Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-06
WILL CUT OFF
FOODUNLESS
ROME YIELDS
Italian Blockade of Jugo
Slavs Stirs Peace En-
voys in Paris.

Washington. March 6.-Italy
/ has been warned by the Ameri-
ca government that unless she
! puts an end to delays in move
! ments OF relief supplies to the
/ newly established JugO- Slavic
| and SZechO-SlOVak safes, steps
will he taken TO cut on the flow
OF American fCOdstuffs TO Italy.
| II was stated TODAY in an au-
I thOritative quarter that the Italian
| government has caused intolerable
! conditions by the blockade she has
! imposed against the Jugo- Slavic
countries and which operates also
/ against the CzechO-S SlOVaks
The blockade has not been Who'll
" effective because the United
| States has been able TO deliver
much food where it was needed,
hut delays have been caused. re
sulCing in even holding up Of sup
plies, the need of which was des-
Ierate
Reports from Paris of the exist
enCe of chaotic conditions because
Of the blockade have not been Cob
frmed here. but it is known that
much unnecessary suffering has
been caused, directly attributable
to the stand taken by Italy. News
from Paris that representatives OF
Great Britain and France were
"outspoken" in their condemnation
Of the attitude Of Italy had been
cabled to the United States. but
the action of the American govern
ment in sending its warning TO
Italy was taken before that news
came
No reply has yet been made by
the Italian government
Paris, March 6.--Tne British and
FrencAlssaelegates here have been
Bitterly Outspokeh in the supreme
war council and the supreme eco
nomic council in criticism Of the
food blockade which the Italian
government is maintaining against
Dalmatia. Bosnia, HerZebovina..
Croatia and Sloyena. The new
democracies built out of the old
Austrian empire are relied upon
10y the entente as protection
against the bolshevik wave. and the
food shortage in them is creating
chaos.
Stops Z. s. Relief Work.
While the American delegates are
less outspokeD than the British and
French, regarding the Italian ac-
ton. they are concerned over the
situation, which is stopping all
American relief work.
The persistence Of the Italian
blockade and what is charged as
the efforts of Italy to obtain polit-
ical advantages are creating such
bitterness that some of the Euro
pean Representatives are suggest
ing the possibility Of the discon-
tinuance of American relief for
Italy.
Little Food Delivered.
The council of the great powers
still has before it the question OF
provisioning the countries of ths
former Austro-Hungarian empire.
AS a result Of the closing OF the
Italian frontier only 800 tons OF
food now are being sent daily into
these countries, although the total
needs of their populations is est-
mated at 100000 tons.
Paris, March 6-The report or
the peace conference commission to
determine the Tespons ibi4ity Of the
authorization of the war. il is IN
Gerstood. will be completed tonight
and presented to an early meeting
Cf the supreme council Robert
Lansing, American secretary. Of
state and is chairman of the COM
mission.
The commission $ report it is
understood, while fixing moral re
sponsibility, fails to find legal re-
sponsibility because there Is no
precedent or no law governing the
case or no court existing to try the
accused if legal guilt were found
to be evident
The supreme council at its ses-
sion this afternoon will first coz
slider a proposal by the American
delegation to invite the various
committees to draw up articles en-
todying their reports with a view
to the formulation of a treaty OF
peace
The second question on the pro
gram is the discussion of military
and naval reports on the new con
GitiOns to be imposed on Germany.
The supreme council after hear
decided unanimously yes erdav to
reject the demands of the minor
powers with limited interested for
greater representation on the fnau-
Clal and economic commissions
which are about to be formed The
minor powers, especially those
from South America followed Bra
I'll in demanding that the minor
powers have the same numb of
members on the commissions as
The great powers.
After two days OF futile unof-
Cial conferences. II Cambon lad
the matter before the supreme
council. Brazil was supported br
while Greece and Serbia
took the opposite view in the dis
cussions The supreme council
asked the minor powers to name
their FIVE represent ntatives on the
commissions today Ths g-est..
powers will have 10 representa-
tiveS-