The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-21

Origin of the War In Europe.
Of the Austrian rule eed pretens ,ons
in Italy, and why France in especial is
called upon to insist that they shall be
summarily and decisively dealt with, the
New York Times thus DISCOURSE,
The Italian pcnins~la, with an area
abou, equal to that o. New York and
New England combined, and popula-
tion of nearly twenty FIVE millions, occu-
pies such position in Europe that were
1t united under one authority, or lea9uad
in one interest it must carry with it the
command of the Mediterranean, and bal
ouce in the SoutL the power Of Germany
in the North. We're the Italian States
free aud Independent, no Power could
successfully undertake to srroeste to it
self the dominion of Southern Europe -
! Were the Italian States subject to any
one Of the great Powers, that power
might undertake the accomplishment Of
the dream oc universal European domin-
ion, at least as safely az Frar ce in the
time of Napoleon l., or Spain in Ibe Gays
Of Charles Y.
| When exhausted Europe fell back in
! 1915 from its victory over Napoleon up
| on the reconstruction Of the "principal,
| tiles aud powers" it was felt to be imper-
atively necessary not only that Italy
should be put beyond the reach of any OF
| the parties TO The Holy Alliance, but also
that she should be prevented froI asplr-
| ing to any unity Of her own. No ruler
could trust his brother ruler with what
RichciIeu called the Key cf the World y
| and all the rulers were resolved that tlIc
! It4lian people should not hold it. ltoly
was. therefore, divided as follows: To
the restored King Of Naples was given
| his Old realm, the Italian inheritance OF
/ the Spanish Bourbons Upon an area
| nearly equal to that Of New YORK this
sovereign vas to rule over ten millions ol
subjects, and the whole Southern region
o. the Peninsula TO the Pope WIS con.
fided an srea equal to that Of Maryland
aud Massachusetts, with three millions oi
people, in the centre of It-ly, and stretch,
ing from, SEA to sc, An Austrian prince
It tho young branch of the House on
Hapsbureh, held Tuscany, with two mil
lions Of people aud fertile region o'
the west, fully ~ large a. Massachusetts.
locked in upon its northeastern border
by the smaller States Of Parma and No
!eua also ruled BY princes Of Anstrivr
extraction aud alliance, aud with com
binei population Of about million souls
Northern Italy was finally divided by th'
river Ticineo aud the Lego Magsore b.
tween the Houses Of Savoy aud HaPs
burg, the former as King of Sardinia
possessing dominion to the West abou
a. large as South Carolina, with ropu
latioa twice az large as that Of New York
the latter as King Il Lombardo FeGetis
| holding a region half IS large as Maine
with 4 population of atons fso millions
In these arrangements it pleased the Con
gress Of Vienna to see q sure guarante
Of tie impotence Of Italy to menace .h
peace Of the word.
But the House Of Hspsbure had nc
forgotten It's ancient motto, aud Was dc
termined not only to retain Lombardy
which had descended 10 it from the IN
heritaace Of Charles v, and Venice
which had fallen into its hands III tn
. chances Of the last Napoleoaic war, bsl
also t. use Northern Italy as its lever fo
making all tho Z, ninsula its own. 1t los
+, no time in beginning operations IL ha
never ceased 10 prosecute them. III
+, most formidable engines Of Austrian il
anenee have been the systematic al
tempts of the Italian sovereigns to erus
!, their people back into the recognition I
: Divine Right" aud TO kill the hydra
of "hberty and law throughout the
States The ink was hardly dry Oh tt
Conventions Of Paris, when IN July !.
, 1915, Austria sigued "secret treaty
with Naples, binding the King Of Maple
to "ruie his dominions in accordance wit
; the view. Of the Austrian Government.
Five years later, in 1920, Naples force
J her King to gran. her Constitution. :
Austria then appealed TO this seer
treaty and by virtue Of it marched q
> army into sindependcnt" Naples, So
pressed the Consultation, and estab!ishc
that Austrian tutelage which has eudu
l. ed, with the brief interval Of fe
d month. in 1913, up to this time.
1921, Sardinia demanded Conssi,atia
Into Sardinia, likewise, Austria mareht
is ssfthaut secret treaty, and restored de
notisn there also. An outbreak at BE
e. opna brought Austria into the Pap
States, one or another point of which 81
0. has never since ceased to occupy. III
Grand Duke of Tusesny is strictly An
/. ,,ian by family, aud has therefore boz
lef. comparatively uneompiimeuted
J; the armed presence of his kinsmea :
0 With Parma and Moaena, in is47, Au
tria concluded treaties allowing her
ID take armed possession of these Stat
whenever military prudence should 7
,s sGire it. Within the last forty yea,