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35 NO. 20
Houston texas. Thursday; april 24 1919
PRICE FIVE CENTS
REATEN .FORCE
TO
KEEP
UME
if
7i
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
VICTORY LOAN NOW
PAST MILLION HARK
HTotal Sales by Banks ' Re-
ported for Wednesday
i ' Amount to $377-
; 950.00.
COLLECTIONS -MADE
RAPIDLY
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
Ammen and Beal to Weigh
Anchor at Port Hous-
r ton at 2 p. rn. Today
"Moris' than $1000000 subscribed and
still climbing is the general report of
Victory bond tales id Houston up to
"Wednesday night Many block Chairmen
and committeemen who have been work-
in since the drive began have failed to
make their reports. -
Judge Chester H.' Bryan county chair-
man received a telegram . f rom .Dallas
that the man and woman in Houston who
: turn in the greatest amount of subscrip-
: tions each day to the Victory1 Loan will
- be given a free ride in an airplane at El-
lington field. The telegram also stated
that the man and woman in Houston who
suscribe the largest amount each day will
be given a ride. This plan is confirmed
by the war department the message
stated:
The torpedo boat destroyers Ammen
and' Beale will weigh anchor id Port
Houston Thursday at 2 p. m. it was
announced Wednesday. The boats will
leave Galveston Thursday morning.
They will be met at Logan's Point at
10 a. m. by a committee composed of
X 8. Cullinan R. H. Spencer D. M.
Moody Frank Andrews Judge Chester
H. Bryan and Colonel G. C. Brandt com"
man dan t at BUington Field. The Hous-
. ton party will escort the destroyers up
the Ship Channel.
. Immediately after their arrival Thurs-
day the torpedo boat destroyera will be
. thrown open to the public for inspection
and every person in Houston' is invited
te visit them . Later in the afternoon
' Senator MarriSheppard and Congress-
. man Joe Eagle will make addresses ' it
" was announced.
- Plans for entertaining the officers and
men were completed Wednesday evening.
The War Camp Community Service will
. have charge of the entertainment. -Sailors
Are Entertained. '
A committee composed of Mothers of
the Navy headed byMr's. F. M Court
- will give the jackies a sightseeing 'tour
over the city after which the sailors will
be guests of Sens and Roberts at the
Houston-San Antonio ball game. At 6
p. m. the "gobs" will be tendered a sup-
per at the Bed Cross canteen Grand Cen
tral station. - They will later attend the
Majestic theater in a party followed by
' an informal dance at the rooms of the
Theosophical society In the Liberty thea-
ter building
The officers will be taken in charge by
a committee of citizens and will be given
a dinner dansant at the Rice hotel at 4
s p. m. They will later attend the banquet
Y given in honor of Senator Sheppard and
Congressman Eagle at the Rice. i
The boats will depart for New Orleans
Saturday morning.
' The Price of Peace" the government
Jwar picture will be shown for the last
time in Houston Thursday afternoon at
the Majestic theater at 4:30 o'clock.
Sales Total $377950.
-' Total sales for the day amounted to
- $377000 as shown by the reports of the
banks of the campaign headquarters at
the Rice hotel and of the women's com-
mittee. Following are the reports of the
banks: N .
National Bank of Commerce $32550;
First National bank $24100; 'Lumbcr-
'inans Natjnoal bank $4150; Union Na-
tional bank $10700;'South Texas Com-
mercial National bank $7600: Houston
Trust and Savings bank $10000; Hous-
ton Land and ' Trust company- $1200;
(Continued on Page 7 CoL 2) "
Reg
ional Director of
Railroads Arrives Here
on Tour of Inspection
B. F. -Bush regional director of
railroads for the -Southwestern dis-
trict arrived in Houston at 0:30 .
- p. m. Wednesday from Galveston.
' Mr. Bush said he was but on a
. tour f inspection that would include
the Trinity and Brazos Valley or
- that part of the lines where traffic
. was feasible. The Trinity and
' Brazos Valley jaunt will be under-
.. ta1rfl Til lira? 11 V. .
. f
Mr. Bush also stated that he was
'.j endeavoring to evolve a method of
making $1 do the work of $2 on the
' roads under his supervision. AI-
' though hoping for the best Mr. Bush
: a not exuberantly optimistic of suc-
cess in the financial wizardry which
A be has Undertaken.
Mr. Bush did not .comment upon
. the success or otherwise of govern-
meat control nor did other members
of the party express opintans of the
' comparative- merits of government
. and private contrt 1 of railroads.
