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and become simply border town u.
commercial emporium would be eon.
more 50 even then Ncnice's, which 4.
still more centrally located for ~.
Italian industry than Triest would h.
Italy came to an understanding w.t.,
Austria Hungary concerning Alben,s
As tho Italians claim that they could
not be indifferent ne to who owned N.
opposite shore Of the Medterrnes,
and as Austria Hungarys interer 1,
not 10 be bottled mp. In the nor,he,n
Adr!atic, they agreed that should T,,,.
Key ever lose Albania, both Power,
would recognize there only an ind.
pendent country in which thcy Womb
enjoy equal privileges Tho country h..
ing wild and poor they have a mr.
negative than positive intercs, M ,ov.
ownership. The common enemies NJ
this Austro-1talian understanding M.
Montenegro. Scrvia and Greece. neigh
bors all equally ambitious To CONQUER
Albania. Austria Hungary did no,
object when Italy, one OF the few ss
natories who Is not involved in wa, a,
present OF the London protocol guar.
sntecing Alhania's independence. occu.
pied Malone to protect II from fore,er
aggression. &c..
Az far as the principle OF nationa,sv
n concerned the Italian p.atesmer
know that one-thrd of Switzerland e
italian, that 'nerc are millions ~
Italians IN the United States OF Amsr.
lea and South America and first OF al
in the border provinces and IN ire
North African colonies Of France
where they enjoy no national free.
dom whatever. Barreres artiv.,,es car
well prove therefore n boomerang and
the passions he awoke can fnd NOR
legitimate satisfaction AZ the expense
OF France than of Austria Austria
has had her Italian population from
immemorial times. while Franc. mas
acquired 81 only since 1888 and Is De-
nying II privileges enjoyed In Austria
Tho war found italy exhausted after
her unfinished Tr.prii'an work 7,
case Of siding WIN the Sil'es her
northern plains would I've al great RS
advantage in face or Austrian Alps
and IN siding against the Allies he-
long stretched coast line would hr 'it.le
protected from the allied fleets. She
is doing her best 70 remain IN me
balance. and SO far she has kept her
neutrality. Bismarck said that !. war
sufficient for him that an italian cor.
potal with the Italian flag md a drum.
mer beside him should array hem.
selves against tho wcst. E. .. Franco,
! and not against the east, E. =, Austria.
| Hungary.
The Allies. who do NOT seem 70 have
much confidence IN their own strength
are anxious TO push more and more
! Powers 10 war on their side. but Italy
will pursue her own course No matter
what they write In their papers. In
conserving her neutral attitude she
sees a means OF having her Interests
reckoned with on the day OF peace
! making. II she does go TO war 4
win Ne either after being challenged
by some ambitious Power In Albania
or in her own spheres ot interest. o,
/ supremacy IN the Mediterranean. IN
which geography gives her q central
/ location.
From the victorious Allies she oar
expect but a tip such as is given minor
4 partners. Such would be the small
| district 81 7Nrpn''no. the Italian par
~ southern TvSoi, for instance, II she
I could conquer Il, or provinces with A
Slavic majority OF Inhabitants. tNa,
would make her the target for Slave
ambitions as Is now Austria Hungary
! On the other hand, from the Victorious
central Powers, her allies from Old. sN.