Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-29
UNITY BETWEEN ITALY
AND ALLIES NECESSARY
Foreign Minister Tittoni Discusses
Fiumc Situation in Chamber
OF Deputies.
OFFERS TO RESIGN HIS posi-
Calls OH Any Other Man to Succeed
Him If Convinced He Can Obtain
Better Conditions Than Now
Avail,
IBy Associated Press.l

ROME Sept. 2s.-Italy' must remain
IN unity with her allies. declared
in the course Of his speech in the
chamber dealing with the situation
growing out of the Fiume incident, in
which he offered to resign in favor of
handle the problem better
The Foreign Minister had gone over
the course OF the peace negotiations at
Paris. paying particular attention to
the status OF President Wilson i'm the
peace activities and pointing out that
the Italian delegates had had to adopt
while France and Great Britain had
assured Italy OF their support. they
had avoided going beyond the point
In IN. which they would have come in con-
met with President Wilson. The
Foreign Minister went on:
Il should be traitor If I did not
recommend the avoidance OF a course
which would put Italy in open oppo-
sition to the peace conferences. which
would mean 1taly's aba ndonment OF
the conference. with the loss of all the
advantages coming from the peace
treaties. with our complete isolation,
with the remuneration of our position
as great powcr-the committing of
FOLLY OF which we would soon repent.
Admits Burden In Heavy.
IF any one will rise in the chamber
who is confident he could attain bet
ter conditions" Signor Tittoni went on.
am ready to cedc my, place i'm
try, thanking him for the relief from
the heavy burden
IT is indispensable that Italy be
The alliance formed for the war must
necessarily continue during the peace"
Speaking of Italy's former enemies,
the Foreign Minister said:
I'VE wish democratic evolution to
occur in Germany to obliteratc any re-
mains of Prussian militarism: we wish
Hungary and Bulgaria to become ele
~ NJ ~ 4, i e
Eastern Europe. while as for Austria.
now that we have reached the tops
of the Alps. our natural frontier we
are ready TO consider the Austrians
as brothers"
Referring to Asia Minor. he said
This problem will return for the
peace conference at the end of oc-
tobcr. when President Wilson will de-
mandate in Turkey or Armenia"
wa Ihe ro, r0ysiEn -, MinS Sa,s statement
in the chamber. Deputy Don coionnas
criticized what he referred to as the
submissive attitude of the Italian
AS to the council of four. he declared,
where three OF the members spoke
English, while Premier Orlando did not
understand q word. he rescmbled an
other figure mot between two. but
among three, thieves"
Deputies Demand Ffume.
The majority of the members in the
chamber and the government protested
against this comparison. No formula
Will be acceptable which does not give
Fiume to Italy. the deputy concluded.
The Socialists interrupted with cries
or Italy does not want another war;
| and The soldiers will DESERT"
Deputy Eugenio Chicsa, who had
just returned from n visit to Fumc
followed with fiery speech advocat-
ing the annexation of Fiumc. He said
he was glad President Wilson did not
accept either of the projects submit
ted concerning the Adriatic, as neither
would have satisfied the country