f"",r'" ,zy?t vv :
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and most reliable press 'as
sociation in the world.
SIXTY-NINTH YAli
SALEM. OREGON THl'RSIAV MORXLXG. APRIL ill, 1910
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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3
ITALIAN DELEGATION
WILL LEAVE COUNCIL
SIDER ACTION
German Delegates Wm I A flM PAIMr
Submit Plan for LeagueL)Mi uUlllU
I
LONDON. April 23. A dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Am
sterdam asserts that the German
peace delegates have been instructed
to propose at Versailles a plan for a
league of nations to replace the plan
adopted j by the peace conferees in
Paris. The dispatch "adds that the
German plan was drafted mainly by
Count von Bernstorff, former ambas-
rT'i 9 c 1 Tir i n i ' r wi i saaor to me unuea states; -Mainias
. VYlUOnS OpeeCh KOUSeS Wrath Kegarding riame - Lloyd Erzberger. president of the German
i j r nt - - a n i " . armistice commission; Professor
ueorge and rremier Llemenceau Agree With American waither m. a. schucking. and Kari
r ir i . . .-.....
t, i r.auisK7, one oi me socialist ieaa
Viewpoint Treaty of London Held Back Earlier
preiiion of Opinion from French and British Statesmen-
President Issued Statement on Sole Responsibility.
ers.
Missing Man Located
Far horn Former Home
MARSH FIELD, Or.. April 23.
. PARIS, April 23;-(By the Associated PreSS)-Premier Orlando
of Italy this evening addressed an official communication to Premier! trip and under circumstances which
Clemencean, president of the peace conference, saying that as a re- caused an investigation to be insti
ult of the declaration by President Wilson the Italian delegation tuted on ihe theory that he might
had decided to leave Paris at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. v!.b"w."rt?Kha!!IJ. .
The Italian" Vice Admiral Thaon di Revel, former chief of staff, I advices received by the painters un-
ion omciais nere loaay. v,oay ien
has left Pans for Rome. General Armando Diaz, commander in
chief of the Italian armies, it js announced, will leave tonight.
a family here.
BUSINESS MAN
PASSES AWAY
TREATY IS SPECIFIC.
LONDON, April 23. (By the Associated Press) With reference
to the Italian claims the Associated Press learns that under the treaty
of London, Italy was entitled: to Triest; Pola and part of Dalmatia,
but Fiume was to go to Croatia; ;' 4
fjrpflt Rritsin haa aAvafrA 1tav in h'ov nwn intflrpcto rs f nrocm cnmo
of her claims, but if the Italians insist on . their rights under th Mauritz Klinger, Owner 01
XTZZL lTJS' I TO Much Salem Properly,
vuivo, iu imiv-u mot, as j;yiu nil vuv lu -itai, r iuiuc xiiusb gu lu
Croatia. , ; .. . t . . ' . ' ' ' '' - :. " M, ,'.- '
It is understood that President Wilson issued his statement on
his sole responsibility and that Premier Lloyd George and Premier
Clemenceau' are still actively seeking to bring about an- agreement.
Called by Death
i PARIS, April 23 (By The Asso-
dated Press) It is said hat Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain ap
proved of President Wilson's state
ment without reserve and that Pre
mier Clemencean . has described it
as "admirable" and has said that he
"woald not change a word."
It Is explained that the reason Mr.
Lloyd George and M. Clemencean
did not Join the statement was the
fact that they were parties to the
treaty of London.
It was also made known that Pre
mier Orlando had prepared, a state
, rant for the Italian, parliament
which went forward -last night. It
has not been-made public here and
Its contents are as yet unkaowni
Maaritz Klicger. one or the ag
greasive men in the business life of
Salem during the last 40 years and
who was one of the moving spirits
that brought Salem from the Til
lage class to that of a city, died at
a local hospital at 5 ocloclc-p. nr.
yesterday after an illness extending
over a neriod of several months. He
would hare been 77 years old at his
next birthday.- The body Is at the
Rlgdon undertaking establishment
A iA fnnsnl will ha iol1 f-vtm tho
Rancher Kllll Wife and SteO I Catholic church Friday-morning at
1.. a A. A. 11
m - ti ' . o if iiu ociock. wun iniermem in me
ooninen onoois a en;
TWO MURDERED.
