Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-30
SCORES ANGLO AMERICANS
ITALIAN GENERAL PLACES
BLAME FOR FlUME TROUBLE
Charge Commercial Interests Sought TO
Keep business Ports out Of
Hands OF Italy.
Inv Ashncintnd prcsr.


EoME. Dec. 29.-tngio- american
capitoiists were blamed for opposition
70 ltaiyS claims to Fiunc by General
Eobilant speaking in the senate to-
day.
anglo AmerIcan commerce" he de-
penetration into central Europe. pre-
ierrinS to have /, in the hands OF "a
small country rather than under the
was backed hy the peace conference.
which was favorable to the Slav poo
pics: Wishing them TO form barric:
against resurrection OF Germany
Anglo American capitalism selected
three ports FOR its purpose Fiunc,
Danzig and Constantinoplc. assigning;
Poland, and The last 10 TURKEY The
last named country is under control
e. NE league OF nations. and all know
ne league Of nations is in the han,is
OF the Anglo Saxons."
c: caiis IL Succession of ninnder-.
neherai t9bHant. who was com
ne war. Italian representative on the.
"a IT. Iet -iti!lcd military commission at
Versailles and Il member OF the COM
MISSION which conducted an inquiry
into disorders at Fiumc flst July. saiI
M. ita!N,s handling OF the F!u,ae
blumdepE mo- i c nesn 4, succssson Of
discomfort is creeping into tho
ARM army because OF imjustices. which haze
, ncen committed. but trust Italy wiz
lrtminph oyer an present difncul;ies'
me Italian supreme command Cen
cral Eobilaut critizcd for not oc-
arnistice with Austria when Innsbrnnli
was taken over hy Italian ,rnoDs
triume he said. was Only two miles
genera ordered that Fivnc be oc-
cnp!ed. In carrying ont this plan,
ni0wcyer, !. Serbian battalion was sen:
INTO thc city ahead OF French t:oops
Italy Given Control by Each
General Robilant. who was a; that
HIM. i,;ns at Versailles. was. asked BY the
rfcnch consent for allied occupation
o. ne city, and he interviewed Mar
s ,osa F9oh: AS result Italy was al
allied forces in and about Fiume
Conflicts soon occurred between the
s IRE and Italians" the speaker said,
TACT that the Croa,ians had Remained
friends Of the French while thev had
c cG., 20 be our enemies. The
and grave incidents which resulted
we're due to an excess of provoca,ion.
poilcH an u, oXGSss OF rcaction The best
tsancopsiy given satisfaction 20 France
LOT me french soldiers killed ana
wounded. Offering indemnity. Instead
OF mat an inter allied commission was
appointed TO conduct an inquiry This
was Srcat mistake. as Italy appearrI
oeiore that commission as the accused.
ana her representative was ALWAYS IN
me minority In the end all the .oy-
currents rnsn; sccepted the very grave pro-
posa!s or the conmission-the inter
ha'!onai!zation OF Fiumc.
hnnunIio Halted Settlement.
sTdPlain faoricle dAnnunz!o's c1-
ped!t!on into Fiuync prevented the ey-
ecution OF the com n ission's proposals.
which vas q pity. because If the eiec
non or the new national council there
hau Oeen occurred under the auspices
o. me int"r.aiIied commission, instead
OF those Of Captaind' Annunzio, IL would
have assumed greater imDortance az
having virtually international sane
lon. believe inter-allied DoIic.
"ould nave Eeinained there ONLY tom