The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-02
SEEKING
RUMANIAN AID,
SERBS CHARGE
JugO-Slavs Insist Secret
Treaty Has Been Made as.
Result of Crises.
U. S. MISSION rs HOPEFUL
Later News Indicates Landing
of More Marines Than
First Reported.
U. S. MISSION Is HOPEFUL
by LAURENCE HILLS.
Stat Correspondent Of The Sun.

Stdd Correspondent Of The Sun.
Copyright, 1919. all rights reserved.
PARIS Oct. 1.--Confidence was ex-
pressed in American mission circles
to-day that the Italians would accept
President Wilson's decision regarding
Fiume without taking extreme meas
ures, despite the fact that while vot-
ing confidence in the Nitti Government
the Italian Parliament affirmed Italy's
claims to Fiame and in effect gave a
mandate to the Government to en-
force them.
American confidence here Is based
mainly on two things. First, private
dispatches to the effect that the Ital-
ian Socialists are opposed to war with
the Jugo-Slavs and threaten revolu-
ton IL such a war is declared. and.
second, that italy is SO economically
dependent upon the United States that
she must conform to American policy.
The Presidents spokesmen here.
both in the Italian and Rumanian sit
uations, lay increasing emphasis on
Americas economic power over the
nations with which the United States
| is associated, save possibly Great Brit
ain From the way tha threat is made
1t would imply that all the economic
agencies in America can be modified
! in support of any one of the Presi-
dents policies here.
Wilson's Answer Disappointing.
Europe Is disappointed because Pres
/ ident Wilson's answer postpones If 1t
does not preclude the possibility Of
settlement of the Adriatic question; ana
coupled with this is the growing resent
ment In French and other circles over
the use and display OF American eco
nomic prowess to bring about the set
Elements the President desires. but re-
! garding which others disagree. 1t 10
not helping the concert of free peoples
! the President has talked about II the
comment heard here indicates anything:
! Both Rumania and Italy. threatened
| in this manner, have been brought into
accord and the Jugo-Slavs are now In
!
made between them for mutual support.
Again the Americans are showing re-
sentiment over the attitude of France and
! Italy toward the Rumanians. Assistant
! Secretary of State Polk read a telegram
! In the council to-day complaining that
the Rumanians still were mistreating
the Hungarians. All he got. however
was exclamations of surprise.
II now appears that not handfui'
but see marines were laaded from an
American warship at Trau and that they
took the city away from the Italians.
| This incident appears much graver than
was indicated in the American explana-
| ton and while II Is denied that the
| marines were landed under any order
| of the council II Is admitted that the
American navy Is patrolling a'seventy
mile zone around Spalato and that these
ships are authorized to maintain order
under a general agreement Of the coun-
Gil.
Serbian Version of Affair.
A curious feature is that American
marines landed and expelled an Italian
dictator while the council has ruled that
| D'Annunzio's dictatorship at FiIme Is
an Italian AFFAIR. The Trau and FiunIe
occupations appear TO be of the same
kind.
The Serbian delegation gave out a
statement this afternoon in which they
said the Italians entered Trau at 3
A. NJ, and that they Immediately pro-
claimed a dictatorship. The Italian
troops were not enthusiastically re-
ceived, according to the Serbs.
The Serbian statement does not con-
| form to the American explanation that
the marines landed at the request of
the Italians. on the contrary. the
Serbians contend that no sooner had the
Italians taken the city than the Amer
leans landed. receiving a great welcome
from the Jugo- -Slavs, who then rushed
into the streets to repel the Italians.
The Serbs say the Italians fed. abandon
ing to the Serbs the booty they had
collected
| The Serbian communique says the
American warship is still under orders
to prevent any new italian attack ms
such precautions now seem necessary 10
prevent new movements by the Italians,
who are now seen concentrating behind
the lines and placing artillery on all
roads leading to Trau. These move
ments, according TO the Serbians. ace
causing much alarm, as they give the
impression that the Italians are getting
ready to provoke armed conflict.
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