The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-20

Italy ls allied with Austria ana
Germany ln me Triple Alliance. ltaiy
Joined this alliance in order Co gain
power against France. NoW Austria
anu Germany are az var with France
as veil o. xlth ENGLAND and Rus
s.s. the other powers belonging to the
Triple Entente that Joins ENGLAND.
France and Russia Apparently.
therefore this pr,-ent war offers tns
Italians the opportunity to secure
that Tor which they allied with Aus
tria and Germany "a chance fo EN-
bsrrass France
But the Italians have apparently so
far refused 10 Join Eifh their allies
although b. D. reported that the Ger
mans have urged them 20 take the
FIELD They have even gone 30 TAR
a. to declare their neutrality on the
grounds that the techuicalitics ~ the
Triple Alliance DO not absolutely
oblig" them 20 Join the armies OF
Austria and Germany
What o. the explanation % this ap-
parcrtly Inconsistent acton by Italy 4.
n iE not difficult % discover In
deed the surprising fact b. that Italy
ever allied with Austria for the Aus
'rians have almost without exception
striven 10 hold the Italians down. and
even today they control lands whicu
the Italians refer 20 a. "unredcemed
Italy" because they believe they
should have them Looking a. far
back az the settlements which fo.-
lowed the downfall Of Napoleon. We
hnd Austria securing Venice and LON
hardy from Italy This vas the most
important result 90 the Italians OF
these settlements
Opposed Papal Rule
Following this period tho Italians
discomfort st Psral rule took the form
81 secret societies. In Maintaining
which they have been expert These
societies ard other influences grad
ually led 10 serious revolts In the
hope ~ securing a united Italy Inc
great Italian patriot Mazzini headed
the society % Young Italy" and d.
rected many hopeless. unsuccessful
revolutions Mazziui was a good plot
ter but poor organizer However
he declared that every execution OF a
patriot helped the Italian cause along
Austris's vas usually the mailed INST
that crushed these Italian revolts
Thus matters drifted along. the Aus
TRANS continuing 20 crush down the
Italians until Pope Plus the Ninth
came into power in 1856 he liked
popular applause and made various
concessions 90 The people Seeing his
lcaninEs the leaders or -he people
toddied him along in the hope ~ So
curing more. End finally. De appointed
n n.H 4
against me Austrian military CART
sons in Milan and Venice which we're
driven out after furious dEduug
These ard related events made the
outlook hrIEht FOR The ftElans during
tsfs All of tho Italian princes we're
showing sympathy 10 the cause and
mo Aurfr.ans we're practically driven
ont ~ Tho po0uInsufs but these Ok
rcCfafI1ns we're fsfad f1 rc huEhfcd
'1- mo feaires ~ tho IfaUan leaders
differed ard their forces lacked dis.
C.II.nn First ne Tf7'fHrr we're de-
'satei af Nar'et. and fhru the Aus.
triart having bon reinforced. began
o successful campaign
Emanuel E-th-o-ed.
Later. however. another wave ~ TO-
publ ra0'zm auepf over itaIv Sarfl
MA vas overpovercI end Victor
Emanuel placed In power az a kinrIv
supporter ~ Che liberal tendencies
The French nov took temporary
hand I1 fhr italian affair. conquered
Rome and recalled tho poue-Vho had
fed The Arafr.ara rev. struck a.
're Italians re.arfHr.rr Venice So
ar8I0 Tho aur rf Italian Independence
rar farErref with Austria as usual.
p.HF rE - part hostile f0 fre Italians
THE rr'r rr1rrr frr italian success.
indeed. 1f 'r.a r0. Ape rcd f1 rect
7n fHe possibility 0f securing foreign
assistance italian eyes .ara turned
toward France f-- srertfuI helm %
.r.a corr end Victor Emanuel rortr.
u7f f0 o0rs for liberal progress. DO.
irg more than aH.F supported br fie
statesman. "F.rlr who cot ont uIfh
malice 1frra'r.#sr. f1 Isolate Aus.
fr'H
Hr er-t pic forces Into frs Crimson
We. f.r rH other purpose than %
r'raee rrEarf end France rHIa
-hs-k~aHrs Austria ENGLAND offered