WHILE IN BED
RAPIDLY IN
ENTIRE U.S.
Quarter of Billion Dollars
Subscribed Figures Prob
ably Cover Only First Two
Days of Drive.
Japan Expected to Join
World League of Nations
TOKIO. April 23. (Hy The Asso
ciated Press) The impression, ex
ists In well informed quarters here
that Japan will join the league of
nations even if the racial clause of
the league covenant is finally reject
ed by the peace conference. This
vraa brought out in answer to spe
cial news dispatches from Paris al
iening that Japan had Informed the
ether delegates to the c onference
that Japan would dec'ine to ent?r
the league if the rac.'al clause was
not adopted.
ONLY TEN OUT OF 12
DISTRICTS REPORTED
Victory Ship Scheduled to
Reach San Diego at
Noon Today
Building Boom Strikes
Chicago, Says Official
CHICAGO. April 23. A healthy
building boom, steadily Increase;;,
was reported today by Iuilding Com
missioner Bostrom, who anooujcxl
that thus far in April, permits for
expenditure of $6,000.100 in new
buildings ic Chicago have been iuu
ea. Tne total figure ror ia--fc. was
1 i.0C'.0o. The commissioner sai l
lutldicg. materials could t bought
at less than tha quoted ?ri;.
4
- Italy has the verdict of the United
States government as regards ; her
claims in the Adriatic. She may not
have her aspirations for Fiume grat
ified,- for that would block in from
the. sea behind the coast of Dalmatia
the new small. independent nations
which are to become members of the
. league of nations.. x -
President Wilson, In a long state
ment dealing , with the r controversy
over Flume, has clearly defined to
Italy the stand of the United States
in the premises and thus has brought
to a climax the crisis that has existed
for many, days..
; ' With regard to the islands in the
eastern Adriatic and that portion of
the Dalmatian coast which lies most
open to the sea which Italy also is
aemanding, President W ilson broad
ly states that these are not now nec
essary to Italy to make her safe
against .naval agression bv Austria
Hungary, ; because' Austria-Hungary
no longer exists, and the fortifica
tlons all along the coast are to he
permanently destroyed.
. Also the president Cays, the new
states are to accept limitation of ar
mament which will further put ag
gression out of the question and that
equal and equitable treatment of all
racial or national minorities through
out this region are to be guaranteed
under internal sanction.
President Wilson contends that if
the principles under which the in-
iative for peace was taken-are to be
"adhered to, Fiume must serve as an
outlet for the commerce not only of
Italy but of the land to the north and
nunneeasi oi inai pori, Hungary, tsu-i 9 I A
hernia, Rumania "and the states of MaSSClCTeS mlArmema
Quarrel Over Boy
3
MADRAS, Or., Aprl 23.-p-Charles
Sar, 43, his wife Susie. 41, and her
son, by a former marnage, i David
Hardwick, 16, were found dead .late
today In their home on a ranch near
here , All bore bullet wounds which
apparently , had caused their, death.
Mrs. Sar aid the boy were in bed In
their night clothes. Sar's body, fully
clothed, was on the bed beside that
of his wife. A rifle lay between
his feet ( . . i - . -
The coroner, after an investiga
tion, said it was apparent, that Sar
had slain his wife and her son and
then killed himself.- According to
witnesses , who ( testified, the couple
had often quarreled over Sar's . al
leged mistreatment of the boy.. There
were no witnesses to the tragedy,
which : apparently . had occurred last
night some time.,;, The family had all
been in town here yesterday and had
left for homje together late in the
day.
Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Kllager was born, in Alsace
Lorraine, in the town of Houssen.
He came to Oregon about 1878. com
ing directly to Salem. After his ar
rival here he engaged in the brewing
business which he followed for many
years.
Mr. Klinger owned a large amount
of property. Including his honle at
Church and Chemeketa streets and
several bustaess houses In the city.
With S. Beck, wtio was at one time
his partner, he erected the build
ing now occupied by the main plant
of The Phex company. This build
ing was disposed of by him .'some
yean' ago. He owned the Klinger
block on State street, the building
now occupied by the Velie gar see on
Commercial street and other business
buildings on that street. a'.id was
joint owner with Eugene Eckerlen
of the building occupied by the Sa
lem Woolen Mills store.
Mr. Klinger leaves his wife, a son
Ernest Klinger, and a daughter.
Bertha Klinger, all of Salem.
Mr. Klinger wai a member of Sa
lem lodge No. 336., B. P. O. Elks.
Alleged Ringleaders of
Alcohol Gang Arrested !
PENDLETON, Or.. April 23. As
a result of the efforts to break up
an alleged ring, believed to have
worked up a business of considerable
magnitude in providing Indians of
the Umatilla reservation with patent
medicines containing a high percen
tage of alcohol as a substitute for
whiskey. B. L. Crowder, Walter Ogil
bv and Harold Cominger placed un
der arrest here today by government
officers. It is said they have been
getting as high as $3.50 a oottie
for bitters which tney uougui i
$1.50. ,
TeTronsm Stiff Reigns
in Big Cities of Germany
the new Jugo-Slav group."
. Premier Orlando of Italy called
the Italian peace delegates for a con
ference after the president's note
was issued to prepare a statement to
be addressed to the Italian people;
Later Vice Admiral Thaon di Rev
el, former chief of the Italian naval
staff, departed from Paris to Rome,
and it was asserted that General
Diaz, Italian military commander-ln
chief, would leave for Italy. What
action on the part of Italy this por
tends is problematical.
A state of seize has been
Laid to Men Arrested
rrtXSTANTINOPLT. April 23.
f French Wireless Service) Several
persons charged with having I been
implicated in the massacre or aepar
tation of Armenians have been ar
rested during the past few days.
Among those taken Into custody are
Abbas Haling Pasha, rormer minister
of public works, whose brother. Said
Halin. already in jail ana isnnuu
Kptti&I Bev. governor of the Sivas.
pro-1 The prisoners will be tried by courts
BERLIN, via Copenhagen, April
23. Terrorism still reigns in Man
ich and the Bavarian capital is on the
verge of bankruptcy, the Lokal An
zeiger says. There is wholesale mis
ery in Munich and almost all the
workers are idle. What food is ar
riving is taken by the communists.
Some of the food is given to women
and children, but the public -kitchens
and hospitals are robbed of their al
lowances. The government of Premier Hoff
man, the paper adds, intends to
transfer from Bamberg to Nuremberg
because it is rumored that Nurem
berg communists are planning a sur
prise attack on the government in
company with -Munich communists.
I Dr. Levien, one of the communist
leaders in Munich. i quoted as say
ing to his confidants that the com
munist troops are not equal, to an
out and out fight with the govern
ment forces. Levien and other lead-
WASHINGTON, April 23. A
quarter of a billion dollars has
been subscribed to the victory liberty
loan and officially reported through
banks and federal reserve district
headquarters to the treasury. This
covers probably only the first two
days of the subscription period and
does not Include the millions of
pledges on which subscribers have
not paid initial installments. Nei
ther does it Include officially record
ed subscriptions which have net been
tabulated by banks or which are in
the process of being reported to dis
trict headquarters.
Only ten of the 12 districts were
reported in figures given out tonight
by the treasury, the Kansas City and
Atlanta headquarters not having sub
mitted official reports. , '
For these reasons officials are In
clined to believe that the actual sub
scriptions already gathered by the
millions of volunteer workers
amount to at least half a billion dol
lars.
