Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
ASSERT PRESIDENT
GAINS SUPPORT OF
OTHER BIG POWERS
Clemenceau and Lloyd
George Claimed to Have
initiated Statement
ORDER AMERICAN FLEET
TO AVOID ANY DISORDERS
Citizens in Italian Towns Yell.
Down With United States
and England"
ORLANDO TO MEET PARLIAMENT
result OF Conference Expected TO
Determine Outcome Of Contro.
versy in Peace Farley.
ORLANDO TO MEET PARLIAMENT
BY Associated Pres

ID .
fARlS, April 26.-This has been an.
VI the most anxious days of the peaci.s
conference, with all eyes turned towar,,
Rome.
"hiie work proceeded on the Anal
aetails OF the treaty before the meet.
ing "fth the German delegates at v,r.
Hdhles' the absorbing topic everywbers
vas the Italian issue and the effect 4,
iau IN store for the conference. Brief
..oi NATION reaching official quarters
showed the situation ut Rome RI h.
very tense with nti-Americau senti.
ment running high
The departure Of Baron sonr;no
aishor S;tlandra at : o'clock for Eon,.
'ooN the last OF Italy's plentpotenti-
aries from the scene OF the nepot;.
o o,VlS, ieavinG only subordinaes iii
President Wilson joined IN.
sa !. a 'ieSi at the Hotel dc Criilon
returned to t the q SSbferenee, and then
rTSinewal o. the council with Premiarss
~iGI II and Lloyd George '.ls..
meeting mss that nta's I'd adtsr The Amsfiesa
Inc Details Of the treaty. and that ill.,
ally as no det aHty came psnert up Il Incident
s re from the American embas assn
~, rome and there was no change IN
issue OH Inc Italian
Wiinon Still Smiling.
Experts who attended ths m.;,,
y, me council Yesterday said that the
out, but the oo1 Pres,de enfmp Pnasy worn
no outward EVIDENCE A Of sod isIs showed strs;a
as ne ; wore his usual buoyant smile. en-,
rIemier Lloyd George and Pro-, INA.
th,s s prnsiauu are standing squarely with
presen fh1Gen' on the Italian issue thus
staaemgs reat powers. Further written ftt
heId III Is nave thus far been with
o fuTthe .o' But s. i9 frsns Italian
president took steps today TO- re i sne
bear from tbn being beng the sole person TO
10 some public declaration OF f fhss LEA ieao
ish and French attitude. FL
President WHINE 1T can be stated tina l.,
nec!aration bears the Initials OF Giem'
ehGeau and Lloyd George |ie'h
!he French Premier afflxed HE 81,
nature last Monday and eaya us us sig
nrrovai Tor its publication TuesdaY Spp,
I In president delayed its issuance ,nnt III
british Prepare stntenn,
British . NJ, ms 81 lnltialed approval OF the
prepared imm ediately after IN. Wa wa
s ,.i,ii or the PRESIDENTS Statement,
and m1dh s a view to expressing approve.
official quarters. This is NOT rrn,,,
Lloyd George. but from one ah1e ~
S Sairs MN N aauthorHy on foreign ar
examining the question at length .n.;
onciudins against the italian nositinn
ana IN SUPPORT or the President
Italy has 's hclp III mat tire name OF
arait OF the peac treaty, indicatina
INIT mat. the allies hold no change in
treaty The preamble, as drafted Gov
t'ins a full list of allied powers w.hScn
made war against Germany. with the
complete list of the FIVE nleninnts,
tiaries headed by Premier Orlando.
IL VIII he in this form presented TO
tne Germans next Wednesday unless
exceptional conditions intervene. de.
hniteiy scvering 1talys participation
Italy is similarly included in ths
appendix 10 the revised covenant of
the league of nations giving the names
Ct the countries forming the league
The covenant in this form will go be-
fore the plcnary session of the con
ference on Monday for. despite the
be given fun status as one OF the en-
tentc allies.
The council of three. comprising
end President Wilson. today concluded
the consideration OF the reports on
ports and waterways. and the report OF
the financial commi ssion. all of which
"erc approved.
Orders have been sent to Rear.
ADMIRAL Phillip Andrew, command
ing the American naval forces In
the Adriatic, directing him to take
exceptional precautions to avoid pos
sible disorders, in view of the tension,
in italy. ~
Reuters has the following on the
Italian situation: T5s
The Italian delegation in state
n mt denies reports received from
Rome yesterday that the -Adriatic diff
ficulties were in course of settlement
The delegates consider absurd the plan
for an autonomous Fiume, but under
the sovereignty OF Italy"
The DalWatian port of Spalato, which
is the headquarters OF the American
naval forces in the Adriatic, Is one OF
the centcrs OF agitation between the
Italians and the Jugo- Slavs W
IL is explained that the orders TO
ADMIRAL Andrews were wholly precau-
tlonary, and that no reports OF dis
orders in that district had been re-
ccived.
Appear In Parliament Monday.
Premier Orlando and his colleagues
on the italian delegation to the peace Z
conference will appear before the
Italian parliament Monday next Aprti n
-, according to the Petit Parislea.
The newspaper says: b
I'VE arc able 10 affirm that whatever
the outcome OF this session OF the
r ia nj No Irn- e.