Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-07-09 | Page 6 | Fiume Riots

FIUME RIOTS. Tho incident at Flume is regretted from ovcry point of view. Nevertheless it is not likely to bring about a clash between the governments of J'iuino and Italy. Jt h a difficult matter to control con-trol soldiers and s.'iilors in time of peace- when tliny meet llic men of other nations, own I hough tho latter are allies al-lies who havo fought for tho same great cause. A few d vm ks, tin imaginary imagi-nary insult, and Hie result s more bloodshed,, A drunken American naval officer recently started a riot at Brest wlieru diir troops mo embarking for home, by tearing flown and trampling upon a French flag. 'The insult was quickly resented. "When Iho affray wiifj stopped oiio Frenchman was dead and many men on both sides 'wounded. "N'ot long ago C;inadi:iu troops, tired of waiting for transports, started a riot in London. There lui o boon numerous clashes olsewlicro ;ind we suppose they will continue until a rcul peace settles down upon tho world. The Finnic fight differed from Iho other incidents owing tb tho fact Hint Tlaly claimed the port1 as her own but failed to impress im-press tho 1'aris conference with the justice jus-tice of her claims. France and Kng-land Kng-land are held responsible and there has been so much agitation in Ttaly that tho Konui n soldiers and sn Mors stationed at Finnic have become overhearing over-hearing in their attitude toward the French and Tmglish. It is a dangerous game if curried too far.