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roIJTJME XII.
NOME. ALASKA. SA*F!'F{!>. V, APRIL, 26, t»J».
2001.
PARIS, April 21—Conferences ai
being held to thrash out Italy's tei
ritorial claims on the Adif.atic. Prei
ident Wilson is not attending thes
conference of Italy is basing her d<
mands for the Dalmatian territor
and the city of Ftiume on the seen
treaty of London consummated b«
tween Great Britain France an
Italy before the United States ei
tered the war actively . Presider
"Wilson considers this as well as a
other secret treaties nullified and ha
withdrawn from the meetings.
PARIS, April 22—It is reporte
that the Italian Peace Delegatio
has informed the Allied Council tlu
they must have a decision on thei
Adriatic claims by next Wednesda:
The Shances of a decision being at
rived at by that time are not consic
ered very promising.
WASHINGTON, Apjil 22—'Thet
is an under current of belief in th:
city that owing to the diifficultit
which have arisen from the Japanes
claims an China and the Pacific, th
situation between the United State
and Japan is considered to be rathe
grave and much anxiety is being fe
in diplomatic circles over the out
come of the Japanese settlement.
The State Department is makin
earnest efforts to allay the apprchei
sion of the public.
PARIS. April 23—It has been ur
officially stated that the deadlock i
the Italian Adriatic question still cor
tlnues. President Wilson still ii
sists upon Flume being declared
free city, but that it bo attached to th
Jugoslav custom system and be mad
available as a seaport for the sma
nations occupying the Hinterland.
PARIS, April 23—Following th
flat and uncompromising statemei
made publicly by President Wilso
that Italy can not have Fiume, b«
cause it would be a flagrant vlolatio
of one of his fourteen Peace princ
pies, the Italian delegates failed 1
attend this afternoon’s session of tl
Allied Supreme Council.
One Italian delegate declared th.
President Wilson’s statement ht
broken UP the Peace conference.
According to a statement made t
this delegate Premier Orelando woul
leave for Italy tonight while the r
mainder of the Italian delegatf
would follow his example as early £
possible.
PARIS, April, 24—Italian delegate
to the Peace Conference unable I
secure the cession of Flume, wtiK
with other territorial claims w£
conceded Italy in the secret treat
entered into between her. Franc
and Great Britain, to secure her a<
tive paticipation in the war for d<
mocracy and self determination <
subject nationalities, are beginnir
to hit the trail for Rome.
The British Premier Lloyd Georf
is beseeching Premier Orlando to r<
main and not break off negotiation
PARIS. Apni 124—It is reporte
that the King of Italy has wired Pr
mier Orlando today telling him not I
recede from the position taken by hi
and the other Italian delegates r<
specting the Italian claims.
It has been unofficially stated, th:
Premier Lloyd George has invited tl
Premiers Orlando and Clemencea
and President Wilson to confer wit
him this afternoon to make some fin:
effort to reach an agreement.
PARIS, April 24—Premier Orlanc
ertated today that he had written
message to Clemenoeau and Lloj
George assuring them that the a
liance between their respective corn
tries would remain intact, and th:
lie charged them with looking afti
It.-fly’s interests timing the Peace
negotiations.
When asked to state his views on
President Wilson’s attitude regarding
the Italian claims to Piume, Premier
Orlando replied, that it was super
fluous to discuss President Wilson's
Peace Principles on which he had
spoken publicly to Italy’s disadvant
age.
ROME, April 24-—As soon as it be_j
came apporent that the Italian claims
to Fiume would not be fully granted
the Italian government took the pre
caution of having the British, French
and American embassies in this city
guarded each by two hundred Ital
ian soldiers, to prevent any possible
violence from the Italian people
against the representatves of these
powers.
The Italians have become greatly
aroused over the opposition of the
British, French and American Peace
delegations to the cession of Fiume
and the Dalmatian coast, which they
consider tha>'r just dues for their as
sistance to the Allies.
it!
PARIS, April 24—Premiers, 6r
lando, Cleinenceau. Lloyd George and
President Wilson wtill meet at 4 p. nt.
this afternoon in a final effort to in
duce Premier Orlando and the re
mainder of the Italian Peace delega
tion to remain in conference to bring
about a settlement of Italy’s Adria
tic claims.
