The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
GERMANY CONFRONTED
BY GREAT COALITION
Practically All Europe Is Hostile TO
Kaiser and Is Ready 10 Rise
and Crush Him.
ITALY's POSITION rERlLous
War Chest Is Empty, aud People Dc
inand That II Assist i'm Shuttcrirn.
Power Of Austria, Which l. Nov
Its Ally.

Especial Cable 10 The Times Dispat.h
Paris. July 3l.--Thc Kaiser to-ni=h
stands H. the position Of Napoleon bc
fore Waterloo. Napoleon's power war
shattered 10y formidable coalition
with England. y coalition now hostile
to the Kaiser comprises England
France i;ussin. spain Portugal Rou-
mania, Greece, Servia, Holland, D"u
mark. Norway anu Japan.
Itaiy. even though She were dcsirou
OF backing Austria's designs. Is he;,
'horouThly in check by the French an
English Mediterranean ncets IN
Italian government hnds itself ia
D"rious position. and. wi,ile The me
~ the helm may he willing 10 adhe
10 th"n Hliu-at tions toward Austria. q
set forth in the triple alliance treat
theS do not t%rc assume = decisive at
iituGe as Suc!. q step might bc tho
signal FOR revolution and the end OF
/. monarchy.
Moreover. Italy's war chest is empty.
dr3iucd I" the drcss by the Tripol ven
iur". on which $500. 800. 900 has been
spent thus far Meanwhile. the So
ciaiiat party. which is very powerful
AT present. already las officially noti-
ned ihc government that a general
strike has been decided upou. should
thc government depart from = strictly
neutral attitude
iTAIi'S NEUTRALITY
NOr WITHOUT DANGER
But I'alN's neutrality is b. no means
without its dangers. ShouId Germany
and Austria be Victorious. The balance
OF power on the .AGriaiic would bt. en-
tir.ly upset. aud Albania. with her in
valuable strategic position along the
coast. would undoubtedly become an
Austrian province.
On the other hand = victory for the
triple entente. with Italy uphojdi:ig her
IL. 10
vast .iominions in Africa. TODAY her
military preparations arc being pushed
with the utmost speed, in order 10 con
ccn';atc he! maximum forces on the
eastern outskirts of the French Alps.
Inc army corps OF Bologna, Verona
ircNiso. PiacanZa, Genoa and Turin
nave already been rushed there by spc-
cial train together with a large con-
tinGent of artillery. making a total
OF some 10000 men. The Milan sit
n.tion Is The scene ot great activity.
Military trains loaded with ammuni-
non ana artillery are passing con
tinuousiT There has. been no clash.
however
- The navy is also being mobilizcd
ne second ana fourth divisions of the
second squadron. WHICH is stationed at
Pezia. have been sent to Casta. where
the rest OF the first and second diyi.
sions viii assemble within a few
hours ~ the same time. all available
the two new Drcadnoughts which are
to so into commission AT the end of
August.
Eut ltaly's greatest peril is within
her frontiers. Throughout the ne
ninsula the feeling against Austria is
growing hourly in Intensity, and the
follow the will OF the people and curb
the designs OF the dual monarchy in
the Balkans.
SPAIN u FRIENDLY
TO TRIPLE,
Spain. by sending cruisers to AIajorcu
and Minorca. has revealed herself as
friendly TO the cause Of the entente.
The movement Of her troops has been
carried ont at Eng!ands rcuAcst
The Balcarc Islands will serve as an
emergency base for the French and
English Mcditerranean fleets while
many has. greatly prcjudiced her chance
of victory by giving the triple entente
powers time in which TO perfect the
mobilization plans. BY her tempoti&-
ing attitude at this junctnre, she has
lost the advantage conferred by her
autocratc form of government, which
enables her to declare war at any
known by all military experts, con
sisted of her ability to strike II light
ming blow at France, so as. to take
Russia by surprise. Instead, during
French army has been tremendously
Increased, and the general staff has
had plenty OF time 10 perfect the de-
lenses on the eastern frontier. where
outpostS have already been sent.
There is now not the slightest dam
ger Of the Germans rushing The east
crn forts and crippling Frances first
lines OF defense.
The position OF the various coun-
tries is now as follows:
Mobilization is now in progress in
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