The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-11-01
Peace Conference Devises Plan
for Settling the Problem of
the Adriatic.
D'ANNUNzIO's FIUME RAID
Baltic States and Russian soIshevists
Talking Pcace-President Wilson
Explains Application Of League
Covenant to Shantung and
Irish Questions.
By EDWARD w. PicKARD.

by GGWHnO W. StSNAn6.
While D'Annunzio held possession OF
Fiume after his spectacular raid on
that disputed city, the peace confer
ence IN Paris got busy and announced
its solution of the entire Adriatic
problem. It is compromise plan de-
signed to satisfy both italy and Jugo-
Slavia. and It was cabled to America
to be submitted to President Wilson.
This compromise settlement provides
that Fiume shall be free state and
that its harbor shall be free port; ;
that the Jugo-Slavs shall have all OF
the Dalmatian mainland except the
city of lara, which shall be a free
port, and most of the Dalmatian
islands: that Avlona and the surround
ing territory shall be under Italian
sovereignty, and that Italy shall re-
ceive mandate for all OF Albania ex-
cept the Epirus, In the extreme south.
which shall go to Greece. Both Italy
and Jugo-Sia make concessions I'M
der this plan, and It Is believed that
II will enable Fiume ultimately to be-
come part Of Italy-a contamination
which the American peace delegation
was able to prevent during the treaty
negotiations.
DAnnunzio's seizure Of Fiume was
decidedly embarrassing to the Ital-
Ian government. To use force against
him was plainly out Of the question.
for the sympathies OF the nation were
with him. despite the fact that he and
his troops were technically mutineers.
However. the government did take
steps looking toward blockade Of FL
ume by land and sea in the expecta-
ton that the poet-sOidier's army would
he soon starved into submission. and
in this measure the Jugo-Slavs coop
Grated by cutting off all supplies by
land. D'Annunzio had about 10000
regulars and four battalions OF vol
unteers under his command. and oc-
cnpied fortified line around the city.
II was reported that he was prepared
10 raze Fiume If he could not hold
out. and that in this he was support
ed by the citizens.
Naturally, the Germans were watch
ing this affair with great interest, and
the news that the allies had decided
n was to be handled by Italy alone
was looked on by them as significant.
FOR some OF them were contemplating
the possibility Of similar raid on
Danzig. They figured that If the ex-
messed will of the allied peace con-
ference could be defied In one place.
81 might be defied In another.
In Hungary the allies are gradually
bringing the situation around TO their
own way, for the Roumanians. 1t Is
announced. are Withdrawing tneir
troops and have promised TO restore
the materials they had confscated.
prime Minister Friedrich Of Hungary
It Is expected. will quit. and coa'i-
tion cabinet viii be recognized by the
allies
The representatives Of the BaItic
st.tes are holding, or about to hOid.
conferences with the Russian bolshe-
visits. with the prospect that peace be-
tween them will be arranged. Wheth-
Or this is with the facit consent Of the
.ilied nations Is not clear. At any
rate the White Russians are desper-
.tely fighting against such an outcome.
for It would mean their destruction
bv the Reds. The German troops 70
the Raitlc states. commanded by Gen.
ara, Won der Goltz. are increasing IN
numbers and are very active. The
Perlin government. In response to the
demand of the peace conference fnaf
they he withdrawn. said they were
not under German control. but TINS
nleo ,he conference refused to allow.
The Russian soviet government asserts
that despite its recent victories on the