Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-19
Italy PerpIexed by Course to
BE Pursued Regarding Austria

q (by Gugllclmo Ferrero, eminent his
+ torian and military authority.)
IN war like that which liz no,
I raging in Europe situations chang,
= continually. swiftly ono might say u
. me twinkling of the eye. About
{ month ago | described what was ftd
llys position in the fight at the begin
ming of the war and the reasons tha
Induced the government to declare IL
neutrality. The indictments 10 tax.
part In the conflict against the Tcu
tonic empires, which had been mad,
to us ever since the war began, were
leoldly received.
We will wait and see what hap
pens was the thought Of all Now
the situation has entirely changed. ana
which IL more serious---it has be-
come strange ana difficult.
The situation has changed because
we are beginning to see what is hap
pening In September we have seen
lhe French army successfully resist
the German Invasion and the Austrian
army receive severe, II not decisive
defeats from the Russians ana The
serbs. These events have made a keen
impression upon Italian public .pin-
ION, but in two WAYS. ON tho ole side
they have Increased evcryhoGy'g faith
In the allies victory. condition which
during the latter half OF August. had
wavered little, but at the same time
they have ombittercd this hope VITA
the fear that this victory may be even
too great, at least over Austria.
May Lose Great Opportunity.
What will happen If the Sergiai
and Montenegrns on the south and
the Russians IN the north ahall con-
unue VIGOROUSLY the invasion OF ,he
Austro Hungarian empire This en-
rirc VIII certainly DC mutila'ed 10 the
profit OF servla, and a powerful Slavic
state VIII arise on the shores OF TIE
Adrlatic. Who does not see what Il
political and moral catastrophe il |
would be for Italy il Austria were TO
he dismembered for the sole benefit
Of the Slays without as on our side |
taking the Italian provinces that for
so many years have groaned under (
the Austrian yoke?
Hence disquietude and an agita-
tion that for three weeks has gone on
increasing throughout the country
Can the neutrality that two months
ago seemed to all the wisost course he (
Judged on the same basis today2 Many /
are now doubling il and thinking that |
an occasion like this To reintegrate
Italy in It's natural boundaries will 4
never present Itself again. that If Aus.
tria Is destined to fall and be cut to
pieces, Italy must acquire Trente,
Trieste, lstria aud Dalmatia at any
cost, even that of making war upon
The Teutonic empires on the side Of
the allies. So there has been formed
what might be called war party
which Is openly urging the govern
nent TO take up arms against Austria.
War Party Strong.
This party Is strong and is agitating
Vigorously 1t has its strongest nu-
'leus in the intellectual classes pro
'essors. library men, journalists -and
'inds no small following. especially N
he big cities whore patriotic and
yarikc demonstrations are frequent.
low strong Is this current Is pt we'd
" one fact, better than by argum nj,
md this il that parties ana newspl-
iers which are naturally dscordant q
md inimicai are today in accord on
his question.
So far three political parties have
publicly urged the government 20 de-
Hare war on Austria. the nationaists
"A l.. -.
after being the more modern wing Of !
he socialists that is to say. three
'arties that differ entirely in all ether
natters
The warlike movement is intense, :
MT il must not be believed that i Is
nc OF nationwide unanimity. ehe |
'arty OF neutrality stlll exists. after
wo months of war, less numerous,
ierhaps, but stlll fairly powerful The
ntire financial commercial and in
ustrial world is stu on the side OF +,
Tor divers reasons
Peaceful Course Preferred
II says that war might produce an
economic catastrophe from which the .
ountry could not recover except slow !
! With great sacrifice 1t adds that 9
tally should husband its resources
fhile the strongest people in Europe
ne weakening and bleeding each I
Their, and that II 1t does the moment =
an come when we shall he able to a
nforce our rights with less danger G
nd greater profit
Finally il recalls the fact--and this
! perhaps the strongest argument Il
hat We are still the allies OF Austria \
that our government has de- c
lnred. even after the war began. that
considers the alliance valid and n
live, that Austria has offered us =
either pfetext nor reason for de- o
ouneing IT, that hy attacking an ally q
lerely because she seems weaker y
ham her enemies and therefore de- !,
lined to be beaten. We should be
laolng ourselves in the category of =
hose states that look upon treaties Il
5 scraps of paper" What would X
ur word be worth afterward9 We n
Utterly and With Justice reproved Ger "
lanv for her treachery to Belgium Ia
hould We now initiate her evil ex- "a
mple? o
Thus argues the partN Of neutrality al