Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-29
Years Of Treaty Slavery.

that it is herewith printed In full:
Years of Treaty Slavery.
At this hour all readers of news
papers. as we'll as the people of this
country. will have exact information OF
the true causes that forced the cabinet
OF Rome to declare war on Austria.
after an alliance Of thirty-three years,
which was. for the italian people,
real slavery. and the heavy price at
which the European peace was bought.
Be 1t allowed to an Italian TO explain
what the newspapers of Wilhelmstrasse
and Of Ballplatz call our "treachsry.
treating the question with the serenity
and calmness habitual to US, who have
always had strong dislike for hard
words, which are the signs Of an un-
balanced mind or immature judgment.
ture of the treaty Of the triple aIli-
ance. In truth. this was not in reality
q triple alliance, because 1t only ex-
listed between Germany and Austria.
since the time Prince Bismarck had
mot Austria) at Sadowa, and had thus
been able to bend them to his will.
Then Italy found herself a young ma
ton beset with q thousand dangers.
self in order to be safe: for Rome was
agitated BY the question of the terri
torial rights Of the Pope. and to her
west republican and priest-ridden
ting her hand on Tunis hoping thussto
enlarge the enterprise Of Gen. Bour-
mont in Algeria as far AZ Tunis. where
the cannons Of Biserta were aiming to
stood our need. but answered with
GOODNESS: Pass through Vienna" We
were obliged to pass through Vienna,
for Bismarck had spoken only too truly
x6.x ~ d.
US our ally or our enemy: and to be
our enemy In those days was the same
as to say that Vienna would be our
conqueror and the destroyer Of our
cemented.
Vienna and RENE.
Now we will see what Vienna repre-
scented and what Rome represented.
Vienna. from the moment vhsn 1t had
become the seat Of the sacred Roman
empire to the time 1t was annullsd by
Napoleon's decree, had, once for all. put
IN action a form Of government But
that form Of government. having Tor
hereditary chief the emperor and tbs
members Of the Hapsburg house. was
held up by a scanolding Of privileged
families, and was moved by a formi-
dable bureaucratic machinery. But the
great privileged families are not pro-
ductive. and the bureaucratic machin-
cry, even II 1t 10 . good machinery.
wants a guild agendum" to be able to
manage on. No bank. even the best
managed. can exist without q large
number Of clients. Now the Austrian
people, regarded as a people, wss too
little. and 1t is also presently too little.
conquest. and here 10 the true reason
for which the house Of Hapsburg since
centuries sent covetous Slances from
her Bavarian heights toward our plains
toward Bosnia Herzegovina, and at
last the already lost-once for all
Port Of Saloniki.
One must observe the difference that
exists between the three fronts and Of
the inconstance, 10 to speak, OF the
need Of Austria in order to be able to
understand that she Is completely care
less to take this or that front, only
looking forward to be ready to attack.
its thirst at the hrst fountain it nnds,
regardless which it shall be.
Austria's Frontiers Limited.
Our Lombardo-veneto and the rest Of
italy in the middle Of the nineteenth
century was sufiicient for her ns~d.
The Italian revolution and tho war
with Piedmont again put Austria IN
limited frontiers Behind Piedmont
there was France. And thus came a
war Of people against one house. Re-
pulsed and chained in the north. pushed
back In tho south. only one way was
open to Austria The government of
Vienna took 1t resolutely. but falling
into the same mistake and making use
of the same terms. Seratsvo took the
place of Milan. Cottaro Of Venice and
Bosnia-Herzegovina Of our Lombardo-
Veneto
The house Of Hapsburg after . vio-
lent shock felt herself newly at ease.
She had retaken her balance. But, alas.
how apparently. Behind Bosnia Herye-
sovtna she began then to covet Serbia
more national Newspaper Of Belgrade
took the name Of Piedmont. And be-
hind Serbia rose voice more unani-
nous than that OF France in 1s5s-ths
returned as an Interchangeable fate. The
Archduke Ferdinand murdered At
Serajevo) understood and meditated the
great work Of Trialismo. What 10 Tri-
alismo? 1t is Austria: It is only pure
Austria. which. already Iowsrless to
dominate the Hungary. had, ~ Do
clesian. shared with her the govern
nent and was tempted to call q third
person to the banquet. Seeing that this
third guest was reluctant she invited
him.
Inviting the Third Guest.
From the moment that the Slav could
NO more be a servant he became an &C.
complete. Genial idea which. IL acted
upon seventy years before in the Lon-
bardo-Veneto. would have been able to
keep these provinces to the empire.
and in spite Of US would have prevent
I'd the Italian unity. Genial idea, yes,
but not worthy of an emperor, and In
every way very dangerous. II We In
wife a person In our home we must be
sure before that she cannot become
stronger than US. So II happened with
Lepido and Antonio who, altar Ceasars
death, trying to ensnare Octavian,
found themselves overpowsrod and
then defeated by him.
The old Hapsburg expsriscnAd 1t vhsn
he saw his crown In the hands Of the
Hungarian Tisza, whom he had invited
first like an equal But not even this
plan succeeded Serbia was On the look
out. II was 4 tYAachAroua. bloody d4ht