The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
Prof. Paul van Dyke Analyses Causes
That Led Her to Join the Side
of the Allies

Servia. which was the cause Of the
present European co~nfagration," and,
"neglecting the obligation arising
from that treaty, had profoundly
troubled the status quo in the Bal
kans."
Some time after the 4th OF May
Austria made considerable advances
for meeting the Italian demand. and
agreed that the action of the joint
commission to arrange he cession
must he finished in a month.
Thus, according to the account
given by the Italian Government It.
self of the negotiations which pre-
coded the war, they kept almost ex-
clusively within the field of diplomatic,
territorial and material interests.
though OF course every allusion by
the Italian diplomats to the national
feeling OF Italy practically included a
citation OF the long cherished, pas
sionate desire of Italians to bring back
under the flag their "unedeemed"
brethren. whose dislike of Austrian
rule Is as vivid as the dislike of the
people of Alsace for German rule. But
eve with this reading between the
lines the hare official expIanation of
these negotiations gives somewhat
the impression of n tiresome piece OF
bargaining. such as one might over
hear in the market at Rome or Naples
where each party is sure that he can
get more and give less thar the other
says he can.
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,'aiy hsh'ins austria only
Hus'iia save 100 ii''ie ana gave IL 100
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soI,- ao,on,. -. - az ="
peatedly assured Rome that ~ no
one defended Serbia lAustr,a,s nhras.
IS eff the conflict remained locaIized",
she had no intention Of striking n,
the territorial integrity or the sover-
eighty of Serbia. She also asserts
that before the beginning of the war
there was nothing in the communlca-
lions Of the italian Government IN
suggest that Austria's action was in
violation of the treaty OF the Triple
Alliance.
Nathan nj, =, I,o,v,s ass.r,,o,s nor
all %, Auvtria,s ronty ca, boya too
,root r,oi,h, u.I,h mra ,,hi,h ,rtos
a. nresaryo neutral i,,agnan, 7,
10 h,r5 Co sao ,,h,, 20 Av.,rio haa
given Italy assurances that she would
I tegrity but also the sovereignty Of
Serbia, she returned so long an OBJ
stinate silence to Russla's request for
a similar assurance. Such a promise
would have given a better chance for
peace than any document which
passed between the chancelleries. II
she sent it to Rome, why did she not
send il to London and st. Petersburg?
On tho otber hand ~ italy has
comics n, thu i-nstrnctions for strung
and reneated nrotests Mt Vienna before
no utbraak or tho u-ar Il is a arrange
oyersip.ht NO, m mint them and not
to have emphasized them in the long
negotiations recorded in the Green
Book. In this as in many other situa.
lions during this war, before asser-
lions fatty contradict each other, I'M
SUPPORTED by contemporary evidence
or suggesting difficulties on the basis
of other known facts. an outsider who
wants TO be a fair Judge has no other
alternative but to let one balance the
. ,,N.r a,a ,,rila both f,.nn tho 90