The sun., 1915-06-20
Ten Months of Neutrality
Utilized to Make Army
Ready.
NEGOTIATIONS MERE
PRELUDE OF CLASH
King and Ministers Felt
That Dual Monarchy
Would Never Yield.
special corespo~de~os 70 Tn, srx.

ROME, May as.-Au those who during
tho last ten months have been saying
that ltaly's Intervention was inevitable
are posing as prophets. And yet never
was any event 10 easy to foretell as
: 1taly's Intervention. Even Prince Won
Buelow when sent TO Rome by the Kai-
ser 20 avert Intervention was convinced
that his mission was hopeless.
Both Austria and Germany knew only
too we'll that they had lost Italy as an
ally and when they derided on war they
omitted to take Italy into their conf
dence. After tho Balkan wars Germany
and Austria were ready to attack Serbia.
They notified Italy OF their intention. but
they realized at once that they had made
mistake. Italy opposed any attempt
against Serbia SO vigorously that Ger
many and Austria were compelled 10
give UP their aggressive plans.
II 10 stated that Won Buelow asked
Baron Sonn!no. the Minister for For
eign Affair. why Italy was mnssne
troops. practically the entire hrst lire
army. along the Austrian frontier.
Baron Sonnino hesitated before replying.
whereupon Prince Won Buelow FASTENED
TO assure him that his question was not
u formal demand for explanations. but
mere inquiry of simple nature
Baron Sonnino then replied that Italy
"a' ma nss"s uoops hBalhs' Hustria u
prote'' her interests Ills answer wis
10 the point and explained everything.
get neither Germany nor Austria pro-
tested or compla lned and the converse
lions continued their normal course. as
II their satisfactory conclusion WA
never doubted despite the fact that Italy
'naae no "''s'er! aoou' her WAT prepa-
Ws .,, ,,.,., ,,.,.., ~
nua you. IN aspi."
'IonS ~ou'o naVe oeon reanAen ~Ithou,
war pu, reVolu,ioh wou'u nave io'.
lowed war asa'ns' Aus,rA was wan "a
Wy t"o poop.o a"u "Vt"s Sror, ". ~
ahe" 'na, .he novernmens s,mp,y heso-
time and prepare for .he struggle. Tho
war fever throughout Italy was simply
held In check
Italians felt that the second "R,sor. /
ylmento." or reawakeninR. was near n,
hand They remembered that the Aus
trians had been driven out OF italy hut
that they held stI,l other italian prov- /
!nces and that the time 10 redeem them
was near az hand. History then :e.
peated itself. Secret societies worked
toward the complc,lon of Italian unity .
The Freema sons took the place OF the
Carbonari. Republicans proclaimed a.
they dld in the days of the RlsorsI,r,ni,
hat they werA ready aCc6pt the lead
.rshiH of the King IL he guided the ~
ion toward the completion OF he, mn,
,rhe NatIonal,st movement spre,d
throuphou, tho country ana the HYMNS
ana .orr. NJ rho wars NJ ,ndenendenc.
were .,,nr arain D,Annunzio became
,ha no.t -, I,o,v.. ..ron6 r..vakeninu
:. a r,,,sIdps srn,o,,. w.re revived and
,,,. .on AVA rrandson. who ,,ka hin
,a,.h, o. Nrsnc. rs,,,,nsd ,o I,a,v m
r.ht sor THAR countrv Neutro,,s,s were
'ons,asr.n a. ,raI,o,. ~, eh.,r covn,rv
!, "a % al, n.r.on Au.,risn vs. con.
,,aarss 80. 1890, ,nsr,,
Muor.h,. nav.
Whom Signor Holittt She OK
Premier. who refused to remain In the
background when Italy's second Risorgi-
nento was starting, came 20 Rome ana
intrigued until the Salandra- Sonnino
'abinet was forced TO resign. the people
ictually rose and imposed their will
intll war was declared. What happened
n Italy during the three memorable I
lays before tho opening Of Parliament Is {
Without precedent In modern history.
Never was a revolution 70 near. and ]
,et IT was spontaneous. Everybody knew I