Premier Orlando replying today to
President Wilson's statement that he
could not concede Fiume to Italy
because it was notiin consonance with
his Peace principles, stated that he
earnestly protested against the of
fensive supposition that Italy will
submit to anyone’s will. Orlando
further said that he was copying Wil
son's methods which are an innova
tion.
This afternoons conference will be
the first time that Premier Orlando
and President Wilson have faced each
other sinct last Monday.
PARIS, April 25—Premier Orlando
in an extremely bitter public state
ment charges President Wilson with
addressing the Italian people over
the head of the talian government.
Premier Orlando said “He is treat
ing the Italians asiif they were a bar
barous people without a democatic
government.”
Orlando is incensed because Presi.
dent Wilson appealed to the good
sense of the Italian people many of
whom are against the grasping policy
exhibited by the Italian government
during the Peace negotiations.
PRESS ABUSES PRESIDENT
PARIS, April 25—The Parisian
journals unanimously continue to
heap abuse on President Wilson over
his uncompromising stand in the
Italian affair.
Some journals seem especially ven
omous in their attacks on the Presi
dent claiming that he only will be to
blame if the Italian negotiations are
broken off.
ORLANDO LEFT
PARIS, April 25—The Italian
Premier Orlando fulfilled his threat
of quitting the Peace Conference if the
latter refused to cede Fiume to Italy,
when he, in company with t\yo other
Italian delegates left for Rome last
night..
Only two Italian delegates remain
in Paris to settle up affairs, after
which they will also depart for home.
SOCIALISTS SUPPORT WILSON
"I PARIS April 25—One ray of light
d arose out of the Italian imbroglio
when 2000 Italian Socialists declared
that they fully supported President
Wilson according to a dispatch ro
!r ceived from Rome this morning.
They unqualifiedly agree with the
President that Italy, if there is any
thing in the policy of self detemina
tion of subject nationaities, is not
entitled to the possession of Fiume
ml that they pledge their support to
President Wilson's policies.
JAPS AM) ITALIAN’S CONFER
PARIS, April 25—The Japanese
Ambassador to France was called to
the Italian headquarters this morning
This cooperation between Japan and
Italy at this highly critical time is
regarded as highly significant by the
British, French and American diplo
mats.
Developments are being watched
with a good deal of anxiety and the
consensus of opinion here is that
there is some trouble brewing.
ROME, April 25—Hundreds of
thousands of Italians today partici
pated in wild anti Wilson demonstra
tions.
A strange and unaccountable divi
sion of the sentiment is attending
most of the demonstrations. Mont
crowds wildly cheered every refere;, •
ro Hrc- American people while lb
dent Wilson was denounced in" hi1
measured terms.
Monster meetings have been held
in all the large Italian cities and the
stand taken by the Italian govern
ment has been fully endorsed. The
Italians seem to be willing to go to
any extreme to gain their ends, if the
sentiment expressed at thcss gather
ings is a criterion of the feeling of
the Italian nation.
LONDON, April 25—British Labor
has placed itself unreservedly and ln
itompromisingly on the American side
n the Italian controversy when a
cable message signed by Arthur Hen
derson, Robert Smillie, J. H. Thomas
and other prominent British Labor
leaders was sent to President Wilson
today stating, ‘labor thruout the
world looks to you to secure a just
Peace and we are certain that the
Italian workers will associate them
selves with you.”
It is hoped here that this message
may influence the Italian imperialists
enough to bring them to their senses.
LONDON. April 25—The Evening
News reported today on good author
ity that Premier Orlando will offer
his portfolio to tne King of Italy and
if his resignation is not accepted, the
Premier will convene the Italian
Parliament next Monday or Tuesday,
for the purpose of laying the Fiume
dispute before the members of parlia
ment and to justify his stand in this
matter.
PARIS. April, 25—It has been stat
ed here that the British Peace dele
gates have refused to regard the with
drawal of Premier Orlando and some
other Italian delegates from the
Peace conference permanent.
ROME, April 25—A group of Ital
ian deputies passed a resolution to
l-ay, demanding that Italy refuse to
join the League of Nations unless
the cession of the towns of Fiume and
2ara and approximately one thousand
islands off the Dalmatian coast is
agreed to by the Peace Conference.
A compromise on this matter was
considered by them to be entirely out
of the question.
