Vw Sfv'iS' ! .T.f r - ii 'tfy Cuenirm public Mth get THE WEATHER Washington, April .10-ltnln tonlfiltl and tomorrow. TEJI 1'KUATUBB AT EACH HOCK s I o"Tio in im 1 2nn 4 fr 1 l.4s iri fi:t .m fill iiio lit. NIGHT EXTRA VOL. V 'NO. 195 ubtlshed Diillv r.xrnt Sunitar. KuWrlntlon Price to a Aar u. jta, ConyrlKht, WW, by Public ledger Company PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1919 Kntcrcil aa Hernnct.Clili.1. Mutter nt the roitnfflef. nt ThlladelpWa, Ta , Under tho Art of Marrh 8 Is'lt. PRICE TWO CENTS s IRON DIVISION BOYS HOME AND CITY WILD WITH JOY; PORT OF FIUME MUST BE FREE, PRESIDENT'S STAND mmWmmm ? .POCAHONTAS IN v WITH IN OF , 2SIH DIVISION Wild Welcome Accorded Pdnn ' sylvania Soldiers Safely Landed From Troopship TRANSPORT MERCURY ALSO HERE, READY TO UNLOAD, Overseas Veterans Immediately Sent to Camp Dix to Await Demobilization "WAR BRIDES" WERE ABOARD Welcome Boats Carrying Moth ers, Wives and Sweethearts Acted as Escort "Homo. bovs. homo!" This was the 'i linppy cry thnt wont ti from returning soldiers of the Iron Division. I'onus.vl- ; ; vnnia men, as the troopship Focahontns j flocked nt Snyder avenue whnrf, this ! city, shortly before ,1 u clock this after noon. The gallant sons of the Keystone , state were given n roaring welcome such an no other body of troops ever re ceived at this port; Klcctric enthusiasm ran through dense crowds, men cheered themselves honrse, Women laughed, snug and cried. "Was this worth traveling to France for?" was the question laughingly put by ione bronzed veteran and u lined at every one in general. "Well, I guess yes," was the way he followed up hi" It ouerr. Mercury in Midstream The transport Mercury, carrying other ihUndreds of Pennsylvania veterans and SAvlth Major General Charles II. Muir, the Iron Division commander, aboard, "lay to" in midstream while the Poca- 9 oontns glided gently into dock. ,Tjj, .This was done to prevent congestion ilt the pier. A half hour after the Focohontns men had streamed to wait- ji Ing cars, which were to curry them to S Camp Dlx, the Mercury began working Into port on the pier side opposite that occupied by t mthcr big vessel. On the way up the Delaware river the transports were loudly acclaimed J" .by thousands of persons who lined both ptuca ot till! I ivci. .. incurs uirn in the big factories, and workmen in the industrial plants located along the lower river section cheered and waved 'thcir-hats as the vessels proceeded up i the river. Wheu the transports passed A liming ' ton there was a great crowd lined on both sides of the Christiana Creek. Horns blew, whistles shrieked, nnd hats and handkerchiefs waved a "welcome home" to the doughboys who made such V Heroic saennecs ucross me sous. us. Three Welcome Boats f Three "welcome home" boats went down the Delaware officially to greet the soldiers. One carried the mothers, ' relatives and friends of the boys on board the transports. Anothet had S aboard more mothers and some supplies fnr the soldiers nnd the third carried the ,- . .-.- --- ... i official .welcome committee, mane up ot In 'city officials nnd representatives of the tA. uptnua Ai-nlfnrn nrfflnlvn t (mis intoe- Ft 'iun"" .,....... w.B.. ...... . ..... i estcd in the great "welcome home" & program. f.f There were cignt "war briucs. nuroiui ieTToeanontns. And tuerc was tuso a P baby, born while tho transport wus on the way oyer. Four submarine chasers convoyed the Pocahontas up the Delaware Itiver and Jed the troop ship into its dock. Bcforo 7 o'clock this morning sharp- ,'',yed 'lookouts nt the Breakwater sight ii ed two large ships at sea. At that itlme no identification was possible. A few minutes later navy aiitiinrmes itt tho Breakwater identified the signal 'Saga of the Pocahontas. It was flying "G. O. D. N." Behind It steamed 91 another two-stacker, which was be lieved to be tho Mercury. By 7:30 o clock tho two vessels were .close enough in to receive pilots and the 'identifications were confirmed. 9 From Lewes, Del., D, W. Burbage ,.