Show Wll ILSON N STAND T AND ANDs s SURPRISES I r I ITALIANS ITAlIAN President Refuses Support to Territorial Claims of Italy By Associated Press LONDON Jan In 15 16 In commenting upon the conference between Premier Orlando of Italy and President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son last Friday persons in touch with the tho Italian mission declare that the premier was surprised at Mr Wilson's Wilsons Wilsons Wilson's Wil Wil- sons son's attitude says the Paris correspondent correspondent correspondent corre corre- of the Dally Daily Mall Mail President Wilson was firm in his refusal to recognize Italian claims be beyond beyond beyond be- be yond Trieste and Trent the correI correspondent correspondent corre corre- writes It is known that I Minister Sonnino of Italy de demands demands de- de mands an important part of the Dalmatian Dalmatian Dalmatian Dal Dal- matian coast as well as Plume Flume while Premier Orlando would be content to give up the Dalmatian coast if sure of Flume It Is reported that even on this point Mr Wilson was unwilling ing to give way While the majority of ot the InhabItants Inhabitants inhabitants of Flume Fiume are Italian that port portIs Is the natural outlet for the tho Austrian Slavs Sla It Is therefore claimed that thata a few thousand Italians in Flume are not to be balanced against the needs for a sea Bea outlet for millions of ot Slavs It is pointed out that the commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial necessities of the Slavs Jugo-Slavs demand demand demand de de- de- de mand an outlet to the Adriatic and that if Italy ignores those necessities she may incur the enmity of those populations and create a new danger to the peace of Europe It Is supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed that President Wilson does not consider that Flume as a free port in Italian hands would meet the needs of the Slav Jugo-Slav hinterland |