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Show PEACE ENVOYS 1 10 SAILfl WEEK December 9 Date on Which Americans Will Leave Paris. WASHINGTON", Dec. 2. The American peace conference delegation will loave Paris, December 9, according to present plans. Ambassador Wallace being ln-tniHtod ln-tniHtod with tlif task of closing up any affairs romaininf? unsettled. The protocol formally putting the treaty of Versailles into effect was expected to have been signed by the representatives of the powers pow-ers that have ratified it, including Germany, Ger-many, by that lime, it was aaid at the state department. Fven if it is not, however. how-ever. It was indicated that Ambassador Wallace would be tho medium through which the Washington government would express its vtews on future questions requiring re-quiring joint consideration by the allied and HHsociated powers. Socialist gains in the Italian parliament at tin; recent election reflected the general gen-eral feeling of uneasiness and restlessness In Europe, but wore "absolutely not a dangerous expression" of "moral unrest" in Italy, a statement Issued today by the Italian embaasy declared. The fact that the Adriatic question, "which is deeply felt by the whole people, remains still unsolved." it said, was tho chief cause of the Socialist gains. "Italy will never ne cast down by Bolshevism," Bol-shevism," the statement continued, adding add-ing that the Italian political situation has been misinterpreted abroad. PA RIS. Dec 2. The supreme council today refused the Jugo-Slav request of the coal mines of Peca, Hungary, leaving their disposition to the reparations commission. com-mission. Tho council resumed consideration of the German warships. The principle of general demolition of all the German warships war-ships was maintained. Franco will re-ceivo re-ceivo ten submarines in good condition as compensation for the warships she was unablo to construct during the war. Discussion continues with regard to the allotment of mnterlal resulting from the demolition of the German ships. Rumania's reply to the ultimatum of the supreme council demanding a specific setting forth of Rumania's attitude has not yet been made public. It Is known that a long telegram was received by the council today from Bucharest. It was accompanied by a report that the Rumanian Ru-manian cabinet had resigned. The supreme council decided today that the question of Fiume should not be settled set-tled in the Hungarian peace treaty, but be reserved for final decision by the allied and associated powers. This eliminates any objections on the part of eirher the Italians or the- Jugo-Slavs to signing the treaty on account of Flume. BELGRADE, Monday, via Conpenhagen to London, Dec. 1.- The Italian government govern-ment has informed the Jugo-Slav government govern-ment that the instructions of the peace conference for preventing the advance of Gabriele d'Annunzio's forces on Spalato will be carried out. It was stated here. ROME, Dec. 2. A general strike wae declared todny in Rome, Milan and Florence, Flor-ence, where there was a complete cessation cessa-tion of work. There was no disorder, except ex-cept In Milan, where two persons were killed and many were wounded. There were rival Socialist and Loyalist demonstrations In all three cities. The work of organizing the parliament's new sessfon, begun yesterday with the delivery de-livery of the king's speech, was continued today. For the organization of the senate, naming of the president of the board was delegated to the king, and his majesty today, as had been expected, designated Tomasso Tittoni, the former minister of foreign affairs, for the office. In the chamber of deputies former Premier Pre-mier Orlando, who was the government's candidate, was elected president of the chamber. The council of ministers has had under consideration the question of the status of Admiral MIllo, commander of the Italian Ital-ian forces In Dalniatia, who accepted at the hands of Gabriele d'Annunzio an appointment ap-pointment as "governor of Italian Dal-matta," Dal-matta," which he later resigned. It was stated today that the admiral would be tried before the high court. |