& Co., ship brokers, reported that both transports count uc seen tuning on pilots 'a'.wblle O.i D.-clad lada crowded -the "decks, cheering a welcome. Wireless Stalls of the, two vessels had been fuen- ..Hfied during tho night at Lewes. 2, -By 7'AO o'clock the pilots were nboard f uonunura on i-axe roanttn. column Two fTwen.ty-two Die In Mine Explosion ni uirmineiiani, yia., Anrn ; u. v A. P.) yitU every corner of tie mine fc'carefully searched, the total deuth toll in tho explosion, which occurred at Mij- frjjiwtlc coal, mine north of Birmingham Viycsterday, stands today at twenty-two, pt whom two were whlto men. Of j,elljt seriously injured men at a Bir 'J jiilrgbam infirmary, two are lingering 'Vbetween life and death. There wero 101 -meii In the mine at. the tlmo of the -explosion. 'Tho Weathervane irolatly rain tonight and Thurtdaff, ujiii oc a raincoat uifteaa of furs- Ijderate north and northeast tblnda. imt forMotigi, yetnny IJndif ' ."" . i , 'i'i' Hi Kf RELATIVES AND DELEGATIONS TO as'ii-?,'Nx-frrftw"''s-'-''"'Yp--,v' ilvrmK-'ll ,....: ''- ?imhjwhHm'2 i VK A .kH' I '" ' I 1 : . . i ."tflHKH . ;. T Tj J I I 1 ITU -i. -JS$?&mml 4MUELH. The polireboats Ashbrldge and Rtokley, bearing relatives and committees of welcome from Pennsylvania cities, left Hare street wharf this morning and steamed down the river to greet the homecoming fighters of the Twenty ' eighth Division HAPPY KIN DEPART TO MEET SOLDIERS Fathers, Mothers and Wives Carried on Policeboats to Greet Troops BAND FURNISHES MUSIC The police boat Ashbridge. carrying happy fathers, mothers and other rela tives of the home-coming service men, left Ituce street pier iitv0:l,! o'clock this morning to meet the transport Pocahontas, carrying men of the Iron Division. Most of the smiling men nnd women en the Ashbrldge were on the upper deck. On the nfterdeck the Police Bund wns grouped in a semicircle nnd struck tip n lively march as the city boat moved slowly uway from tho pier. "Dress tliip," wns the order given the Ashbridge'a crew. The sturdy lit tle vessel had been newly painted nnd with its fluttering lines of Allied flags made n brave showing as it turned its nose southward. Mrs. II. K. Shearer, ono of the mothers who went down the river on the Ashbrldge, left a hospital in Carlisle last night, where she had been con fined for some time with a serious 111 n?ss, to meet her son, Lieutenant Itip- lrtey T. Shearer, of Company O, 112th Infantry. With her wns SIlss Anna Miller, of Washington, financcc of I.Ieutenan Shearer, her other two children, Wil liam and Myrn Shearer, and four-year- old Carlton Edwards, u grandson, and son of .Major C. V. l-.chviinls. Mrs. Shearer's husband wns a former Continued on Tate Fourtrtn, Column One FORMER JUDGE REED NAMED BY GOVERNOR TO SERVICE BOARD Clearfield Jurist Appointed to Fill Vacancy Caused by H. M. McClure's Death John W. Iteed, of Clearfield, former judge of the Fifty-fourth district, was appointed, by Governor Sproul today a member of the Public Service Coinmis slon. He succeeds Harold M. McClure. who died recently. Announcement of the appointment was made at Harris burg. Former Judge need is n native of Clarion county, where he was born May 1.1, 18.T.1. He was admitted to practice at the Clarion bar in 187." He followed his profession for two years nt Itrookville, ufter which he returned to Clarion, remuining until 188.1, when n yenr absence in North Dakota in tcrrttpted his legal career. He re moved to Brookville In lSflo. -, Educated at home and In the Plm-lnn school, Judge Reed made "ch in his profession that .Tune 17 lSflT less than two month-, after moving Into Uio newly created .Fifty, fourth district l(e received tho Republican nomination as judgo and wns appointed by the' C.overnor the, same day, Rectpd at tho polls he was re-elected in 100.1 Few of his judfclal decisions, were re versed by nppeljate courts. Tho newly named commission.,, i. Mnsonl Odd Fellow, Knight of. pythi4 ond.n. member, of the. BroakvWe Ca'ua?&.' .bllon..w Joe men' in. the bJ j.ix fj9MHPly f Z.