The New York herald., 1920-01-07
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: that Fumes relation ito the Near East
remained tosbe dstArmined : \, ses (.
asked whether it was likely ITALY and
Jugosiaxia would, holdlaf Formal Confer
ences In an attempt Ito settle fiulpe be-
tween theffselvss,- of .course in accordance
Win the general terms which. the -peaee
conference might dictate =
he repi1ed there slIAN been considerable
Idiscussiont tof such a asipfoposal but asserted
that Italy couldn't enter separate con-
ference With Sthe Jugoslavs and that all
itaiian< dealings, with the,Jugoslavs would
be through the Paris conference. He said
he and his ministry were perfectly agree-
able to any reasonable method Of coming
to terms with the Observation-Disclosures
that national feeling for one thing. and
the recollection or the revised 7pact of
LONDON. in which Fumes disposition was
made contingent upon something that
didnt happen, namely Russian co-opera-
ton I'm defeating Austria, for, another.
precluded the feasibility and desirability
or purely Italo-Slav conference.
| Fiume Matter OF Sentiment
! asked about D'Annunzio and Italys
attitude Toward the poet! r..s
He replied rather indifferently, "He is
still there" meaning in Fiume, and then
discussed the national view of Fiume. He
asserted that Firme is not and never was
SO much OF an economic question.
"Fiume is purely a sentimental matter
with the italians. who feel and know that
Fiume is Italian" he said, "and they
know that Fiume herself wants to be
and some day will be Italian. There is
an overwhelming number of Italians in
Fiume who do not want to be deserted
and Italy does not want to desert them"
\ With emphasis he asserted-"But I
! want to see only an amicabe settlement
and believe we shall come to an ami
cable agreement with the Jugo-Slavs."
I He reiterated that the Italians stand
/ united on Ffume and that the sentiment
which guided them through the war pre-
walls in peace He then took occasion to
Il vigorously deny recent sensational reports
: coming out of Italy. said to have been the
result of D'Annunzio's activities and his
alleged anti-government attitude.
4 He asserted that Italy had and still has
her share of strikes and industrial
!; troubles, such as France, England and
America are experiencing, but declares
Ne guiding motive in the unrest was not
against constitutional government. He
said stories Of threatened revolution were
l"purely ficticious," adding that although
the italian people were suffering intensely
, from the economic situation they recognize
hard work is the only remedy. just as
, English, American and French statesmen
, have told their peoples.
4 He declared that high prices and the
J food and coal stringencies were transient.
Though perhaus bitterer than in any allied
country. He said the new budget must in
lclude heavy taxation, but expects with for
NAL peace and rapidly increasing produc-
ton that the nations life will soon be-
come normal. -,
I asked whether he cared to express an
4 opinion about President Wilson and the
American attitude toward the treaty. He
Quickly replied with the most genial
lslme:-"I like wilson, then, more con-
lcernedly, II hope he has speedy re-
covery; our personal relations have al
ways been most cordial. l hope and Italy
hopes for an early treaty settlement by
lAmerica, as these two democrasies have
lmuch in common and Italy and America
lmust always be in agreement
ii He did not care to venture an opinion on
the treaty fight, but said he was con-
/. lfident the moment America saw way to
laccept the treaty Italy's tempests and
troubles would subside. He declared he
had nothing but the warmest and highest
: regard for the American people and gov
lernment and the Senate.
I asked when he thought the Paris con-
ference might be expected to complete at
fleast the broader phases of the work.
He replied it was difficult to tell as many
Ssmall issues frequently became big ones
r but that Il was entirely possible the
3 bigger issues still on the agenda might be
adjusted in principle by January IL.
: He set that date because the French
: Ielection then intervenes and said no mat
: ter what the outcome OF the election II
r would be necessary entirely to recon
lstruct the conference. inasmuch as MT
I lClemenceau and his Cabinet must relin-
e llinouish their preyent French offices. He
lIinnuish the present French offices lie
declared that If the pressing problems
E were not then settled 1t would entail con-
] siderable and perhaps dangerous delay
, las the conference would have TO walt a
! month or more for the French govern
\ lnent's stabilization. He said he con-
sidered the Adriatic and Turkey the two
outstanding problems that must be solved
. lby January II.
! lie admitted there were innumerable
! small though lknotty questions remaining
e which may take nqny months to clear up
q Ibut felt confident that n fair f'iume settle
lment and a satisfactory Turkish peace
with Of course German treaty ratification
, would see Europe well on the road to re-
covery.
Signor Nltu will confer tomorrow and
, perhaps Thursday with Lloyd George and
Earl Curzon. Io expects TO return tc
Paris at tho week end. while the English
e delegates probably will not go until mex,
I week.
Q The Marchese Imperiali attended this AZ.
G lternoon's session ana tomorrow Signol
e Ferraris. Minister of Commerce. Is ex.
! Ipected to attend. when, il is believed, tho
|, 'Anglo-Italian financial ana economic situ-
ations viii he examined.