The first complaints that the treas
ury's official .reports do not fairly In
dicate the records of various com
munlties reached here today. They
were met with the explanation that
the figures given out by the treasury
at night In most cases were trans
mitted by district managers about
noon of that day. The district man
agers also may report the standing
of some city as of the night before
and this is. reflected In the national
headquarters . review a day later as
a . consequence.
Totals Are Tabulated
The exact total tabulated tonight
was $249,649,000. distributed as fol
lows: Boston. $45,448,400; New
$88,000,000; Philadelphia. $19,258.-
150; Cleveland. $18,193,930; Rich
mond. $13.3S3.600; Chicago. xs.-
579.350; St. Louis. $29,877,800:
Minneapolis. $6,616,700; Dallas. $1.
241.300; S.in Francisco.- $2,050,550
The navy's actual subscription thus
far in the victory liberty loan cam
paign has been almost $2,000,000. or
enoughto move the victory ship, the
U. S. S. Marblehead approximately
two miles on its voyage from San
Francisco to New York.
The navy's flying squadron of
battleships and destroyers, which are
cruising along the Atlantic, Pacific
and Gulf coasts to help the victory
liberty loan, are receiving enthusias
tic welcomes.
The victory ship is scheduled
CITIZENSHIP IS
P WENT DECLARES
IE WILL NOT YIELD
ON ADRIATIC POINTS
Profound Sensation Created at Peace Conference When
Wilson Delivers Opinion Gauntlet Thrown Down to Sup
porters of Secret Treaties Kiau-Chau Controversy Also
Target of Attack Italian Situation Overshadows All
Other Considerations at Yesterday's Peace Session.
J
PARIS. April 23. (By the Associated Press) President Wilson's
emphatic declaration that lie will not yield on the Adriatic question,
has created the most profound sensation in the peace conference,
lie has thrown down the gauntlet to the supporters of seeret treaties
in a manner which almost took away the breath of the delegates
who have been urging compromises on points covered by - many
secret documents and at variance with the president's "fourteen
rAtiiTa
HFMIFn VfiTFR President Wilson ' sweeping declaration, while aimed directly at
UMjxjImjU I VlLdV the Adriatic problems, also reaches the Kiau-Chau eontrovernv in
which Japan relys on secret agreements made with (Ireat Ilriiain.
Application of William F.France ant Itab " 1917 to support her claim to the concessions
W-ll n 11 -J xi L by Germany in Shantung.
o - - r'v va a vas a ninu
ment as a challenge which once for all will dispose of the question
whether secret documents, of which many nations participating in
the war were ignorant, are to figure in the peace following an
armistice in -which all the allies pledged gave no regard to secret
treaties.
All Questions Overshadowed.
The Italian situation overshadowed all other questions throughout
the day in Paris and was the sole subject of conversation in official
and unofficial circles.
When it became known this morning that the Italian premier.
Father Held Office
Although he had voted a number
of times and his father has been
city recorder of Jefferson. William
Frances Wall was yesterday denied
citizenship in the United States on
the ground that he had aot exercised
the rights of a citizen for five years
previous to 1914. the date of his dec
laration. The case was heard in
tvat nral!z.Tt !rn rnnrt. 11t mut now
begin all over and it will be two I Vittorio II. Orlando, was again absent from the session of the council
years before be can be given another or four, various rumors Wame current.
Proposals and counter proposals
were made by members of the Brit-
Wall was born In Canada and hU
father did not secure his naturaliza
tion papers until after the son was
21. years old. thus making It neces
sary for the younger Wall to apply
for citizenship, lie had thought him
self a citizen and in good faith had
voted and used the other preroga
tives of a duly qualified American.
This Is his second attempt to become
naturalized In the fnlted States. .
