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President Tells The World That Italy Has No Just Claim io 4** V Fiume. SECRET TREATY OF LONDON CEASED TO BE EFFECTIVE WHEN AMERICA ENTERED WAR AH Conditions Have Changed Since Allies Made Compact With g Italy and President Wilson as Spokcnian of America., Will ./?..'fasfct V.WM JH?t Peace Terms fglu, : Paris, April 2'i (By the Associated ; Press).?President Wilson's emphatic , ?^idr?tiv?' tba-t he will not yield on I * the Adriatic qiuestkm has created ihe; most profound* sensation in the peace i Conference;. He has thrown down thi j gauntlet to the supporters of secret ! treaties in ar manner which almost t?ofc away the breath oi" the delegates w<ho "hay.e. been urging compromises on point? covered' by many secret docu ments and at variance with the pres ident's If; -pounts. ?-?'President Wilson's sweeping decim - ation, while aimed directly at the *&driatic problems, also reaches the Kiau Chau controversy, in which Ja- : t*an relies on secret agreements made with Great Britain. France and Italy * in 1917 to support her in her claim to j the concessions held by Germany in ? Shantung. ^?"The peace delegates generally re-! g^rd President Wilson's statement as; aT; challenge which once for all will ' dispose of the question whether secret i fj&eumenfs of which many nations participating in the war were ignor- , a/pjj are to figure in the peace follow- j ing an armistice in which all the al- | l|es* pledges gave no regard to secret treaties. j '?The Italian situation overshadowed: all'.other questions throughout the day ; >\ . a in'-Paris and was the sole subject of: ? conversation in official and unofficial circles. ' -When it became known this morn ing-that the Italian premiea*, Vittorip ; Orlando, was again absent from tile j scission of the council of forr^ various; rumors became current. Signor Or-j -l?ndo remained "at Italian headquar- ! ters, but messengers carried him ? many notes. ^Proposals and counterproposals! were .made between the members of! t&e British. French and Italian dele gations, and numerous stories? of com-? Itromises were circulated. These were ? suddenly discredited by the issuance; qf President Wilson's statement, showing that the president was not a party to the proposed concessions, which were chielly based on the sup- j position that Fiume could be given to ; iskjy-- ; '/ The idea, which had been prevalent! i?v Paris *hat the Adriatic situa- i Viq>i> was a game of chess in which; Vhe most skillful diplomats would win. j i^gardless of the armistice conditions. | \^ocs suddenly banished by President i Wilson's action. :. Since Monday it had been generally known that he had prepared a state-: ipent which was presented on that' day .to the entire American delega-j t^f!ra^ia[TfSat-rehe- delegation had ap- ; ^gove^k^l^ut^he^ ion that his position was so unalter ably against secret diplomacy. Declarations by the members of the American delegation that the presi dent would not-yieid on the mailer of iFiumc were regarded by urns; Euro pean diplomatists and especially by the Italians, as part ot a political game, until today. and even now many old school diplomatists seem unable to comprehend what lias hap pened. A member of the Italian delegation said that tin- delegates would not have Paris tonight. He did not know what action might be taken tomor row. Premier Orlando. Foreign Minister Sonnino and Salvalore Barsilai. An tonio Sa.lu.ndra and Marquis Salvajro Tiaggi. the other Italian delegates have been in conference at their head quarters examining the situation cheated by the president's state ment. in issuing his official statement <>n tin- Adriatic question. President Wil son !'-t it b" known that he desired once again to call attention to the fact that there were certain weil de fined principles which have been ac cepted by the peoples <>f the world as the basis fur a lasting peace. Th" United States delegation simply re called this iti order that there should be ?no deviation from these principles. The text of the statement follows: "in view of the capita] importance of the questions affected, and in order to throw all possible light upon what is involved in their settlement, i hope that the following statement will contribute to the final formation of opinion and to a satisfactory solution. "When Italy entered the war she did so upon the basis of a definite private understanding with Great Britain and France, now known as the p.