The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-02
Peace Conference Oevises Plan
for Settling the Problem Of
the Adriatic.
o'ANNUNzIO'S FIUME RAID
Baltic states and Russian BoIshevists
Talking Peaee-Presldent Wilson
Explains Application Of League
Covenant to shantung and
Irish Questions.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARp.

BY EDWARD w. PlCkARD.
While D'Annunzio held possession OF
Fiume after his spectacular raid on
that disputed city, the peace confer
ence In Paris got busy and announced
Its solution Of the entire Adriatic
problem. 1t Is q compromise plan de-
signed to satisfy both Italy and Jugo-
Elavia, and It was cabled to America
to be submitted to President Wilson.
This compromise settlement provides
that Fiume shall be free state and
that It's harbOr shall be free port;
that the Jugo- Slavs shall have all Of
the Dalmatian mainland except the
city Of lara. which shall he free
port, and most Of the Dalmatian
islands; that Avlona and the surround
ing territory shall be under Italian
sovereignty. and that Italy shall re-
ceive mandate for all Of Albania ex-
cept the Epirus, in the extreme south,
which shall 60 to Greece. Both Italy
and JugO- Slavia make concessions I'M
der this plan. and 1t is believed that
II will enable Fiume ultimately to be-
come part of Italy--a consummation
which the American peace delegation
was able to prevent during the treaty
negotiations.
D'AnnunziO's seizure Of Fiume was
decidedly embarrassing to the Ital-
fan government. To use force against
him was plainly out Of the question,
for the sympathies OF the nation were
with him, despite the fact that he and
his troops were technically mutineers.
However, the government did take
steps looking toward blockade Of FL
ume by land and sea In the expecta-
ton that the pOet-sOldler's army would
be soon starved into submission, and
In this measure the JugO- Slavs COOP
Grated by cutting off all supplies by
land. D'Annunzio had about 10000
regulars and four battalions of vol
nnteers under his command, and &C.
cupied a fortified line around the city.
II was reported that he was prepared
10 raze Fiume II he could not hold
out, and that in this he was support
ed by the citizens.
Naturally. the Germans were watch
ing this affair with great interest, and
the news that the allies had decided
II was to be handled by Italy alone
was looked on by them as significant,
for some OF them were contemplating
the possibility of similar raid on
Danzig. They figured that If the ex-
pressed will Of the allied peace con
ference could he defied in one place
II might be defied in another.
In Hungary the allies are gradually
bringing the situation around to thell
own way, for the Roumanians. it Il
announced, are Withdrawing theiI
troops and have promised to restore
the materials they had confiscated
Prime Minister Friedrich OF Hungary
II is expected. will quit, and coali
ton cabinet viii be recognized by tn,
allies.
The representatives Of the Balti
states are holding, or about to hold
conferences with the Russian bolshe
visits. with the prospect that peace be
tween them will be arranged Wheth
er this Is with the tacit consent Of tn
allied nations is not clear. At an.
rate, the White Russians are desper
ately fighting against such an outcome
for II would mean their destruction
by the Reds The German troops Il
the Baltic states, commanded by Gen
eral Won der GOltz, are increasing I,
numbers and nre very active. Tn
Berlin government, In response to tn
demand OF the peace conference tina
they be withdrawn. said they wer
not under German control but thi
plea the conference refused to allow
The Russian soviet government assert
that. despite Its recent victories on tn