The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-29
Arliament Meets This After
noon to Hear Premier Or.
lando Discuss Fiume
Question.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Entire Nation Tensely Awaiting Re.
suits of Session Which viii
Determine Future
Course.
.[By Camilla Cianfarra, United Press
Staff Correspondent


Staff Correspondent
ROME. April 28.-Thomas Nelson
Page, American ambassador to Italy,
had a long conference late today
with Victor Orlando, the Italian pre-
mier. The greatest significance was
attached to the meeting, the import
of which was kept secret
Orlando is scheduled to go before
the Italian parliament at two o'clock
(Tuesday) afternoon to ask support
of the policies followed by his gov
eminent which led to Italy's seces-
the question of annexation of Fiume.
Unverified reports are in circula-
tion, however, that Orlando may pre-
sent both his and the allies side of
the controversy and ask parliament
to choose between them. According
to these reports the premier left
obtained sanction Of the associated
powers to Italy's claims for Fiume
and would lay before parliament an
alleged compromise offer whereby
Italy would receive all concessions
contained in the pact of London,
which gives her a portion of Dal-
malta, but not Fiume.
The entire nation Is tensely await
i ing the results of the parliamentary
session which will determine its
future course. According to political
experts, the possibility Of a change
in ministry through failure of the
scheduled vote of confidence is ex-
| tremely remote.
Crowd Storms Parliament.
by Camilla Cianfarra, United Press
| Staff Correspondent
ROME, April 29.-(9 a. m.)-Thou
sands of citizens stormed the parlia
ment buildings today to hear Pre-.
mier Orlando's speech, outlining the
governments policy and laying
Italy's peace program before the
J people.
| At this hour the tribunes and
| chamber were already thronged and
the doors were closed. A huge crowd
collected outside, cheering and sing
| ing
| Nearly 400 members Of parliament
were among the first to arrive, in
cluding many aged senators, who
had not attended a session In years
President Marcora Of the chamber
conferred with several of the minis
tiers.
All Europe Imperiied.
i PARIS, April 29.-That all Europe
is again imperiled by the crisis ovel
Tiume is the opinion of Prof. George
Heron, American author of fnterna
! tional fame, expressed in a letter tt
! the United Press today.
Writing from Geneva Heron says
"As one who can claim some actua
i knowledge Of the present conflict be
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia I woul'
like to express the conviction that
} grave injustice has been done to ltai
in the public mind.
1 accord could have been reache
nut for the intrigues of certain intel
national flnanciers. diplomaticall
? rrivileged, who caused the presen
: crisis and who have caused all pol
| tical and moral failures Of the peac
: conference.
"This group has been planning fo
, concession for development of Fium
and all Dalmatian ports and for pui
,, chase of all steamship lines runnin
,, into the Adriatic.
I'm refusing to surrender her eas
!, !, crn door, Italy actually Is hghtin
! against these international flnancie1
for her very existance."
Fiume Sends Telegram.
FIUME, April 2S.-The nations
r council today sent telegram t
r President Wilson, notifying him ths
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