THE MARCH ON IFUME.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3325, 1 November 1919, Page 5

THE MARCH ON IFUME.

ENTRY OF‘ D’ANNUNZIO. OPPOSED BY MACHINE-GUNS. A coi-re‘s_pondent of the Italian news-' paper ‘Corriere Della. Sera describes the meeting outsidé Flume of 'Gener”al' Pittalug and Signor d’Annunzio. He says that General Pittaluga. had ‘ecspatched four hizushine-gm: Comp:ulic'S with orders 5.: op;.n'§se the march of the raiders. _When the raider-5 apprmcliml the barrier O})I3C-:30.1 by the machineguhs, Signor d.fAnn:a.uzio stopped, a.nd at the same. time GFe'nel‘al Pittaluga came forward General Pittaluga ‘asked Signor d’Annunzio what he intended to do. To this Signor d’Annunzio replied. “not a. shot will/be fired if We have an unmolested passage.” ‘ » “I m_us‘t' execute my orders, which are precise,” said the general. “I must prevent the carrying out of an act which will have irreparable consequences and whiclf will irrevocably compromise our country.” Signor d’Annlinzio, interrupting, said that rather than fire on the soldiers he should prefer that he himself should be fired on. and presented his breast decorated with the -gold medal awarded to the w-0-undcd. There was much commotiovrtl in the ianks of the soldiers, who cheered the general. The ‘barrier was removed. General .Pittaluga....lT.lo_unt_ed_ awinotor ear and’ in" "the Public Giarden haranguvedi the o‘rowd,__exhorting them to presmve 'cé.lrr:_ a.nd'*‘-‘res‘b‘eetf _t%>*wards‘~ "the Allies} lest’ the cou'ritry;fli_sAaiconsediience of "the act that ‘had -heéni-'-‘igomihittea, ishohldisvjfffeiii hfll_"niilia.tioll_ elefirell d’elocl<‘f"S_i.génor cl_’Ajn"r'luV‘ntzio c-‘n't’ei-ed at the héad_;o£ a ‘¢olii:i;ii’L_%;alnia a “shower of flowers and"V"_t,-hef: _i.tl_describable enthusiasm of" the people.” Shortly afterwards, from the balcony of the National Colincil,_tlle President GOl-ssieh proclainied the annexation of Fiume to Italy by the “inflexible will of the people.” L , .