Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-27

WI gu lhlo ptlWSOH England, france
and Russia, in which ltaly's territorial
compensation for entering the war on
the side of the allies was fixed in ad-
vance, Fiume did not figure. In a
general way, Italy was guaranteed pos
session of her two "unredeemed prov
inces' of Trentino and Trieste, a GER
tain number of islands along the Dali
matian coast and a part of the Dalma-
tan coast itself. Fiume was not men
toned.
FIUME HAS ELECTION
Immediately following the signing of
the armfstice last November, the Ital-
ian population of the province and city
of Fiume, through their municipal ANA
governmental authorities acting under
President Wilson's principles of self
determination and of nationality, Off
cially declared their desire to be an
neXed to Italy and placed themselves
under the protection of President Will
son himself.
Immediately a nation wide propa
ganda and u nation-wid sentiment
sprang up in Italy for the Inclusion of
F'iume in ltaly's national aspirations.
This propa ganda and senti:", fos-
tered by the Italian press. the Italian
themselves, has reached degree of in
tensity until it has become almost the
one and only consideration and topic
of conversation in Italy. Only a per-
son who has lived for years in Italy
and who knows the pride of race and
nationality that exists in the Italian
temperament to q degree not TO he
found in any other can appreciate the
IA Of tl, .i4
REVOLUTION POSSIBLE
Should Italy fail to obtain Fiume
as portion of her national aspir-
atoms, almost anything is liable to
happen IN ItaIy-ard amongst the
more probable hypothesis are revo-
luton, Boishevism or an actual re-
turn to the German alliance of be-
fore the war.
Despite the intensity of the demand
on the part of the great bulk Of the
italian population for the annexation
of tiume, there is. however, in Italy
certain opposition. The Socialists,
especially led by Bissolati, a former
member of the Italian war cabinet, OPP
pose in the extreme degree what they
term this imperialistic policy that has
been champoned by Sonnino and Or
lando.
1t should be remembered that Italy
Is u Mediterranean country and the
only two outlets and inlets. to the
Mediterranean, namely, the straits of
Gibraltar and the Suez canal, are CON
trolled by England. England or any
other group of powers with whom
England is associated can. by closing
those two nlets to the Mediterranean
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starve Italy to death in very short
space of time.
GUARANTEE WANTED
For this reason there has ever been
In Italy large school of diplomats,
of statesmen and of the thinking pop
ulation that is convinced that Italy's
only guarantee of life can be secured
through an alliance with some north
ern country like Germany that can
insure her an outlet to the northern
seas. Because of this fact and be-
cause of the large number Of support
ers in Italy of this thesis, return to
the German alliance by Italy must not
be considered as purely Il bluff
on the other hand, it also is certain
that leading Italian statesmen like
Bissolati, Nitti and others who re-
signed several months ago from Or
lando's cabinet because of his So-called
imperialistic policy, have been stead
lily at work building up their own
political fences.
1t is entirely possible. therefore, that
the Orlando government might be over
thrown and new one headed by Nittt
or some one else come into power on
O platform to take a more conciliating
attitude. Should the F'iume demand
be refused it is not to be expected that
this Italian population OF 37,O00,OOC
human beings, stung to the quick in
their most sacred sentiments of racial
and national pride will quietly subside
without an explosion that may entail
almost any possibility.