The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-25
WILSON GIVEN
REBUkE IN TIE
ORLANDO Def
RIGHT AND JUSTICE
CLAIMED FOR ITALY
Possession of Fiume Based on
the Presidents Fourteen
Points," 1t Is Alleged

PARIS. April e4.-The statement
;-~,od hv Prenicr Orlando today says
,a+bi,, n, rho intention Of tho Italians
~ o,,;t rho n.ace conference 1t merely
,.+,s T-alr'S case concerning Flumc
and the pelmatian conSt and docs not
.,pcar in tho form Of an ultlm2tum.
premier Orlando declares that I'resl-
dent Wilson'S proclamation lS an at
tempt TO placs the government IN appo-
sition TO the people.
"He is treating the Italians. added
the premier. 'aS if they were earharouA
pcorle. without a democratic govern
ment."
The premier rcbukcs the president Tor
addressing himself 10 tn: Italian peoEhe
over the head of the Italian government
and saws he never considered America
hound by the trcaly of London. but that
Tta1v.s case is based rather on rlEht ana
justice.
The premier says ho has never denied
ih;,l tins pact ~ London ga not apr! !"
Fiumc, but the italian claim was oaseo
on the principles Of President Wilson's
fourteen points.
The Statement.
roIIou-inr is the text Of Premier Or
landc's statement:
Yesterday "nllC III: ISStllel4i
tion was discussing cou7ter-proposltiens
which have been received from the 6r'S
.ish prime minister and which had for
their aim the conciliation OF contradict
ory tendencies which were manifest con-
csrnini; Italian territorial aspirations.
the paris newspapers published mes
rsagc from the president Of the United
States in which he expressed his own
though, on ono Of the Eravcst problems
which has hnrn submitted to the 5udS~
ncnt of the conference.
The practice OF addressing nations
directly constitutes surely IN innovation
in international relations. do not wish
TO complain. but wish TO record it as
precedent. so that at my own time may
follow IT, inasmuch as this new custom
doubtlrss constitutes the granting to ma
tions of larger particirations in interna-
tional questions. and. personally, l nave
always been of tho opinion that Such
narti,.iuation was the harbinSer OF q
new order Of things.
Nevertheless IL those appeals are 20
be considered as addresses 10 nations
outside of governments which represent
them II might say even against tho gov
nrnmcnts) I should feel deep rcScret IN
recalling that this process. heretofore
applied 10 enemy governments. IS today
applied for the first time to govern
mcnt which has been and intends to re-
main ~ loyal ally of tho great American
republic. namely. to the italian govern
mcnt
Premier Orlando says that he might
complain that such message addressed
to the italian nation had been published
at the very moment when the allied ana
associated powers were negotiating with
tho italian government the help or
which had been sought and appreciated
in numerous serious questions heretofore
.. discussed in intimate and complete SOL
idarity.
; Above all" he continues. II should
, have the right to complain il the dccla-
ra,ionS OF the presidential message have
the purpose ~ oppose tho italian people
10 tho Italian Eorcru@mtnt. because it
would miSconStrue and deny tho high
! degree Of civilization which the italian
people has attained and it's democratic
and liberal regime. To oppose thr llai-
ian people and government would be 10
admit that this great fr"" nation would
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