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ITALIAN SENATE. VOTES
APPROVAL OF OIL AlNDO
Great Demonstration Follows Address of Italian Premier
Who Explains His Attitude Toward President Will
sons Proposal Relative to Disposition of Fiume

ROME, Tuesday. April 29.-Premier
Oriando's government was given
Italian Senate tonight, following the
vote OF confidence given him in the
House OF Deputies. A great demonstra-
tion followed the Prcinicr's address
before the Senate.
The scene In the Chamber OF Depu-
ties as the Premier delivered his adj
dress 10 crowded house was notable
one, Enthusiastic cheers greeted the
arrival in the chamber Of the Premier
anu OF Foreign Minister Sonnino. and
these were repeated as kilograms were
read from Fiume, cara, Sebenico. Spa
lato and the Island of BrazZa demand
ing their annexation by Italy.
Receives Long Ovation.
The Prime Minister, pale with emo
ton, received an ovation which lasted
several minutes, while the result of the
zatt was hailed with a deafening
storm of cheers. The text of the reso-
luton adopted by the chamber follows:
n,,J The C., chamber, the guardian Of dig
the Italian people. declares itself In
unison with the government and con
firms It's full confidence in it for the
defense of the supreme rights of the
nation and for securing just and
durable peace"
The Premier laid before Parliament
the details Of his demands for Fiumc
which Italy has laid claim. He began
by saying that the International s:tua-
ton was grave at present. adding that
II was very grave" for Italy; He said
serve an attitude ot calm and sercn-
ity" at the present moment.
Wants Parliament backing.
An outline Of the exchanges be-
tween himself and President Wilson
nade il clear that .ne Presidents ac-
ton in making public his statements
as TO Italy's claim 10 Fiurne had made
1t impossible either TO accept or re-
ject any proposals that might be made
He said he believed 1t his duty to come
at once before the Parliament 70 re-
ceive authority in CARRYING forward
April IA when he received from Presi-
dent Wilson the American viewpoint
on Fiume, he said he thought an agree
In the course of his address the Pre-
mier spoke OF the attitude taken at
Paris by the British and French gov
ernments. which he said had been loyal
don. which wac framed in 1915 He
admitted. however. that both France
and Great Britain do not stand with
italy in her demands for the annexa-
ton of Fiume. He added that they
might have agreed. in principle. TO the
creation OF Fiune as an independcnt
m memorandum. which was handed TO
him April a. and which was dis
,ributed among the members of Parlia-
ment today by the Premier. Signor Or
lando said:
Wilson's Conditions Impossible.
'1nasmuch aa this memorandum de-
MED tIaly's rights over the Dalmatian
islands, accorded only incomplete lib
erty to Fiume and even went SO far as
TO break up the unity of Istria, told
Mr.. Wilson 1t was absolutely impos-
siole for me to agree to peace on the
conditions indicatsd. l added that un-
der such conditinns the Italian dclcga-
t;on felt il coulc3pot continue to par
ticlpatc in the Sconference with any
benefit for otherstor dignity for Italy.
CONSERVATIVES ~ the allied pow4 ~
with which Italy was bound by Esd
GAIA ag:eements,
.'y IRE si@r y. .-NST.s7jn showed g.eSSnne-
greet for such a hypothesis. addiIy8le
would do everything possible to
tune and useful that France and Eng
land should undertake TO find a means
of Cancellation while he would have
the question re-examined by his cX-
perts to zee II further concessions
could be made 10 Italian aspirations.
Says Italians Not Obstinate.
The Italian delegation did not main
tain obstinate attitude. but cooper
ated during the following days in ef-
forts 20 find a way 20 conciliation. II
was anxious not TO delay peace and
TO avoid compromising the union OF
the allied peoples, even by mere ap-
pearance of disagreement. II was con-
tinuinS patiently to seek means OF
conciliation, and was discussing the
subject with the British Premier when
the presidential message appeared.
This new fact seemed TO the Italian
made public a dissention. which until
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