The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-26
FIUME MDfSPUTABLY ITALIAN,
SAYS CONSUL CHARLES MELTNT;
I FURNISHES STRONG STATISTICS

power 90 resume its efforts IN that
Hessln liss me Importance OF the
Flume question:
Tkrrc all ine rcuies from central
Faforr 10 the etusi; crosses h
falkan renln.uln and ieats 70 salon
Ira. o. rI.e continues tla Cunntauti-
unpIt q nandad a. the Persian Euif
The Berlin So Hnriad Orient express
raa he great sehf nie which gernlany
hoped would mnftfiaiifc auc nor
tiriorf in The pftstrt war. ilad Iris
PLAZA aucrffdeA Germany heErmony
over the world would have lirrn an
accomplished fact.
The othet route - VIA The Adrlafic.
n - 1u.ck and convenient aud while
10 does not admit OF the rapid ncali.
fAton OF vast plans. 10 would afford
me ccntiai European powers esep
oproftuniiy ~ in,ing frrah snares ~
the future.
u 81 absolutely necessary. there.
fore that some Efcat power should
undertake 90 bar every outlet Boz fhis
direction. tinme b. OF the mosi
important OF these outlets and theic
sdsms 20 b. some danror on its b.
lrr irf open To rresent this BE- should
be- gwen into the custodt OF ttaiN.
rn Italian fiumr fnHkfn fuf tho in-
iefsst not oulN 90 Italy. bat of the
whole civilized world. being contrary
10 the interest pi German miiitafism
the essentially iuunn chnructer ~
fume dates hack go the dlff of thr
Roman entrire Dr. che time Of iliny
tnf lldrr. namely uuunE uIr Alfni
uuY Yeats Of ths frzi century Of the
Christian era. e iiomun citY called
Tumsilrn stood uu D. site 81 modern
FIumo. The furliHaf mention of this
cliy D. made ~ riius himself n d usi
of the walled tuWns cNisfiug ~ the
time on The coast Of lsfrla and tlhuf-
ria. The utY was situated iust where
rrsat rumpafta provided with watch
towers c~onsfrucied hv Roman miiitar'
engineers for the defence % this A.
pinc franucr ran down to The So
nlorr ifr barka OF tho iIumnfa u
] liver which tuulN forms the bound
afF uuf between Plume and Croatia.
EVeytaiur We know ~ iht nucicut
history Of flumc proves the dcicfm-
innuon OF hef cirzfnH 90 remain
Italian. n determination which ls
confirmed rY their resent hislnt
When in August 1sta. The rroatnn.
who bad lainrd iorera with uC Aur-
trinn uraiunt revolutionary Nlnaan.
took military possession % the ciy of
ffuma their leader. r. certain bum
lsfac the Representative ~ the Ran
of Croatia ~recuFniring the nationality
of the inhabitants -omiard 60 re-
aucci the clb's municipal liberties and
he usc OF the Italian ianguacc The
people Of Plume. however. know ms
that they could not trust the prumisca
81 fhr iuNadrra resisted % Deri
means iu their power. nor could thelr
spirit d. broken IS nineteen ycars of
continual oppression, persecution,
imprisonment hioods measures ~ rr-
precision could not put nu cnd % tho
- - a. II.
against ans and every annexation tu
Croatia. Palms ~ overcome the re-
-istnnre of b representative 81 ths
people. The fruuflnn governor tried fu
fnnuenrc tho people thsmFolysa Sc
drew 90 a list OF electors and invited
3 tis riti1sn % elect deputies 90 repre-.
sent them az the Diet OF IaFnhia.
Eight hundred and seventy people
voted and $40 voting pHpsra bore The
single words. 80 one" the attempt
was renewed with a like r.snlt while
on the third three quarter,
. of fNF rlfrfurH wrote unufH TIE nHrIf
] 81 tfe proposed deputies fhc direction.
HIrf them protest HrHiuHf and
every annexation tn rfuufiH.'
Then fhr Hunrarinus Uuo succeed.
90 fh0 trnatinn Boo 1897 url were
hailed ua hherlf0rs, hfrHn tu mako
attempts on thr national character
flnmf Thff mot Win Hu equally
sturdy resistance ~ was uHtIrHH fI
60 fo elpe out twenty trufuu's u|
Latin clflilErfHeu DOB "a fru NsIfU and
the attempt NHa luumfd o. taIlur'
FROM the hernntnE.
We Bee then that we have no uscd
OF nos pleninrifes fn ascertain ft'
win Of me people uf Iiums History
both ancient and modern show clear
iy thHt Plume haa uin desired Pa
be- Italian. ID desire whiHh bel frouse
than ctrr today and o. De- dstefm.
infl that her SONS who lef thrI'
homcs mat tnei might NOS h' forced
90 serve boz thr ranks of thrif op.
p@rsHsofs. nud lpai tnrlt utra nshtin.
in fht autH of ths ifallau ARMY lu.
rlrht md iuaflrH and fn' deliver %
Of their people annli not have at'd Dr.
Nulu.