Displays Considerable Feeling In Reply to President Wilson's Statement as to Piume WILSON WAS WBONG IN APPEALING TO PEOPLE Old Line Bureaucrats of Europe Cannot Break Away From Secret Diplomacy and Adopt Democratic Methods. Paris, A^ril 24.?The statement is sued by Premier Orlando today says . nothing of the intention of the Italians to quit the conference. It merely states Italy's case concerning Frame and the Dalmation coast'and does not appear,in the form of an ultimatum. Premier Orlando declares that President Wilson's proclamation is an attempt to place the government in opposition to the people. ."He is .treating the Italians," adds the premier, "as if they were a bar barous people, without a democratic government. ?' The premier rebukes the president for addressing himself to the Italian government, and says he never con sidered America . bound by the treaty of Lndon but that* Italy's case is based arther on right and justice. The premier says he has never de-r nied that the pact of London did not apply to Flume, but the Italian claim was based oh the.principles of Presi dent Wilson's 14 points. Following is the text of Premier Orlando's statement: "Yesterday, while the Italian dele gation was discussing counter pro positions which had been received from the British prime minister and which had for their aim the concilia tion of contradictory tendencies which were manifest concerning Italian ter ritorial aspirations the Paris newspa pers published a message from the president of the United States in which he expressed his own thoughts on one of the gravest problems which had been submitted to th?v judgment of the conference. "The practice of addressing nations directly constitutes surely an innova- j tiorr-in international relations. T do not wish to complain, but I wish to j record it as a precedent, so that at - my own time I may follow it, inas much as this new custom doubtless constitutes the granting to nations of larger* participations in international questions, and, personally, I have al ways been of the opinion that such participation was the harbinger of a new-ordejr of things. J "Nevertheless, if these appeals are to be considered as addressed to na tions outside of the governments which represent them (I might say even against the governments). I should feel deep regret in recalling that this process, heretofore applied to enemy governments, is today ap plied for the first time to a govern ment which has been, and intends to remain a loyal ally of the great American republic, namely, to the Italian government." Premier Orlando says that he might complain that such a message ad dressed to the Italian nation had been published at the very moment when the allied and associated powers were negotiating with the Italian govern ment, the help of which had been 'sought and appreciated in numerous serious questions heretofore discussed in intimate and complete solidarity. "Above all," he confines, "I should have the right to complain if the dec larations of the presidential message have the purpose to oppose the Italian people to the Italian government, be cause it would misconstrue and deny the high degree of civilzation which the Italian people has attained and its democratic and liberal regime. To op pose the Italian people and govern ment would be to admit that this great fee nation would submit to the yoke of a will other than its own. and I should be forced to protest strongly against suppositions unjustly offensive to my country." Referring to President Wilson's statement. Premier Orlando says it entirely purports to demonstrate that the Italian claims beyond certain lim its laid down in his message violate : the principles upon which must be founded the new regime of right, jus tice and liberty among peoples. The premier adds that he never denied these principles and that even Presi dent Wilson would do him the justice to say that in the long conversations they had had together he (Orlando) had never relied upon the formal au thority of a treaty by which he knew President Wilson was not bound, but merely relied on reason and justice upon which Italy's claims were based. Signor Orlando deplores that he could not convince President Wilsen although the president admitted that justice and truth are the monopoly of no man. and that all men err. The conference, he points out has had to change its mind many times and he does not think himself disrespectful by asking it to change it again. *T consider as unjustified the appli cation that in his statement Presi dent Wilson makes of his principles toward the Italian claims." Orlando continues. '"It is impossible for me in a document of this nature to repeat the detailed arguments which have been produced in Italy's behalf. I might simply say that no one will re ceive without reserve the affirmation that the collapse of the Austro-Hun garian empire should imply the" re duction of Italian aspirations." Citing the president's argument that the concisions granted to bring Italy to its natural defenses, the Alps, Signor Orlando said: "ThfS recognition is of great im ^ort&iice, provided the ea$fercs tzzk^ Supreme Food Council Orders Increase in Milling Per centage TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THREE MONTHS j 4merica However Will Continue { to Make White Flour For j t ? ."