THE ALLIES AND FIUME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17275, 26 September 1919, Page 7

THE ALLIES AND FIUME.

MR. WILSON'S ATTITUDE. ITALIAN CLAIM OPPOSED. D'ANNUNZIO'S COUP IGNORED. Br Tel eeraph __ Presg Association-Copyright. (Received 8 p.m.) A - and N.Z. NEW YORK. Sept. 24. The Paris correspondent of the f-ew York Times states that it is believed that Mr. Wilson has informed the Supreme Council that he opposes a settlement of the Fiume controversy by giving the city to Italy and leaving the port facilities tree under the League of Nations. if- is understood that Britain, France, and Italy favoured such a settlement, but that the attitude of the United States in favour of Fiume being made a free city i s unchanged, despite d'Annunzio's coup d'etat.

D'ANNUNZIO CONFIDENT.

BOASTFUL MANIFESTOES. A " and NZ - ROUE. Sept. 24. An aeroplane from Fiume dropped a message at Genoa, in which d'Annunzio declared that he was certain to conquer, and emphasising his own daring as boundless. Admiral Cagni goes to Fiume as bearer of the Government's proposals to d'Annunzio. Admiral Badoglio has return to Rome.

After some Italian airmen had flown to Fiume to join d'Annunzio, the Italian Government put all the aeroplanes in the kingdom out of use by removing essential parts. The Government recalled the ships sent with supplies to the Far East in connection with d'Annunzio's projected Rome to Tokio flight. D'Annunzio has given command of his fleet to Commander Rizzo, who sank the Austrian battleship St. Stephen in Pola Harbour during the war.

GARIBALDIANS' SUPPORT.

" ITALY IN POSSESSION." A. and N.Z. PARIS. Sept. 24. General Guiseppi Garibaldi, in an interview, said that the Fiume incident was closed, as Italy was in possession. If d'Annunzio had not entered the city the Garibaldians would have done so within a fortnight. Mr. Wilson, if moved by the right spirit, would allow Britain, France, and Italy to settle the question. Italy would be satisfied with their decision.

ITALIAN KING AND CRISIS.

CROWN COUNCIL SUMMONED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 1 a.m.) ROME. Sept. 25. The King to-day 1s presiding at a Crown Council, including Ministers, ex-Ministers, and naval and military advisers to discuss the situation at Fiume. The only precedent for the calling of such a council dates back to 1882, when Italy refused to participate in the British expedition in Egypt.