Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-07
D'ANNUNz|O ENDS
, WAR WITH ITALY
Poet-Warrior Keeps italian
Deputies Toasting Shins for 7
Hours, Then Sees Them
STAGES A DEMONSTRATION
by the Associated Press

Triest, Dec. THE state Of war"
between the regency of Quarncrn ut
Fiurne and 1talv viii not proceed. said
an official statement given ont by the
headquarters of Gnhriclp DAnnunzio
yesterday. i declared this decision had
been reached because D'Annunzio had
received note from the Italian ministry
Of war stating that General Cavglin' :
order. which brought about the poet.
soldiers declaration Of state Of war
with Italy. did not have the character
Of an u'timntum.
Members nf special commission OF
Italian deputies. which has interviewed
D'Abnunzio In Fiumc. left for Rome
last night. Rofor" departing they gave
out statement In which they said they
had been received affnbly by DAnnnn
zio. who declared il was clearly possible
to find a solution Of the situation Some
of the deputies said in conversation
that they had hopes m agreement could
be reached.
ITO observers the receDtion given by
DAnnunziO ~ the visiting IDENTITIES did
not seem a. MI friendly. In fact. his
coldnesS and unconcprn apprared
marked His program for the day was
not altered by thoi~ presence. Busy
with his own affairs. hn kept tho dole.
CATION waiting seven hours before hp
took time to talk to Il. n committee Of
Dalmatian legi0nnrios being received
ahead Of the deputies from Rome.
The delegation arrived in Fimo at 10
o'clock Sunday. and was immediately
driven TO tho palace. but there was nL
stir aroused hy its arrival. The usual
formalitics wore observed md there
was tho customary explanation Of the
visitors business TO subordnatoS. just
as If the deputies had been ordinary
callers.
One Of Annunzio's aides finally met
the delegation and told It D'Annunzio
had not been advised that thc dcrutieS
were coming. They wnrr informed he
was busy and it was suggested thcv
communicate with one of D'Annunzio's :
assistants. who entertained them for
four hours with an exposition of thc
Interchangeable attitude Of D'Annunzio
on the treaty question
II was > O'Clock before D'Annunzio
consented to receive the delegation. To
the delegates personally he was nfTahIe
and courteous, but notwithstanding his
politeness he gave no announcement
whatever in the direction of a settle
ment OF the question. He asked some
OF them their views. and after explain
ing that his audiences for the day were
W ldst HhuiUeT NnT'p nOurS nP dismissed
the deputies
Meanwhile demonstration was in
progress in "A local theatre. voicing de &.
mands for annexation to Italy
This demonstration Was staged lust
at the time D'Annunzio had dismissed
the deputies, whom he passed in the re :
ception hail on his way to receive the
demonstrators. As he did so he gave
the deputies n formal. cold nod. During
the demonstration they fingered like un !.
invited guests.
From the balcony y Annunzio greeted
the cheering crowds. bowling, saluting.
smiling and waving to the throng, and
then addressing them.
During his speech D'Annunzio said
Admiral Milo had broken his word to
the DalmatianS who were CRYING for
hep. bur that he % Annunzio) would
remain and fling his bleeding body be &.
tween Italy and Fiume."