New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Rome Chamber
I pl1olds Nitti;
Deputies Riot
Personal Encounters Mark
Vote of Confidence i'm the
Premier; Tittoni Urges
Unity of Allies OH Fiune

ROME. Sept IS BY The Associated
Press l.-Premier Niti WAS given a
vote of confidence by the Chamber Of
Deputies. which continued in session
last night The government received
20S votes TO 140. The assembly was
extremely tumultuous. There were
personal encounters between several OF
the Deputies.
The vote of confidence followed a
stormy debate in which Foreign Min
lister Tittoni DECLARED that Italy must
remain in unity with the Allies. despite
incident. In the course of his speech
he Offered to resign in 1avor OF any
member who believed he could handle
the problem better.
F'iume Il Powder Mine
Despite the Foreign Minister'S plea
the entire Chamber. with the exception
OF the Socialists. the members OF the
Cabinet and the tribunes rose and
burst into uproarious applause when
Deputy Eugenio Chiasa, who has Just
returned from Fiume, made an en-
tlusiastic reference TO tie seizure Of
that city by dAnnunzio and his troops
Deputy ChiaSa asserted that Fiune
was mined and would be reduced to
ruins before it was given up ~ the
Allies. Its harbor is mined. lis historic
tcwer and its City Hall are mined. It's
beloved churches are mined and all its
houses" asserted the Deputy "If any
dominion d&res impose itself upon the
city except that OF Italy it viii ind
not a town but heap Of ruins"
Wilson Opposition Charged
The Foreign Minister went ovc4 the
course Of the peace negotiation at Paris
paying particular attention to the status
OF President Wilson in the peace &C
tivities and pointing out that the l.al-
ian delegates had had to adopt ..n at
titude OF compromise because. while
France and Great Britain had assured
ltely Of their support they had
a"rldcd going beyond the point al
which they would have come INTO con
t1ict with President Wilson The For
c;rn Minister vent on:
II should be q traitor if did not
recommend the avoidance Of course
which would put Italy III o,en opposi-
tlon to the peace conference, which
would mean Itaiy's abandonment Of the
conference. with the loss Of all tho
advantages coming from the peace
treaties, With our complete isolation
with the renunciation of our. position
as a great poWcr-thc committing of Z
folly of which we would soon repent
"If any one viii rise in the chambc r
who is confident he could attain hcttcl
conditions,' Signor Tittoni went on. Il
am ready TO code my place immediatcl ~
in the interests OF the country, thank
ing him for the relief from the ncav,
burden.
Harmony Disclosed Imperative
1T IS indispensable that Italy D,
united and in accord with her Allie
The alliance formed for the ral must
necessarily contiuuc during .hc peace
Speaking OF italy's former enemies
the Foreign Minister SAID:
I'VE wish q democratic evolution &c
occur in Germany 20 oblitcrate any re
mains Of Prusslan militarism: we wisf
Hung arT and Bulgaria 10 become clo.
m"nts OF the peace and equilibrium oi
Eastern Europe. while as for Austria
now that we have reached the tops o
the Alps, our natural frontier, We arc
ready TO consider the Austrians as
brothers." Referring to Asia Minor
Hc oiit
This problem viii return for The
peacs conference 81 the end Of October
when President Wilson win declare
whether America viii accept d mandate
II Turkey or Armenia"
Conduct of ENJOYS Criticised
The Foreign Minister'S .tatemen
was followed ty a lively discussion II
the chamber. Deputy Don Collonna.
di Cesaro, Nationalist strongl,
crititised what he referred to as III,
submissive attitude Of the Italian dele
CATION at the peace conference. AS t,
the council of four, he declared, where
/ three of the members spoke English
while Premier Orlando did not under
stand a word, he resembled another
figure, mot between two, but anon.
| three thieves"
Deputy Chiasa followed with fer,
speech advocating the annexation o
.Fiumc. He said he was glad presiden
Wilson did not accept either of tn,
projects submitted concerning th,
Adriatic, as neither would have salts
fed the country.