Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
ITALY EXPECTED SOON
TO JOIN WITH ALLIES
Singular Situation as Neutral Power
Lending Rapidly Toward Dlplo.
i matte Crisis.
MANY INTERESTS Ar STAKE
Ambassadors 20 Warning Countries
Ordered Homo to Confer With
Governmcnt--By February Can
Put 100000 Rfen In Field.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch I
LONDON. November 3l.--ItnIy's
singular situation as a neutral power
while the fate OF her allies Is being
decided. Is leading rapidly toward a
diplomatic political crisis.
Italy has many interests at stake
which she cannot AFFORD to have set.
tied Tor her by any warning pow crs.
She is In sympathy with England and
France. and the Intervention Of Turkey
has not tended to lessen this feeling.
The italian government Is now on the
eve OF deciding whether or not II Will
continue Its attitude OF neutrality
The Italian ambassadors In England
france. Russia, Austria and Germany
have received orders to return to Rome
TO confer with the government
prominent Italian Journalist, who
has Just returned from Rome, said
ITALY Will be able i'm February, 1915,
to put 100000 wcll-trained. wcll-
equipped men In the field. When the
European war approached, every one
at Rome understood Italy could not
Keep neutral. and that it furnished the
occasion for breaking off decropit al
lance Every ono understood that IL
the government had been weaker, or
instead OF Salarana, another man
fonder OF daring political adventure
mad been In HIS place. Italy would have
made her exit from the triple alliance.
But that would have been a great mis-
take. for she was not ready for war
/, Italy, like France ard England. did
not expect the present war to come re
soon as II did. Whom now funds for
the army were requested. many moro
impelling International questions had
claimed the capital available. So II
was that Italy found herself In july
last with an excellent navy and n we'll
trained army. but lacking in arms and
| III nj
only thing to do was to hurry prepara-
lions, which should have been made
long before.
ANY one who has been to Italy since
the war began cannot help being struck
by the fever that animated tho army.
The big railway engine and carriage
shops In Milan, Genoa and Naples arc
turning out guns and rifles. whilo uni.
forms arc being mado everywhere
Moro than 100000 boots arc almos,
ready. which will give two pairs to
each soldier.
"If things keep going like they are
now, Italy Will be ready In couple OF
| months. Everybody realizes In Italy
that a great historical moment Is APP
| preaching. When Italians talk about
/ the entente. they say we" They seen,
as proud OF an entente victory as
| though II was their own. Italy had 70
atop the emigration OF the young
I lthnttub icttNlHH W luC II lcbCi
| army because che knows she Will want
| all her own men soon.
| ut has been said repeatedly in Eng
land that the cause OF itnly's heHita~
ton was financial difficulties That IL
not true. Credits for war were only
obtained n few days ago from two
| chambers, but Italy never would have
begged or accepted loan from any
| nation.
I'm n few months this young king
dom will show what nation can dc
! thnt believes in her destiny and feels
| her future mission In tho world"