New-York tribune., 1920-12-03
Italians, Fired
Upon at Fii1n1e,
Fail Respond
General Caviglia Orders No
Shooting Back. Except as
Last Resort. III War De-
clared by D'An1unzio
" ould Use Persuasion
Plane to Drop Appeals;
Blockade Expected; Fleet
Sails BY to Show Power

TRIESTE, Dec. (By The Associated
with Italy, beginning tomorrow MON
ng, which was made yesterday by C3p-
tain Gabrielle d d'Annunzio, is not re-
garded in a serious light By military
commanders here. There is warlike
activity in Fiume, however. and the
sound of cannon and rife fire may be
heard along the Gulf OF Quarnero,
which had been tranquil for more than
fourteen months.
All travel in and out Of Fiume has
been placed under restrictions, and
baggage is being thoroughly searched
for arms. While closest watch is be-
ing kept on the operations Of snug
g!ers who seek to take iirea4ms and
munitions into the city. pr paganda
letters and money also a1c being
sought. Trains leaving Fiume arc held
up for hours at the frontier b. search
ing parties. Superior officers in Dan
nunZio's army continue to abandon the
poetsoldier
Things cannot go on this way
said a grizzled old artillery colonel to
the correspondent last night. 81 hope
the war talk is all Joke, for enough
blood has been she'd"
Plane to Drop Appeals
General Caviglia, commander Of
italian regular troops which have
thrown a Gordon around Fiume, planned
,lc =
drop orders for the roet's legionnares
~ ieave riume and {; gain enroll them
selves with their own units.
Genera Cavlglia, who occupies DO
sltlon mllar to that OF Marshal Joffre
IN the italian mind because he was the
hero of the battle Of Vittorio, where
he dealt a crushing blow to :he Aus
TRANS in 1918, told the correspondent
he would use all persuasive means to
induce D Annunzio's men to surrender
before he would resort to coercion.
For more than year General Cavi~
z la has been commander in chic of the
ltai an army occupation along the
Adriatlc, all his troops being stationed
IN. contested territory. He also has
been in control Of all matters ;. lating
to Italian action regarding t'iure ;~a
y Annunzlo. AT one time he lived in
the United States, and served win
co ra- 'ershing IN China. Later as
Italian Military Attache at Toxic he
observed operations during 1ne Russo
Japanese war
so far we have not fired one snot
against the legionaries Of Tiume. .
General Cavgl.a declared They
nave tired many against us and even
against some my generals They
nave conducted raids ON government
property. but have given orders NOT
20 tire and my troops have o04ycd.
Must Maintain Integrity
1t is Italy's duty to rectl1y the situa-
tion in Fiume. hope d'Annunzio viii
SEQ that ltalv's duty lies that way, fo
her integrity must be maintained or
else small nations viii lose faith in
Us. We must be faithful 90 our signed
agreements, and so cannot violate
them; we must fulfill thes.
We have planned no action against
the command at Fiume ard there is
hope That we will come out OF this
: tuation satisfactorily and without anv
unpleasant consequences. am antic4-
patlng that way will be found to get
tnc command at Fiume tc accede to the
government demands. There arc stul
some persuasive methods at hand, and
/ think these will be fruitful" "
The Italian feet stationed at Poll
steamed UP the Gulf of Quarncro yes
t rd~y, manUuvred in the bay before
Fiumc, and then slowly passed very
the mouth of the harbor, as
in review. The warships, with guns
displayed, presented powerful appear
thcY gracefully glided over