New-York tribune., 1919-10-06
Ninety Indignant Ameri-
cans Arriving Yesterday
Asssscs. Ass.: Presidents NameIs
Ridiculed by All Classes
Z. S. Citizens Annoyed
Held Up in Naples for Nine
Days Without Cause, They
Declare on ReacllingH Home

Ninety indignant American who do
clared that they were insulted in Italy
and held up nine days in Naples with
out reason except that they were Amer
leans arrived last night on the steam
ship Presidente Wilson from Trieste.
Naples and Genoa.
Moreover, they declared that Presi-
dent Wilson's name was held in con-
tempt in Italy and his name ridiculcd
at every opportunity. The feeling
against America, and especially against
the President, they said, was obvious,
the Italians making no effort to conceal
their feelings.
The ships surgeon, Dr. Giovanni
Favalc, the travellers said, made an
unnecessary effort to subject them to
annoyance by insisting that it would
be necessary to vaccinate all on board,
as he had Just learned that it was a
new regulation at the Port of New
FORK. No such rule, 1t was learned last
night, had been issued except in IN
stances of smallpox being present on
board. The vessel received q clean bill
of health last night when she came
into Quarantine.
William NJ. Sullivan, lawyer, of 26
Liberty Street, whose home is at $50
Park Avenue, was the leader of the in
dlgnant Americans, and made a fruit
less effort to assist them by his ap-
peals to the project of police at Naples
and through William Carroll, the
American Consul General.
President Openly InsuIted
"Thc matter should be taken up with
the State Department" he said last
night. The President of the United
States is openly insulted in the streets
and other public places. Wherever his
picture has appeared on walls. build
ings or fences, his -ace is caricatured
and obscene comments are written
upon the posters
THE Italians are so incensed over
the peace councils disposition Of
Fiume that that word is coupled in de-
rision with the name of the President.
For example. the big hotel in Naples
named the President Wilson has been
changed to the Hotel Fiume' and
the Via Wilson, prominent thor
oughfare, has been likewise changed tc
the Via Fiume.'
"Our troubles began in Naples or
September 13, the day we were ready
to sail, but we could get no attention
or consideration from the preiect OF
ponce, VINO n2u TO wise our passports
before we could leave.
"We had with us in our party that
fine young American woman, Miss
Josephine Marie Kelly, the Red Gross
worker, who had been Of good service
to the Italians in Rome, and who was
recently reported as engaged to the
King of Greece. She marched witt
us in procession to the prefect'
Office, but he declined to even consider
us. Moreover, the prefect would give
no reason for his Indifference.
United States Consul Was Powerless
Owe appealed to Mr.. Carroll. the
American Consul General, and he, after
being turned down, admitted to us tha
conditions were such that he was pow.
erless to be of assistance to his owl
people.
at was not alone this indifference
that annoyed US, but the insolence tha-
accompanied it. Our vessel was helc
up from September II to September
%, while Italian vessels left port daily
in groups. This ship is operated By
Italians, but her captain and crew, cx-
cept for the surgeon, are Austrians
The stokers, who are Italians, refuse,
to stoke the furnaces at sea, anc
groups of our American soldiers OF
board made short work Of their com.
plants by volunteering to go into the
fireroom and do their work. All We
wanted was to get to America"