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Rome, Sept. 19th.—Premier Nurti in an address before the Chamber «f De- puties deaing with the Fiume incident, said: “‘The Govt. of the Allies have de- clared to us that they corsider the Fiume affair as an internal one for Italy to <olve. There has been no protest from the Al- lies. - This leaves us free to solve the in- cident. Paris, Sept. 19th— The Treaty of Peace between tae Alliecd and Associated Pow- ers and Bulgaria was presented to the Bulgarian Mission at the Foreign Cffice ‘this morning. After the delegates had assembled, M. Cilemencezu, President of ihe Peace CUnnference, spoke brieflyv in opening the session. He was followed bv General Theodoroff Fead of the Bul- garian Misson. -M. Thecdoroft spoke for 15 minutes, pleading that the Bulga- rian people were not responsible for the war, but that the Bulgarian Govt. has thrown the country intc the struyggle, He realized however, he said, that the people must share the responsibility. “They are willing to do so,” he said, “‘But feel ‘that in no way have they committed : such a crime, as will compel them to accept servitude.”’ King Ferdinand, and Vas<il Radoslavoft, Bulgarian Foreign Minister in 1914, wera blamed for Bulgaria’s entry into the war by M. Theodorofi. He said the Bulgarian people did not approve ot the German alliance which he declared, ‘“‘came to them as a cataclysm’’, but they realized they must accept part of the resporsibility. Each of the 27 Govts. participating in the Conference, includ- CHRISTIANSIED, V. 1. U. 8. A., WEDNESDAY. 24td SEPTEMBER 1919. ing Rumania, were present. The Buil- garian delegates eptered atter the other deieca es who rese when the euemy repres=niatives appeared. The Buigari- ans showed couate@us contidence in their demeanor. 'l“\-;:'nt_§'-ii\:c days are allowed puigaria to present observations on the tregaty tepms. Jn board President Wiison’s Ship Sept I@th. —Setting torth publiely for # je first titne his giu;crprmuion of the League of Nations®™Covenan: as it affects Ireiand, President Wiison suid in a state- ment coday that the .eague would con- stitute a tormum beiore which could be biought all eiaims Tor self cetermination « which are likely ta affect the peace of the world. [he cogenant weuld not bind the United States ‘to assist in putting down rebeiiion in any loreign country, nor wvould 1. limit the power of this *countiy to recogoize the independe rce of any peopi= who seek to secure rree dom. He said [reland’s case was not heard ¢ Versailles, because it did no- come wichin thé junisdiction of the peace gonrerence. [l'ne Presideni’s siaie- ments were in reply 0o a series of questions sent tognim by th2 Saa Fran- Cls¢o Labour Councli it is understood thim President Wilson in a few days Will repiy similariy to the questions put by owner labour bedies, regardineg Shan- tang and the representation of the Britisn dominions, in tie League Ag- Semoiy. San Francisco, Sepi. 18th—Replying 10 a s‘atemeni (oa bst of questions puc to bl by 4 San I‘rancisco i eague of Natiions Jrgamzation, President Wii- son deciared that Grea. Britain could not outvoie the United Siates in tpe League, that the foreign countries could uot, under. tue _eonveniion, order Amer- ican wroops abroad, that che league would have a paewerful irduence to- ward restoring Shantung 1o China, tnat (ne United States would be obiiged by aracle ten t@ aid Great Britain in suppressing a revolt in Ireland and that under articfe 11 there would be created a new forum for questions of seli-determination. President Wilson’s reply ) tne question, “‘Will you state the underlying considerations which dictated an according of six votes to the Briish Empegre in the Assembly?”’ foliows: 'T'ne consiceration which led L 0 assigring six otes to self govern- ing powers of the British empire, was that they have ip effect, in all but for- eign policies, bec me autonomotis self- governing States, their poiicy, in all but foreign affairs, being mdependent No. 219. of the control of the British Govt., and’ in many respects dissimilar from it. But it 1s pot true that the British em- pire can ut-vote us in the league of nations, and therefore control the action of the league, because in every mat- ter, except the admission of new mem- bers in the league, no action can be tal - en without the concurrence of a unanim- ous vote of the representatives of the States which are menibers of the Coun- cil, so that in all matters of action the aftfirmative vote oi the United States is necessary and equivalent to the united vote of representaiives of the several parts of the British empire. The united votes of the several parts of the British limpire, cannot offset or overcome the vote of the United States. Paris, Sept.l9th. An announcement was made this morning of the post- ponement of the execution of Pierre L.enoir, who was tried with Senator Hurabert and others on a charge of com municating intelligence to the eremy, and who was to have faced the firing squad at dawn to-aay. The neighbour- hood of Vincennes Wood. where the execution was to have taken place, was put under a strong guard of soldiers from the 13th. artiliery regiment at 5.30 o’clock this mornine. A short time after- ward Major Cromier, commander of the troops at Vincennes, and M. Paul Pre- fect of Police, arrived and a firing squad frori the z4th. unmounwed chasseurs took up position. The Military .lustice, g party of lawyers and a chaplain went to LeNoir's cell at 6.50 o'ciock, finding the concemned man very calm. My fatner taught me not to iear death’, he said, “‘and 1 shall die courageously. 1 love France and never betrayed my country’’, Asked if he had any communication to make to the party. LeNoir replied: ‘'at the moment c¢f death 1 repeat what I have always vainly asked, to be con fronted with Joseph Caiilaux’’. Joseph Cailiaux tormer Premier ¢t France, is now under arrest in a hospital near Paris, under charges similar to those on which Le Noir was convicted. le Noir then argued that the action of the court had shown that his case and that of M. Caillaux were ccnnected. lLe Noir's Lawyer then demanded that his request to be confronted with M. Caillaux, be communicated to the under-Secretary of justice. This was done, and the order to postpone the execution was received two hours later. When he heard he was not to be executed this morning, Le Weoir said ‘'before God and man | swear 1 am not a traitor”’