New-York tribune., 1919-09-27

Italy, while their opponents are de-
clared to be determined to oppose by
all means, even by revolution. another
foreign war.
President Wilson's reply regarding
the new proposals for the disposition
OF Fiume has been received, the news
papers announced to-day, and was
found TO insist upon his original view
that the city should be interna-
tionalized and not annexed to italy, be
coming the centre Of q small buffer
state between Italy and Jugo- Slavia.
The Pres ident does not insist, accord
ing to the press, upon plebiscitc in
the buffer state at the end of fifteen
years, at first proposed. and
he consents to the rectitication of the
eastern frontier of Istria in favor of
Italy, in the district Of Albona.
The Stefani agency, the semi official
Italian news agency. denies President
Wilson has demanded the expulsion
of d'Annunzio from Fiume or
threatened an economic blockade of
Italy.
The news agency adds that Presi-
dent Wilson sent two dispatches, one
of them reaching the American dele
cation in Paris Thursday morning, and
the other arriving in Rome this morn
ing. Both of them were without men
ace, according to the news agency, and
| expressed the most cordial sentiments
toward Italy, and said that modtica-
tions in the Fiume situation were pos
sible if the basic prime Piles we're safe
guarded.
D'Annunzio has sent message to
King Victor Emmanuel informing him
of the situation in Fiume AMI begging
him not to abandon the nations rights
over the city, according to a dispatch
to the "Epoca" from Triest.
At the meeting of the Crown Council
yesterday Tomasso Tittoni, Foreign
Minister, explained that the peace con-
ference would not permit Italy to an
mex Fiume, because such action would
authorize the Czecho -Slovaks to occupy
Teschen; the JugoSlavs to move forces
/ into klangenfurt; the Greeks to claim
Thrace and the Rumanians to annex
Banat
"It would be difficult to find a graver
period than this in the whole history
Of modern Italy" said Foreign Min
lister Tittoni to-day
Giovanni Gioltti, former Premier.
suggested that the only remedy was to
have speedy general elections, so that
the country might pronounce on pend
ing questions and on the attitude of
the government.
-N".o o''A0 O~Ao1'uAo, "IoO 1OIllltI
Premier, opposed this proposal, point
ing out the danger connected with an
appeal to the country at time when,
he said, the government was not sure
Of its control of the army for the
maintenance of public order.
When the members of the council
left the Quirinal the crowds gathered
outside shouted "Long live the army!"
and Long live Italian Funnel"
D'Annunzio Bars Foreigners
In q proclamation issued by d'Annun
zio to the people of Dalmatia the poet.
commander Of Fiume declared:
The fate Of the Adriatic must be
decided only by Italians. Any other
races would be lntruders. We refuse
to allow them to prevail
A message from Fiume states that
an American author, Henry Fox, has
arrived there and offered his services
to d'Annunzio. 1t is also declared that
an American naval officer had volun-
teered to help d'Annunzio defend the
city.
PARIS, Sept. ga dispatch from
Spalato to-day, by way of Belgrade
says that movements Of Italian troops
have been observed in the zone of occu-
patton. Detachments appeared a
Doprantza, on the direct road to Trau
and at Labin, six miles north Of Trau