Evening star., 1914-05-03

A change of ministry, the expectant sit
uat1on in Albania, the persistent occupa-
ton OF the Dodecanese
Situation Islands, and the inter-
=: An, views of Italian and
Al AAooAia. Austrian ministers at
Abbazia, such, in brief. are the principal
questions that maintain Italy in the ac-
tual play for place in the political neid.
The Levant Herald, in commenting on
the political situation of Italy. Wriees'
Whether it concerns Albania, Dooeca-
nese or Asia Minor. 1t is toward Germany
that Italy turns today. The question OF
Asia Minor is the best proof. Germany
and Italy appear to desire with hKe
unanimity that the triple alliance, unui
now confined in its action in Europe, e1-
tends its cooperation not only to the
Mediterranean and to Turkey, but De-
yond. Italy is more triplician than ever.
The better to portray the political SIT
uation OF italy, which Is complex De-
cause Of her undoubted rivalry with Aus
tria-Hungary. a word about the attitude
Of the ministry Salandra is necessary.
The cabinet appeared before the Italian
chamber on the I'd ultimo and obtained
a vote Of confidence OF 303 against 122, an
indisputable success for the salanora
cabinet
The first obstacle came with the discus
sion of the financial situation Cen
PoIzo, to whom was attributed the port
folio Of war, demanded credit OF 6uO,'
600, 900 francs. or $12O, ,O0O. 900. and that the
contingent Of 275O0O men should be IN.
creased to $4,000. Signor Salandra could
not accept these conditions. and Gen
nuton Of 10000, 600.
Signor Salandra made the following
declaration to the chamber:
my declarations will be sincere and
modest, for the ministry does not pro
pose to change the world nor assume to
be the savior Of the country. The coun.
| try Is solid and strong; 1t Is marching
I forward to progress and asks OF the mer
| IN power fidelity and good will in the race
Of difficulties, which may be overcome BY
| f1rmness Of government and the patri-
otism Of the people,"
! The country desired that the situation
which had been acquired in Its relations
| to other powers should be defended. II
necessitated schools. economical and so
| cial laws, an honest administration Of
| the finances severely controlled. Honor
was accorded to the army. The extraor'
dinary expenses had been recognized a.
minister was frank. There was a deficit
| of 25,O00,OO0 francs. He would concea
nothing. 1t was language not often helt
| by new ministers and the welcome witt
l L,
encouraging.
Party leaders. in turn, made confes
sions of their faith and good intentions
The socialist reformer Signor Celli criti
cised Signor Giolitte and the right of hi
but he added: TT is necessary to dis
cover where the liberal party finishes ant
where the clerical party commences"
Signor Media, for the Catholics, declared
that Signor Salandra could count on hi
1 arw$u Af
| clerical.
In conclusion Signor Salandra resumed
the points Of the discussion. The criti
cisms could be resumed in two questions
He was asked how had the crisis beel
produced and how the crisis had bee1
solved. The minister would not reply t
| the first question. To the second h,
would answer that he thought 1t best t.
put an end to difficulty by inviting al
liberal factions Of the chamber to joi,
their forces and govern by patriotism.
The meeting of the Marquis San Giu
1tano and the Count Berchtold at Alb
baZia. on the 18th ultimo, has constituted
an event Of the most absorbing interest il
| political circles.
According to the Neues Wiener Tag
| blatt, the two ministers treated the mos
| important questions. bu
Austria the conversations tendet
ord r+a11 to show that Austria
ana AtaIy. Hungary and Italv were
resolved to maintain the political equilb
| rum In the Adriatic. The two states
men would discuss also the railroad
Danube-Adriatic and determine whether
that road should have a terminus at Val
Iona, at Durazzo or one more to the
north. The demands formulated by Ser
via for access to the Adriatic would b.
considered. Also the question Of o,denta
railroads from the capital of Albania (E
| would also be considered
| The Poster Lloyd, official organ Of tn,
| Hungarian ministry, saw in the interview
at Abbazia a future fecund for Austria
and Italy. "A field of action is offered t.
them" said the journal, Sin the Adriatit
and Mediterranean from Scutari, Durazzo
Vallona beyond the Taurus. Pushed bacl
into the Levant they have possessions t,
reconquer, and too weak to conquer then
alone they have sought the necessar,
forces in their united and intimate ac
tion.''
The Italian press was generally colt
and even defiant The Corriere dells
Sera declared that the Austro-Italian al
| lance would remain precarious as lonl
as Augtria continued to treat Italians OF
| opposed 1talys aspirations in Asia Minor
The Corriere is skeptical as to the re
| suits of the interview.
| Journals mark the fact that while two
ministers confer at Abbazia the Austrian
| authorities continue to take the mos
| vexatious measures against Italians
Thus the governor of Trieste, Prince de
| Hohenlohe. had decided upon the slavisa
| tfon of the gymnasium of Pola, which
until then was essentially italian.
The Fremdenblatt. authorized organ
writes: Since many years it has becom,
| a tradition that political personages con
trolling the governments of the triple al
lance meet from time to time to ex
change views. The actual length of tn,
present interview shows the intimacy O
| relations between the allies. Besides, the
visits Of Emperor Wilhelm to Schoen.
brunn. to Venice and to Miramar prove
| the cordial relations which unite them
Germany. Austria and Italy represent
| combination Of forces that no one car
fail to recognize"
Italian opinion is not SO favorable a:
the Austrian. A certain ill feeling is ap
parent over the events in Albania, ant
recent anu-Italian manifestations ir
certain Austro-Hungarian places anC
with Austrian authorities in Dalmatia
The Tribuna, an authorized journal. un.
der the signature "Rastignac. expresses
itself thus:
1--WE cannot admit that Italian subjects
of Austria should be continually thrown
as food to the appetite of the Slavs ,oi
the empire. We would be ridiculous if al
the moment we might seek to divide
Greek blood in the question of the from
tiers of Epirus we should show such
great disdain for our blood along the
shores of the Adriatic''
Apropos to the question of the Slav the
Temps contains a dispatch from its cor
respondent at st. Petersburg entitled The
Mediterranean Agreements" which is in
fereSfing TO saw the least The corre-