The sun., 1919-05-04
ITALIAN SITUATION
HAS FAVORABLE TURN
Count Di Celiere Has Confer
> ence With Wilson.

PARIS, May 1.-THE Italian situation
took more favorable turn late to-
day. The Indications we're that some
arrangement would be made for Italy to
be represented when the peace treaty
was presented to the Germans next
week.
Count Macchi di Cellere, the Italian
Arnba ssa dor to the United States, had a
conference late to-day with President
Wilson. This is regarded as an indication
that Italy Is considering a resumption
of her place at the Peace Conference.
Neither President Wilson nor the Ital-
ian Ambassador made any statement re-
garding the subject under discussion
The Interview was sought by Count Mac
chi al Cellere, and took place after the
regular conference between President
Wilson ana Prcmieres Clemenceau and
Lloyd George.
Meanwhile Thomas Nelson Page
American Ambassador, and Camille
Barrere, French Ambassador are max
ing efforts at Rome to find. by con-
versations with Premier Orlando, Tor
mula which will heat the breach caused
by the Withdrawals OF the Italian dele
cation from the Peace Conference. MI
Page has had two long conferences with
the Italian Premier, who is said to show
a disposition to resume relations, but
who thinks that overtures should come
from Paris.
The newspapers report that there nave
been. many conferences between former
Premier Luzzatti Of Italy and NJ. Bar
rere, the French Ambassador. In an at
tempt to find a satisfactory solution.
According to one report the signing OF
the peace treaty without Italy has been
avoided. Ambassador Barrere Is saic
to DO very optomistic.
Premier Orlando has written n let
ter deprecating anti-American demon
strations, saying that the Minister OF
the Interior has taken steps to stop
them, paying particular attention TO
manifestations and the press campaign
directed against President Wilson.
The Italian Cabinet appears to con-
slider that any overtures should be on the
basis OF giving Fiume to Italy, as 1t Is
asserted that the loss Of the city TO ner
might cause an uprising menacing the
Government.
One suggestion has been made for
solution by means OF a formula recognis-
ing italian authority over the city, but
leaving its ultimate control to plepis-
cite
Some of Premier Orlando's friends, &C
cording to advices received here. are
urging him to resign as the best means
Of eliminating any personal element
the negotiations.
The departure for Trieste Of Gen. Diaz,
the Italian commander in@chief, followed
the receipt of reports that the Jugo- Slavs
might make a military demonstration 10
hold Fiume, the Government desiring to
have him near the scene.
All the foregoing Developments In
Rome, the advices concerning wnlch
come through the best Informed chan
neis, have not appeared to awaken
here any response, favorable to the
granting of Fiume to italy.
ROME. May . (delayed). - News
papers favorable to the Government pro-
test against the continuation by the
Peace Conference of negotiations with
the German delegates without the par
ticipation of Italy, because. they say. 1t
violates the treaty between the Allies
forbidding separate peace. The
TrfbHBa says:
THE Allies are pledged to us by q
sacred treaty. They cannot sign peace
without US and they cannot make a sep
arate peace without treason. President
Wilson may be an autocrat. but not TO
the point of imposing the shame of trea-
son upon Great Britain and France"
The idea Na,tonale asks how the
Peace Conference could declare the
proved last Monday while Italy was alb
sent how the conference could assign
Eiao-chau to Japan when italy was not
present, and how could the conference
present the preliminaries OF peace to the
German delegates without Italy acting
with them? The paper adds:
'The conference places itself outside
the alliance of Italy" the paper said.
Italy must answer by the annexation
Of the territories she claims"
The Epoca to-day prints letter from
Prof George d. Heron declaring that
grave injustice is being done to Italy and
that the people OF the various countries
do not know what is happening behind
the scenes in Paris
Prof Heron affirms positively that a
settlement OF the Adriatic question was
about to be effected on two occasions
and that It only failed as result of the
intrigues of a few international finau-
ciers, automatically privileged, who. he
declares, are the real cause Of the ex-
listing crisis and of~all the political and
moral failures of the Peace Conference
and on whom will fall the responsible
ity for the ruin threatening the world
This group. Prof. Heron declares
seeks concessions for the development OF
Fiume and the Dalmatian ports so as
to monopolize shipping on the Adriatic
The scheme he says, is one which con-
templates the exploitation OF the Serbian
people and entailing complete CONNER.
cial ruin on Italy by driving her flag of
the seas and destroying her commercial
and political relations with Rumania and
the Balkans.