Those admitted to citizenship were
John AM on Nyman. a native oi Swe
den, and llelnrich Jaetlor. Frederick
John Keller. Carl Christopf Dahl-
hnrg. and Bcrtel Grieeenauer. all of
whom were born In Germany.
COUNCIL AGREES
ON POLICE RULE
:" . i -
Resolution Introduced by
Mayor Baker Barring
Unions Adopted
PORTLAND. Or.. April 2. By a
vote of four to one the city council
RrJ.L.4L; TT.'If a loaay adopted a resolution Intro-
Bolshevikx Willing to daced bt Maror Gttorrm , n. .
Fight Their Own Forces bidding 'any member of the police
bureau to Join a union. Commission
L. Barbur cast the negative
nna:;r. Apii 21. (Frjrr'i wir.
less Service i A large prt qT the
B'lheviM firrt army vttish vi ren
dered several ays ago to the ''
alnians has effered vo.?ntiiI- In
fight the I ;is;itvlki aud alr.vlr hi
ten In action with the 'Vrains
asainrt I'shevlst at 'iml. In
the Priest r-;;i.n. Thl3 announce
ment is made In a Ukrainian '-rf i-al
sfaterpe.it nenved from Rovnn !
the Ukrainian pre bnreai.
tb
reach San Diego at noon tomorrow.
(Continued on page 2)
A lxudon dispatch S:idv .iM
that messages l ad been rec-ivd
ther that e Bolshevik! il.vr arm
had snrrendertd to the VI a!nlan
troois of Genoifc Petlura la t'if rg
lon of llomel. northwest of Kiev.
Twenty tl nrnd rifles. 2"$ $!ins and
Ivcn hundred rr.nchlne g'.M. were
said to have reen hani-I ?ir f
the Ukrainiaas.
WORTH OF VICTORY LOAN NOTE
TOLD BY EXECUTIVE MANAGER
A victory loan note at par is worth more to investors than the
bonds of preceding lilrty loan issues net. The net income from
a victory loan note costing $100 is prater than that derived by an
investor who buys the bonds of the preceding issue at a discount.
This fact is shown by the following statement whi-h has just been
er A.
vote.
Otto R. Hartwig, secretary of the
Oregon Federation of Labor, made a
rpeerh opposing the resolution prior
to Us adoption, and afterward
served notice that the order would
be contested In the courts. Applica
tion for a charter for a police offi
cer's union has already been applied
for, the council was informed.
As adopted the resolution says:
"Be it resolved by the council of the
city of Portland in regular meeting
assembled that no police officer of
the city of Portland shall be a mem
ber of any police organization which
Is affiliated with any organization
which advocates strikes, or lockouts
for the enforcement ot Its demands
and the joining of such organization
of any- police officer while a mem
ber ot such police bureau shall be
taken and deemed against the good
of the service and shall be Just cause
for dismissal from the service of the
city.- 'j ',
Portland Firm Given
Two Wooden Steamers
Constantinople
riaimoi In th iraDorUnt oerman 1 martial.
u.m),n onf ita suburbs. I A dispatch from
'""""" .. I . .. . 1 j ir 1 n crnvornnr
wnere mere bm u Vvmio,.- ---- . x.aa i ho
fighting and a number of persons of maroesr, di
have been killed or wounded. PU- public square or
1. .r0i,. tn theltti oiiarters of . Constantinople
haVbr Sorter? Bremen isalsodisr one of those responsible for Armen
turbed while terrorism still prevails lan oep""
In Uontrh
A dispatch from Tokio says ; . ,f 4Jm:i. Urn
De mai l 75(1 UC l luii iuu
PORTLAND. Or.. April 23. Two
wooden steamers, the Klamath and
Itirchleaf. have been assigned by the
shipping board to Columbia-Pacific
SimmihlH frr rm n v for minilrrihlB
issued by Robert E. Smith, executive manager of the Oregon victory mnd operation, and both will load
loan committee: I ties for the Atlantic seaboard. Tha
That riMnrv loml will remain at or above tnr in tlve unrn nirchleaf. Pallin Ballln .composite
.n;i h cleariy. demonstrated by figure, compiled by government -L wHlSJa'd Ithrn ti".