-o-t of London. Since that time the whole face of circumstances has been altered. Many other pow ers; great and small. have entered the struggle, with no knowledge of that private understanding. "The Austro-Hungarian empire-, then the enemy of Europe, -and at whose expense the pact of London was to be kept in the event of victory, has gone to pieces and no longer ex ists. "Not only that, but the several parts of that empire, it is agreed now by Italy and all her associates, are to be erected into independent states and associated in a league of nations, not with those who were recently our enemies, but with Italy herself and the powers that stood with Italy in the great war for liberty. "We are to establish their liberty wmmmmmr*mm ihhiw.hm? .i ?? i in i_uj as well as our own. They arc to be i more the smaller States whose- Lnter ests are henceforth to be safeguard I etl as scrupulously as the interests of the most powerful States. "The war was ended, moreover, by [ proposing to Germany an arihistice and peace which should be foundc"! on certain clearly defined principles which set up a new order of right and justice. Upon these principles the peace with Germany has been con ceived, not only, but formulated. I'p on those principles it will be exerted We can not ask the great body of powers to propose and effect peace with Austria and establish a new bar sis of independence and right in the states which originally constituted the jAustro-Hungarian empire and in the : states of the Dal lean group and on principles another kind. We must ap ply the same principles to the settle ment of Europe in those quarters that we have applied in the peace ! with Germany, it was upon $ho espe cial avowal of those principles that ? the- initiative for peace was taken. It is upon them that th<- whole struc ture of peace must rest. ?'If those principles are to be ad hered to. Fiume must serve as the outlet of the commerce, not ot Italy. [ but of the land to the north'and ? northeast of that port?Hungary. Ko hemia. Rumania and the slates of (he . new .logo-Slav group. To assign Fiume to Italy would 'be to create the feeling that Wc have deliberately } put the peril upon which all those countries chiefly depend for their j access to the .Mediterranean in the ' hands or a power of which it did not for man integral part and whose sov : ereignty if set up there, must incvi , tably seem foreign, not domestic or ; identified with the commercial and j industrial life of the regions which the port must serve. it is for that reason, no doubt, that Fiume was not included in the pact <>r London but there definitely assigned to the Croa tia ns." "And the reason why lie- one of the I pact of London swept about many of the islands of the eastern coast of the Adriatic and around "!:'? portion of the Dalmatian coast which ?es mos' open t<> that sea was hot only that here and there on those islands, and here and there on that coast, there are bodies of people of Italian blood and connection but also, and no doubt chiefly, because it was felt that it was necessary for Italy to have a foothold amidst the channels of the Eastern j Adriatic in order that she might make her own coasts safe against tb? naval aggression of Austria-Hungary. "Dut Austria-Hungary no longer ex ; ists. It is proposed that the fortifica : tion which the Austrian government ! constructed there shall be razed and permanently destroyed. "It is part also of the new plan of European order which centers in tH<' league of nations that the new states erected there shall accord a limitation of armaments, which puts aggression out of question. There can be no fear of th<- unfair treatment of groups of Italian people there, because adequate guarantees will !>?? given under inter national sanction, of tin- equal and equitable treatment of all racial or I national minorities. "in brief, every question associated with this settlement wears a new as I pect?a new aspect given it by the 'very victory for right for which Italy ? has made tlie supreme sacrifice of blood and treasure. Italy, along wi;b j the four other great powers, has be come one of the chief trustees of the ! new order which she has played so I honorable a part in establishing, i "And on the north and northwest I her natural frontiers are completely j restored, along the whole sweep of I the Alps from northwest to southeast j to ihe very end of the Italian penin sula.- including all the greater:~watej> isheds within which Triest and Pola 4 I Tub Iit Op in to n1' In awakening public appreciation to the economical value of the automobile in general, the 600,000 Overlahds now in use have played an important part. Model 90 is a car of such attractive appearance and sterling performance that owners everywhere praise its economy and practical value. It has power in abundance and luxurious comfort that make staunch friends. Public approval thus won and expressed is your safe guide in selecting a car. Now is the time for a Model 90, h OVERLAND SALES CO. W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. ! Overbad Mode! 90 Five Pauenger Touring Ctr ?9SS; f. o. b. Toledo Come ro our store lie and all the fair regions whose face nature has turned towards the great peninsula upon which the historic life of the Latin people has been worked out through centuries of famous his tory ever since Home was lirsl seti upon her seven hills. I "Her ancient unity is restored. Her. I lines are extended to the great walls! I which are her natural defense. It is j j within her choice to be surrounded by friends: to exhibit to the liberated, peoples across the Adriatic that no-; blest quality of greatness, magna nim-j ity, friendly generosity, the prefer jence of justice over interest. ! "The nations associated with her, ! the nations that know no. ing of the; ! pact of London or