The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-25
D'ANNUNZIO HAS
ARMY AND NAVY
Both Services Virtually Back
Him in Fiume Control, Gen.
Garibaldi Says.
REVOLUTION IN ITALY
Blockade Is Called Farce
Food in Large Quantities
Reaches Port.
REVOLUTION IN ITALY
BY LAURENCE HILLS.
Ssa1 Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyrfght 1919, all rights reserped

Copyright. 1919. all rights reserved.
PARIS, Sept. 24-Gen. Peppino Carl
baldi, who arrived in Paris to-day
fpom Fiume. reports that the italian
navy virtually had gone over to DAN
nunzio already and that the army was
ready to follow 1t. He informed the
delegation that there would be a revo-
luton Immediately unless the Fiume
question was settled in favor of Italy.
He said he had refused to accept n
mission to D'Annunzio, as had every
other officer of the army and navy, be-
cause. all told King Victor Emmanuel,
! If they went to Fiume they would stay
there. The greatest excitement pre-
walls at the Hotel Edward VII. the
italian headquarters here, over the
prospect OF revolution. but how much
OF this Is propaganda 1t is difficult to
determine.
Gen. Garibaldi blamed President Will
son for the situation at Fiume, saying
that the italian people had waited six
months for a settlement of the claims
before the Peace Conference. When
they had become convinced that Presi-
dent Wilson was blocking their efforts
they resorted to direct action. Gen.
Garibaldi said that open hostility to
President Wilson had been expressed fol-
lowing the failure OF the Peace Confer
ence to adjust the Fiume controversy
In closing his interview Gen. Carl
baldi added:
The spirit of disintegration which Is
arising owing TO President Wilson's hes
itation In reaching a decision with re-
gard to Fiume may lead to very serious
consequences in my country should our
I allies not put the Italian Government
in a position to settle the Fiume ques-
tion according to the will OF the people
Il hope the same spirit that moved
Italy to enter the great war will inspire
our allies to give us the solution OF the
Adriatic question which we must have"
Agents Report Revolt.
American authorities here admit that
Italy virtually Is In state Of revolu-
tion now. This assertion is based upor
Teports from confidential agents and
from Admiral Andrews. the latter indi
eating that the efforts of the Italian
Government to suppress the D'AnnunzlC
revolt are of an opera bouffe character
! and the blockade" is a farce, as food
is reaching D'Annunzio in large quan
tiles. This condition. 1t was pointed out,
| hardly could be advanced as a reasoT
| why President Wilson should change hi
| attitude. Out of all this welter the
| following points appear:
First, that a situation such as
might arise at any time in the
League of Nations has got entirely
beyond this conference, with solidar-
ity utterly lacking, such as would be
required under the leagues rule Of
unanimity.
Second, that a council of the kind
70 be created by the league. II It Is
! to be the peace panacea It's propo-
nents proclaim, must act quickly and
decisfvely, something which the ex-
| perience OF the present Peace Confer
ence seems to put almost outside the
realm OF possibility
| Third that the economic weapon,
while 1t may impress some states
| men, Is giving evidence daily OF its
failure to swerve peoples when a
high state of national feeling has
been aroused. The President has
threatened to use, II he has not ac-
tually used. the economic weapon In
Italy's case, but the effect apparent
ly has been to drive a majority OF
the people to a higher pitch OF ex-
citement and to strengthen their de-
termination to obtain Fiume.
| Wilson's Action Forecast.
According to a high diplomatic au
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