Budapest by airplane with cash taken bond experts. These figures show that a $100 victory bond for $100 half-month on the; i Columbia
from the Munich banks. ; a better investment than a $100 bond of the fourth libertr loan -1,-.
Argentina Instructed tO "The' prevailing rate of interest on the stock exchange U 4.7ft per hnn wooden emergency ! war fleet
rnm.0i;er German Snips eent That is to say. the aterage annual mterest on $100 i. -
, For this reason a 4' 4 per cent liberty bond of $100 denomination Tne Kiainath will load on Grays har-
BUEXOS AIRES. April 23. Ger- which yields in interest only Sf.:o pr year is aold at sufficient dis- bor. She was built by HcEachern
many has Instructed the Argentine I count on the stock exchange to' 3 ield the purchaser $4.70 per vearlShlp company at Astoria. ;
onlnion in Japan seems to
Janan will aerent the league of na
' 'tlons even If the racial clause to the
league covenant i rejected by the
other allied and associated owers,
WMOl-S PA1XTER DIKS
"NEVVTOM. Mass.. April 23. v&-
accordingly. The transfer Is expect
ed within a few days
government to deliver internea oer- on thp purchase price. The sum of $03 at 4.70 per cent interest will
nT Xi n ;bas ; haV an: Jield $4.25 per Vr. Therefore a $100 bond .vhose annual yield is
nounced Its readiness to take over only $4.2 sells on the stoek exchange for $03.
the vessels. I In the fifth or victory loan the government determined to offer
The cabinet met this afternoon to - security which would surelv remain at rar in the onen market.
Instruct the officals concerned to act It .i,.--- ti r.t f ih-. ..;; -
a v im 1 i"iv - v a v lilt a .a, rii . ir. uvn nt. v 111 II It n fl (. Q
higher rate than that which prevails on the stock exchange. Whereas
the prevailing rate of interest is 4.70 per cent, the new londs
(called victory nots) lcar 4.75 per cent interest.
"Tfl evnresa this A'lf fprnll- iinnnu man Aam.l -r,, 4
PARIS. April 23. (By The As.o- T. T' l lirV u " i vl " Ye ' 1 V' i iwv i:v V. V i"
elated Press) The German govern- v . 'A, ' w.""'" ""a 01 ia'
mpnt has officialr advised the allied fourth issue which he would sell for $03. In his right hand he offered
" - I . . . . A.t.vl 1 rU t 1 - t it f!ht rn. m- . . .
todav to havine caused the Importa-lana associate! goemmenic mi iuc u a .71"" wim ni nit- imn or victory issue ior iw. 1 011 siioulu
- . I n 1 1 tn.IU 1 mil J nn II 11 L . rS .
one of these one
bond will cam 4.75
i. : -1. .
. . 1 . t 1 a ..AaiiAM vavjivi a a v ena var 1 - a. "v w v u v a 111 1 lit iiiiiri - in 1 tt iiiiiini m 1 iijbv
- . a a . a a iw a tm a 1 rrt a 1 ta a vnn mm 1 twz i azja-r t ru aacwDLaaasai - ' - - - - v
year. old. His most widely Known. . the DieniDoten-l for the libertr bond of the fourth issue will earn von onlv 4.70
1 .. . - . - ..
kt iiienrrn aina awT0 wam waob " " &
Territory Authorized
to Engage in Business
t
Brought Whiskey Here Germans ivk dates
PORTLAND, Or.. April 23.
