities.
Whether Hungary will be asked to
Join the treaty will depend upon the
outcome of the present disorders
there.
1t is said that the Austrian treaty
will be featured by the outlining OF
the boundaries of states newly formed
from the old empire. The Bulgarian
and Turkish treaties will follow, but
the time for summoning the dele
gates from those nations has not
as yet been fixed.