New-York tribune., 1919-04-27
Rome Crowds
Give Orlando
Wild Ovation
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peace delegates, then spoke and were
checrcd by the soldiers and sailors.
Prince Colonna, Mayor of Rome, as
serted that there was complete soli-
darlty of the people of Rome and of
Italy with the government.
Premier Orlando, General Diaz.
Prince Colonna and Signor Barzilai
entered motor cars and a procession
was formed which proceeded to the
Royal Palace, in Quirinal Square. The
passage through the streets was cx-
tremely slow, owing to the density of
the crowds, which insisted on drawing
the car occupied by Signor Orlando.
Premier Wildly Acclaimed
Some idea of the numbers gathered
can be CLEANED by the fact that it took
the Premier's car two hours to cover
the short distance between the station
and Quirinal Square. AT the palace
the party Joined the King, Queen and
crown Prince on the balcony, and the
entire group was acclaimed with en-
thusiasm by the assemblage below.
Rome was behaggcd in greeting to
the returning Premier The offices and
shops were closed, and the members of
some two hundred associations, clubs
and patriotic leagues, bearing banners
with the legend, Italy, Fiume, Dal-
matia," went to the railway station or
lined themselves along the thorough
fares which Premier Orlando would
have to pass on his way from the sta
ton to the Ministry of the Interior.
All the Cabinet ministers in Rome,
high officials of state, the projects,
Prince Colonna, the Mayor of Rome
and three hundred Senators and Den
utles gathered inside the station to re-
celve the Prime Minister
Among the Senators was noticed
count Greppi, 101 years old, who, de-
spite his age, wished to be present he
sand, Ito witness an event consecratinc
the complete unity Of Italy"
The crowd was touched by the pres
ence of manned soldiers carried to the
station in military lorries. There were
aiso on hand veterans of the wars for
independence, red-shrted Garibaldians
among them.
nc fcrvor of the crowd was un-
bounded Patriotic songs and all
hinds Of yells filed the air. with cries
Of "Viva Funnel" and "Dalmatialo
The city was decorated on1v with
Italian flags. The Via Nationale was
brilliant with Italy's tricolor, and only
one foreign flag was to be seen. That
vas the British over the British army
headqua rters.
No Feeling Against U. S.
NO feeling antagonistic to Americans
was shown, the whole demonstration
oelng fervent manifestation in behalf
OF ltaly's claims. One American lieu
tenant cheered the Premier, with the
rest Of those assembled, and the Ital-
lans near by cheered the American.
crying out "Viva Amcrica,"
Banners were displayed bearing the
inscription: "Fiume, Damatia or
death" Airplancs lowered above. amonq
them gigantic bombing machine.
For more than an hour the automo-
bile containing Premier Orlando Con
eral Diaz and Signor Barzilai was so
surrounded by the immense crowd ont
side the station that it could not move
Inc Premier was repeatedly OBLIGED TO
address the people amid uproarious
applause.
Never known Dishonor
Aiiuslon having been made to possi-
bic retaliation against Italy by the rc-
strictlon of her food supplies, the Pre-
mler exclaimed: "The Italian neonlo
nave often known hunger, but never
dishonor.'
These words were received with in
tense enthusiasm, the people CRYING.
Death rather than betrayal of our
brothers across the Adriatic."
The crowd assembled to greet Or
lando received with great enthusiasm
'he announcement that Gabrielle DAN
hunzlo, the author aviator had accent
cd the invitation sent by the Mavor
OF Rome to come to the capital to voico
"a deep protest from the heart of .
country torn by an outrage in which
ITS most sacred national aspirations
have suffered"
The body of socialists who support
ed the war have adopted a resolution
declaring that to prevent the annexa-
tion OF Flumc by Italy would mean
opposition to the Fundamental prin- 4
'lples Of just and lasting peace built
upon recognition Of nationality and
he determination Of peoples"
The Republican party has adopted !
'esolutlon unanimously demanding
possession of Fumc ~ Italy and com
claiming that the Italian government
lad been placed in an isolated position
It me peace conference, where Whe /
upidity of surviving mlitarism pre- ::
allcd over the rights of the peoples" !
The Democratic party has made pub Y
&c statement which says: I
"Presidcnt Wilson has sanctioned
he inequality of races, dominion of
he sens and tho intangible Monroe b
)octriue, and has denied freedom Of e
showing that his asser- ,
lors Of lofty political and humani- >
arlnn ideals concealed electoral inter !
SITS, to the detrment of weaker pow {
rs. President Wilson is not now the .
rue and authorized Interpreter for the
american people" t