Evening star., 1919-04-27

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can be CLEANED by the fact that it
took the premier,s car two hours &c to
cover the short distance between the
station and Quirinal square.
At the palace the party joined the
king. queen and crown prince on the
balcony, and the entire group was
acclaimed with enthusiasm by the as
semblage below.
Demonstration for Premier.
Rome was befiagged in greeting to
the returning premier. The offices and
shops were closed, and the members
of some 200 associations, clubs and
patriotic leagues. bearing banners
with the legend. Italy. Fiume Dali
matia." went to the railway station
or lined themselves along the
thoroughfares which Premier Orlando
would pass on his way from the sta
ton to the ministry of the interior.
high officials Of state, the projects,
Prince Colonna and 800 senators and
deputies assembled inside the station
to receive the prime minister.
Among the senators was noticed
Count Greppi. 1o1 years old, who. not
present, he said, "to witness an event
consecrating the complete unity of
Italy"
The crowd was touched by the pres
ence of manned soldiers, carried to the
station in military lorries. There also
independence, red-shirted Garibal-
dians among them.
Crowds Rervor Unbounded.
The, fervor of the crowd was un-
nd a
Of ye1ls filled the air. with cries OF
viva Fiume!" and "Dalmatia!'
The city was decorated only with
Italian flags. Tho Via Rationale was
brilliant with Italys tricolor, and only
one foreign nag was to be seen: that was
the British. over the British army head
quarters.
No feeling antagonistic to Ameri-
cans was shown, the whole demon
stration being a ifervent manifesto
tion. in behalf of Italy's claims. One
American lieutenant cheered the pre-
mier with the rest of those assembled.
and the Italians nearby cheered the
American. crying out Viva America"
Banners were displayed bearing the
inscription: "Fiume. Dalmatia or
DEATH" Airplanes hovered above.
among them a gigantic bombing
machine.
Auto HATED an Hour.
For more than an hour the automo-
bile containing Premier Orlando. Gen.
Diaz and Signor Barzilai was SO sur
rounded by the immense crowd out
side the station that 1t could not
move. The premier was repeatedly
obliged to address the people amidst
uproarious applause.
A1lusion having been made to possi-
BILE retaliation against Italy by the re-
striction Of her food supplies. the pre-
mier exclaimed: 1.-The Italian people
have often known hunger, but never
dishonor!"
These words were received with in
tense enthusiasm. the people crying:
Death rather than betrayal of our
brothers across the Adriaticp
Resolutions Passed.
Societies of young Italians Of Fiume
met on Friday. says a dispatch from
that city. and passed resolutions pro-
testing against 1.-The attempt to in
fringe upon the sanctity Of Italy's
right to Fiume and Dalmatia."
The societies pledged themselves
that Fiume should be Italian "oI
cease to exist"
d'Annunzio to Go to Rome.
The crowd that assembled this
morning to greet Premier Orlando re-
ceived with great enthusiasm the an
nouncement that Gabrielle d'Annunzio,
the author-aviator. had accepted the
invitation sent by the mayor of Rome
to come to the capital to voice "a
deep protest from the heart of a coun-
try torn by an outrage in which its
most sacred national aspirations have
suffered"
The body Of socialists who support
ed the war have adopted a resolution
declaring that to prevent the annexa-
tion of Fiume by Italy would mean
opposition to the Fundamental prin-
ciples of just and lasting peace built
upon recognition of nationality and
the self determination of peoples"
The republican party has adopted a
resolution unanimously demanding
possession of Fiume by Italy, and
complaining that the Italian govern
ment had been placed in an isolated
position at the peace conference,
where 1.-The cupidity of surviving mill
tarism prevailed over the rights of
the peoples"
Democratic Party Statement.