of any other spy-! j cial understanding thai lies al the be-1 : ginning of this great struggle, and i who have made their supreme saeri-l j flee also in the interest, not of nation? al advantage or defense but of the settled peace of the world, are now ; united with her older associates in [urging her to assume a leadership 'which can not be mistaken in the ; new order of Europe. ? "America is Italy's friend. Her J j people are drawn, millions strong.! ! from Italy's own fair countrysides, i She is linked in blood, as well as inj affection, with the Italian people,) Such lies.can never be broken. And America was privileged, by the gen-j erous commission of her associates inj the war. lo initiate the peace we are j about to consummate?to initiate it upon terms which she had hereelfi formulated under which I was her spokesman. "The compulsion is upon her to square every decision she takes a part : in with those principles. She can do; nothing else. She trusts Italy, and in I her trust believes that Italy will ask i 'nothing of her that can not be made (unmistakably consistent with those; sacred obligations. . j "The interests are not now in ques tion, but the rights of peoples. of states, new and old. of liberated peo I pies and peoples whose rulers have I never accounted them worthy of a I right: above all the right of the worid j to peace and to such settlements of interests as shall make peace secure, i "These, and these Only, are the ! principles for which America has '/ fought. These*, and these only, are I the principles upon which she can ; consent to make peace. Only upon ! these principles she hopes and be ! lieves will the people of Italy ask her J to make peace." j Woman's Auxiliary Convention Program Arranged for Meeting Of Episcopal Church Body in Sumter 1 The .14th annual convention of the (South Carolina branch of the woman's [auxiliary to tin- board of missions, j Episcopal Church, will be held in i the Church of the Holy Comforter May 21. 22. 23, with Mrs. W. p. Cor nell, presiding. The Rt. Rev. W. A. Guerry. D. D., bishop of tin- diocese of South Caro lina, will address the convention and will attend the business sessions. The clergy of the diocese, the vot ing delegates to the convention and i visiting members of the auxiliary will 1 he welcomed and entertained by the I branch in Sumter. j A program of marked excellence ! has been arranged, including devo I tional services, educational sessions I * ? ispcakers from outside the diocese, an j elaborate missionary exposition and ; an afternoon reception. j The session of the junior depart j meat wiil be held on Thursday and I the women of the auxiliary are oxpect j cd to attend this session. The largest I attendance in the history of the auxil j iary is anticipated. i" 1 j Can't Make Liquor At Home ; Heavy Fines for Those Operat ing Stills at Their Houses Washington. April 23.?Persons i who may be planning to make liquor ' in their own homes after national pro ; hibition becomes effective July 1 arc to be warned by revenue authorities as to the penalties to which they will ? be subject. The internal revenue bu I reau today sent to revenue collectors and agents a summary of laws on the I subject and penalties, with the sug i crest ion that they may be known ! widely. The schedule of penalties for va | rious violations is as follows: For failure to register still, $500 ?penalty, line of between $100 and $1. 1 000 and imprisonment of between one month and two years; for making li<IU(?r in a community where it is prohibited by local or State laws, tax I of $1.000: for violating war-time pro hibition. $1.000 fine, or one year im prisonment, or both; for making a-j whiskey mash or a beer, line of be-! ! tweon .>"'<1!l and $r>,ou<>. and imprison-j mont of between six months and j three years. , Beer-making conies within the same ' prohibitions. ' _ An Appeal to Arms j Italians Plan to Throw Two Hun-1 dred Thousand. Men Into ? j .v - - - I Disputed Territory j Paris. April 24.?Italian forces will j occupy that part of Dalmutia and other Adriatic territory named in the! pact of London with about one hyn-1 j dred thousand men. it was stated to-. . da\ by Captain [Uy/.y.'i. of Premier Or- i , lando's staff. A similar force was add-j ed and would be sent to the norerni region and around Eiume. ( bange of Hours For Drinks in Con- j don. London. March 2."?- -The government has moved forward the evening hour for tlv sale of intoxicants so that the i thirsty Briton now may purchase his 'drink at 6 p. nr.. instead of fi:30. Ko ' drinks may be obtained after 9:30 ex ? cepi in clubs :ind hot-Ms where thei I sale i> permitted until Jl p. m, 1 Memorial and Thanksgivings Services. ??? .... Great Public Services For Sunday Afternoon In. Which The Whole County Is Expected to Take Part ?Monday Day of Great Celebration. + All of Sumter County is expected to gather on the School Square ;ii four Sunday afternoon to give thanks for the safe return of the great number of Sumter County men who retumeci safely from the War. and to join in the services that will be in nunroriam of those that fell. The programis as follows: Hymn?America Invocation?Father Mahoney Hymn. Address?Chaplain .1. S. Ly<>u of tie- 118th Regt.. Thirtieth Division. Roll Call of the Dead ?Dr. S. If. Edmunds. Taps. Prayer?Rev. J. A. Rice. Star Spangled Panner. Benediction?Rev. W. E. Thayer. The singing will be by tin.