The Alaska daily empire., 1915-05-20
ITALY DFC-ARES FOR WAR AND JLTIMATUM
 IS SENT TO AUSTRIA

ROME May ZO.-Ihc blll authorlz. ing the government to declare war aaaInst Austria and giving It plenary power to conduct warfare, manage the finances of tho country and to en- force all Iaws, civil and military with out recurrence 10 Parliament, was passed thls afternoon with unanimIty. While the proceedings were solemn, dIgnIfied and lacking In anything of a spectacular nature, there was great suppressed excitement and enthus- lasm.
 ULTlMATUm GOES TODAY.
 Premier salandra and Foreign Min ister sonnino immediately put the fn- ishIng touches 10 the uItlmatum, and within four hours lt will be served on Austria.
 The ultImatum demando the imme- dlate surrender to Italy Of large terri torlal areas, including all Of Tyrol, Trent, and, 1t is believed, Dalmatla. Tho demands Include the AdrIatlc ports of Trieste and Pola.
 CROWDS ENTHUSIASTIC.
 The Parliament building was sur- rounded by cheering thousands of Ital- Ian cltlzens when Parliament carly to- day indicated by It's first vote that tho continent for war was practically unanimous.
 The "war session" convened col emnly at the appointed time, ard Pre- mIer salandra immediately asked for authority to declare war, and that all governmental authority necessary to conduct tho war be placed in the haudo of the government. The prime minloter briefly sketched Italian hla- tory Including the war of independ- enoe from Austria and the peace that followed in which the country had been compelled to leave a part Of her blood within the area Of their tradl- tional enemies.
 sALANDRA ENDORSED.
 salandra was given to understand before he had completed his state- ment by a unanimous vote that Par Iament would pass Che government measure, ard the physlcal work of the preparation of the necessary stat utee was rushed from that time until the final act, which came hours be- fore it was expected this morning it would be possible.
 The vote Of the Chamber of Depu- ties was overwhelmingly for war.
 This vote was accepted by many of the newepapers as declaration of war, and it was SO announced.
 salanora, when he had completed his speech, came out and announced, first to the newspaper men, and later to the assembled thousands that par lament would pass the war measurcs before midnight, and that It would then be only matter of hours before the country would strike, and the war would be under way.
 The announcement sent thc popu- lace into frenzy of patriotic enthuo- lasm.
 MEMBERS PLEDGE THEM
 SELVES FOR WAR.
 Nearly 800 of the sos members of the Chamber of Deputies immediate ly after the vote this morning which showed that war Is Inevitable, pledged themselves for the war.
 ONLY ONE OTHER SPEECH.
 The only speech made after tho out lining of the governments deslres In the preimses was made by sIgnor Bar zllai, who plead for the liberation of the Austrian ruled Italian city of Trieste.
 MOBILIZATION ORDERS ISSUED.
 The orders for tho mobilization of the Italian army had already been lo- sued, as a poll Of the members Of Par llament left no doubt as to what the attitude would be.
 TROOPS MOVING.
 For the past 24 hours troop traino have been hurrying toward Che Austri- an frontier where they have been dIs- trlbuted among the forced on the ground.
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