&$foMvist, ftv...' Troopship Brings Baby and Three Soldiers' Wives A bnb.r is on the troopship Poca liontns, Riiugly wrapped in n little woolen blanket nnd blissfully un aware of all the hubbub on the in coming transport. Three women passengers, wives of soldiers, are on the big vessel. It is understood the child was born nt scu. Members of the welcome home committee who heard of the baby's presence laughingly speculated to day on its name. . "If it's a gIrl, then 'Pocahontas' by nil mean", and if a boy, how about 'John Smith'?" wns the sub stance of the conjectures. GIRL HELD FOR THEFT; ACCUSER CALLED SON OF LATE U. G. I. HEAD Man Who' Declares She Took $1 500 in Saloon Says He Is Thomas Dolan Accord of stealing $1,100 from n man who told detectives he wns Thomas Dolan, nf 2107 Walnut street, Florence Itiordun, of Forty -fourth street, neur Locust, wns held today in $1000 bail foi a further hearing next Friday. The ouug woman wns arraigned be fore Mngistrnto Mecleary in the Central Station Evidence ngainst her was pre sented by district detectives of the Fif teenth and Locust streets station, who had arrested her. At the Dolan home inquiries were met with ii statement that Thomas Dolan was there, but would not see any one. Mr. .Dolan is a son of the lute Thomas Dolan. who was president of tho Tinted Ons Improvement Company. The accused young woman wns ar rested after the man describing him self ns Dolan appeared at the station house and complained of the alleged theft. The robbery, the police believe, wns committed in the back room of it saloon at Broad and Locust streets. According to the detectives, the man who' aid he had been robbed, lent the young woman $10. In getting the money, the police say, he displayed a large roll of bills. Wheu Florence Ilionlan, wus tuken into custody S40 was found on her person. Detectives believe a male friend of the young woman picked the pocket of the alleged victim while lie was en gaged in conversation.' CONFER AGAIN ON STEEL i Induitry Will Consider Prices With U. 8. Officials Next Week Washington, April .10. (By A. P.) The steel Industry has . expressed a willingness to confer ugaln with the iudtiftrlal board of the Department of Commerce, together this time with rep resentatives of, tho railroad administra tion, concerning steel prices. It wns learned today that an Invitation ex tended to tho .steel men through a mem ber of the board yesterday In New lork woi accepted. o The" conference, It is understood, will be bW either iu Washington or New, York .early next week. Dlrlglblo Files Over Dover Dover, Del., April (10. A large diri gible balloon salleil over' Dover nt boon today distributing Victory Loan liter nt'ure. The noise of 'tho machine at tracted many thousands' of people, who TUtl 0m ineii uuuica iu kci u guuiintc il'&i bUpD.. JUc men' In. the basket lt ' GREET TROOPS .;::o..;u . .;.;.iUi .;:; ,::::., .53xSkS.s wvSrt. xxEaa &ammmLMHam ir(Ki,,o; : wKLiwv. i . . a -i'jt CHARTER TO PASS PENROSE OPINION Looks for Final Action by Sen ate on Measure Next Week REGISTRATION BILL, TOO Bu a Staff Correspondent llurrJ.shurg. April .10. Prompt action on the Philadelphia reform bills next week wns predicted today by Senator Penrose. The senator, nlong with Senator Wil liam E. Crow, Itepubllcnn floor leader in the Senate, dined with Governor Sproul nt the executive ninusion Inst night. Senator Penrose expressed the opinion that the Legislature would past the Woodward charter and Brady registra tion bills finally by the third week In Mny and would be ready to adjourn either the last week in Mny orthc first week in June. He said efforts would be concentrated on these measures nrst nnu tnnt after they were nut of the way a bill to take the police out of politics iu Philadelphia would be taken up for consideration. The senator announced that he would return here again next week to renew his fight for the passage of the bills. He will leave Harrisburg tomorrow. Governor Sproul and Scnntor Crow will be tho guests tonight of Stnte High way Commissioner Sadler at the lat ter's home in Carlisle. Penrose Expresses