MOVEMENT ON TO
FORCE BURLESON
v OUT OF CABINET
Democratic Leaders Blame
' Postmaster. General for
; Unpopula'rityjof the v
. Administration
RECALL DEFICIT
LAST NOVEMBER
Men Behind Fight Include
Some of Important Lead-
ers and Advisers to
President Wilson -
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
By Leased Wire to The Houston Post
WASHINGTON April 23. While
President Wilson is abroadshaping world
Lpeace his official family has become in
volved in an old-fashioned row of which
Postmaster General Burleson is the
storm center.
A movement' is on foot to force Bur
leson from the cabinet a movement aid-
ed and abetted by democratic leaders.
wno blame tbe postmaster general lor
the unpopularity of the administration.
This has been evidenced in various ways
but most concretely by the disastrous de
feat of the administration and the demo-
cratic party in the congressional elec
tion last November.
The men behind the warfare on Bur-
leson include some of the most impor
tant members of the administration' and
closest advisers of the president
The New York World chief organ of
the administration has lined up with the
democratic element seeking Burleson's
scalp and is authority for the statement
that the president himself at the first
cabinet meeting following the congres
sional election reproached Burleson for
advising him to issue the partisan
appeal.
Defenders of Mr. Burleson accuse Jus
official enemies of seeking a sacrificial
goat in order to divert public attention
from their own mistakes and other
causes for the unpopularity. 1 They 'eon-
tend thaJLJnnrleson bad nothing do
with the "add test" which- it Is asserted
was framed by Davies and Joseph P.
Tumulty the president's secretary; that
he had nothing to do with the scheme to
elect Ford and that he is no more to
blame for the partisan appeal last No-
vember than is Mr. Tumulty who as-
siduously read the life of Lincoln in a
vain search for precedents for such par
tisanship.
' The World does not mention Tumulty
hut according to tbe gossip to which it
refers the president observed at that
cabinet meeting:
"I have made the one-irreparable blun
der of my career. The responsibility
rests upon the postmaster general and
Mr. Tumulty." - .
Today Burleson announced he had or
dered "all' telegraph systems to suspend
in so far as messages relating to the post-
master general are concerned their rules
prohibiting transmission of messages con-
taining libelous matter."
The postmaster general also issued a
statement accusing the World and other
newspapers and magazines- of seeking to
get rid of him to pave the way for repeal
of .the increased postage on periodicals.
Notice was given the postmaster gen-
eral more than a year ago what could be
expected if there was not acquiescence
on bis part in tbe suspension or repeal
lof this law" says the statement "At
that time a member of the committee rep-
resenting those contending for the repeal
urged the postmaster general-to acquiesce
therein and in the course of conversa-
tion buntly. informed him: 'We have
made and unmade many congressmen.
We ruined Postmaster General Hitchcock
and destroyed Mr. Taft. We realize that
without yoyr aid we may not be able to
secure relief now but we will see what
can be done with the next congress.'
'. ."Later a well known publisher called
on the postmaster general and also urged
that he recommend the suspension or re-
peal of this law saying to him: 'If you
will aid or acquiesce in the repeal of this
law we will make yon the most popular
man in the Wilson cabinet; but if yon do
not I. fear they will ruin you.'.
"These two statements were made to
the postmaster general in the presence
of the present first assistant postmaster
general. The postmaster general. spurned
them both' and now is confronted with
the effort of these selfish Interests
through systematic propaganda'-stealthily
concealing their real purpose by 'ere
ating and falsifying news misrepre-
sentation of facts and appeals to preju-
dice' to destroy the' postmaster general
there aiding in the repeal of the law
thus enabling them to resume tbe en-
joyment of a postal subsidy of over
$70000000 per annum .which must be
taken out of the pockets of the other
users of the mall.
) "I do not object to criticism having
behind it an honest purpose. ' On the
contrary it ts welcomed; but it is re-
gretted that many conscientious pub-
lishers who desire Co be fair are fre-
queptly 'unwittingly misled by those will-
ing to resort to base means for the ac-
complishment of sinister purposes."
TV 71
Asserts
W
lison
Can
Not
Says Conditions Concerning Adriatic Settlement
Have Been Changed by War and Complete
Disappearance Austro-Huhgarian Empire.
'
.Associated Press Report.
PARIS April 23. In a statement la-
sued by President Wilson Wednesday ex-
plaining his position on the Adriatic
question be declares that Fiume can not
become a part of. Italy. v
The president points out that every
condition concerning the Adriatic settle-
ment has been changed since Italy en-
tered the war upon the promises of the
pact of London tha Austro-Hungarian
empire having disappeared.
