Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19
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Tue report THAI an sllianoe has been
concluded bssveen Great Britain and
Iiaiy Whereby tie former lends It's nsvy
fr the protection II the coast Of the
latter In case Of var. 10 one Of Tics
rumoss which great American jorrp-
sIrst. nov dead. would have character
ised - ''inporsapt II true
Ia case OF var With sitser Russia or
Frsnos. ltsly's great weakness would lie
10 hes long stretch OF SEA coast. The
Italian navy is vastly iHferios TO tie
freueh OF k.ssisp, and var viih ope or
both Of those countries voald mean for
ftaIy blocksded and battered coast
With all the usual inoidentals 10 the way
Of burned cities aud ruices COMMERCE.
Tho necs ssity d defending her sea ports
against naval attack would prevent
Issly from meeting France With an ste-
auaie army 10 northern Italy or from
. ndins q force 20 the assistance Of
Austria and Germany In central Eafope
40 inviting object for attack. she would
be nnsbls TO attach Der enemies IN re-
turn.
The assistance OF the British neet.
noxever. would pal very different face
an matters. It's combined British and
Italian ass.s eoald nst opls render all
ibaezas q ssesilius Italy BY sea aosart
bot could sweep tee Mediterranean II
all cppositinn. With her SEA cosst S.
safe9 iron attach. Italy could sssd 3
round half milton Of men 10 assist Aus
IRA against Russia. II Frsnce we're not
inseiyec IN sbe var. OF could poor AZ
sfuly lnlo socshsrn France which xoaId
seriously eRharrass tbe military az
sl.ariti~s Of tass country srd xoaid al
sele Germany TO meet iee arms wbisn
81 snce esaid se1a 10 her northern from
,sss aud ., the same time to face kassis
on the east wfsh 81 army Of million
n,su.
80 far a. its.s = cssss rnst, Great
Britain holds the ksy Of the Situation.
spd seers 10 DO aoah. tia, kine Hun
bsrf.'s sossrnsaens coaid Anort D. De
very sAucy indeed II i. sss assured TIA,
~ ia iros elsas % 0rest britain
xosls ps0tscs tie Italian coast from
attach. il snss - ssked. hose ser,
saat object Great bsissse sosid ave
In sens yrotecsi0x Italy. The H. fsse
savsrnmens seems 30 have kega o.. Of
zee Ir~sent sroahis snifr~.y. aud u RS
nos sccas probable that IL voaid .ltsr
the szss for TIE sose parpose q sns
ftAly trosn troaDeiaz ~htca sas hat
osoashi agoa herself. To be SURF. Idly
~sus 10 TIE assistance II Grsss Briasn
In he soeaNn three years sso 67s ssss
tsase has little 60 - with ste assr 81
governments IN these later aSys or
ecrrse. u unras BRITAIN oracrioak 10
5sfeud tns Itsiitz sa~ss = ., al5 D.
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y ala .r~e - lav>otlu tts slsassls
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Italy wUala be - e. @ak~ to 6reAt
Britain 80 TIE ssos, r. 2 issas2rs zna
life wtscs sval3 sS EzSesrsIy before
pssee agar n srFnst.
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