Confidence "I confidently expect the so-called Brady registration bills nnd the Wood ward charter hills to pass the Senate next week," snld Senutor Penrose. "No reasonable excuse can be main tained any longer for further delay on these measures, either by the absence or illness of any one. "The hope is to bring nbout the final ndjorunment of the Legislature either May 20, nt the latest June 5. "These bills and nil other legislation of state concern ran easily be passed .in the time allotted. But, of course, fur ther delay might endanger any of these measures. "It is absurd to think that important legislation can be throttled by subter fuge and delay. The Legislature cannot reasonably bo expected to evade its re sponsibility. "Tho Philadelphia measures nud all other important measures will have to be considered nnd voted upon before the Legislature adjourns. There is no rea son why the Philadelphia measures cannot be passed by botli branches of the Legislature by the third week in May." Senator Penrose declined to go iuto Jiis conference last night with Gov ernor Sproul and Seuntor Crow, , ht which the legislative program is. 'be lieved to have been mapped out. ' "I had a talk with the Governor." Lwas the only comment he woufd make.- He said that the police bill was not taken up for dlscusslou. A delegation of sciool teachers met the senator early this morning and urged him to use his influence to help get some revenue raisers enacted by the legislature'. There Is serious danger., that tho state may not ,bc able to. meet the proposed Increase In teachers' salaries unless gome new means of raising revenues are devised, fio far tho Lcgjslnture had taken no steps toward obtaining addi tional revenues andfThe teachers are worried. v According to the teacher,; the senator, n i n I T IN 1 NT Deputies Indorse Peace Action, 382 to 40 Socialists Withhold Their Aid 'UNANIMOUS SENATE BACKS UP ENVOYS Premier Admits France and England Do Not Concur in Fiume Claim PORT EXCLUDED 'BY TREATY of the session, nor was there liny np "Cries of Suffering pemnnce' on the part of the Belgians, i ulnise tinnneint itittims linvo het.n itiwlor Declares Brothers" Impel Nation to Demand East Coast Resolution of Confidence Voted by Italian Deputies Home. April .10. (By A. P. I The resolution of confidence iu Pre mier Orlando, adopted by the Clmni her of Deputies jesterday. follows: "The Chamber, the guardian of the dignity nnd the interpreter of the will of the Itnlinn people, de Mares itself in unison with the gov ernment nnd confirms its full confi dence in it for the defense of the supreme rights of the nation and for securing a just annd durable peace." By the Associated press Home, April ,10. Premier Orlando's government was given n unanimous vote of confidence In the Itnlian Sennte last night, following-the vote of cou- nTenn .S..nt. I.f... 1.. ,!. lt. ... - r ...i mill iu l,IH- UUILSC pi wop-- ties. a great demonstration followed the Premier's address before the Senate. Tho chamber of deputies last nitrlit voted confidence in the cabinet by a' count of .182 to -10, the latter votes being cast by Socialists. ' i The vote followed on nddress In- Pro. mier Orlando, which wns constantly in terrupted by applause nnd ended In nn ovation in the chamber, even the tri bunes joining, Former Premier Luzzattl followed the premier and was also uuauiniously ap plauded, except by the intransigent So cialists, whose spokesman. Deputy Tu rati, explained why the Socialists could no' give a vote of confidence to the cab inet. ( The scene in the Chamber of Deputies ns the premier delivered his address' wns noteworthy. Kiithusinstic cheers greeted the arrival of the premier and of Foreign Minister Sonnino nnd these were repented as telegrams were read front Flume, Seam, Sebenico, Spalnto and the island of Brazza, demanding their annexation by Italy. The prime minister, pale with emo- ttiti ,-nooti'nfT nn m-fltinn irtitoli lnitml , , . in ., ii. '.. several minutes, while the result of the' vote on the motion of Deputy Luzzntti was hailed with a deafening storm of cheers. The premier laid before Parliament the details of his demands for Fiume and the Dalmatian const districts to which Italy has laid claim. He began by saying me international xltiiatlnu lnomber8 0f the lOitth Machine C.un wns grave at present, adding that it was . j,,,,,,,,;,,,, Mnjor iTolm w. Foos, an "very grave" for Italy. He said that n()U11(.,.