He notes that new states have been
created for which Fiume is thenatural
outlet to the sea.'
The president also contends that the
strategic necessity pleaded in behalf of
Italy's claim to the Dalmatian islands
no longer prevails as the Austrian naval
menace has ceased to exist.
In issuing his official statement on the
Adriatic question President Wilson let
it be known that he desired once again to
call attention tq the fact that there were
certain well defined principles which
have been accepted by the people of the
world as the basis for a lasting peace.
The United States delegation simply re-
called this in order that there should be
no deviationfrom these principles
t Text of Statement.
"In view of the capital importance
of the questions affected and in
order to throw all possible light upon'
what is involved in their settlement
I hope that the following statement
will contribute to the formation of
opinion and to a satisfactory solu-
tion. "When Italy entered the war she
entered upon the basis of a definite
private understanding with7 Great v
Britain and France now known as
the pact of .London. Since . that
. time 'the whole face of circumstances
bas been altered. Many other pow-
ers great and small have entered'
the struggle with no knowledge of
that private understanding.
y "The Austro-Hungarian empire
then the enemy ot Europe and at
whose .expense the pact pf London
was to be kept in the ventf vie -
tory has gone to pieces and no
longer exists.
"Not. only that but several parts
. of that empire it is agreed now by
; Italy and all her associates are to
be erected into independent states
and associated in a league of nations '
not with those who were recently
our enemies but with Italy herself
- and the powers'that stood with Italy
in the great war for liberty.
"We are to' establish their liberty
as well as our own. They are to be
among the smaller states whose in-
terests are henceforth to be safe-
guarded as scrupulously as the in-
terests of the most powerful states.
Application of Principles.
"The was was ended moreover
by proposing to Germany an armis-
tice and peace which should be
founded on certain clearly defined-
prindples which set up a. new order
of right and justice. '
"Upon these . principles the peace
with Germany has been conceived
not only but formulated. Upon
those principles it will be effected.
We can not ask the great body of
powers to' propose and effect peace
Hun Delegates
Summoned For
Meeting April 28
Associated Press Report
PARIS April 23J-(Havas.) The al-
lied and assodated governments have in-
formed the German government through
General Nudant ' at Spa that they 'are
ready to receive the German delegates
at Versailles April 28.
May Leave Berlin April 28.
Assodated Press Report; '
PARIS April 23. Tbe German dele-
gates to the peace congress probably win
leave Berlin on April 28 and will ar-
rive in Versailles on May 1 according to
a message from Berlin transmitted by
the Zurich correspondent of L'lnfornia-
tion. Want Prisoners at Once.
Assodated Press Report. '
AMSTERDAM April 23. Tbe Ger-
man perice plenipotentiaries the Frank-
fort Zeitung says have been instructed
not to sign the treaty of peace unless it
provides for the immediate and uncondi-
tional return o German prisoners of war.
TERM FOR MAKING WHISKEY y
Associated Press Report
FORT WORTH Texas April 23.
Two young farmers pleaded guilty in fed-
eral court yesterday to operating an
illlat still and were given one year and
a day each ia the federal penitentiary.
They were A. S. Johnson and C. F.
Robinson. One said he had made the
"corn" whisky because he didn't know
it was wrong. : The 'other said farming
was bad and be needed the money.
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pi.
riurrie
Go to
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with Austria and establish a new
basis of independence and right in
the states which originally consti-
tuted the Anstro-Hungarian empire
and in the states of the Balkan
group on principle of anothedjrind
We must apply the same .principles
to the settlement of Europe in those
quarters that we have applied in the
peace with Germany.
"It was upon the explicit avowal
of those principles that the Initia-
tive for peace was taken. It la npon
them 'that the whole structure of
. peace must rest
"If those principles are to be ad-
hered to Fiume must serve as the
outlet of commerce not of Italy but
of the land to thejiorth and north--.
east of that port;. Hungary Bohe-
mia Rumania and the states of the
new Jugo-Slav group. To assign
Fiume to Italy would be to create the
feeling that we have deliberately put
the port upon which all those coun-
tries chiefly depend for their access
to the Mediterranean in thet hands
ot a power of which it did not form
an -integral part and -whose sover-
eignty if set up there must inevita-
bly seem foreign not domestic or
identified with the commercial and
Industrial life of the regions which
the port must serve. It is for that
reason no doubt that Fiume was not
included in the pact of London but
there definitely assigned to the .