- united choirs of th<- various churches: of the city, and also by all of those who will be kind enough to join in. The music will be by the High School Orchestra, reinforced by a few of Sumter's adult musicians. The exercises will be pre sided over by Rev. J. Ii. Wilson. In case of rain the exercises will be\ held in Trinity Methodist Church. If anyone has neglected so far to band in the name of his dead, whether of disease in camp, at home, or in battle abroad, this should In- done without further delay. X<> name of the dead should be omitted on this occasion because of indifference to the dead. Monday's Big Celebration. Monday*is to be nothing but a day of joy and celebration. All the county is supposed to e< me to town, and bring a basket with him. with her or with timm. as the case raiy be. The picnic dinner is to be spread on tin- School Square and everyone is to eat. The' soldiers ami tin- sailors are to be the guests of honor. The soldiers and tin- sailors are to parade Monday morning and , everyone can See what Sumter County sent to oppose the Huns, and then they will understand why the Boche quit instead of fight ing h out. A his brass band from Camp Jackson will be here r.o make the noise of the occasion. A fighting tank will be here roaming through the streets of Sumter hunting Hun machine nese io mop up. During the day the great government picture. The Price of Peace will show in Sumter. admission free. Some short addresses will be made in the morning. Governor Cooper will prob ably be one of the speakers. In tin- afternoon there will be a ball game between th<- Sumter team and a Service team. At night there will be open air dancing. There will be no business conducted in Sumter that day. Those who stay away will do so at the price of a good time. I ? ~ Surplus of Wheat in England Granaries Stacked, and Farmers Have Difficulty in Disposing Of Crop ! i ?_ I - j London. -March 'JO (Correspondence of The Associated Press)?The British farmer is suffering from the fact that the government had stacked the gran aries of Great Britain with wheat in preparation for a great spring of fensive against tile Germans this year, j Now that tlie offensive is not to be undertaken, the fanner is having dif ficulty in selling his crop of last year's; wheat. Explaining the situation at the an-: anual dinner of the Land Union re cently. Lord Ernlo. formerly Robert E. ' Prothero. president of the Board of Agriculture, said "I do not know that I am revealing a secret when I say that the government intended, if the j war had not finished in November, to j make its great 'push' about this time, i In this month or next month we should j have tried to place on the western j front the whole force of the Allies we could command and should have tried j to bring the war to a conclusion t'. is j summer. ''For that purpose we wanted the; I absolute control of all the tonnage j we could gel. We wanted every snip: to be free to bring over munitions, j food and everything else which the \ army required. For that reason we j brought into this country a large! quantity <>f food supplies, if our ship ping was to be engaged in bringing j I over food to this country in the mid-; I die of that military push we should j i have been hampered. "The consequence was that we I filled tin- granaries of this country; with wheat in order that we should be free for this great military enter* prise. You cannot alter your plana in a few hours. The wheat is now; being passed into consumption "as; quickly as possible." , .: -.. ... :| Y. M. C. A. in Russia ; Sausage Factory and Baker^ Operated by German Prisoners! ; For Benefit of Czech Army | Chelibinsk, Russia, Feb. 20.-r-Ken> neth Milter, formerly head of John Huss settlement at Xew York city, is now directing an American Young .Men's Christian Association enterprise at Cheliabinsk which is greatly ap preciated by the Czech o-Sloyafc troops. Having lived in Bohemia1 he knows what best pleases the Czech army and, so he established a sausage factory and bakery. The sausage- fac tory is turning out tons of sausages and does a business of 300.000 rubles monthly. The work is done by twenty* five German and Austrian prisoners. Every day the bakery is making eight thousand of the rolls so popu lar in Prague. Everything is sold at cost. In tliis practical manner. Mr.* Miller has "made good" with the Bo hemians and people geneialiy. It was at Chelibinsk that Czccho-SloyaSc troops inaugurated their campaign against the Bolsheviki and Magyars. Paris. April 24.?Premier Orlaald reiterated this morning that he would ' leave Paris today, his departure be ing set for 2 o'clock this afternoon. y7\\q added, however: "We do not break with our allies, but hand over our interest into their hands, trust ing that they will loyally fulfill their mission." "NEILL O'VOSSETJa President O. L. 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