St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-26
THE ANGLO-TTALIAN ALLIANCE
SAID TO BE ON SOLID
BASIS.
AFRICAN CREDIT GRANTED.
THE MONEY rs TO REDEEM THE
CRUSHING DEFEAT AT
AD0WA.
TURKEY APPEALS TO THE POWERS
Aid Against the Csurpation Of Eng
land In Egypt Asked of France
und Russia,

ROME, March 25.-The senate. by a
vote Of lO9 to 8. has adopted the credit
asked cor by the government FOR con-
.emplated operations in Africa consa-
quent upon the defeat Of the Italian
army at Adowa. The amount oe the
credit Is 40, 900. 900 lire. The speakers
during the debate pointed out that the
attitude of Great Britain showed that
the Anglo-Italian alliance was an ac-
complished fact, and rested upon a
more solid basis than mere treaties
and protocoles.
Baron Blunc, minister of foreign af-
fairs in the Crispi cabinet, in the course
of the debate, declared that when the
documents were published the policy
of the former ministry would be justi-
fed. In the meantime, the alliance with
Great Britain was known to be an ac-'
Complished fact, and Italys security
as maritime power was assured
Moreover, he continued, it was we'll
known that Italy had now become the
effective bond between Great Britain
and the dreibund On this double
basis, Italy's safety internally was OBJ
tanned. She was able, with perfect free
dom and independence to occupy her
self with the interests of the country
at home and in Africa.
The Duke of Sermoneta, minister of
foreign affairs, replied on behalf Of
the government. saying that the posi-
ton of Cassala was regulated by a
protocol of April, 1891. 1.-The rights Of
the Egyptian government" the duke
continued, "are suspended, and not re-
nounced. If the Dongola expedition re-
conquers the Soudan, and Great Brit
ain desires it, we must restore Cassala." ;"
The Duke of Sermoneta continued that
the alliance of Italy with Great Britain
was founded on real sympathy, but it
was an alliance of sentiment, and the
previous cabinet was wholly responsible
for it.
The Duke of Sermoneta continued
! that the alliance of Italy with Great
Britain was founded on real sympathy.
| The previous cabinet, he said, was
asters. (Cheers.). Signor Saracco, who
was minister Of public works in the
! Crispi cabinet, challenged the govern
ment to produce documents. No orders
were given, he said, by the previous
government to prosecute a war to the
| knife.
This statement produced an uproar
|
ceeded to say: Let the senate judge
between the Duke of Sermoneta and
the Crispi cabinet If victory had smil-
ed upon Italy, the present ministry
would not have been in power This
statement evoked storm of groans
and Kisses from the government sup
porters, mingled with cheers from the
opposition. The president exhorted the
senate to be calm.
The Marquis di Rudini, the premier,
in his reply, accepted the responsibility
for the Duke of Sermoneta's remarks
which he said, were provoked by Baron
Blanc. He proceeded to condemn the
previous government, whose policy OF
sending a handful of men against a
strong military power, he had never
approved Regarding the relation with
England, the premier said that they
were those Of traditional friendship
The position Of Italy with regard tC
Cassala he continued, brought her into
intimate relations with England. The
government wished to maintain Ery'
threa in q strong military position, but
it would renounce all desire of con
quest in Tigre and would not include
a clause for protectorate in the peace
treaty. That, he said, was not a sur
render because the protectorate II
Abyssinia was never established ant
was mere ambition of the previous
ministry