New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-04-30
TELLS ABOUT WILSON
GIVING OUT NOTICE
Declared That Up to Th.t
Time Delegates Were
Working Hard For Com
promise-Peys Tribute to
All of Allies.

! Rome, April 29 (By Associated
, Press) Premier Orlando's govern
ment was given an unanimous vote OF
confidence in the italian senate to-
night, following the vote of confidenceI
given him in the house of deputies. a
great demonstration followed the
premier's address before the senate.
! The premier laid before parliament
the details of his demands for Fiume
and the Dalmatian coast districts to
which Italy has laid claim. He be-
gan by saying that the intentional
situation was grave at present, add
ing it was very grave for Italy. He.
said it was the duty of Italy to pre-
serve an attitude of calm and seren-
ity.
Asks Vote of Confidence.
An outline Of the exchanges be-
tween himself and President WILSON,
was given by Signor Orlando wha8
made it clear that the presidents ac-|
ton in making public his statement
as to ItaIys claim OF FTume had.
made it impossible to either accept or
reject any proposals that might be
made. He said he believed it his dgtv
to come at once before the parliament
to receive authority in carrying for-
ward his work at the conference
Up until April IA when he received
from President Wilson the American
viewpoint on Fiume he said he
thought an agreement was probable.
British and French Opposed.
In the course of his address the pre-
mier spoke of the attitude taken al
Paris by the British and French gov
ernments which he said had been low
al TO promises made in the treaty OF
London, which was framed in 1915.
He admitted, however, I that both
France and Great Britain did not
stand with Italy in her demands for
the annexation of F'iume He added
that they might have agreed in princi-
pie, to the creation of F'iume as an in
dependent free state. In discussina
the American memorandum. which
was handed to him on April ID and
which was distributed among the
members of parliament today by the
premier, Signor Orlando said:
Explains American Note.
"fnasmuch as this memorandum
denied Italy's rights over the Dalma.
tan islands, accorded only i'm com
plete liberty to Fiume and even went
so far as to break up the unity Of Is
trla, 1 told Mr.. Wilson it was abso
lutely impossible for me to agree on
peace on the conditions indicated.
added that under such conditions. the
Italian delegation felt it could not
continue to participate in the confer
ence with any benefit for others or
dignity for Italy, but said 1 would
communicate with Representatives OF
the allied powers with which Italy was
bound by special agreements.
Were Trying for Compromise.
President Wilson showed great re-
gret for such a hypothesis, adding he
would do everything possible TO pre-
vent it. He said he thought 1t oppor-
tune and useful that France and Eng
land should undertake to find a
means of conciliaton while he would
have the question rc-examined by his
experts to sec if further concessions
could be made to Italian aspirations.
The Italian delegation did not main
tain an obstinate attitude but CO..
operated during the following DAYS in
efforts to find a way to concliation. II
was anxious not to delay peace and to
avoid compromising the union Of the
llllcd peoples even by a mere appear
lnce OF disagreement. 1t was continu-
nG patiently to seek means Of con-
citation and was discussing the sub
CCI Will Ine bflllSp premier when
he presidential message appeared.
DepIoTcd Wide Publicity.
This new fact seemed to the Ital-
an delegation of enormous gravity as
t made public a dtssension which un-
il then, although deep, was conhned
inside the conference. Besides maxi
ng statements addressed to the senti-
nent and will of peoples in general
md, therefore, to the Italian neonla
he full authority and prestige Of fhe
Italian delegates was doubted just in
he grave and decisive hour when il
vas most needed"
Addressing himself to the attitude
# Italy at the peace conference and
he justice of her demands, the pre-
nier continued:
ENfoss TtaIy's Position.
Italy did not measure her sacrifices