THE FIUME IMBROGLIO

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 5, 1 October 1919, Page 7

THE FIUME IMBROGLIO

WARM'DEBATE IN UNITED STATES SENATE OVER LANDING OF TROOPS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Rome, September 29. . After a stormy, sitting the Chamber of Deputies voted, by acclamation, Signor Marchesano's motion affirming that Finnic) should be granted to Italy. A vote of confidence in tho Government's efforts was carried by 20S votes to MS. Defying tho'prohibition, Socialists endeavoured to hold a meeting of protest against the Fiume expedition, characterising it as an attempt by the Nationalists to force new wars. The' demonstrators broke tho cordons, and, headed by six deputies, reached the centre of the city, crying "I,ong Live Lenin, Down with D'Anminzio." The troops charged and dispersed .the crowd—Aus.-N.H. Cablo Awn. ITALIAN CHAMBER DISSOLVED. ■ • (liec, October 1, 0.25 a.m.) Rome, September 29. The Kalian Chamber has dissolved. The elections have been fixed for November IG. Parliament will reassemble on December I.—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn. THE LANDING OF AMERICAN TROOPS HOT DEBATE IN SENATE.. Washington, September 29. Senator Sherman, in tho Senate, introduced a motion declaring that it is unwarranted interference on the part of the. United States to land troops on tho Italian coast. Tho motion was referred to "a committee. Senator New demanded to know whether tho landing was carried out as the result of British Admiralty orders. Senatoi Sherman aL'.eged that. Britaim | was deSivering orders to the American Navy. For his, own part he refused to recognise British-authority, since it had lapsed during ths revolutionary war. . Senatpr Hitchcock explained that the supervision of the Dalmatian coast was temporarily allotted to the United States.: Tho sailors were landed merely to maintain existing conditions. Senator Lodge demanded to : know when the United States declared war on Italy. Why, then, did tho United States Navy drive out tho ItaSians? . Senator Moses inquired if Italian soldiers would be allowed to restore order at t)mnha (the scone' of the race riots), whose Mayor had been nearly lynched by Americans. Mr. Lansing (Secretary of. State) has rnado <vf.tatc.mont denying that ..troops have been landed in Italy under orders of the British Admiralty.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SERBIAN FRONTIER CLOSED Rome, September 29., Advices from Trieste- state that Serbia has dosed the frontier for a.'fortnight. The movement of Serbian units, is confirmed.— Cablo Assri, I.