Arizona republican., 1915-05-25
ltalv's Entrance Into War Sets in Motion Various Branches of Official and Diplomatic Activity i'll Washington.
THIS COUNTRY TO
 REMAIN NEUTRAL
Secretary Bryan Announces American Embassy at Vienna Has Taken Over the Care of the Italian h. terests There.
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1 WASHINGTON, May 24.-Italy's en- trance into the war has set in mo 1 tion various branches of official and
 diplomatic activity. County Y. Mac chi Di Cellere the Italian ambassa dor, formally notified the United States of the declara tion of war of his government on Austria and ex- ! plained informally to Secretary Bryan and Counsellor Lansing the contents of q note to be delivered late tomor row giving Italy's reasons for her ac- ton. Dr. Constantin Dumba. the Austria ambassador also advised Secretary Bryan of the existence of the war. A neutrality proclamation. similar to those made early in the war. has been prepared for the presi- dents signature and will he formally issued tomorrow.
 Secretary Bryan announced that the American embassy at Vienna had
 taken over the care of Italian inter
 ests there. Ambassador Page ad- vised the state department from Rome that Spain has been entrusted with Austria's diplomatic interests. It de- veloped that while preparations had been made for the American em- bassy at Rome to take over Aus tria's affairs, the final decision of Austria was to place her interests in the same hands as those of Germany. which had called upon Spain
 Notice of formal declarations of war by Germany, and Turkey on
 Italy will mean additional interests for the United States to take care of
 in ConstantinopIe and possibly in
 Berlin although it is believed that Switzerland may care for Italian af- fairs in Germany, because of the geo graphical proximity and ease of maintaining communication over the exchanges of prisoners and other questions usually cared for by the neutral in whose hands the diplo- matic interests Of a belligerent are placed.
 The possible attitude of Greece. Rumania and Bulgaria continued the topic of absorbing interest in off cial and diplomatic circles. In Ital- ian quarters it is confidently as serted that if Rumania entered the war Bulgaria either would remain neutral or join her. and that there is little possibility of an attack bN Bulgaria Among the Austrian and German diplomatists belief prevailed that Rumania. would remain neutral
 Negotiations and conversations, it is understood. are in progress among the Balkan countries. but the three legations Of the interested nations were not closely informed because of the difficulty of communication and changes in the day by day parleys
 Besides the interest in the Balkan situation. officials and diplomats manifested much interest in the ar guments and contentious of Austria and Italy over the negotiations just concluded between them. The Italian ambassador let it be known the note he will make public tomorrow would explain and justify Italys position At the Austrian embassy while no formal statement was issued the at titude outlined is similar to that of Emperor Francis Joseph in his proc lamation to the army and navy namely that Italy deserted an ally to gain territorial possessions to which she has no legitimate aspira ton.