The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-27
Civil WAR THERE?
Strife in Italy Seems Imminent,
Reports Say.
Nationalist and 1Iilitarists To
Oppose Socialists.
U. S. MARINES NOT At TRAU
Serbian Dispatch Doesn't Men,
ton American Participation.
Great Dissatisfaction in Italian
Army and Navy.

Rome. Sept. 25.-Aiarmist reports
are current in this city. one of them
being that a civil war is imminent.
on one side would be ranged the ma
tionalist and militarist factions which
would be opposed by the socialists.
Several generals are credited with the
Intention Of heading the militarist fac
ton with n view to controlling the
government IL being said they believe
the weakness Of those in power since
the armistice caused the present dead
lock. Some OF these generals have al
ready been mentiond as being in
league with Capt. Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio before the Fiume raid, with the
object Of overthrowing by force the
Nitt cabinet and replacing it with a
military dictatorship.
The navy is represented as being
even more dissatisfied than the army.
Doesn't Mention MaRincs.
London. Sept. IA dispatch sent
out by the Serbian press bureau at
Belgrade on Thursday refers to the
Evacuation OF Trau, by Italians, but
does not mention American partieipa-
tiOn IN the disorders there. It says
Inhabitants OF Trau captured an ar
mored car. three machine guns, many
rifles. hand grcnades and a quantity
81 ammunition.
Favored All-Party Cabinet.
Foreign Minister Tittoni is said to
have expressed the belief that the first
thing 10 be done in the present seri-
BUS situation was for the cabinet to
resign, thus eliminating one reason for
discurd-opposition to men now in
power. II is said his intention was
the formation Of a national cabinet
Including all the leaders OF the chief
political parties. which would give the
Government the greatest possible pow
er under the circumstances. Premier
Eitti instead considered that the res
ignatiOn of the cabinet would be an
admission either Of culpability or
Weakness, which would make the stu
alton worse.
signor Tittoni was obliged to con-
fess during a conversation with the
king. Il is reported, that he did not
see any other politician having the
s,atezmnnlike qualities and force pos
sessed by SignOr Nitti. Thus the idea
OF a reclamation of the cabinet was
abandoned.
Great II. c. i. Dissatisfaction
Workmen numbering approximately
one million are on strike and dissat-
ia.action is growing everywhere at the
G netantly increasing cost of living. 1t
IS impossible for the government to
ell any men to the colors, especially
q Ter having recently pardoned all de-
e. tcrs under the proclamation of am
messy. Strenuous efforts are being
mace 10y official Socialists to reach an
III -esstanding between the workmen
aud soldiers. They are urging the
j. ser TO refuse to obey either their
o:icers or the government and they
thus hope TO organize in Italy work
mems and soldiers committees which
would lead TO the formation OF soviets
and an upheayal Of the whole social
order Nobody mas suggested a REM
ecy for this alarming state of affairs,
but the hope is expressed that some
Unforeseen events may happen to give
things turn IN the right direction.
Fcdcrqls Into Flume.
Rome. sept 27.-Fiume is likely to
be occupied by Italian government
forces, the Popolo Romano reported
today.
General Badoglio. deputy chief of
staff has issued an appeal to the sol
diers. stating il Is useless for them to
60 70 Fiume. as nobody has dreamed
OK attacking the city" His plea, evil
IDENTIFY. is'to prevent further members
OF the army from joining d'Annunzio's
ranks.
Lieutenant Casagrande, a naval Of
ficer who had just returned to Pola
from his honeymoon in France, in
duced the crews Of a seaplane esca-
drille to so TO Fiume. where d'Annun-
zio appointed him commander of the
insursent aviation forces.
dispatch to the Epoca from
Trieste says il is learned that damn
unzlo has sent special appeal to King
abandon Fiume but to insist that it be
Italian territory.
Dispatches from Milan say that
mothers and widows of men who fell
in the war have wired the king urging
annexation Of Fiume.