South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-13
Great Battle Over Question of
Preserving Neutrality Ex-
peCted to Occur When Body
ConveneS On May 20.
INTERvENTlONISTS IN
ATTACKS ON GI0LITTI
Newspapers ASSaiI the Former
Premier and PaCifiCiSt Lead
er as Traitor and Mob Tries
to Storm His Residence.

ROME. May 13-Now that the
question Of war between Italy and the
Teutonic allies has practloaIly been
put 20 parliament by the cabinet the
biggest parliamentary fight i'm the
history of the kingdom is expected
when that body convenes on May 20.
1nc attitude ot Prince Won Beulow.
The German ambassador. and NJ. De
Giers the new Russian ambassador,
Indicate that Italy is leaning more
strongly than ever before toward war
ON the side of England, France and
Russia.
"AI that Germany and Austria has
expected of me has been done and
Wv mission now is finished said
Prince VOn BuelOw indicating that
italy now has in her possession all
.he concessions that the TeutOniC
governments are disposed TO make i'm
considcration of this country's neu-
.~aiity
NJ. De Gicrs. the Russian ambass-
ador after = three-hour conference
with Baron Sonnino. the italian for
ian minister, cheerfully waved aside
en- inquiries by press correspondents,
indicating by his dcmeaDor that Italys
intentions are highly satisfactory to
Russia.
Attack Former Premier
Bitter attacks were made In the
two newspapers Giornale DItalia
Bnd Idea Nazionale against former
Premier GiOlitti leader of the paCi-
Gcists. who is charged with being "a
traitor who sold out the interests of
his country 20 Austria SignOr Clio
utti has written "a letter To the Trib-
una reseUting criticism of his actions
and declaring that he is accused not
IeCausc he expressed mis- own con-
Nictions. but because he did not
adopt what appeared to him as un-
just measures.
Follower of Gionttle say that Italy
viii be destroyed in the future if war
reigns.
The responsibility for Italys future
actions rests with parliament and
with the king 1t is most likely.
however that the king viii leave this
momcntous question to the represen-
tatives of the people. While war SEN
timent is strong i'm Rome and other
cities strong opposition 10 hOstilities
has developed throughout the rural
districts. Sixty members of the
chamber of deputies arrived here last
night and this morning to await the
opening OF parliament
BIG War Demonstration.
y big war demonstration took place
last night upon the arrival OF Gabriel
lfAnnunZlo the playwright, whose
speech az the recent QuartO celcbTa-
tiOn was hailed hy the war press as
"a trumpet call 90 the nation"
Forty thousand persons escorted
Fignor DAnnunZiO 10 his hotel shout
ing "iong live war" and down with
the eGennics of Italy" afterwards sig
nor D'Annunzio delivered "a speech in
which indirect reference was made To
former Premier GiOhtti.
"Ny countrymeu. resist the plans
or traitors and tools o. hostile gov
ernments.' shouted D'AnnunHO. al
ready the smell of treason is in the
0ir."
CaValrymcn Check Mobs
The crowd broke away and at
tempted 60 storm the residence of
Sgnor Giolitti. but was driven back
hy caValrymen. Heavy guards of
armed troops are now stationed
around the residence of the German
and Austrian ambaSSa dcrs and around
the Austrian and Serman embassies
While war preparations continue
the exodus OF German and Austrian
residents continues.
Many Germans were attacked ir
the streets of Rome as a result of the
hig war demonstration last night Be
lief IS expressed that Italy and Rou
mania have reached an agreement bl
which they VIII act in accord.