FIUME.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 16, 2 January 1920, Page 5

FIUME.

ITALY’S CLAIMSCONFIDENCE IN NITTI. ' Rome, Dec. 29. Signor Scialoja, speaking in the Senate, said that when Italy went to the Peace Conference she did not claim Flume, but merely supported Fiume’s request to be allowed to join Italy. Fiume was fully entitled to make a claim in accordance with the principle of self-determination.

Signor Nitti traversed M- Clemenceau’s statement that Crotia was entitled to claim frame under the Treaty of Lotdon. "On the contrary,” said Signor Nippi, "Croatia was not among the contracting parties. If the Treaty wa* carried out Italy could ask for the whole Of Dalmatia. We do not wish to be at enemity with the Jugo-Slavs but it is important that the Allies realize that, the Jugo-Slavs will approach us with calm mind while the Allies continue to support their slightest demands. The Senate unanimously adopted a vote of confidence in the Ministry. WILL FIGHT TO DEATH. D’ANNUNZIO’S CHANGED MIND. Rome, Dec. 30. Fiume messages state that D’Annunzio has again expressed his determination to fight to the death. The City Council, which withdrew its support when an anti-D’Annun-zio plebiscite was carried, has now decided to support him. in view of D’Annunzio’s statement that the Allie* had not sanctioned Italy’s compromise proposals. The Rome “Epoca” states that D’Annunzio decided to take a uew plebiscite. D’Annunzio’s supporters are disgusted at the new tura of events, and are arriving in Trieste daily. They state that food supplies and sanitary conditions m Fiume are becoming worse. Typhoid has broken out.