The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-19
POLITICS OF EUROPE Preserve the Triple Ali ance.
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TTTToNI ON THE SITUATION
Italian Foreign Minister Declares
 War is Impossible.
Has No Idea That Kaiser cOntempIates Any Encroachment In Tripoll while Anglo-German Rela-
 tions are More Cordial

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 Rome, Dec. 1s.--Foreign Minister Tit- toni left a sick bed today to go to the chamber of deputies. where he made a statement regarding Italy's foreign pol icy.
 He confirmed previous statements re- garding the permanency of the triple alliance and the good relations existing between Germany and Italy and Austria and Italy. said he saw no pronanillty of a conflict between Germany and Great Britain and assured the house that the most friendly relations pre- vailed between Italy, Great Britain and France.
 Tn the course of his reference to the triple alliance Signor Tittoni said:
 T am pleased that my statement on this subject follows the remarks made by the German imperial chancellor, Prince von Buelow. as it enables me to fully and cordially associate myself in his cordial and effective eulogy of the triple alliance and those who made it. The triple alliance will continue to form the basis of our policy and this is sufficient to show that those who from simple appearances. think they see weakening of the triple alliance and predict It's approaching end are mistaken.
 '1t has been said that the triple al- liance has been modified or transformed and that 1t has become essentially a peaceful alliance The alliance has been always peaceful. Its most pre- cious feature is that it is an efficacious instrument of peace. Doubts have been cast on the advantages which Italy re- ceives from the triple alliance. In this connection it may be pointed out that 1t was the triple alliance which al- lowed us to follow an independent poll icy and thus saved us from the bitter surprises which many nations iciuding the Italians. have had when isolated. 1
 Tt is not true that Italy's position in the triple alliance is inferior to that of her two allies"
 Germany won't Interfere.
 Continuing. the foreign minister classed as imaginary the allegation of ests in TfIAofi and German jealousy of the Anglo Franco Italian convention regarding Abyssinia the text of which had been communicated to Germany before the document was signed. Some people predicted that the day must come when nations would have to ,hoose between their allies and their friends, but the minister claimed while Inc triple alliance exercised it's peace ,sul influence and while the powers were friendly to Italy, it was only ne- sessary for her to persevere in her present peaceful policy and 1t would not be necessary to choose between allies and friends Loyalty to the tri- ole alliance permitted Italy to main tain her friendship with other powers thus ensuring European peace
 If wal should break out among the great poWers," continued Signor Tit toni, 'the consequences may be sum- marized in the statement that it would result in the general bankruptcy of Europe. Therefore the program of the Italian Government Is to maintain and consolidate the triple alliance and main- tain and consolidate her friendship with France and Great Britain. The success of this program is assured on the one condition that we exercise the. greatest sincerity and loyalty in our relations with Germany and France.
 'grhe statement which I have made today is identical with declarations which have made to the represent atives- of those two powers without reserve, without concealment and with no ambiguity. This was the character istic note of the Italian policy"
 Minister Tittonl emphatically denied the statements that friction had oc- cured between Germany and Italy in regard to the wireless telegraph con- ference recently held in Berlin.
 Some persons, the Minister said, had remarked that the danger of political and commercial antagonism began Ger many and Great Britain was creat- Ing an untenabIe position for Italy The powers who form the triple alliance took into account, in the interests of Italy, the necessity for constantly main- taining friendly relations with Great Britain but in the event of an Anglo-' German conflict Italy alone would not be in a delicate position.
 PreOceupy Orchestra.
 Austria. having relations of cordial nature with Great Britain dating much further back than those of Italy, would also be preoecupied. It was in the su- preme interest of both Italy and Aus tria to do everything possible to pre- vent an Anglo-German conflict and this places them to the fore in facilitating the movement which seemed the key to bring about a rapproachment between their ally, Germany, and their friend, Great Britain,
 This movement had the sympathy and support of all the eminent statesmen in Germany and Great Britain. It was true that Germany had asked Italy to assist her in preventing the interven- tion of other powers at the Algeeiras confer ence.
 Regarding the relations between Austria and Italy, Signor Tittoni said:
 T most emphatically declare that
 
 Hungarian Foreign Minister) and my self have decided to proceed in every thing with full accord and to treat with composure and with sentiments of sin cere reciprocal benevolence all incl dents which may arise, without taking into account popular manifestations which we both dep1ore and to favor and to do everything possible to fur ther the rapproachment between the two nations, to. avoid all suspicion and 10 safeguard all susceptibilities.
 signor Tittoni also dealt at consiJ- erabie length with the Balkan situa- ton. He said that Italy and Austria would agree to the maintenance of the status quo if 1t was found impossible for them to support the policy of au- tonomy on the basis or principle of na- tionality. Italy had rejected tho ad- vice she had received to propose 70 Austria that they partition the AIbian territory.
 The Foreign Minister. referring to the Island of Crete said the improved situation of affairs there permitted the withdrawal of the Italian troops. The