Groatians.
Remember Smaller Nations.
"And the reason why the line of '
the pact of London swept " about
many of the islands of the eastern
-coast of the Adriatic and around
the portion of the Dalmatian coast
whlchr lies most open to that sea was '
not only that .here and there on these
islands and here and there on 'that
coast there are bodies of people of
Italian Wood and connection but '
also and no doubt chiefly because it
was felt that it was necessary fori
' Italy to have a foothold amidst the ..
channels o( the; Eastern Adriatic In ...
' order that she might mk-W
coasts safe against the naval ag-
gression of Austria-Hungary.
"But Austria-Hungary no longer
exists. It is proposed that the for-'
tifications which the Austrian gov
ernment constructed there shall be
razed and permanently destroyed. :
"It is part also of the new plan of .
v European order which centers in the
league of nations that the pew states
erected there shall accept a limita-
tion of armaments which puta ag-
gression out "of the question. There
can be no fear of the unfair treat-
ment ot groups of Italian people
there because adequate guarantees
will be given under 'International
sanction of the equal and equitable
treatment of all racial or national
minorities. ;
Victory Gives New Aspect.
"In brief every question assod-
ated with this settlement wears a"
new aspect a- new aspect given it
by the very victoty for right for
; which Italy has made the supreme
sacrifice of blood and treasure.
Italy along with the four other
(Continued on Page 2 CoL 4 and 5)
Today's Calendar
FORECASTS OF THE WEATHER.
AaioCiated Preu Report
WASHINGTON. Atril 2S. Louirio
Thursday arid Fridnt gtntraily fair.
Arkansas Thursday fair ealdtr: Friday
Kir( wmfptp. www ww r ------
East and Wtst Titos Thursday and Friday
partly cloudy.
Fowciat for Houston sn4 vicinity: Partly
Tempentnre eirremei snd precipitation at
Houston rnoini Apm za. v. m.;
Maximum 82. minimum 00.
No precipitation. . ' ' . '
Atmoaphertc prraanra at Houston at t p. m.
30:lU.-wa torel reading.
KunriM 8:45 a. m.: aunaet T:K5 p. m.
Compr-ratlY record at Houaton tor April 23:
1919. 191. 191T.
6:00 a. m 00 60 60
10:00 a. m. 73 . 71 68
Noon '.. 78 7T 7rt
H on . m SO 81
6:00 p. m 81 ' ' SO
Relative humidity: T a. n. M per eeat; aeon
s per cent. . - - .
TODAFS ETEHTS.
El Tex Temple D. O. K. K. Ceremonial
8 p.m. ;
Chamber of Commerce ' banquet Rice
hotel 8:30 p.m
Rotary dub lunch. Rice hotel 12;15 p.m.
Teachers Assodation meet Taylor school
. 4 p.m.
Torpedo boat destroyers due at Turning
basin today. .
Radio Officer Killed
by Fall at Call Field
Assodated Press Report
WICHITA FALLS Texas April 23.
Lieutenant Ralph G. Koonti radio offi-
cer at Post Field Lawton Okla- fell
to bis death at Call Field late Tuesday
his machine going into a side slip as
he was leaving the field and falling about
200 meet. Tbe officer had been here
with a party doing cross country work.
The body will be sent to Newark O
his former home. 1
Italy
SEES BOLSHEVISM
SWEEP EUROPE IF-
: PACT NOT SIGNED
Scheidemann Says It Y Hun
Duty to Accept (Terms as
-TheyStancTlfltls
' Possible
DISCUSSION IS v.
MUCH DESIRED
If Peace Is Rejected Prime
Minister Declares Future
Course Will Then Be
Decided Upon
By GEORGE RENWICK.
Spedal Cable. By Leased Wire to The
Houston fost.
(Copyright 1919.)
BERLIN April 23. I had a long talk
Monday afternoon with Prime Minister
Scheidemann in the coarse of which I
referred to the prevalent doubts as to
the entente's meaning but he said the
entire government was as one in the firm
belief that what the entente desired was
merely a small mission to transmit the
plenary peace treaty in documentary form'
to Berlin. ' i
"And what will happen V I asked.
"when the document ia in your hands?"
"It will be our duty to consider it in
order to see if we can accept the terms
as they stand" Scheidemann replied. "If
that is not possible then we will have to
make up our minds as to what our. reply
will be."
