Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
ITALIAN GREEN BOOK
TELLS OF NEGOTIATIONS
DisclOses Each Successive Step
Treaty With Austria and Germany.
THIS TOOK PLACE ON MAY i
For Period OF Months Rome Govern
mcnt EndcnvOrcd to Bring About
Situation Favorable to Re-EStab-
lishncnt of Friendly Relations.

ROME. May 10 tby way of Paris,
May 2o).-Diplomatic documents dis
closing each successive step in the
negotiations which resulted in Italy's
dcnunciation Of her treaty of alliance
with Austria and Germany are con-
taincd III the green book issued ny the
Italian governments
This history OF diplomatic inter
changes begins with kilograms sent by
Foreign Minister Sonnino to the Duke
OF Avarna, Italian ambassador at
Vienna. December .. 1914. instructing
| him TO notify Count won Bcrchtold
| then Austrian Foreign Minister. that
the Austrian advance in Serbia CON
stitutcd Il fact covered in article of
tn" triple alliance treaty emitting
Italy to compensation. Count Won
Berchtoid replied his opinion did not
agree with this view. but on Dcccm-
her 20 minated that he had begun to
change his mind.
Baron Burian, who had succeeded
Count Won Bcrchtold. tried to evade
any definite expression OF opinion. The
Duke of Avarna, on February %, tclc-
graphcd that Austria evidently was
trying to gain time. but she undoub,-
cdly was being pressed by Germany
ON March 9. Austria consented to dis
cuss compcnsations. Foreign Minister
Sonnino laid down tho cardinal points
of the Italian demands BARON Burian
answered that Austria would not ac-
cept Prince Won Buclow. the Ger
man ambassador In Rome on March
20. In the name of Germany. guaranteed
the execution, after the conclusion OF
peace OF any agreement made by
Austria Signor sonnino agreed TO re-
sumo negotiations on the condition
that Vienna would make concrete pro-
Dosals.
ITALY ASKED TO GIVE
FORMAL AGREEMENT
Seven days later Baron Rurian asked
italy TO give formal agreement to the
following clauses: First, the mainte
nance of benevolent political and
economic neutrality throughout tho
war; second, Austria to have free
hand. In the Balkans: third, the re-
nunciation on the part of ItaIv of any
further compensation, and, fourth. the
maintenance Of existing Italo- Austrian
accord concerning Albania on April
Baron Burian added that in ex-
change for these pledges, Austria
would give Italy the districts of Ro
veredo. Riva and Trentino as we'll as
few villages
Sisnor Sonnino replied he consid
ered these demands contemplate:
nevertheless. they were pcrmitted IN
stand
The rumors OF separate Austro-
! RUSSIAN peace pcrsistng, Rome asked
vienna for definite answer. In re-
ply Vienna added n small zone in the
province OF Trent to the Italian COM
! penSation.
on April % the Duke of Avarna re-
ported that tho Austrian government
did not believe italy ever would make
war, and that. consequently, Vienna
regarded continuance OF the discus
sions as useless.
On receipt OF this report Sgnor SON
nino, considering any accord limos
| sible denounced the alliance with Aus
tria-Hungary. He snid that last sum-
! !ner Austria Hungary. without reach
ing any agreement with Italy, and
without giving Italy any notice what
ever. even disdainng the advice OF
italy that moderation be observed had
sent to Serbia on July % an ultimatum
which was the cause OF the present
COMA cation.
COURSE MADE BENEVOLENT