New-York tribune., 1919-04-23
Orlando Would Withdraw
Demands for Dalmatian
Hinterland if Given
City and Coastal Line
Rome ENJOYS Quit:
Wilson Holds Firm,
Claims of Japanese Are
Postponed and May Be
Left to World League

PARIS, April % CRY The Associated
Press. ).- There are indications Of
weakening on the part of the Italian
delegation and a disposition to with
draw their demands of the Dalmatian
llinterland if permitted to have the
coast, the coastal watershed and
Fiume,
One compromise proposal to the
Italians, making provision fer their
claim Ia Fiume in exchange fer their
abandonment OF their claims 10 the
balmatan toast, Mas rejected.
President Wisoa Ia infeNhle in his
position that Fiume shsll not he an
heNed TO Italy, thus bottline up jugo-
Slavia.
Although Premier Orlando probably
will not attend the meetings of the
Council of Four Immediately. the in
clination of the Italians to compromise
is looked upon as encouraging by the
Allies, who apparently are hopeful
that an agreement may be reached Ay
mutual concessions.
May Halt Treaty Signing
The suggestion is widely circulated
tonight in Paris that Great Britain
and France cannot sign a peace treaty
with Germany if Italy refuses, because
under the London agreement no men,
Der OF the Entente is to sign a sen.
ever, apparently has not had any great
effect on the negotiations, since the
delegates expressed the opinion that
no single nation can afford to hinder
peace conforming to the provisions OF
the armistice broadly and that rights
under secret treaties will be lightly
regarded by the peoples who are clam
oring for settlement of the world
war.
AS the United States ds not sigma
tory of the London agreement not to
make a separate peace. even the most
serious break IN the conference would
not prevent her fror, making a peace
with Germany under crisis which
might arise as a result of European
alliances. But the American delegates
refuse to give serious consideration to
such an eventuality.
Postpone Japans Claim
The council of four decided to-day -
discontinue its hearings on the Chi
nese and japanese claims to rights in
Shang- Tang Province, and agreed
merely to terminate in the peace treaty
Germany's rights in China. leaving the
settlement of the respective rights of
China and Japan to the German con-
cessions until a later date.
This agreement is suDject to the ap-
proval of China and japan, whose dele
cations have sent cablegrams to their
governments, and express the belief
that their governments will agree
The postponement of the final settfe-
ment is a compromise which meets tho
demands of neither China nor Japan.
May Be Left TO League
Japan asks that the German rights
be definitely given 10 her, with the pn-
derstanding that Japan return them tx,
China under certain conditions, China
urged that the German leases and con
eessens should he definitely reeoe-
nlzed as belonging 10 China again, Aav-
ing been taken from her fereihIy hy
Germany,
The peatpenement of the haaj de-.
eisien leaves Il uncertain whether The
respective rights Of China and lamar
will be passed upon in the final peace
treaty OF left to the league of nations,
Premier Orlando still remained All
sent this morning when dcliheratlon,
on the Italian claims were resumed A
the Parts white House" presidcp
Wilson and prcmiers Lloyd Geora,
and Clemenceau were present.
The French. British and American
delegates show no signs of weakenin,
and continue to advise the Italians o.
the meetings as if the Italian deleeate,
had not bolted.
The French, British and Amexical
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