'And wiUL the national assembly be con-
sulted or do Von contemplate having a
plebistite?" I inquired. '
'The national assembly will most cer
tainly be consulted. A plebisdte ir only
a secondary consideration. We regard
the national assembly as representing in
a. very democratic sense the will and
views of the nation only in case that the
assembly's vote on the terms soon 'to
reach us happened to be one with a nar-
row majority behind it would we pro
ceed to take a vote ot the whole of the
people It is of such tremendous impor
tance to ths future ot Germany that no
government-could possiblv say It agreed
ta the terms without the definite support
of tha national assembly." 1
. Favsrs tieaaral Uiseasfoa
"Does the government think there
ought to be a discussion of the terms
was the next Question.
"We are of. that Opinion" Scheiue-
mann said "and for the reason that tbert
are many interpretations or Wilson's 14
points both here and abroad we think
there ought to be a discussion in order
toN reach common views as to .what is
within and what is without tieir scope.1'
"And if peace ia not signed?'' I asked
what then?" - '.
"I take it" was the prime minister's
answer "the blockade will be applied as
before the signature of the armistice and
perhaps made even more severe. That
would mean that hunger leading to an-
archy ' plunder murder v and sudden
death and it is my belief that it bol-
shevism established itself in Germany
then it will soon be in France and not
long after that in England. If it is not
kept out of Germany then it. will be as
though tbe heavens had fallen over En
rope and when the sky falls then all the
skylarks are killed. .
"It all comes to this in short: If
there is a treaty which we feel we can
sign then we shall sign it Personally I
have not given up hope but if we do not
sign it will be because aa honest men we
can not take upon ourselves the oblige
tions which we know we could not carry
out."
"And is there any other possible gov
ernment?" I queried.
-well" repuea Bcbeidemann "I am
certain no middle dass government could
possibly accept a peace which we refused
and what would the situation be under a
more radical government? Under the in-
dependent sodalist or communist govern-
ment and the two descriptions must be
bracketed volunteer guards would be
abolished and then where would public
safety and order be?. Where would all
authority be? Tbe government of inde-
pendents and communists means anarchy
Tbe middle dasses would raise against
it and -the majority socialists would cer
tainly do so too.'
Scheidemann had something Important
to say on several outstanding questions.
I asked him if be was aware of the pro-
posal referred to in tbe French news
papers to place tbe Saar region mines for
15 years in the possession of France and
to police the district with a' mixed Ger-
man and French force. I asked if the
German government wold sgres to tba
Bcheidemann'a reply was emphatic.
"We are quite ready to agree" he
said "to tbe demand that we should pro-
vide France will full compensation in the
way of coal in order to fill in the gap
left in her supply by the fact that many
of her mines have been destroyed. We
1L.1 Jl t -
re euro mat - discussions would soon
yield to settlement on that question but
we .can not accept the annexation or
semi-annexatioa-Mhe Loxemburgixation
let ns call it of the Saar region or the
suggestion of a mixed policing police.
We mast be allowed to provide coal for
France as best we ran but not neces-
sarily ail from the Saar region."
Envoy From
Italy Holds Port and
Intends to Retain It
Italian Delegation to Leave Paris Thursday Are
Preceded by Army and
Stand on Adriatic
. ' ' as Assault on Secret Treaties.
By the. Associated Press.
PARIS April 23. Prehiier Orlando Wednesday evening ad
dressed an official communication to Premier Clemenceau president
of the peace conference saying that as a result of t"he declaration by.
President Wilson the Italian delegation had decided to leave Paris
Thursday at 2 o'clock.
Admiral Rivel Leaves for Rome.
' By the Associated PresSj
PARIS April 23. The Italian Vice Admiral Thiaon Thaon Di
Rivel former chief of staff has
mando Diaz commander in chief of
will leave Wednesday night.
THREATS OF
General Diaz Leaves Paris for
' Ultimatum of President Wilson r
By HENRY
Special Cable.
By Leased
(Copyright 1819.)
PARIS April 23. "1 have not yet decided whether to reply to
President Wilson with a statement
This was Premier Orlando's
the Wilson statement was translated to him. Orlando Sonnino
and the 'other three. Italian peace commissioners were in session
when the president's statement arrivedand immediately broke tip
their meeting to hear the document translated. The Italians could
not mistake the president's meaning wherein he refused pointblank
to grant Fiume to Italy and were of the opinion also that the presi-
dent does not favor granting them the Dalmatian coast as he flatly
rejects the entire pact of London. v .
