The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-08

Rome, Oct. S.-The United States
has threatened to disinterest herself
from the affairs and complications OF
Europe unless conditions such as the
Fiume incident are remedied. accord
ing to the Corriere dItalia.
The paper stated that five days ago
the American government forwarded
a note to the allies calling attention to
the fact that the Fiume incident was
setting a bad example for other ma
tons and urging the settlement of all
outstanding questions. The article
says the American note was couched
in the mos cordial terms. especially
the remarks addressed to Italy.
Italian official circles are represent
ed today as being optimistic in the be-
lief that the incident will be concluded
satisfactorily.
Much Excitement in Rome.
Much excitement in political circles
and extended comment in the press
has been caused by reported receipt os
warnings from Great Britain and the
United States to Italy. with regard to
the situation at Fiume.
The British governments note to
Italy was suggested by United States
Secretary of State Lansing, according
to the Tribuna, one of the leading
commentators in it's Tuesdays issue.
Signs are multiplying." the paper
said, that we are in the presence of
definite diplomatic action on the part
| of the United States, which may as
| sumo the character of definite pres
| sure. Evidence of this is contained in
the threat to suspend help to those Eu-
ropean nations which do not respect
the decisions of the peace conference"
Be Put Out of Conference.
It is declared that the warning from
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| present illegal situation" at Fiume
| should continue Italy would run the
| risk of being put out of the alliance
and the peace conference" and that
| Italy has received, few days after, a
similar warning from the United
| States.
The Tribuna declares that italy is
| not alone responsible for the Fiume
situation and incidentally attacks
what it calls the "preponderance'' of
| President Wilson in the peace confer
ence and the alleged inability or un-
willingness of the allies to limit IL.
President Wilson. says the newspaper,
| "altho high parsonage, is not exempt
/ from human weakness, as is proved by
| his present grave nervous Illness. In
| the course of its violent article stigma
| tizing the warnings, the Tribuna says:
Even illuminated Germany never
showed less regard for her enemies
| than England shows today for her al
| the American and British warnings
should not be addressed to Italy, but
, to Capt. Gabrielle d'Annunzio. as Fl
| ume is not Italy; in fact Fiune Is
fighting against the italian govern
ment which together with the other
allies, is unable to'solve the Adriatic
problem after the disapproval of the
pact of London"
Denial that Great Britain had taken
any separate action with regard to
the Fiume situation was given in a
| statement issued by the British news
| agency, Reuters Limited, in London,
Tuesday night. The British action
| had only been in conjunction with the
allies, il was declared. The pact Of
! London. the secret treaty negotiated
among the allies in 1915 Just prior to
| Italy's entrance into the war, mem
| toned in the newspaper comment,
provides that Fiume should go to
Croatia and not to Italy. the Italian
/ claim to Fiume, pressed since the con-
c1usion of the armistice. therefore not
! being based upon any previous agrees
ment among the allied powers.
London, Oct. s.-EngIand has ten
dered Italy friendly warning" that
continuation of the Fiume incident
might lead TO international difficul-
ties, the United News has been Off
cially informed.
The BRUSH government Inaue lts
| representations recently" IT was said.
and not in written form nor in any
manner as a threat. but orally al
merely a friendly caution.
Contrary to the Italian press report
that the British government men,
toned Exclusion from the peace ta-
| ble" officials here say no references
was made to the peace table.
1t was emphasized. however. that
unless the F'iume question were set
tied, it would be impossible to carrz
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