(i ti,t ,js m0n were strongly it wns the duty of Italy to preserve an olloswi to the nnrade. attitude of "calm and serenity" nt the present moment. Cannot Arcept Compromise An outline of the exohnnges between himself and President Wilson wns given by Signor Orlando, who made it clear that the President's actiou in making public his stntement ns to Italy's claim to Flume had made it impossible either to accept or rjject any proposals that might be made. He said ho believed it his duty to come nt once before the Parliament to receive authority In carrying forward his work nt the conference. ITp until April 14, when he received from Presi dent Wilson the American viewpoint on Flume, tic said he thought an agree ment ,tfas probable. , In the course of his address, the prctriier spoke .of the attitude taken nt Parts by the British and French (lov eruments, which he said had been loyal to promises made in the Treaty of Lon don, which was framed in lOM. He admitted, however, that both France and Great Britain do not stand with Italy In her demands for the annexation Continued on Tate Tnrlve. Column Two Radio Message Greets Troops of 28th at Sea i The welcomo home committee has sent' tlie following radio message of greeting to the boys of the Twenty eighth Division ou board the trans ports rocohontoa and Mercury,, due today : . "City of Philadelphia welcome home committee unltce with state committee to greet returning men, A great welcome will'be yours ; pjnns for o divisional parqaa, octng made." t. - IT Powers Discover Solution of the Kiao-Chau Problem Prepare Answer to Oriental Riddle They Hope Will Be Acceptable to Both China and Japan Paris. April .10. (By A. P.) A'for nuilit for the solution of the problem "f Kinn-Cliau, which it is hoped will remove any possibility f a definite break and prove mutually acceptable '" the Chinese nnd Japanese, has been i leached by the powers, it was snicl in authoritative quarters today. The nn 1 1 tiro of the Indicated solution, howeter, hns not been disclosed. The Council of Three met today n half 1 hour curlier thiin usual. While no pro j grain wns iinuomiccd, it wns believed the Itnlinn situation, lis developed by 1 the parliamentary indorsement of the Itnlinn delegation's position, was to be considered mid the discussion over I Ivlno-Cluiu resumed. Neither the Japanese nor the Chinese delegates appeared during the first hour (consideration by the council. II wns understood tins lorenonu. How ever, that the Japanese would be called in during the afternoon for further con sideration of the suggested compromise regarding Kiao-Chau. EXTRA 17 INFERNAL MACHINES FOUND IN MAIL FOR PROMINENT MEN WASHINGTON, April 30 Postoffice Inspectors at Ntv? York city reported today the discovery there of seventeen internal machines put into the mail addressed to prominent officials, including- cabinet officers. Among' thcte to whom the deadly pack ages wero addressed were Postmaster General Burieson, Secre tary of labor Wilson, Attorney General Palmer, Commissioner General Cacilnctti, of the immigration bureau; Mayor Kylan, cf j..'cv :f6rkT'Govct1i'or Sprout, of Pennsylvania; Jottu D. Koctse ictlcr, 3. P. Morgan; Solicitor General Lamar, of the postoffice ucpuitnuut, aiid P. C. Howe, jinmigtatiou commissioner at fitv Xorli. SOLDIERS AT X not m PARADE - Partial Vote of 111th Infantry .. -,. .. . Men ShOWS Sentiment Agjainst Plan CONFERENCE TO DECIDE Uu u Staff Correspondent ' , , , Ca,"l' 1)lx- Al,nl .10. Members of the 111th Infantry balloted todny on tn( question of a parade of the Twenty- j eighth Division in Philadelphia. lie I suits so fnr indicate a decided sentiment Villi., ,', v,.io tuken