The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24
ITALIAN OBJECTIONS
HOLDING UP TREATY
ITALIANS THREATENING DEFl
ANCE IF NOT GIVEN ENTIRE
DALMATIAN COAST
CONTROVERSY GROWS ACUTE
President Wilson Absents Himself
From Sessions of Council.-Ger-
mans Are Notified ENJOYS Must
Have Power to Sign

Paris, April 24-The situation sur
rounding Italys claims before the
peace conference for rights along the
Adriatic seaboard has reached an acute
stage.
The council of four Sunday again
listened to arguments by Premier Or
landO and Foreign Minister SonninO,
who endeavOred to Straighten out the
tangle, but their efforts went for
naught. SO far as Il give and take
method of settling the controversy IS
concerned.
President Wilson did not take part
in the session of the council and it
is asserted that today, when fur
Their effort will be made to SurmOlnt
the questions at issue, he will be alb
sent. The Italian statesmen will de-
part for Rome today and wish to
place before parliament the results of
their work in Paris.
Italy. it is asserted, is DESTROYS of
obtaining the entire Dalmatian coast
and adjacent islands and also the city
OF Fiume without sharing the territory
with the Jugo-SlavS. The Italian army
is declared to be behind the Italian
premier. The threat is said to have
been held out in Il dispatch to the
premier from the heads of the Ital-
ian army that in case ItaIy'S desires
were not acquieSceu in, Italy, with
out reference to the conference. would
occupy the regions to which she con-
Siders herself entitled.
Alliance May Protect France.
The talk of the formation of an
alliance to protect France from fur
Their aggressiOns by Germany has
brought the statement that the United
States will enter into no alliance
which would be inconsistent with
the spirit of the league of nations.
President Wilson conferred with Pre-
mier Clemenceau Sunday afternoon,
hut the nature of their talk was not
disclosed.
The soldiers council at Vienna has
taken over the Austrian capital and
proposes to administer it with a Dol.
shevik government. Troops represent.
ing the soldiers council have occupied
the parliament building. No trouble is
anticipated. The allied representatives
have issued Il proclamation declaring
that If there are disorders the food
supply will be cut off.
Hun ENJOYS Must Have Power.
The council of four has notified
Germany that the associated powers
cannot receive messenger representa-
tives at Versailles who are merely
messengers. The German government
must appoint representatives with
plenipotentiary powers.
The final plans for receiving the
German delegates at Versailles and
for delivering the treaty provide for
complete secrecy, although an officia,
communication will be issued after
the treaty has actually been delivered
announcing this fact. Except for this
everything will be- behind rigidly
guarded doors with military forces
occupying all the surrounding pre-
cincts According to the Temps, Mar.
shall Foch is said to have received
from the secretariat general of the
conference orders that the German
plenipotentiaries are to be treated as
enemies until the treaty is signed, and
anyone communicating with them will
be subjected to prosecution before n
courtmartial on the charges of deal
ing with the enemy. The purpose of
this is said to be to prevent Versailles
from being used as base for wide.
spread enemy propaganda.