Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
RIJMANIA DEMANDS
MORE TERRITORY AT
TALY'S HNSTIGATTON
Rome Government Believed
Behind New Note Sent
From Bucharest to Dual
Monarchy Asking Con-
cessions.
ROME. April "a.

ROME April "a.
y,,r,ania has formally demanded terri
-, concessions in Transylvania from
Austria according to information oo-
,.,,od from diplomatic sources.
,rboueh the demand exacts reply
roasonablv short space of time,
W. 1--WE limit is not specifically fixed,
. ... roeping the demand from assuming
,hO nature of an ultimatum
Tbo concessions demanded are a repetl-
a., of those contained in n similar note
uou W., ,vo months ago which remains in
abeyanCe. ...,.,,.,.o,, ,,,,o
~ NJ the utmost significance. It is
tslod 70 as obviously inspired by Italy
NC, h,eod on an Italo- -Rumanan defen-
,,,. alliance contemplating simultaneous
,sI,..vention of the two countries in the
~ ,,itb the object of realizing the ma
,,o.ol aspirations OF both countries.
Tbe cooperation of Italy and kumania
ras evidenced two months ago when
f,aIv demanded of Austria an eNplaha-
Ia ..' of the latter's concentration of
,, W. In pennsylvania Further proof
49, an alliance exists is given now by
athor italian demand for information
.lhatber or not Austria, in addition to
~ concessions she offers italy, has Of
tarod concessions to Rumania. 1t is re-
Iod nc inevitable that Italy will enter
~ struggle unless the aspirations both
~ herself and of Rumania are satisfied
On this account little confidence is eN-
nressed that the present negotiations be-
tween Italy and Austria viii come TO
anything.
1,olvs continued neutrality argue that
,,,ervention is less likely than ever be-
cause of the necessity of finding plaus-
mic reason To enter the war they in
sIst Italy must first break off the neSo-
tistions now in progress with Vienna ana
tben denounce the treaties by which Italy
came into the Triple Alliance. Even IL
those steps were taken, in the view OF
some Austria and Germany, under pres
ent conditions, would decline to consider
them as cause for war.
There is n growing belief in the cap
ital that the situation in Trieste NAV
deyelop into a crisis which will force
the hand of the Italian Government
through the feeling aroused among Ital-s
ians at home The people of Trieste, who
are In great part Italians. are reported
to be marching through the streets de-
manding bread. condemning the war and
cheering for Italy.
Today's Cabinet meeting is exciting in
tense public interest The feeling Is eX-
pressed that, as It is certain that from
some one of the regular Cabinet meet
ings must come the news of the final de-
cison, whether for peace or war, each
one henceforth must be awaited with ex-
pectations prepared for the announce
ment to which the entire nation will
listen.
a dispatch from The Hague says:
"Reports received through diplomatic
channels from Berlin state that Germany
has practically abandoned the attempt to
arrange settlement between Austria
and Italy, and Ambassador Won Buelow
has been instructed to notify the Italian
Government that Germany considers its
claims preposterous. The report is gem
orally credited in diplomatic circles
here"