The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-24
ITALY MUST give N:
lATINS CANNOT PLAY
WHOLE VOC OR NONE
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land 20 the north and northeast of
that port hungary, Bohemia, Ru-
mama and the states of the new Iugo-
Slav group Those are Wilson's
words
Fiums a Trade Funnel.
The dsmantlIng OF the island for,i
fIcations. the occupation of Pola by
the Italians makes Italy the queen Of
the Adriatic. Italy doe, not need
Iiumc to protect her commercial life
liume is funnel good harbor
town through which the floods of
trade from north and east must come
down. To make Italy paymaster Of
the port would start 4 cancer in the
baby states which we are pledged to
assist
In the place Of the Austrian men
bad dreams in the past the Slav bug
aboo has risen, Italy secs in the es'
tahlishment of the Jugo-Slav state
on the Adriatic the planting OF the
cumbersome feet oi Ivan on the warm
waters Of the Adriatic. The la,ins
long have feared the Slavs and, de
site Russias present iniantilc paraly
sis, Rome sees Ivan the Terrible
united and rampant, in the Italian
Horoscope
The Last Resort.
We must not forget that the best
evidence tha, Italy has no interna-
:ionally recognized rights TO Fiume *
I've fact that the giving over OF the
,ort was not included in the treaty
# London. when they skinned the
;abbn before they caught him.
President Wilson's issuing OF the
uitimatum before the Italian dele
qation had a chance to read II was no
Shair.triggcr" proposition. Cables had
,ntjcipated the message for three DAYS,
All OF the allied leaders had dis
eussed the move II is apparent that
the leaders could see no hope ot
Italy's yielding to quiet insissen'
pressure. Italy has been adamant
since the beginning.
Without Fiume and the Croatian
and Dalmatian coast land. Italy had
oeen promised NOR. complete recov-
ery from the Huns and more thorough
protection from aggression in the fu-
ture than France has been given.
The Sword Rattles.
King Victor rattles the sword and
di,pa,ches 10000 troops across the
narrow waterway to the territories IN
dispute. The power, have an agree
ment that the occupation OF territory
in dispute will react on the occupants
claim.
Orlando and Sur~;e are pledged to
the Italian parliament on the program
10 which they stuck The whole tai
ian assembly and the Italian people
through amazing propaganda, de-
yeloped a united front on This que''
,ion The returning ENJOYS will offer
their designations and the elected req
re,cntatiyes Of the people probably
will rive them vote OF approval
and confidence and keep them.
In the meantime the congress at
Versatile, will be operating without
Itsly's participation. Italy will drop
from the ranks Of the leading five,
10 an outsider
Will She Buck Us All?
Italy must leave her problems IN
the hand, OF the peace conference. IL
the plenary session OF the conference
supports the decisions of the inner
circle on the Adriatic question Italy
will be faced with the proposition OF
The hostility of all the great nations
which are trying so hard to be er
friends.
Italy may consider signing 4 sep
sra,e peace with Germany. The
treaty Of London provides for no sep
arate peace with Germany But the
Italians may argue that inasmuch as
the big three" has considered the
London document "a scrap OF paper
because Austria is dead, the Italians
have the same privilege.
Italy Must Eat
There Is vet time TO write into he
document the German delegates are
going TO Paris May to see, q clause |
preventing Germany from making .
separate peace with any Of the bel
ligerents.
Italy Is in no condition to wage
war.
Her life depends upon her allies
Blockade, the Withholding OF food,
fuel and money. big bludseons in The
hands Of the nations represented at
The peace conference. would choke !
her. We do not believe even a threat |
Of coercion will be used Italy must
see the situation and bow to Il for
The good Of the world.
Since the beginning Of the armls-
lice. the press Of the United States
has been swamped With interesting. |
efficient and appealing propaganda 10
substsntia,e Ttaly's elains to al this
coast country. This propaganda has
caused = big change in opinion. but
4 has not unsettled the minds Of the
multitude bent on Justice Tor small