VERSAILLES, April 25—Four
German Peace delegates constituting
the vanguard of the German repre
sentatives arrived here today. The
other members of the delegation are
expected to arrive here in the immed
iate future.
The completed Peace treaty will be
laid before the German delegation as
soon as all of them have arrived here.
WASHINGTON, April 19—It has
been announced in the House of Rep
resentatives that the Chas Sulzer es
tate will receive $7,500 representing
the deceased delegates salary for one
year under proceedure of the House of
Congress. , ,
Secretary of the Interior Lane
stated the news of Delegate Sulzer’s
death had moved him greatly and
that Alaska had suffered a grqat
loss thru the death of its delegate.
Chairman Curry of the Territorial
Committee of the next Congress, said
that nothing had effected him so much
in a long time as the sudden death
of Chas Sulzer. He considered Sulzer
to have been of the highest type of
the countries moral force and that
Alaska and the whole nation suffers
owing to his demise.
Sulzer's body is to be Entered in the|
family plot at Elisabeth N. J.
Mrs Sulzer and her son have gone
to Elisabeth N. J. to remain with the
mother of the deceased delegate.
JUNEAU, April 22—The Hall of;
(he House of Representatives was
filled until there was no standing
i room on the floor or the galleries
j wh.ile the Territorial Senate and
House this afternoon paid tribute to
the memory of Chas A. Sulzer.
Governor Riggs spoke for the Ter
ritory, while Senator Britt spoke for
the Senate and Representative Pen-1
nington for the House. All the
speakers paid glowing eulogies to j
Sulzer’s altlity as a legislator, a lead-1
ing developer and upbuilder of this
territory and as one of its most be-!
loved citizens.
SEATTLE, April 21—Chas Sulzer's
body in charge of Chas Dudley Full
en of the King’County Democratic
Club passed thru here last evening
on the way to his last resting place
in Elisabeth, N. J.
Many floral tributes were added
here by admirers of the deceased del
egate.
JUNEAU, April 12—Governor Riggs
announced that he will on Alay 3 issue
a call for a special election to be call
ed on June 3rd to choose a successor
to the Delegateship made vacant by
the death of Chas Suiter.
The Democratic members of the
Territorial Legislature in caucus un.
animously decided to defeat the pro
posal of the Wickershamites to have
the election postponed until Novem
ber.
The caucus also adopted unani
mously a resoolution asking the dem
ocratic central committee to call a
convention at Juneau on May 2 to
name a democratic candidate for
delegate for the coming special elec
tion.
JUNEAU, April 21—The Dunn-Pen
nington eight hour bill passed the
House of Representatives almost
unanimously today, only two mem
bers, Davies and Slater, voting
against the measure.
A bill, allowing municipalities to
fix rates on public utilities was also
passed.
JU14EAU, April 23T. W. Burns,
Chairman of the Territorial Democra
tic Central Committee issued a call
yesterday for a democratic Territorial
convention to be held in this ctiy on
May 2nd to nominate a candidate for
delegate to Congress to be voted for
at the special election that has been
called by Governor Riggs to be held
on June third, provided that primar
ies may be held as the divisional com.
mittees may provide.
The representation of the different
divisions at this Democratic Territor
ial Convention is to be as follows:
First Division. 78 Delegates
Second Division.5G Delegates
Third Division . 82 Delegates
Fourth Division . 74 Delegates
JUNEAU, April 23—The House of
Representatives passed the Price
Noon Transportation billl today, only
three members voting against the
measure.
The Speaker of the House, Collins,
although voting in the affirmative, de
nounced the bill as a democratic
measure introduced for political ef
fect.
JUNEAU, April 25—Senator Suth
erland’s bill abolishing the Territorial
Bureau of Publicity was defeated in
the House of Representatives yester
day.
A hot discussion is raging in the
Senate on the Dunn-Penrtington eight
hour bill.
Indications are that the bill which
passed the House by a vote of 16 to
2 will be defeated in the Senate.
Senator Frawley is opposed to its
passage on the grounds of unconsti
tutionality, Senator Heckman for the
reason that (in his opinion it will de
stroy the fishing industry which pays
most of the Territorial taxes. Senator
Ronan opposes it because he alleges
that the clause of time and a half for
ove^ime offers a premium for the
violation of the bill .Senator Hess ob_
jects on constitutional and other
grounds.