James Mcl, Wood, abstract man.
pleaded guilty In the leaerai coun
.,, mhb nainter of Bortraits and tion from San Francisco of four not- ueriuan, p,B.iuw.. nuy tne 9 victory Pon.l lor JfHHJ, lecanse each
landscapes, died tonlghi at his home ties of whiskey by Mrs niancne flhund dollars which you invest in the victory
I. Vk- faii Ha was 84 Brooks. He was fined $2d0. Mrs. they would reacn Versailles ai ay 1. t M t.:u M4.v nt .t, ,
aaa linn a.v U u a w a a. , - a
painting Is "The Master" which re-j lar fine upon enterLng-a
quired 34 years to complete.
tiaries, the dispatch adds.
cents per year,
Jt'NEATJ. Alaska. April 22. Tty
a vote of 12 to 3 the territorial house
of representatives today Issued a bill
authorizing: the territory of Alaska
to entr the transportation business
with chartered ships and approprUt
lng therefore $300.00. . The bill
makes the governor secretary-treas
urer of the proposed Alaska shipping
board and authorizes a carefut Inves
tigation of shipping conditions and
needs before the territory enters the
business, which is left optional. Pas
sage of the measure la the senate Is
believed certain.
Ish. Preach and Italian delegation
and numerous stories cf comprom
ises were circulated. There were
suddenly discredited by the Issuance
of President Wilson statement.
showing that the president was xrct
a party to the proposed concessions.
which was chiefly baaed on the sop-
position that Flume could be given
to Italy.
The Idea which had been preva
lent In Paris that the Adriatic situ
ation was a game of chess. In which
the most skillful diplomats would win
regardless of the armistice condi
tions which suddenly banished by
PreeJdent Wilson's action.
Statement Ready Monday.
Since Monday it had been general
ly known, that he had prepared a
statement which was presented en
that day o the ejtire American del
egation and that the delegation had
approved 1L But there was no sus
picion that his position was so unal
terably against secret diplomacy.
Declarations by the members of
the American delegation that the
president not yield In the matter of
Plume were regarded by mrst Euro
pean diplomats and especially by the
Italians, as part or a political game,
until today and evea now many old
school diplomats still seem enable to
comprehend what has happened.
Deflaite l'ixl-rtAodlng.
The text of the statement follows:
"In view of the capital Importance
of the questions affected and in or
der to throw all possible light upon
what la involved In their Bettlement.
I hope that the follow! ag staU-ment
will contribute to the final forma-
, tion of opinion aad to a satisfactory
solution.
"When Italy entered the war she
entered upon the basis of a definite
private understanding with Great
Britain and France, aow known as
the pact of London. Since that time
the whole face of circumstances has
been altered. Many other powers,
great and small, have entered the
struggle, with no knowledge of that
private understanding.
The Anstro-Hungarlan empire,
thea the. enemy of Europe and at
whoae expense the pact of London
was to be kept In the event of vic
tory, has gone to pleecs and no long
er exists. Not only that, but the
several parts of that empire. It la
agreed now by Italy and all her as
sociates, are to be erected Into in
dependent states and associated In a
eague of nations, not with those who
were recently our enemies, but with
Italy herself and tha powers that
stood with Italy In the great war for
lberty. : , 1 a.
All Liberty Concerned. ,
"We are to establish their libery
as well as our own. They re to
be among the stroller states who
Interests are henceforth to be safe
guarded as scrupulously as the inter
ests of the most power! c! states.
"The war was ended, moreover, by
proposing to Germany an armistice
and peace which should be founded '
on certain clearly defined priJcip'ei
which set tap a new order of ritht
and Justice. Upon . these prlnclplea
the peace with Germany has been
conceived, not only, but formulated,
t'pon then principle, it will b ef
fected. We can not ask the grtat
body of xers to prp aji ef
fect peare with Austria and' estab
lish a new baIs of iadepfridenr and
right In the states wKh orUinally
constituted the AuMnHontarlan
empire and In the state of th Bal
kan group on principle of another
(Continued on paga 2)
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