Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

vivendi between Italy and Austria a rude
and even brutal frankness is necessary.
You Italians, You say often that there
exists In Austria party which desires
war, military camarllia,' You call
II. In Austria no party wishes war. The
one to which I belong, and to which be-
long old generals. old admirals. old
diplomats. would be the first to extend
war party in Italy. At Florence Signor
de Frenzi, did he not say that II was
necessary 10 keep up the agitation during
several years, because In 1912 Italians
recent troubles shall have disappeared.
when the necessary organization shall
have been definitely accomplished after
l:l3. never mind what government exists
on by the party. do not say irredenI-
list. but the nationalist party"
All these war cries trouble Italian
opinion. All Italian ministries are in
accord upon the
Italy Building necessity of aug
More Warships. nu saS IN 'a order . 10
construct two new dreadnoughts. The
Italian taxpayer, the most taxed and the
most patient OF all taxpayers OF the
world. according to Signor Luzzati. is
called upon to support a new bleeding OF
two hundred and fifty millions TO prevent
the Austrian fleet from being lured into
the Adriatic by the exploits dreamed or
by Admiral Montecuccoli.
Among the many incidents which add
fuel to the flame OF popular discord men
ton may be made OF the situation on
Lake de Garda, become the fayorite re
nrf <afI -
OF Germany. The merchants OF that
region in order to fiatter their guest
write their signs In German: in the hotels
they speak the language OF Goethe and
affect to ignore that Of Dante. An Ans
tro-German navigation company pro
posed to establish a regular service on
the lake for tourists. The Italian ma
| tionalists rang out the alarm and de
manded that the government should In
terfere.
The Austrian government, replying TO
query by the correspondent OF the
Secolo OF Milan. maintained that the
treaty Of Prague of 1865 assured the free
navigation of the lake. and il Austria
had not exercised this right since 1865
she was free to do so when 1t pleased
her.
If this response was little satisfactory.
the comments of the official journal. the
Volkszeitung, were less so.
I'VE have no idea wrote the voIks-
1
boats into ironclads. There is something
better to do. 1t is Indispensable TODAY
for Austria to re-establish on Lake de
Garda a torpedo f1otilla like that main
| tanned there prior to 1866.
There is a serious menace In that pub
LEGATION, serious because OF its Official
source. The Italian pacifsts, in accord
with Austrian pacifists. have undertaken
the praiseworthy initiative Of establish
ing an 1talo-Austrian entente. At the
l;a., .-att- &c
solati deputy and leader Of the socialist
parliamentary group. who believes that
a rapprochement is possible between
Italy and Austria. IL is said. writes sig
nor Bissolati, that a proposition tending
to reduce ornaments would not be ac-
ceptable to Italy, because the latter Is
still inferior to Austria. and that a pro
portional reduction would reduce Italy 10
condition of permanent inferiorits'.
But, adds Signor Bissolati, II the lard
forces Of Austria are superior In numbers
to those Of Italy. the maritime forces or
the latter are superior to those OF Aus
tria, and the pacific deputy concludes
that an entente is possible.
Signor Bissolati asserted that the i'm
portance OF the nationalist congress at
Floren ce was
Nationalist Congress grossly exas-
gerated at VI
at Florence. enna These So
called nationalists were mere headless
youths who declared war upon Austria.
The entire Italian press. with some ex-
ceptions, blamed the organizers OF that
congress, which had had no success. Ma
tionalism In Italy did not satisfy the new
aspirations OF popular masses. lrre-
dentism, said the Marquis de San Giu-
liano in the chamber, does not exist any
longer in Italy. But this optimism is not
accepted at Vienna. as proved by the 70
cent discourse of NJ. d Aehi enthal. which
produced such a bad impression in ltalF.
It is confessed by NJ. Raqueni that IN
diplomatic circles Austria is believed TO
be preparing for war with Italy ana
under such conditions 1t is asked, WE
italy renew the triple alliance?
We know the motives whlcn lmpeieh
Italy to join the triplice. Italy was
afraid Of isolation, and whether she was
aced on the one side by Austria. and on
the other by France. In aliying herself
TO Germany Italy obtained a good guar
antee for her exterior security. In sliy-
ing herself TO Austria she secured ne
self from any dlsagreeaDie surprise IRON
that quarter
Italy, according to the opinion prevail
ing in diplomatic circles, has Denefte'
by her association with the trlpuce II
working quietly in the development y
her political and economical interests
There are others who maintain. howeve
that Italy would have accomplished quite
as much or more had she remained frse
and Independent. and in following The
wise maxim of one of her most Illus
trious statesmen. the Marquis Nisconu
Venosta: ''Indipenti sempre, isolau mai
that is, Independent always, isolated
never.
The triplice, for a fact. has benefited
only Germany and Austria. II II was
justified in the commencement II Is no
longer so after the reconciliation OF Italy
with France But il would he difficult
for Italy to break with the tripice with
out exposing herself to serious danger.
Germany, no doubt would find means 10
or with Austria. Germany does not ig-
more the fact that Italy could not he
counted upon in case OF war, because
Italy had already directed her policy to-
ward the triple entente with the under
standing that she would act with France
and England as she did at Algeciras.
NJ Raquin holds the opinion that
long as Italy remains in the triplice Ger
many will prevent a conflict between the
allied enemies. The maintenance OF Italy
in the triplice is an absolute necessity
for the maintenance of the European
equilibrium. 1t is thus that the triple
alliance should be considered an instru-
ment of peace. having lost its original
character as the menace OF war. Since
the triple alliance and the triple entente
aspire to the same object-the mafnte-
nance Of peace based upon the actual