Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1919 — REPORTS TO SENATE [ARTICLE]

REPORTS TO SENATE

DANIELS TELLS OF TROUBLE ON DALMATIAN COABT. Admiral Knapp Declares That Landing of Marines at Trau Prevented War. Washington, Oct. 3.—lntervention by the American naval forces at Trau, Dalmatia, prevented bloodshed ‘‘which would perhaps have resulted in a state of actual war between Italy and Jugo-Slavla,” according to a report from Admiral Knapp, commanding American naval forces in European waters, transmitted to the senate by Secretary Daniels. The Americans acted, Admiral Knapp contended, nt the request of the Italian commander in command of the Dalmatian const, nnd the force was withdrawn immediately after the Serbians arrived and took charge. Meantime the commander of the Italial raiders was ordered to trial by court-martial by the Italian admiral. To allow Italy’s claim to Flume solely on the basis of its forcible occupation by d’Annunzlo’s Irregular troops, in the opinion of members of the supreme council in Paris, would Involve recognition by the entente of Roumania’s claims to Hungary; Greece’s claims to large portions of Turkey, and even possibly Germany’s claims to rich portions of western Russia.