U.S. SAILORS LANDING.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 October 1919, Page 5

U.S. SAILORS LANDING.

. I . ‘ """' I ON THE DALMATIAN COAST. ;

WASHINGTON, Sept.‘ 29.

Senator Sherman, in the Senate, introduced a. resolution declaring it unwarranted interference on the United States’ part to land troops on the Italian coast. The resolution was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee.

'5 Senator New demanded to know whether the landing was carried out {as the result of British Admiralty orders. Senator Sherman alleged that Britain was delivering orders in the American navy. For his own part he refused to recognise British authority, sinceit lapsed during the revolutionary war. Senator Hitchcock explained that supervision of the Dalmatian coast was temporarily allotted to the United States The sailors landed merely to maintain existing conditions. Senator Lodge demanded to know when the United States declared war on Italy. Why, then. did the United States navy drive out the Italians? ‘Senator Moses inquired if Italian soldiers would be allowed to restore order in Omaha, whose Mayor was nearly lynched by Americans.

AT VVAR VVITH JUGO-SLA-VIA.

D’AN-‘NUNZIO CUTS COMMUNICATIONS.

Received 9.20 am. ROME’, Sept. 30.

. D’Annunzio cut telegraphic’ communication between Fiume and Agmarm. VVhen the French Mission insisted on the restoration of communication D‘ Annunzio replied that -he considered himself at war with Jugo-Slavia.