Evening star., 1920-01-06
ADR|AT|C PROBLEM
BEFORE PREM|ERS;
ROMEPESS|M|ST|C
Nitti, Lloyd George and Other
British and italian Of
ficiaIs in London.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. January 6.-Premier Nitti
today attended a conference in Down
ing street with Premier Lloyd George,
Earl Curzon, secretary of state for
foreign affairs; Andrew Bonar Law,
government leader in the house of
commons, and Marquis 1mperiali 1tal-
ian ambassador 1t was expected the
conference would last all day. Ad-
Ratio matters were discussed.
Welcomed in London.
LONDON, January 5.-The Italian
premier. Signor Nitti. and Foreign
Minister Scialoia arrived in London
tonight. Premier Lloyd George and
the foreign secretary. Earl Curzon,
greeted them at the station. Many
members of the Italian colony, includ-
ing. the ambassador Marquis I'm
periali, William Marconi and Prince
Conto also welcomed the ministers,
who are the guests of the government
Separate Peace Denied.
ROME. January 5.-Everything at
tributed to Italy concerning negotia-
tions for a separate peace with Aus
tria in published documents of Prince
Sixtus of Bourbon is absolutely
false" says the Giornale D'Italia. This
statement acquires special Importance,
as 1T Is known it emanates from Baron
Sonnino. former minister of the for
eign affairs of Italy.
Gen. Cadornay commander of the
Italian armies in 1917, recently denied
having sent agents to Bern to pro-
pose peace negotiations to the Aus
trian ministry to Switzerland.
Fear Nitti Will Fail.
ROME. Monday, January 5.-Italian
newspaper comment reflects appre-
henSion that Premier Nitti will fail
to secure Italy'S demands relative to
the Adriatic while in Paris and Lon
don.
Hopeful expressions of opinion by
Premier Nitti in the course of inter
views granted in Paris have led the
Giornale D'1talia, which refuses to
entirely share the optimism shown
by the premier. to take sharp issue
with him. Frequent statements about
Italy's condition of inferiority COM
pared to the allied and associated
powers have weakened the position
of Italy abroad. the newspaper says.
adding, 1.-The premier will personally
realize this fact
Recent publication of documents
belonging to Prince Sixtus Bourbon
relative to Italy's willingness to
make a separate peace In 1917, as
well as the Franco-Italian agreement
of 1902, may have been for the OBJ
ject of discrediting the work of Italy
during the war, says the Tribuna.
The newspaper says this would
strengthen the attitude of the allies
against Italy in pending negotia-
tions.
VIII Premier Escape Traps
"If this purpose is successful con-
tinues the Tribuna, the conferences
Signor Nitti will hold in London and
,af, of ira n
in which the last Italian defenses will
fall. But will the premier meet the
fate of a rat?"
Little importance is attached to
evidences of cordiality shown the
premier at the French and British
capitals by the Idea Naziona!e:
"In the visits of Signor Nitti to
Paris and London" the newspaper
saws, 1--WE must separate appearance,
by smiles, kindness and
every sort of pleasant remark, from
substance. That substance Is that
the allies have adhered to President 4
wilson's the sis as stated in the MEM
orandum written by Sir Eyre Grove
and delivered to Foreign Minister
Scialoia with the signatures of Pre-
miers Clemenceau and Lloyd George
and Assistant Secretary OF State POLK.
Pledged to Act Together.
with that memorandum the allies
pledged themselves to act together
with the American delegation just at
the moment that delegation was pre-
pairing to abandon the peace confer
ence. 1t is impossible to obtain re-
suits of any Importance to us If the
allies. do not radically change their
attitude as to the Adriatic problem
and as to relations with President
Wilson. Mr. Wilson's intransigeance
corresponds to the conviction of the
allies that the Adriatic problem was
not included in the pledges contained
in the pact of London