The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-07

had assumed the position OF protcc.
tor or Turkey und In return counted
upon the Turkish army ns re-en.
forcement to tile armies Of the triple
alliance. she was obliged to stand
aside and permit hcr ally to attucl,
and dlsmember her friend.
AS for Austria. for nearly dozen
years the statesmen OF the dual mon.
archy have perceived the change in
the direction of Italian ambition.
Trieste. the Trentino. the Bosnian an.
nexation. the future of Albnnia-all of
these are points where Italian and
Austrian designs confiicted. and for
several years Austria has been build.
ing forts from the Tyroi to tile gulf
Of, Cattaro and preparing for a con.
dict with ltuiy.
Based on Three Treaties.
The original triple alliance of 1882
was concluded for term of five years,
and when 1t expired in 1857 the lire
dentists and other radical factions in
Italy strbngly opposed the renewal OF
the agreement 1t reaHired all the in
:hucnce and political persuasion Of
Premier ;Cr3spi to bring Italy into
line. In 1901 tile reaty wns agnin
renewed. as 1t was In 1902. but with
added distrust and opposition on the
part Of Italy. The last ;I renewal
was for u term oftwelver years.. and
In 1904 the alliance. somewhat modi.
fed In its terms, was renewed Tor. ten
years. with the provision thnt uny one
of the contracting pDwers had the
right to cancel It's adherence to the
alliance 10y giving notice ofie year be
fore the expiration OF tie treaty.
Tie hist renewal Of the nllihnce was
mide OH. Dee. {: i0i2. two yenrs be-
fore the expiration OF tile agreement,
all II is understood that this prein,i.
ture renewui sswns due tD the fact TINT
certain chnnges in the treaty We're nee
ess;lry so us to mike thc. alliance more
binding III view OF tue expected COM.
plicitions In the Balknn peninsula. re-:
sulting FROM tile annexation OF Bosnln
mud the Herzegovina by Austria md
tho whr lii the Balkans, ~ -, 49, $50:
The triple alliance, fs based upon
three treaties: tile lrst between Ger,
many and Austria, the second between:
Gerinnny and Italy, and the third be.
tween Austria nnd Itnly. .; ThtS terms
iof the treaty between 20 Gerinany and;
Austria are prlcd dcally tho sane us
those OF Ethas original treatyt OF 1879
and nre! directed against ltussla The
Gefman-i taliah treaty provides FOR,
mutual tassfstance in case either of the
two powers. should Sibe attacked by
j France s. ny the gtefms Of: the treaty
between: Austria s1ind ataiya, friendly
& neutrality Sis nssureda by Italy should
/. Austria be attacked by Rissia. md ny
ssAtstrfa. should Italy ba attacked by
France, The terms tof the tfeas sies be.
tween Geiridny and Italy and between
AUSTIN ana Italy ihay yu never been
made public: 1he Garmnn.A dstrann.
agreement, however. wis published On
+ Feb, 3. 1885 nt tho Inst ttgnt tion pe sssis..
marck, TO put q stop % Russia y war
like preparata taoue. 81 ~ z
& 81. -; 5 no Fiest tlos IL ,iy. -
Ostensibly the treaties isi ,on which The,
alliance ts based provide only for the
: conduct and aat,i itude or fhs contrnet.
ing powers sih the event OF war with
Russia or st rance. '5l rs ttssS
There 10 little doubt however. that
under these general terms speeiflcsi.i
lions were mati ins to the cSnducts OF
each OF :the paw era Interested ins fifne
cfspeace: Thus became evident soon
after tho feafinp pgement sot tho streaty
by 8tstnareh and Ctfspis sns Friedficiis.
4 rJilis I'm tliaistlstns sof 1SS7s that sTfaIp
shsd tdssta TO ,atnfatl for
sthidabl !nsst on tife Mediferr ranean
while as q dufd pro quo ftaiiAn agrieniS
stnrni prod ducts were 30 have s0nyaiiieni
access to German knd Ausss1n. II; Is.
saiso ident TINT since Germany ms.
begun to eonaf ftiick 4 % dern deets Ifniy5
has not rnaibt tained fiie 1eet of tie late
eighties 40 ffst cihss order 9E afie
ssasl!tsd 4 y t diss slneti 81 y yeiy hpdern
( sSEsnt SEsnt ~ V 81 y