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Show j FIUME DISPUTE. I President Wilson has made some sort j of reply to the Italian proposal of neu-J neu-J traliziug and internationalizing the docks and railways. The exact nature of the reply is not disclosed and the American peace delegates in Paris refuse re-fuse to discuss the matter, according to cabled reports. In Italian circles, however, it is reported that President Wilson has rejected the proposition and has threatened an economic boycott if Italy persists in holding Fiume without with-out an agreement having tten reached among the allied powers. The Fiume complication apparently is no nearer an adjustment then when the Italian government made its pe- j ren.ptorv demand upon D'Anntmzio to withdraw his troops from the Adriatic city, and failing in that, after asking the powers to permit the government at Borne to dispose of the affair as a purely Italian matter advanced the suggestion that the allies despatch troops to get D Annunzio out of the disputed territory. Meantime the over- zealous Italian poet is preparing to make his position in Fiume strategically jstronger by extending his guards he-: jyond the city to the highlands, inelttd-j inelttd-j ing the hills which overlook the seaport. D 'Annunzio "s rashness seems to have paralyzed the Italian cabinet, which hesitates to take drastic steps against the man who is flouting its authority, evidently fearing an uprising in support of D 'Annunzio. This situation cannot long continue. It remains to be feen whether the government or D 'Annunzio actually represents Italian opinion. And at this moment the Tittoni ministry appears ap-pears to be nearly ready to confess its impotence. Th premier and foreign minister are to make statements in the chamber today and ask for a vote of confidence. The outcome will be awaited with tho greatest possible amount of interest. |