?. j Home Consumption. Paris, April 25.?An increase in the milling percentage, which will virtual ly put the world back to^a war bread basis within the next three months was a part of the program adopted by the supreme food council under the chairmanship of Herbert Hoover. Has Plenty of Wheat Federal Wheat Director Says America Has Ample Supply Until Next Harvest New York, April 25.?Americans will continue to eat white bread, de spite the return of European coun tries to a war bread basis, Julius Barnes, president of the food admin istration grain corporation and ied j eral wheat director, said today. A survey of wheat stocks, Mr. Barnes said, had convinced his department that American supplies are sufficient not only to warrant the production of aU .wheat flour, but to meet the ex port demand until the "next harvest. Panic Reigns In Budapest All Borders Closed in Effort to Control Roumanian Invasion * Berlin, April 25.?Hungary has clos ed all borders in the effort to control the Rumanian invasion and prevent unfavorable news from escaping from the country. Reports from Budapest are, therefore contradictory, but all indicate that the situation is grave. A panic is said to reign in Budapest where the communist authorities are reported to be ruthlessly arresting scores of the Bourgoisic. of this wall does not remain open and that the right of Italy should be ih j terpreted to include the line of Mont 'Nevoso which separates the waters running towards; the Black Sea and the Mediterranean." He recalls that the Latins from the earliest dawn of Italian history designated this moun tain the "Italian limit." "Without this protection," says the premier "a dangerous breach in this admirable barrier of the Alps rup turing the unquestionable political, economic and historical unity of the Istrian peninsula. I contend, further more, that he who is entitled to the honor of proving to the world the right of the free determination of i peoples should recognize this right ?j for Fiume. an ancient Italian city which proclaimed its Italian nature before the Italian ships arrived?an admirable example of national con science perpetuated throughout cen turies. "To deny this right only because of the small number concerned would mean the admission that the criterion of justice toward peoples varies ac cording to their territorial extent." Premier Orlando then points out that Antwerp, Genoa and Rotterdam are international ports serving as an outlet to divers people and territor ies without having to pay for the privilege by sacrificing national con science and continues: ' 'it is impossible to qualify as ex cessive the Italian aspirations towards (the Dalmatian coast, Italy's boulevard throughout centuries which Roman i genius and Venetian activity matte j noble and grand and whose Italian [character, defining for centuries im j placable persecutions, still shares the (same thrill of patriotism with the Ital | ian people."' ; The principle proclaimed with ref erence to Poland that denationaliza I tion based on violence docs not cre ! ate rights; the premier contends j should be applied to Dalmatia. j Passing to the argument of "cold 'Statistical statements** the premier af I lirms that among the national recon Istruotions occupying th?- peace con ference, none of the reconstructed nations will count within their fron tiers a relatively slighter number of persons of alien race than would "no attributed to Italy and asks why only Italians should be suspected of im perialistic cupidity. The history of the ! negotiations, he declares, will show [ that the Italian delegation acted not i only with firmness, but with a grand j spirit of conciliation. I He concluded his statement as fol i lows: I "The presidential message ends with a warm declaration of Ameri j ca's friendship for Italy. I reply in j the name of the Italian people and j proudly claim the right ami honor to j do this as one who in the most trag j ic hour of this war. proclaimed the i cry of resistance at a ll cost. This cry ! was heard and replied to with cour I age .and abnegation, of which there [are few more striking examples in the ! world's history. I "Italy, thanks to the most heroic i sacrifices and purest blood of her chil (dren, was able to ascend from the abyss of misfortunes to the radiant crest of most glorious victory. In the name, therefore, of Italy. I express with all my power the sentiment of admiration and profound sympathy which the Italian people professes .toward the America:: nsenleJ' . London and Rome Papers Score President Wilson's Decision ITALY BACKS ORLANDO TO THE FINISH Believe Mr. Wilson Has Per haps Irremediably Jeopardiz ed Peace of World Rome, Thursday, April 25 (By the Associated Press).?"What happened in Paris is altogether monstrous," says The Giornale d'ltalia in its com ment on the peace conference situa tion. "Against it we appeal to the common sense of the American peo ple, asking them whether they con sider the attitude of their president a just and straightforward one. : "President Wilson forgot his prin