The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-21
ENJOYS MAY
DEFY ALLIES
ON DEMANDS
Delegation Votes TO With
drawn From Conference, (
BREAK CAUSE NOT KNOWN
lugo-SIayS Also Refuse to
ReIinQujSh Claims, ,

PARIS. March q. - The
Italian delegation to the peace
conference has unanimously
decided to withdraw from the
conference unless Fiume is as
signed to Italy contempora-
neousIy with the conclusion of
peace.
The decision was reached at a
meeting today OF the fall delegation
pre>idcd over hy Premier Orlando. II
was immediately communicated to the
powers
Col T. NJ House OF the American
mission promised Premier Orlando TO
presen, within a iew days a project
concerning the Italian Jugo-Slay
frontier, which he hopes will satisfac-
,orily settle the dispute.
The decision oi the Italian deleaa-
ton. as reported from Paris, apparent
| is brings n a head the bitter contro-
yersy between Italy and the new JuSo-
Slay state over the disposition OF land
along the Adriaiic. formerly belonging
to the AuNro-Hurearian empire.
which both nationalltieS claim
Neither Side Will Yield.
ltalys claims originally included
virtually the entire Dalma,ian coast.
with Tr,est and Fiume. which latte;
city is the second principal seaport on
the eastern side oi the Adriatic. Re
cent report, have been that the italian
representatives we're maniiesting a
| disposition to make important conceS.
SONS regarding the lands along the
Dalmatan coast, provided that the
CITY and harbor oi fium remained to
lialy The lugo- Slays, however, have
been insis,cn, that this port he allotted
to them. claiming II TO be essentially
a Croa,ian city and necessary 10 the
ncW lugo- Slav state as aitording the
only feasible suitable sea outlet for
her rommcrce
On the other hand, there has been
no disposition on the part OF Italy 10
weld her point so lar as Fiume was
concerned Her attitude was officl-
ally stated hy Premier Orlando in ad-
dressing the chamber Of Italian depu-
tie, March !. when he declared that
while Italy remained faithful to the
Srlrit OF Cancellation which inspired
the treaty upon which Italy entered
the war" thardid not mean tina, she
could remain lnsenSihle to the ap.
peal reaching her from the Italian
twor on the Gulf OF Quarno (Fiume)."
which VAS exposed to the loss Of
both 1t, nationality and independence
We do not think" added the
premier, that this is possible at the
very moment when il is wished tina,
the world may he redeemed from a
memory of violence done to the rights
OF peoples
Scene of Many Ciaahes.
There have been several incidents
at tiume and other points in the ter
ritory claimed by both Italy and Jugo-
! Nlayla, since the signing OF the arlnis-
tlce and the feud al one time grew 80
bitter that Italy established a block
ade and cut off food relief imports
for the interior. This matter was ad-
juSted by the supreme council in Paris,
however. and the reports of late have
indicated that an amcable settlement
oi the conflicting Italian Jugo-SlAv
claims was possible, il not probable.
lust what has caused the Italian
delegation to announce It's determine
ton on the Fume question at thi,
time has not been developed in the
Paris advices II is known, however.
,ha, the question Of territorial adjust.
ments has been before the conferences
Of premiers which have taken place
during the last day or two. An Asso-
ciated Press dispatch received last
night from Paris regarding a confer
ence held Yesterday between President
Wilson and Premiers CleanMnceau
and Lloyd George. stated that there
was every reason to believe that the
frontier isues were among the fore
most obstacles which the conferences
were seeking to remove from the path
to rapid conclusion Of the peace
treaty.
Fiume before the war was the chief
seaport OF the Hungarian kingdom. Il
has several haybOys and IL o0eltiO0