The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-02
AMERICA IN The ApRIArIc.

question seems 70 LSel SO peOpie
viii be unable to avoid giving answer.
After the American delegation Paris had entered
conferences having in view joint treaties of peace
the pathway into the jungle of European ntrgues
made both easy and wide In order to establish peace it
necessary to maintain the armisce status through
out Europe and to accomplish this it necessary to-
place allied forces at strategic points.
One of the most dangerous points in Fiume, and
other is Upper Sesa account of the bitter racial
struggles possession Of those places American army
forces in Silesa and American naval forces in
the Adriatc In Silesa, however, the allied forces
mixed and the United States is not solely responsible
for the maintenance of order In the Adriatc the
other hand stretch of coast has been placed under the
sole surveillance of the American forces, and it hap
pens that this stretch of coast constitutes the bone of
contention between Italy and the Croaans who were
former subjects of the Hapsburgs,, and claiming
to be part of the kingdom formed of the Serbs, Croats
and Sovenes The Croats bitter enemies of the
Italians the end of the not having had any effect
in bringing about reconclement between the two
nay that portion of the Jugosav kingdom is allied ter
rtory but actually it is still enemy territory and is
making its enmty manifest in every way except host-
ties large scale.
The United States with its usual berality has sent
large quantities of food into Croa exactly it did into
Austria and other enemy territories, The population re-
ceved this friendly just the Ausro Germans
lid that is it took all the food the Americans would give,
nd cot much of it by mendacOus and profteering meth
ods while utilizing the benefits thus obtained to fortfy
their plans against the Italians the battle allies of
America.
The American delegation opposed the claim of Italy
concerni Fiume Great Britain and France did not
openly oppose Italy and when asked regarding their stand
toward the treaty of London they announced their ad
to it. Presumably they agreed with President
Wilson in his desire to hand Fiume to the Jugo-
savs. But the Italian people have not accepted that
proposition and although the Italian government has
indicated its willingness to compromise, the popular SEN
timent in Italy to be strongly than in
favor of placing Fiume under the italian flag. The
preme council at Paris has not pressed the matter as
has been handicapped by the fact that Fume is really
Italian city and belongs under the Italian flag and
that armed force would be required to compel the Italians
to renqush what they believed to be their just claims
While the supreme council has been postponing de-
cison this subject the Italians and their Croatian
their ugosav associates have massed their forces be-
hind the Dalmatan frontier and Fume The Ital-
ians have moved in and taken Fiume under Gabrielle
fAnnunzio-a piece of folly if the supreme council
were actually supreme, and iadvised act in any
event, Other Italians active along the Damatian
coast and some of them were driven out of Trau by
American naval forces, acting in obedience to orders
from the British admiralty, which is in control of all
naval operations under the direction of the supreme
council 1t is reported that Admiral Andrews turned
the town of Trau to the Jugoslavs after the Italians
had been driven out If that be true serious clash
eading to war seems than probable as the Dali
NATHAN coast has not been given to Jugosava, Trau
Toes not belong to the Jugosavs and the Italians have
'een furnished with of discrimination against
hem IN advance of the decision of the supreme council
anything could be calculated to stir up struggle
etween Italy and Jugosavia it would be such action
S is reported from the Adriatc and partly confirmed
y Secretary Daniels. The American Secretary of the
lazy is in the dark, like other Americans and is no
'nger in control of the United States squadron operating
the Adriatic Admiral Andrews takes his orders from
ondon, not from Washington.
Is the American naval force to attack Italians and
ugosavs if they clash in the Adratc? If the supreme
ouncil should awake from its torpor and award Fiume
} Jugosavia in accordance with foreshadowed plans
ill the American squadron enforce the award even to
ne extent of bombardng dAnnunzo's forces and Crap
ling with any fleet that goes to his rescue?
The people of the United States ought to be informed
gsrdng the nature of the obligations that seem to have
cen incurred in the Adratic. If war is imminent