ciples regarding the freedom of the seas and the equality of races, and distributed German, Hungarian, Ru manian and Bulgarian territories among the French, Bohemians and Jugo-Slavs, remembering his princi ples only to snatch from Italy the fruits of her sacrifices and her victory. We are tranquil, trusting in justice and right and in the knowledge that a large majority of the American peo ple do not share the opinions of Pres ident Wilson. Therefore, wc do not consider the generous American na tion responsible for the eccentricities Iof its president The Epoca, in its comment on the developments in Paris, says: "It is no more a Kaiser, but an other man who presumes to decide ! the destinies of peoples." Corriere d'ltalia says: "Every facility is extended to Ger many, who lost the war, for fear she will not sign the peace, while Italy, who was victorious in the war, is put In the position of not being able to j sign the peace. We trust, however I in the sense and justice of the Eng jlish and French and, above all, of the I American people ." j The reply of Premier Orlando to j President Wilson apparently has made a deep impression on the Italian press, and virtually every Italian newspaper devotes much editorial comment to the premier's statement. The Populo Romano says: "Italy replies as one man to her j King and her government, who dc I mand with unswerving tenacity their sacred and impregnable national rights." ' After describing the premier's re ply as a proud and thrilling docu ment The Corriere d'ltalia says: "The American people cannot be in agreement with a man who so haughtily arrogates to himself the j right to decide the fate Gf Europe against 'the desires of its government and its peoples." The Idea. Nationale declares that j not one Italian would dare to sign a I peace as proposed by President Wil son. ? . v. . : . j The Italia considers that President j Wilson has, perhaps .irremediably j jeopardized the peace of the world, j The newspapers announced that pa j triotic societies are urging the Italian people to address an appeal to the ! American people and the American j senate and house of representatives. - London Press Comment. Londm, April 25.?The peace con ference crisis continues to bo the paramount topic of comment in Lon don's morning newspapers. The sup port they give o President Wilson's and Italy's views are, respectively, about even'y divided, but with two or three exc mtions opinions arc ex pressed cautiously and with a mani fest desire to show friendliness for both Mr. Wilson and Italy, and to j avoid saying anything likely to hin | der the speedy restoration of har I mony. Four newspapers emphati I cally champion President Wilson's J viewpoint, although, with one exoep j lion, with cautious moderation. Two j others, with equal moderation, sympa thize with Italy's claims, but chiefly ! plead the necessity for composing the j divergent views, lest the consequences jbe disastrous for the conference. Two i others vehemently attack the presi dent. j The Express accuses the president : of "plunging the conference into a ! profoundly stupendous tragedy by j rushing into the arena waving the red Hag." and describes his action as "open I diplomacy gone mad." It adds: "Pre j mier Orlando has gone home, and we j commend his example to Mr. Wil ! son." I Among President Wilson's warm I advocates The Daily News contains I "much which cannot he substantiated land ought not to have been said." but Ipleads that, in view of events in j Italy, "his action, which 'may havej 'such grave results, should not be con-j i demned as altogether wanton. The Laborite newspaper, The Daily j j Herald, frankly charges that "Italy is j out for plunder, in common with j Great Britain, France. Japan and Po land." Conference on Lynchingi _ Gov. O'Neill of Alabama Has i Accepted Invitation to Make Address _ Xew York. April "JG.?The South! will be represented at the first nut-j ional conference on lynching herei May 5 and G. It was announced todayi that Governor O'Neill, of Alabama, I has accepted an invitation to speak! and number of other Southerners will be present. i-; / Tells People He Has Broken With Conference. Sends Sec jet Message to Glemenceau PROPAGANDA TO DOUBLE CROSS WILSON The Whole Matter Hinges on American Ideal of Open Nego tiation for Justice and Euro? . pean Secret Diplomacy for Spoils. Pun's, April '.'S>.?Although Yittorio Orlando, Italian premier, has with drawn temporarily at least from the peace conference and returned to Italy to confer with the Italian parliament, he is still in communication with con ference circles in Paris. The French premier, Georges Clemenceau, receiv ed a message from the Italian states man. Friday morning, but no hint as to its contents has been divulged. Sig nor Orlando dispatched the message while on his way to Rome. Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign minister, will leave Paris for Rome Saturday, ac cording to announcement. The departure of Premier Orlando is defined in conference circles not as a rupture but as a suspension of Italian collaboration in the actual peace conference. In some quarters the expectation has been put for ward that Signor Orlando will return to Paris in time for the delivery ot the peace terms to the German plen ipotentiaries at Versailles about May {1 or 2. It is expected that the Italian j delegates remaining in Paris will con tinue to collaborate on such interal lied commissions as the economic council and the armistice commission and others of like character. The American delegates, while ex pressing regret over the controversy with the Italians, seem confident thai a settlement will be reached after a confercne of ' Premier Orlando with the Italian parliament. At Italian headquarters in Pari? the prevailing sentiment is distinctly more hopeful- and the seeming irre concilable spirit at first manifest hai visibily diminished. "Wait and hope" was the watch word expressed at the Italian head quarters Friday. President Wilson outwardly ha: j displayed no disposition to yield t( ?the Italians on the question of Italy'* i aspiration, and the opinion voiced ir [American circles is that only through a change in the attitude of the Ital ians can an agreement be reached j The belief is general in Paris thr.t tht ? Italian incident will delay somewha1 j the final signing of the peace treaty j From Italy comes word that ir j Rome and other cities there have beer j demonstrates over the situation ir [which the manifestants have cheerec the United States but uttered expres sions of animosity towards President Wilson. An American officer arriving in Paris from Fiume brings a report that 14 Italian divisions have been moved to this Adriatic seaport by the i Italians and that virtually all the in habitants of the city, with the ex'cep ion of Italians have departed. King Travels By Airplane I ._ King and Queen of Belgium Fly Into Germany 'Brussels, April 25.? King Albert and Queen Elizabeth left today by airplane for Bochun. German, which Belgian and British troops arc occu pying. . j Slovaks Invade Hungary Army Attacks Waitzen Twenty Miles Northeast of Budapest Geneva. Thursday. April 24.? Czecho-Slovak forces have attacked Waitzen, twenty miles northeast of Budapest, which is expected to fall j soon. French troops are said to be I aiding the Rumanians in their advance j in Eastern Hungary, according to : Vienna advices. Daniels in London j Secretary of Navy Will Spend Two Weeks in England London. April '2',.?Secretary and j j Mrs. Daniels arrived here yesterday; I for a two weeks' visit. Would Take Lid Off Cotton Manufacturers Want Re- J strictions Removed Xew York, April 25.?A resolution demanding that "all government re strictions on private business, not found necessary before the war, be immediately removed" was adopted as! the closing act of the annual conven- j tion of the National Cotton Manufac turers' Association here today. The I association also went on record as re- j garding as a fallacy "any declaration ' that a declining cotton output will bei for the eventual good of the employ ees of the trade, believing that Amer- J ica can best provide employment by( increasing its product and lowering j its cost of manufacture." Wr. Frank Shove of Fall River Mass., was elected president Cor the; j e:isuj>* year... r - i ?*?\ TOBACCO BARN SHINGLES ? We have just received a large car of Red . Cedar Shingles which on account of grade and price specially adapts them to tobacco barn covering. BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc., PHONES 10 & 631 SUMTER, & C. EVERYTHING IN THE BUILDING LINE ITALIANS MAKE BOLD DEMAND Orlando Tells Council That Italy Must Have Fiume and Dal matia as Price of Peace EXPOSURE OF ITALY'S ATTITUDE CAUSES ANGER Orlando Is Irritated Not So Much by Refusal of Demand as by Wilson's Statement !' Throwing Light on Secret Diplomacy. rari.s. April 24 (By the Associated Press).?Premier Orlando and the : j Other members of the Italian delega lltion apparently are much angriei I over President Wilson's worldwide "}? publication of his position on the [Adriatic question than over his op [position to their claims and the fad 1! that diplomatic procedure has beer 1 violated and what is termed an insuH offered to the Italian government be 3 cause the president made his positior ' Known to the Italian people over the head of the peace delegation. 5 Discussing this contention today. ? member of the American peace dele; " gatioa said: "Fiume or nothing' hai " been the Italian delegation's unalter able formula for nearly eight weel? 5 and their firm insistence upon th( ) settlement of the Adriatic tjuestiom 5 before an agreement upon the peace 1 terms forced President Wilson to tell 1 the world where he stands. The at ' mosphere of the conference simply ? had to be cleared, and there was nc ! other way for the president to clcai : it.