JUNEAU, April 26—Both brar.che.3
of the Legislature passed election
law for filling vacancy in office of
Delegate to Congress. Law provides
not less than thirty days notice of
election by Governor, the same as
law of 1915. Authorizes telegraphic
notices from Governor to clerks of
courts and from clerk of court to
commissioners and one days publica
tion in incorporated towns and one
days posting by commissioner. Also
telegraphic returns.
Wickershamites in Senate voted for
amendment providing 60 days notice
but were defeated by votes of Britt,
Frawlep, Ronan, Price and Hess.
Vote on final passage unanimous
in both Houses. Australian ballot
law does not apply. Governor will
probably call election immediately for
June 3rd. Eight hour law ctill under
discussion in Senate. Wire receiv
from Mayor Petly of Ketchikan and
union labor leaders there saying
quota victory loan to be success and
that Dunn-Pennington eight hour bill
must pass without restriction. Con
sider it political suicide for Senate
i who opposes bill. Unanimous reso
lution has been adopted resontinr -
(tempts at intimidation of Legislature
and asking federal officials to invest!,
gate as to whether or not throat on
victory loan amounts to treason.
Ketchikan Commercial Club and
| dozens of Ketchikan ci tizens sending
j telegrams repudiating the action of
their mayor.
Keen Posted. Read the WORKER,
LATE TELEGRAPHIC HEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
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I PARIS, Apr.il 26—An American
officer arriving here from Fiume
made the sensational statement that
fourteen divisions of Italian troops
have occupied Fiume and all strate
gical points in its immediate vicinity.
This force numbering approxi
mately 250,000 men is fully equipped]
and ready to cope with any opposition
which may be ooffared them by the
Jugoslavs who are extremely hostile
against the invaders.
It is expected here that unless the!
Allied powers induce Italy to recede
from her extremely billegerent stand
serious trouble with the Jugoslavs1
and possibly the Serbians is unavoid
| able.
—
BERLIN, April 26—According to
a statement made by Professor Wal
ter M. A. Schuock'ng, a member of
the German Peace Delegation, tiia.
delegates have been empowered by j
the German government to sign the
Peaco Treaty at Versailles, or vir- j
! tually to agree to all the conditions j
! imposed upon Germany by the Allied]
| Powers.
j VIENNA, April 26—Dispatches re.
I caived from Russia state that Gen
: eral Pethuras commanding the
j Ukranian troops is rapidly clearing
Southeastern Russia of ail Bolshe
vik military forces.
He has so far been universally suc
cessful in all engagements with the
Bolshevik forces and has troops are
full of confidence in their ability to
drive th eBolsheviks from Ukranian
territory.
NEW YORK, April 25—Six trans
ports, carrying twenty three thousand
American troops arrived here today.
The transport Leviathan alone carried
twelve thousand soldiers.
SEATTLE .April 2fi—Sixteen Alas
kan soldiers' headed by Sergeant H.
J Nordale arrived at Fort Lawton(
today from Fort Dodge and other
eastern can'onments. They will soon
leave tor Fort Gibbons to be mustered
out. Twenty one officers and 43 6
men of the 361st infantry, who have
seen heavy fighting on the western
front arrived today, being given a
warm welcome.
LONDON, April 26—A battle be
tween American blue jackets and po.
lice occurred, in Inverness, Scotland.
The Yanks who had congregated in
front of the Town hall refused to obey
the order of tbe police to move, in
stead they rushed the Townhall. In
the sharp battle which ensued one
constable was severely injured while,
several civilians were wounded.
WASHINGTON. April 26—White
House despatches received this morn
ing from Paris state that there are
strong indications that the Italian
situation s going to be sat.isfac'orily
adjusted.
NEW YORK, April 26—With a
crew of four officers and 37 men.
Lieutenant Vincent Astorat the wheel
the German mine laying Sub U. 117
the second captured U Boat to arr ve
entered the Brooklyn Navy Yard to
lay.
BERNE, April 26—With Rou
m.ania advancing from the east.
Czecho Slovaks from the north and
Jugoslavs from the south on Budapest
Hungary, Foreign Minister Blukun
has appealed to Lenlne for further aid
declaring thesituation desperate The
peasants in many locajiti'es are call
ing for the restoration of the
archy.
Go the limit in subscribing to the
Victory Loan am' ii'.ii) the goad work
onward.