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gencies. It's terms we're made more
definite in 1887, although its exact
terms has never been divulged. The
Alliancve was renewed in 1902 and in
1907. The period of its last renewal
extended to June IA, 1914. The
world has been led to believe that it
has again been renewed for another
twelve years. There are indications
that Italy feels at liberty to contem
plate withdrawing from the Triple
Alliance. Secret negotiations seem
to be going on to enroll her with
the Triple Entente. She has never
been a contented partner with Aus
tria and Germany.
Metternich, Austria's most famous
prime minister, who died in 1S5
called Italy merely geographical
expression" At that time Metternich
vas correct, as far as Italy's interna
ional Importance was concerned. tia
Y was torn by internal discussions
md Austria was in possession of its
beloved city of Venice as well as it's
whole province of Lombady. They
lay close to Austria and to Triest,
Austrias Adriatic port of today. Then
came Italian unity under Victor
Emmanuel and Garibaldi. The
French in fighting the Austrians in
tally, won victories for Italy's new
ting and kingdom. At the battle OF
Solferino, Napoleon III routed the
Austrians and then took Italy under
french protection. Soon after that
anne the troublous times of Prussia
part, and strangely enough, received
Ter reward from Bismark's hands.
fhe iron chancellor was not accus-
.omed to fulfill his promise so WELL
Bismark, soon after he entered the
Prussian service of state, made an
extraordinary speech in parliament
hat Prussia could never be great I'M
Ill she had had three wars, one with
Denmark, one with Austria and one
With France. Older heads told him
he was talking nonsense. But as
soon as he came into power the wars
began.
Denmark had no king, the success
sion was disputed. Prussia offered
her candidate for the throne. Den
mark refused to accept him. Prussia
vent to war under the pretext. Aus
ria was told by Bismark that if she
helped Prussia, at this time, she
should receive a part of the Danish
province of Schleswig- Holstein which
lad belonged to Prussia 200 years be
lore. Austria helped to fight Prus-
sia's battles on land and sea, but
when the war was finished and Den
mark humbled and conquered, had to
give up Schleswig-Ho it al
went to Prussia, no part of it to Aus
tria. The present empress of Ger.
many, William IFS consort, sits be-
side her husband upon his throne be
cause she was a princess of Schles-
wig Holstein, and could help to make
the people of that province contented
to remain under Prussian rule.
Francis Joseph, the aged emperor
of Austria, who is now presiding al
the war councils in the direction OF
hostilities against Servia and Russia
he cannot have forgotten how Ger
many, now his ally, tricked him and
Austria in that war against Denmark
In 1886 Francis Joseph declared war
against Prussia to force from it the
territory Austria had been promised.
Bismark had tricked Francis Joseph
before now, he tricked him again. 1t
was Bismrk's business to provoke
Austria into this war aginst Prussia.
Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden, Hesse
Saxony and Hanover, ali states now
of German empire, fought for Austria
and against Prussia in this war. Italy
was Prussia's only ally. The war last
ed seven weeks. Prussia ended 1T al
the battle of Sadowa in Bohemia, and
ended at the same time, and forever
Austria's dominance among the Ger
manic states, assuming that place her
self. And, after the third war of Bis.
marck's prophesy, the war with
France in 1870, Prussia became the
head of the German empire.
Every child in the school room
knows of that -Prussian war
of 1870, when the victorious troops of
the Germans entered Paris and pro-
claimed William /, German emperor
at Versailles, exacting as war in
demnity from France such an enor
nous sum that Bismarck expected |
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