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ITALIAN ENJOYS
RETURN T)PARIS
Compromise on Fiume Seen as
Orlando and SoanIno REIGN
I'eaCe Conference.
TREATY BY WEDNESDAY
Announcement Made That Document
Will Be SoIemnIy Handed to Ger
man Delegates That Day-New
Port Proposed for Slavs.

Paris, May 6.-The time for
handing over the peace treaty to
the Germans set for 3:15 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. 49,. .
s- London, May 6.-Aceordinq to
dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Paris, the question re-
garding Fiume has been settled in
full with the Italian government
on the basis that Fiume shall re-
main an autonomous port for two
years, when it will be assigned to
Italy. .
Paris, May 6.-Premier Vittorio Or.
lando and Foreign Minister Sidney
Sonnino have left Rome and will ar.
rive here Wednesday, the Italian am.
bassador to France has informed For.
eign Minister Stephen Pichon.
The Big Three is considering plan
for making Fiume free port, under
control of the League Of Nations, for
q period of three years. While the
Italians and Jugo-Slavs would thus en-
joy equal commercial privileges in the
disputed city during this period, work
would be hurried on construction OF
another port for the Jugo-Slavs on
the Dalmatian coast. At the expira-
ticn of three years, it is assumed
F1ume would be formally annexed to
Italy. .s ..#....'. E.
italy's Consent Expected.
1 While this does not positively as.
sure Italy's immediate resumption In
her place in the peace conference, it
is believed this will follow. in view of
the apparent acceptable compromise
formulated by the Big Three. together
with the spirit of Cancellation evinced
by both the Italians and Allies In the
last few days. ..... ,1s.l... |..e.
The Italians officially announced
their temporary withdrawal from the
peace conference April %. following
publication of statement by Presi-
dent Wilson in which he declared that
he would not consent to Italy having
Fiume, inasmuch as such concession
would be in violation of the armistice
terms and the IA principles.
Orlando Backed by Parliament.
Returning to Rome Orlando laid
his case before the Italian parliament
and was given vote Of confidence.
Since that time unofficial reports have
been received of overtures by both
Italy and the Allies toward getting to-
gether on a common basis that would
permit the Italians to come back to
Paris in time for signing of the Ger
man peace treaty.
These negotiations were given addi-
tional impetus by imminence of the
arrival of the Austrian peace dele
gates, now. unofficially reported to be
set for May IL. @s
italian at League Meeting.
Marquis Imperial, Italian ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, was expected to
attend the business meeting of the
League OF Nations.
A secret plenary session OF the
peace conference will take place, at
which the complete German treaty
will be discussed. The meeting is ex-
pected to be brief. .
Credentials Sof the German peace
delegates have been accepted. The
German ENJOYS are empowered to
represent the entire country, including
Bavaria, by law enacted at Weimer,
transferring all of the former kaiser's
treaty making rights to the govern
ment. The Germans have also accept
ed the Allies credentials, including
those OF the Jugo-SIavs.