Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-15
WAR SENTIMENT
SPREADS IN ITALY
General Feeling That Military
Forces Should Join
the Allies.
DEMONSTRATION IN ROME
FOR ENGLAND AND FRANCE
Troops Called Into Play and Num-
Der of Persons Are In
jured.

ROME, September IA, via Paris, Sep
TENDER Is, 1880 ANA demonstration
occurred in the center of the town to-
night, the people at the meeting crying
out in favor of England and France. The
troops charged the demonstrators se-'
eral times, and a number of persons
were injured. Troops have been detailed
to guard the Austrian embassy.
Says Italy Is Ready to Act.
BORDEAUX, September Is. The
Temps quotes Prince Tasca di Cuto. an
Italian socialist deputy, with reference
to the attitude of Italy.
Opinion in Italy," says the deputy,
lis unanimous in demanding the realiza-
ton of the anti-triple alliance program.
Every one today believes that Italy must
absolutely separate her pohcy and
destiny from the triple alliance.
United action with the triple entente
is the Inevitable outgrowth of the s.tua-
ton. Italys neutrality has been neces-
sary transition; our military measures
have been taken as quickly as. geo.
graphical condition permitted, and the
Italian army is ready for all eventuali-
ties. Our feet is modified and coaled.
thanks to arrangements with England.
I'VE are now neutral only in appear
Iy turn the scale in favor of the triple
entente.
Significant Resolution.
PARIS, September ia dispatch to
the Havas Agency from Rome says the
committee of direction of the radical
party in Rome at a meeting held yester-
day, which was participated in by men,
bers of parliament, passed a resolution
which is considered o great signifi cance.
The resolution after declaring that
Italy's interests In the Adriatic must be
safeguarded and that Italy should coop
crate to prevent the conflict being settled
in a manner that will determine the pre-
dominance of military tendencies. calls
upon the COVE: nment ito consider
whether the grave but inevitable task Is
not imposed to charge from neutrality to
Favorable to Neutrality.
The Giornale D'Italia says there are
three groups now taking a hand in the
situation. The first OF these. it declares
represented by the government and sup
ported by majority of the &C institutional
party, is favorable to neutrality until the
interests of the country are In question:
but. meanwhile, favors Strengthening the
army.
by the remaining constitutionalists
and several former ministers. including
Former Premier Luzzatti, and besides
socialists who are favorable to neutral
ity to the end of the war, the pre-
serving of the economic energies Of the
country and the maintenance by the
government of its own system of
foreign policy. The third group. which
ia said to consist of reformists, social
lists, radicals, republicans and national
lists. who favor the abandonment Of
neutrality in order to realize the old
aspirations to redeem the Italian
provinces in the Adriatic still under
| foreign rule.
The Giornale DItalia supports the
idea to maintain the present cabinet,
saying that the formation Of a cabinet
as suggested by the iMessagero, the
mouthp!ece of the third group. would
| mean instead of ministry Of national
concord one of national discord.