mnomr the The sentiment of the men is not against the parade itself, but is directed against the delay iu demnbollzntiiiii which will hold them in camp until Mny 1.". Adjutant (ienernl Frank Henry and Colonel Frederick Pussey of the Quar termaster's Corp, arrived hero shortly before noon and went into conference with Major (ienernl Hugh L. Scott and Colonel William C. Shannon, who com mand the 111th, over the parade situ ation. A statement will be mnde late today. Sproul Favors Demonstration The legislative committee in charge of the arrangenieuts for the participa tion of the Legislature in the celebra tion over the return of the Twenty -eighth Division met Governor Sproul at noon. The Governor expressed himself ns heartily in favor of a fitting celebra tion. He approved of the plan to hnve the entire Legislature nttend nnd suggested that a number of stnte officials also participate. Further arrangements will be mnde at another meeting of the1 committee todny. The construction of n grandstand in Philadelphia for the legislators and the accommodation for the members while in the city will be left to the three Philadelphia members of tho committee. Senator Kdwnrd W. Potton nnd Bep- resentntlves Benjamin M. Colder aud Sigmund J. Gans. The committee organized todny by electing Senator Marshall FI. Phlpps, of Venango county, sponsor of the resolu tion creating the committee, cnnirman, nnd Bepresentative uans, secretary Penrose Appeals for Parade Arrangements for the visit of the officers to Camp Dlx were made, by Sen tt ' I ! ' I'M II i Continued on Vut.Tgai Column tJU S .'i' ' 7 tV '.!' ' The French press, commenting on the speech of Premier "Orlando before the Italian parliament, finds n spirit of conciliation marking the uddress. As u result the newspapers express the con viction thnt n resumption of the con ferences over the Itnlinn question will be possible nnd thnt ground for a snt isfactory understanding mny be found. Italy, it. is pointed out, obviously in tends to give Premier Orlando a free hnnd in dealing with her interests. It is planned in Pence Conference circles to go abend with the treaty of pence without regard to any notion by Italy, ns it is considered probable the itnlinn delegation will not return within the present week. The delivery of the treaty nnd the first exchanges with the Germans, there fore, will occur without the participa tion of Italy, and it is said in Amer ican quarters that this procedure will Bo forward steadily. The first reading with the Germans will probably take place Friday afternoon or Saturday, when the pact will be presented. A day or two will be given for qucs- Continued on Twee Three, Column tten FOES' PEACE TRAIN STONED EN ROUTE Windows Smashed Before Teu tonic Foreign Minister and Others Reach Versailles TROUBLE NOT SERIOUS By the Associated Press Versailles, April .10. Several win dows of the second train bearing the German pence delegates' hither, and which carried journalists nnd minor at taches were broken in a minor demon stration during the trip from Cermnny to Vnncresson, the little railroad sta tion five miles from Versailles. Other wise the. trip, which begun nt Berlin ut .1 o'clock Monday, wns without in cident. Count von Brockdorf-Itanlznu, Ger man foreign minister: Herr Landsberg, secretary for publicity, art nnd litera ture; Dr. Theodor Molehior. general manager of the Wnrburg Bank; Ilcrr I.einert. president of the Prussian As sembly; Herr (liesbcrts, minister of posts nnd telegraphs, and Hen Sehueckingi Germany's plenipotentia ries to the Pence Congress, reached Versailles at 0:4."i o'clock last night. Peace Delegates Wearied Wearied from their long journey, the chief figures of tho (Sermon peace dele gntioti slept late today, not putting in nn uppoarauee during the forenoon. The lesser functionaries, however, heavily clothed against the storm which broke today, strolled through the soddeu grounds of the park or alone the street. Cold, raw weather with occasional rain squalls continued during the day. me jiny uay strike ann cs