Although the president does
he proposes to give Fiume whether to the Jugo-Slavs or make it a
free port either alternative is equally unacceptable to Italy as
Orlando and Sonnjno are pledged to the Italian people to obtain
Fiume; for Italy. .. r i . ( "' ' ' " " ' '-""'".-. .
' "It is one thing to grant Fiume to Croatia but another thing for
Croatia to get possession of the port" said one Italian peace com
mission member. "As you say Jn English possession is nine points
of the law and we have Fiume and intend to hold it." v
DEMOCRATS WILL
OPEN THEIR 1920
CAMPAIGN MAY 28
On That Date National
- Committee Convenes
at Chicago
By Leased Wire to The Houston Post
. WASHINGTON April 23. The Chi-
cago meeting of the democratic national
committee has been set for Max 28 and
20. Chairman Cummins is expected to
issue the call for this gathering Thurs-
day. The meeting will mark the opening of
tbe democratic presidential campaign
and is to b turned into a general con-
ference in which the woman's auxiliary
national committee chairmen of. Btate
committees 'and of local officers and
publicity managers of the State campaign
bureaus will be invited. v
One of the Important features of the
meeting will be tbe participation of tbe
women's auxiliary.' At v the meeting of
the national committee in this city last
February a resolution was adopted au
thorizing tbe appointment of an auxiliary
and of a committee to the national com
mittee to be composed of one woman
from each 8tate and territory and to co-
operate with the national committee.
Between new and fiay 28 the women's
auxiliary will have been appointed.
It is expected that the meeting of the
national committee will attract demo-
crats of prominence from all over the
country to Chicago and the friends and
boosters of some of the prespective can-
didates for the democratic presidential
nomination will no doubt be busy sound-'
log sentiment and creating it for their
favorites.
Strikebreakers Unload
Yank Food at Hamburg
Associated Press Report .
LONDON April 23. The rioting at
Hamburg affected tbe unloading of
American food relief ships for a time
according to official reports received here
but the work was proceeding Wednesday
morning with voluntary strikebreakers
composed mostly of merchants and men
of the professional classes-who realise
tbe vital need of getting the food un
loaded Until the present outbreak tbe
navy bad been able to control" the Ger-
man laborers although they bad been
unwilling workers . 1 '
Rome Says
Naval Heads-Wilson 8
Questions Is Taken
' . "
left Paris for Rome. General Ar
the Italian army it is announced
FORCE MADE. ' .
Rome Shortly After. Hearing
WALES.
Wire to The' Houston Post.
or with an act."
remark Wednesday afternoon when
not state exactly on what status
. .w.vm v.V V. fell.
best of the Italian army is now-
concentrated in the Fiume region
and immediately after hearing the
president's 'decision Wednesday
afternoon General Diaz prepared
to leave Paris starting Romeward
at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening.'
Italian peace headquarters in the
Hotel Edward VII are practical-
ly unanimous in the belief that the
president's statement means Italy
must withdraw from the peace
conference. '
"We have no peace terms' to
make with Germany except a trif- '
ling bill for reparations" said one
Italian diplomat. 'We can ar-
range that at any time or let it go.
We can't very will make peace
with Austria as the Austro-Hungarian
empire doesn't exist. We
can return to Rome and keep
what we have which is all' we
demand.'.' ' .
.' .
1TIL80X CAUSES SENSATION1. '
Statement Taken to Mean Direct As-
sault Upon All Secret Treaties.
. Associated Press Report?
PARIS April. 23. President Wilson's
emphatic declaration that he will not
yield on the Adriatic question bas created
the most profound sensation in the peace
conference. He has thrown down tbe
gauntlet to the supporters of secret
treaties in a manner which almost took
away the breath of the delegates who
have been urging compromise on points
covered by many secret documents and
at variance with the president's 14 points.
Presideut Wilson's sweeping declara-
tion while aimed directly at the Adriatic
problems also reaches the Elan Chan
controversy in which -Japan relies on
Britain FrancevanJ Italy 1917 to sop-
port ber in her claims to the concessions
held by Germany in Shantung.
The peace delegates generally regard
President Wilson's statement as a chal-
lenge which once for ail Will dispose of
the question whether secret doctrines tf
which many nations are ignorant are t
figure in. the peace following an armi-
stice in 'which all the allies pleJjed g-u-no
regard to secret treaties.'
The Italian situation ovcrshadoweJ &
other questions' throughout tbe 1. y i
Paris and was tbe sole subject ot r
versation.in official and unoQiciiil rin '
Rumor Became Current.
When it became known Wr-.'.
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