- This statement was more for the ? American public than for the Italiar 1 public, and it was of such an unmis 1 takab-e character that it should hot 1 leave any one in the dark as to the I American position on secret agree ? menus." : j The effort of the Europeans to in ! voke the rules of diplomatic proce II durc and the conflicting statements, : j clouded in obscurity have been noted : j by the American delegates and cor : j respondents who are endeavoring to obtain the actual facts. The profes sions of surprise by the Italians of President Wilson's statement are amazing to the correspondents who have positive knowledge that the statement was submitted to Premier Orlando several days before its pub lication and that he sought advice about drafting a reply. Many conflicting accounts of the events immediately preceding Signor Orlando's announcement of his de parture have been printed in the Par is papers, some of which profess to quote the premier. But these state ments have ben disavowed by Signor Orlando, who requested the press to await an official signed statement. Tn the meantime all Paris is dis cssuing the Italian situation and in I dulging in speculation as to what j would happen were Italy to break with the conference and insist on ! keeping troops in Fiume. - ! Paiis, April 24 (By the Associated (Press).?Premier Orlando and Signor Brazilia will leave for Home tonight This decision was announced after Premier Orlando's return from his conference with the other members of the council of four, at which, ac- j cording to the Italian premier, only! j questions of principle, and not terri I torial questions were discussed. This is explained as meaning that i the discussion centered on the ques I tiou of prestige, involved in the pub lication of President Wilson's state ment and that no effort was made to reach a settlement on a territorial , basis. The conference lasted two hours. Baron Sonnino. the foreign minister, and the other Italian delegates and] ropresentaives will remain in. Paris] temporarily. j - Ohio Fruit Crop Damaged j Loss Estimated at Nearly Two Million Dollars i Columbus. April 2tf.?The damage) to the Ohio fruit by cold weather) during the last two days is estimated! at a million and a-half to two mil-h lion dollars. j < Berlin. April 2." (By the Associated Press).?Prof. Walther M. A Schucek-h ing. one of the German delegates to 1 the peace conference at Versailles, de- 1 ein red today that the powers of -he y German deb gates would be quite sufficient ! "nable them to sign the peace treaty on the spot. Naturally, t he added, the national a*"S?iiibly miict ? sanction the 'treaty. < TROOP SHIP I Leviathan Narrowly 'Escapes Explosion Off Newfound land ERINGS 12,000 SOLDIERS * TONEirYORX Six Transports Reajh York Bringing a ToiaL oi 22^ 972 Men. I New York, April 25>-Tfce^Sia^r troop ship Leviathan, wit$ 12,00$ solg? dier pjassengers, the last >f six \_ ports to arrive here today; bringmg^a^ ! 2 2,9 7 2 men, missed a nine "by only\ j thirty feet while off the fr?QdfBanks of New Foundland Tues&y' mtaingy her officers reported- wh^x ed. 1 Officers of the ship sairthat;sth^.l viathan had been warn a to look for a floating1 mine thftjUyrbefore: the transport Mount Virnon,^ which had preceded them. Ojrecipt of the radio warning the cours of the Levfat-y than was changed an<" she..., sailed;' nearly 100 miles to th? southward ot^ the location of the mi? ,as giWcT" the other transport, j The floating interna machine 'wa?: sighted dead ahead of the transp?^ ! the officers said, at 1L30 .a. ha^., j Lieut. Commander Hro'ld.;Cunnh^g- ; i ham, who was on th bridge. QuicSrv ? thinking and quick acbn was ail" that\ j averted a collision. Alesperate wnir! j of the wheel sent the Teat* steamship 'past the mine with largfp'<>f safety .often yr rds. . - None - ' the sol did? 1 abda^f.;1r3?%. until they had docke.773 troops on boarq capi? tip bay shortly after sur^se .this . ing, and was followecabouf an'hour iater by the battleshi.;:Nortlx.r!G^^ olina, carrying 1,593 3ore. The cruiser Montal, ' with 1,500": soldiers; the passenge liner Iya.Hoa raine, with 389 casual,and the. traits-. ? port Prinz FriedrichWilh'elm,." ;wit&." 1,G60, all arrived bv e?fly after-, noon. London Comment Cautious ; Paramount Topicfn Morning Papers Is Peae^nfereiiice Crisis - ^ London. April 25.rTtie peace con ference crisis couti.nts to" be^para- -'; mount topic of the jmment iir'iLpn^;/" 4 don's morning newsjpers. The-siip^/; port they give Wilh's and Italy's" views is about evecl.'divided butwith , two or three excepftis the opinions; are expressed eautialy and with tb.e manifest desire to show friendli ness for both Wil4 and Italy and avoid saying anythg likely to .hin der the speedy refcration of har mony. ! - -: - ? >? Rainbow Hdie Again Alabama Regimit Arrived at New Drk New York. April'25..?The lalmjost ; complete 167th -In*try of the Rain bow Division, forrtdy the Fourth::^ Alabama Infantryjrrived here to day on two transp?s. Wilson Posion Eminttly P Former Preside Taft fndoi Chief Executes Statement Regarding Itian Demands Ardmore. Okia/April 24.?"Ei nently proper!*' 'claimed For? President Willias'H. Taft here i day. in commetfg on Presi Wilson's statement Paris yeste regarding Italiaijemands"-and peace conference Italy, the for president said, cid net consistently; obstruct the worJg out of the t of peace, inasmu as that-coun dependent upon American fiaai aid for foodstufffid coaL - . Mr. Taft in a?ddress here to outlined the prosed covenant o, league of natioj and explained belief in fhe acticability of .vorld society. Paris, April j.?All me'mbt he American ice delegation Tieet with Presikt Wi^un. it ;live tocUv.