The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-22
Premier Orlando Does Not At
tend Meeting Of Big Four
This Morning in
Paris.
DEADLOCK CONTINUES
Reported That Revolution May Break
Out in Italy as Whole Nation
Has Grown Un-
easy.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press

| [By Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, April 22.-Premier Orlando
absented himself from this morning s
session of the big four
In view of the fact that both Or
lando and Foreign Minister Sonnino
failed to attend the meeting of that
body yesterday afternoon. 1t was as.
sumed the Italians had temporarily
withdrawn from the conference.
While no official statement was
Forthcoming regarding the status OF
,1taly's territorial claims, 1t was
understood the deadlock continued
The Italians had stood aside, will
lingly or otherwise, to permit consid
Grafton of other problems.
Japan's demand for ratification OF
her occupation of Kiao Chau, and the
tShantung peninsula presents stu.
alton parallelling the position of
Italy. Presentation of the japanese
claims has been deferred from day
to day since last week owing to the
pressure of the Italian question. 1t
was announced last night that if the
Italians did not appear before the
! "big four" today, Viscount Chinda
would be heard on the Japanese
claims.
Japanese representatives conferred
informally with the Chinese delegates
yesterday regarding amicable settle
ment of the question which involves
territory that is admittedly Chinese
and which was to be awarded to
Japan under a secret treaty similar
to the pact of London on which
Italy's demands are based. 1t was
admitted in Japanese circles that this
conference failed of it's purpose and
that the matter must now be decided
by the big four"
Meanwhile, unofficial information
received in Paris tended to show
that Orlando and Sonnino are guided
in their attitude largely by the in.
ternal situation at home. 1t was re.
ported that conditions there are such
that revolution either bolsheviki or
republican is likely soon. Distribu
ton facilities are poor, the coal sup.
| ply is greatly reduced and the whole
nation is known to be uneasy. Social
istic demonstrations with an occa
sional anarchistic disturbance are
becoming more common and harder
! to suppress.
! Many observers expressed the be
! lief that continuation of the present
government depends on the firm atti
ttude of the Italian peace delegation
/ regarding Fiume and Dalmatia, an
nexation of which has become ma
tional fetish.
Chinese and Japanese Claims.
i[By Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
! PARIS, April 22.-Japanese anG
Chinese representatives presented
their rival territorial claims at this
/ afternoons session of the "big four
Premier Orlando was again absen
from the meeting, apparently clinch
| ing the belief that the Italians have
withdrawn from the peace confer
ence, pending definite action on the
Adriatic question.
Rome Is Nervous.
ROME, April 22.-The city Il
awaiting the decision on Italian
claims with intense nervousness. Thu
keynote of public speeches in con
nection with the city's celebration
Of It's 2,672nd birthday was annexa
tion of Fiume and other Adraiti
cities. Deputies and senators ar
constantly in touch with the ministr.
of the interior demanding news. TIL
crowds in the streets are impatient
The tone of dispatches from Pari
remains largely pessimistic. The col
respondent of the Giornale d'Itali
states the situation arising from tn
failure to harmonic Wilson's view
with Italian aspirations is grave.
i Dispatches from Trieste indicat
the entire Croatian press is conduc
ing a defamatory campaign agains
Italy and is calling Wilson the mos
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