New Britain herald., 1915-05-29
CHARGES ITALY WITH
 VIOLATION OF FAITH
German Chancellor Predicts Victory
 Despite WeTId's Enemies.

Berlin, Via. London, May 2s.-Dr. Non Bethmann- -Holloweg, the Ger, man imperial chancellor, in a speech in the Reichstag yesterday, touched upon Italy's entrance into the war.
 Italy" said the chancellor, "has now inscribed in the book of the worlds history, in letters of blood which will never fail, her violation of faith. Nobody threatened Italy neither Austria Hungary nor Ger many. Whether thetriple entente was content with b1andishments alone history will show later.
 ss Blood shedding Unnecessary.
 Without a drop of blood flowing Or the life of single Italian being en- dangered, Italy could have secured the long list of concessions which I recently read to the house-territory in Tyrol and on the Izon:ao as far as Italian speech is heard, satisfaction of her national aspirations in Triest, a free hand in Albania and the valuable rort of Avlona.
 We left Rome in no doubt that an it0Hdh dttdCk on the AuSCrO- nun earian troops would also strike Ger man troops. The Italian manifesto of war. which conceals an uneasy con- science behind yelled phrases, does not give us any explanation of which offers were refused. They were too shy perhaps, to say openly what was spread abroad as the pretext, that the Austrian offer came too late and could not be trusted.
 Germany Gave Guarantee.
 The Italian statesmen have no right to measure the trusJworthiness Of other nations in the same propor- ton as they measured their own loy- alty to a treaty. Germany by her \ ord guaranteed that the concessions would be carried out. There was no occasion for distrust.
 Why too late? On May 4 Tren- tino was the same territory it was in February and the whole series of con- sessions had added to Trentino It, perhaps, was too late Tor the reason that while the triple alliance, the existence of which the king and the government had acknowledged after the outbreak of the war, was still alive, the Italian statesmen had long
 
 with the triple entente that they could not disentangle themselves. The statesmen of Rome played against their own people the same game that they have played against us.
 Dream of Italians.
 Tt is true that the Italian speaking territory on the northern frontier al- ways has been the dream and desire nf fo1 1io b,.f Of the Italian people, as we'll as majority in parliament, did not want to know anything of war. But com mon sense had no, say. The mob alone ruled under kindly disposed toleration and with the assistance of 1 the leading statesmen of the cabinet, fed with the gold of the triple entente. |
 This mob under the guidance of | war insr,gators, was | reused to a frenzy of blood which | threatened the king with revolution | md all moderate men with murder if | hey did not join in the war delirium. | The Italian people were intentionally | sept in the dark with regard to the | course of the Austrian negotiations i md the extent of the Austrian con- ,essions, and when the Salandra cabi- leet resigned no one could be found with courage to form 8 new one.
 Politicians Grew Dumb.
 "In the frenzy of war honest pol, ticians grew dumb, but when as he result of military events such cs ve hope and desire the Italian | 'eople become sober again they will ecognize how frivolous it was that hy were instigated to take part in his world war.
 We did everything possible to void the alienation of Italy from the rp1e alliance.
 Tried to Buy Loyalty.
 ''The ungrateful role fell to us of equiring from our loyal ally, Austria he purchase of the loyalty of the , nird party to the alliance by the ces- ion of old-inherited territory. That . -ustria- Hungary went to the utmost ] init is shown. Prince von BeuIow ] lied by every means to come to an i with Italy. Through i s work has been vain, the entire eople are grateful to him. a iS ct rl, al av,I..ro 1