The Detroit times., 1914-10-29
Italy Needs Only
Word TO Make Wdy

NEW YORK. Oct. 2s.--Italy is GER
tain that It must participate In the
war. This opinion prevails In all
classes OF society there, according to
Miss Virginia Butler. professor OF
history, In q Rome college, who arriv-
ed here today direct from the Eternal
City. Miss Butler. who Ia graduate
Of Wellesley college. has made care
full study OF conditions In Italy and
she believes that the monarchy can
not hore to remain much longer away
from participation In actual hostilities.
And when the time comes she will
enter the war on the side, Of the Al
lies, In the opinion of Miss Butler.
"As q reward for her neutrality. "
said Miss Butler. Italy has been
promised by the allies Trieste.
Triente and vallona. All parties
concerned are merely waiting for
the psychological moment for the for
NAL announcement. This may come
only when the success OF the Triple
Entente has left no doubt as to the
ultimate outcome of the war. II may
not come until the moment arrfvez
when the occupation by Italy Of Aus
tria's Italian provinces would put the
final staggering blow to Austria.
Whenever II comes II will come In
the form Of an announcement that
the Entente considers that Italy, be-
ing an indispensable factor In the
maintenance of the equilibrium Of the
Mediterranean, II Is necessary that
she have complete domination Of the
Adriatic. Then Italy must step In and
occupy her new possessions and main
tain her right to them by force of
arms. Italy, realizing this, has been
preparing. Her army Is mobilized.
She has imported millions of dollars
worth OF supplies. including complete
hospital equipment and the like, from
the United States.
italian troops are mobilized In
force with one army stationed al
and the remainder stationed at STRAIT
egical points along the Austrian from
tier. One million pairs OF shoes, Inn
ported from the United States for the
army, are now being fitted with cleats
on the bottom for the mountain fight
ing in the northeast along the from,
tier. A volunteer corps is being or.
ganized to replace the regular troops
in Lydia so that Italy will have her
best troops at her disposal Many
elderly officers of high rank have
been retired and their places taken
by younger men.
"One Of Italy's problems u taking
care of the thousands Of reservists
who have come there to join the col
ors. They had only money enough TO
carry them to Italy. Many brought
their families and this will prove an
added burden. In order that there
may be as little actual suffering az
possible, the Italian government has
appropriated s20,000.000 for public
works. These will be constructed at
once and those reservists who are not
yet reeded, and the thousands OF 9th.
ers who have lost their employment
through the stagnation Of business,
will also BIO furnished employment.
THE entire foreign quarter OF every
Italian city Ia dead. Many shopkeep.
ers I'm Rome who knew me, have ap
pealel to me with tears In their eyes
for comfort and a promise that Amer.
leans would continue to 60 to Italy
for the winter. But / was forced 70
tell all OF them that this was out OF
the question and far more so now
that Italy m certain to enter the war
I am afraid that many will suffer very
greatly before the war ends"