to the Versailles hotels, but it is understood it will not bo allowed to deprive the Ger man representatives of tliclr meals aud service as usual tomorrow. Among those wflo arrived with the German foreign minister was Dr. Hanlel von Halghauscn, former coun cillor nt the German embassy at Wash Ington; Director Strauss, ot the Deutsche Bank; Herr Uudiger, nnd other minor officials. In the com mission on commercial affairs were six teen women. With the party wero the official courier. Von Btsmnrrk j n doctor, a barber and Biidolph Brand,, the press representative. There was alq a num ber of telegraph and telephone Operators. German. Grieves Over Hulas.' .Brockdorff-Bantzan'u, secretary, Herr Continued .. i . ;, '"r tie wnoie ironr oi ner rtonnera.f'-v n on r( Thrr. Column ri . ,.i - . v 1..?;.(.wv.B '! 7 ' ' ' i" " - ironnerBna wnerver'BBB cBiwwai-" .' I N T TO SOLVE ISSUE Text of Memorandum Given to Italian Delegates April 14 Now Made Public AUTONOMY FOR FIUME, v EXECUTIVE INSISTS Port Should Be Included in Cus toms System of Jugo Slavic State OUTLET FOR NEW NATIONS President Bases His Conclu sions on 14 Points Ex plains Previous Statement Uy the Associated Press Paris, April 30. The complete text of the. memorandum' delivered by President Wilson to the Italian delegation on April 14, relative to the claims to the Dalamqtian coast, was made public here last night, nfter it had been distributed among the members of the Italian parlia ment at Rome yesterday. The mem orandum had been in the possession of the Italian envoys nine days be fore Wilson issued his public ap peal relative to the controversy over Fiume. The President expresses his defi nite cpnclusion that the port, of Fiume must be internationalized, with a' "very considerable degree.o gefitrmT! htitonomy,"yot within the customs control of the Jugo-Slavic State. He reiterates that Italy's eastern bbundary should conform to natural lines. The complete statement follows: There is no question to which I have given more careful or anxious thought than I have given to this, because, in common with all my colleagues, it is my earn est desire to see the utmost done for Italy. Throughout my consideration of it, however, I have felt that there was one matter in which I had no choice and could wish to have none. I felt bound to square every conclusion that I should reach as accurately as posible with the fourteen principles of peace, which I set forth in my ad dress to the Congress of the United States on the 8th of Jan uary, 1918, and in subsequent ad dresses. 14 Points Basis of All These fourteen points and the principles laid down in the sub sequent addresses were formally adopted, with only a single reser vation, by the powers associated against Germany, and will con stitute the basis of peace with Germany I do not feel at liberty to suggest one basis for peace with Germany and another for peace with Austria. It will be remembered that, in reply to a communication from the Austrian Government offer ing to enter into negotiations for an armistice and peace on' the basis of the fourteen points, to which I have alluded, I said that there was one- matter to which those points no longer applied, They had demanded autonomy for the several states which had con stituted parts of the Austro Hungarian empire, and I pointed out that it must now be left to the choice of the people of these several countries what their destinies and political relations should be. They have chosen, ""with sym pathy of the whole world, to be sit up as independent states'. Their complete separation. from Austria and the complete dissolution of the Austro Hungarian empire has given a hew aspect and significance to the settlements which my be effected with' regard, at any rate,' to the eastern boundaries of IUly. 'Chosen to be Independent Personally .I. oni quite wfllinr that Italy should be nccoraed.Bldnfr H M srl '7 -tl -trrtl m i s-l ,-tVl .ei rsu ii 1 'II ' !& . $M fm. r. SrA--5S e "M ij j -.! 33 'WJ . jd 1" y.i IlV. j
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