The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-09-14

er Of the International News Service.
What is Italy going to do7 That
at the moment. is the great political
question OF the war. There Is guid-
ance TO its answer in the third and
final volume OF the Memoirs of Girls
pi, the famous italian statesman.
which Holder and Stoughton have
just published. Crispi was not the
maker of the triple alliance, but he
held to it and strengthened it.
Count CapriNi visited Italy at the
end of 1892, and ne and Crispi, then
in Office and at the height Of his
power, talked the triple alliance over.
The triple alliance, said Crfspi.
lis not only useful to the contracting
parties. but dt also insures the
peace of Europe. Now, We being in
terested In preserving the territorial
guarantee OF the three countries, as
wei las European peace. must de-
sire the continuation obthe alliance =
Count Capriu declared himself en-
tirely of Crispi's way of thinking.
and was glad to find thier views Co
lincide.
Crispi thought chat the three great
aflied powers should interest them
selves in lesser monarchies. and seek
to defend their institutions. Spain
and Portugal he said. ARE rapidly
being undermined by republican en-
issaries. whose influences they are
not strong enough to withstand
Spain, he added, should be
brought to reorganize her navy, for
she may be of use in the ndediterran-
can. and should occasion present.
she would be in position to strike a
l'blow at Algeria Germany's IN
yasion of that gallant little nation.
Belgium, is a rude comment on those
views of 1890. as to which Count
Caprivi said, Il am entirely Of your
excellency's opinion. and will work
flor the maintainance OF monarchial
principles.
i Bismarck, said Crispi to his sue
cessor, s.did great things. for which
his country has every reason to be
grateful TO him. But he made a
serious mistake-that OF not favor
ing the restoration of the monarchy
in France. He believed the republic,
fretted by the different parties.
would remain weakling. The con-
trary has happened. however, and
never was France so strong as to-
day.
The Emperor Of Russia pointed
Iout the same fact to me. observed
Count Caprivi. and Crisipi went on.
The monarchies should avail them
selves of every means at their dispos-
lal for combating republican propa-
ganda." Next day the two statesmen
CONTINUED their conversations. and
lCrispi spoke OF Biserta as altering
conditions in the Mediterranean, and
carrying danger in time OF war
Count Caprivi saw the importance OF
lthis, but he pointed out that "A pro-
II test might lead to break with
France, and that it will be wiser TO
wait. In April, when the army
rifles are to be changed we might
lenter protest
The last remark is characteristics
ally Prussian, an ultimate reliance
on force, as we now see 1t in the
greatest form in the kaiser's millions
let loose on Europe
Writing somewhat late, to Ca
priv, Crispi said: las long as France
remains a republic-and this form
of government seems TO take firm
lroot-she will continue a menace to
the monarchies OF Europe
We. in Italy are strong; the mon
archical sentiment Is profound and
withstands all revolutionary propa-
ganda. We fight II and will not
brook defeat"
Then here we have a light on the
conditions which recommend the
triple alliance to Crispi. but in the in
terva1 so much has happened, and
even Italy's official outlook has so
changed that now all her natural
sympathies turn her eyes and her
heart in anotehr direction. If Crispi
could return to the glimpses OF di-
lplomacy he would find new world,
and the Importance OF his Memoirs
Is the clearness with which tney en-
able us an TO realize this.
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