The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-06
ITALIAN CHANCE
OF HEART seen
TOWARDS yANKS
And Washington, Of Course,
Is Highly Indignant,
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WASlllNGTON-ln Indignation was
privately EXPRESSED in no uncertain
terms as the result Of the order to
American troops and war workers IN
Italy 10 remove their uniforms and
appear in lneonspicuous civilian at
tire because OF Italian wrath at the
contemplated action OF the peace CON
ference with regard 10 the disposition
OF the Dalmatian coa', aud the town
OF Fiume.
This order, however which is sup. |
posed TO have been issued by General
Treat commander Of the American
forces in Italy. was not confirmed By |
The war department nor was the de
parimcnt able 10 give information as
20 the exact American units now IN
Italy 1t was said that there were
quite number OF CaSuab there,
tourist troops on leave from the
forces in France and quite few war
workers. such as Y. NJ. {. A. Seere-
taries. Y. W {. A. secretaries and
Red Cross nurses
Open Season or Yanks.
General Treats c'asr though. wa,
taken by some persons here 10 mean
that il was IAN open season ior
Americans in ltall" The state de
partmeni, however took the view that
there would he no trouble and tina,
none was anticipated
II the general order can he as
sumcd to mean ,ha, feeling runs high
in Italy no, only against the Amcri-
can peace delegation. but all o,hcr
American, as well, that country has
shown a surprising change OF form
in the past few months. During the
war and even Mp 30 the actual con
sidera,ion OF the tiumc question
there wa. no more idoll1ing figure In
ail OF Italy than was President VIII
son.
Country Has Changed.
When he visited Rome and other
NItalian cities he was given a welcome
which even exceeded tho ,umultuous
receptions accorded him on his initial
visit TO Paris and London and the
word American used by any mem.
Der OF the party tla, accompanied
him was an open Sesame to any.
thing Italy could offer The fact that
many OF the peasants IN Italy sub
Mitu,ed the presidents portrait for
tina, OF their patron SAINTS and burned
candle, before it was one oi the senti-
ments spread broadcast in this coun-
try to indicate the respect esteem
and even alteration that Italy had Tor
this country. Now, though. the prob.
ability wa. rather rueiully expressed
here that ',he presidents pictures
might now he being burned before
the candles"
In the dark days OF the war. too
Count Macchi di Celirre. the Italian
ambassador TO the United States. was
q constant visitor 10 the White
House. where he repeatedly sought
thousands ,oi American troops 10 be
sent 10 Italy. Italy also has drawn
heavily on ,heUni,ed States for food,
coal and Red Cross supplies, and a
few days ago the official iniorma'
tion bureau OF the Italian government
made another appeal Tor supplies
from this country. Millions OF dollars
in cash have been loaned TO the
Italians by the United States.
Just Like New York.
The Italian people have been led,
and 10 a certain degree correctly, TO
believe that the president knows l't'
tlc of the Adria,c question and has
relied for information on in'eS,-
gators who are ontward'y antagonis-
Tic to I,aly's claims. Whenever an
opportunity was afforded, though
Italian statesmen and diploma,ists
q souQh, TO thrust their claims direct
" before the president, and II was
hi, insistence which led hjm to say
in Rome. when the Italian popula'
tion OF Fiume was dealt upon as one
of the reasons why the city should
60 to Italy;
There are also great many
Italian, living in New York City, but
! cannot give YOU New York
Lipman In Bad.
Under the treaty OF London &c
which the United States Is not
party, Italy was not promised fiume
Tor a, that time such thing as The
complete collapse OF the Austro
Hungarian monarchy was inconeeIv'
able TO the allies
Italians, though, declare that mo-;
OF the presidents information regard
ing Fiime comes from Walter LIP
man. and they say that he, before tn
United States entered the war, wa
openly an,&gof+stt1te---t e--- ts.--ssse-, -al!'s $
Therefore, they do not consider hin
fiji to report on the subject OF III
disposition OF Fiume.