Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-20
ITALY EXPLAINS
CAUSES FOR WAR
Aasrizn Ad,snee In Serbia B~rinnins
II Irsgbis Eessitin< In Brrsk
81 Alliaace-

Razs. sfsT -. (via Paris. Say 2o)
-Dis1o=aiis eoSszszis vhleh dis
close sses Successive step n the re-
Essiztl0ss Wsish rsssi,sG f. ItAiy's
asszzeiatso- @ her treaty % siliane-
sitE Austria asa Germany arr eoa-
tAise6 - tEs Crssz Book lsszs4 ~ the
ts4ii4s E8TsFs@ssI
TEis sistsry % 4ipis@asie later
ekazErs b~xia vfsh q telegram sea,
- F0FetEn Wtnfss@r Sonniao 90 the
Duke % Avaraa. isaitaa anhassator
as VisaEz. on Dec. >. 1914. iastruetinE
hfra 90 rosify couzt voa berchtold.
thea AEssrian foreign minister. that
ss- Austrian advance IN Serbia con
situated = fact covered IN article o.
the triple alliance treaty eatiisins
italy 90 corporations Count rou
geFehtoia replied that his opinion asa
sos agree vita this virw. bat OF Dee
% fasizassd that be bad bekaa 90
ch4aEs his mina.
Haron Barian. Who had succeeded
Coast von u~rcht8id. tried 90 srado
ary dsaaita expression % opiuioa- Tue
saks % Avarra. FEB. -. tei~Eraphed
tkas Anssria vas svidsutiy trying 20
gals tisr~. BAT that sse vas gndoub'-
egiy b~inE ressst ~ Germany.
on Warch 8. Austria consented 20
discuss eonpsnsztions. Foreign Min
lst~r Eona5r1 tatd down ths cardinal
rasnss % ths ttattan demands HaFun
nssfaa answered that Austria wouid
-as aeeres Prince vun H~giuWs the
G@rmas a4hzssadoT On Enmr. on
wsreh 20. O. tke usre % Germany.
Enararfs~t she eHScufton. after tho
euarfastoa % peace. % any agreement
aaGs - Austria siEuor soauiuo
aEreeE 20 resume rsEntistioGs 90 ne
e8atfFfgr nat vtrurs wouif make
corrrsts proposals
s~vsz Gays later Baroa Bgrtau ASA
80 Italy 20 give formal agreement 70
th~ f8!i0sfrE clauses First. the main-
tsrauee % brasvoisrt political ard
scgao-ric s~utraiitv throughout the
var sseorf. Austria 90 have free
hand Ca The Balkans. laird. rsagucia-
tfoa on the part % Italy % any fur
ther compensation. and fogrth. che
% che existing ifaio-Aus- /
triaa accord concerning Albania On
April 2. uaron Bgrfan added that 10 I
sxehsnEr for these pledges Austria 1
wsai4 give % Italy che districts -
H1ver~to. Hfva ard Trsutino a. vel I
as q fsw villages.
sfEuor sourtr1 replied ~ eonsid- .
cred these demands contsmptihi~: .
Hsysrtssisss they we're permitted 20
stand
rh~ rsrasrs % a separate Austro-
tiunEarian peace p@FsistirE. Rome .
asked Vienna for d~fuifs answer. .
o. reply Vienna added a small zone .
81 enc provtnee % Treat 90 th~ Italian
compensation.
OF April g. the duke % Avarua re-
ported thar enc Austrian government F.
ga rot believe Italy ever would make
var. anf that consequently Vienna re-
sardsd a eoatinuanes % the discus
siors useless.
on receipt % this report SiEnor
saunino. Considering any accord i'm
possible. denounced the alliance With
Austria itanEary. Hc SAID that last
SUMMER Austria Hungary. without
-caekinr any agreement with Italy
art without giving italy any notice
skatrvsr even disdaiuinE the advice
~ Italy that moderation b observed.
saf sent % Serbia. on July n. an nj
inastun whieh was the cause % the
present ccahaEratiou- Thus Austria
Hungary had disturbed the status
suo O. The Balkans. creating a situa-
lf0n Which vas % advantage 90 herself
sioae such a course % violence made
s~nevoisut neutrality impossible. for
~ reason that Austriz-iuuEary vas
Fhsinr 90 attain an object diaruet-
realty opposed 60 the vital interests
y Italy. her ally.
Nevertheless. for several months.
italy en6envorsd 90 bring about
situation favorable 90 TIRE rssiablish-
neat 90 friendly relations between
ne too countries. bat these nsEotia-
Ton broaEht no practical results Con
the alliance was denounced
~ the duke % Avarua on May &. The
luke on thts occasion said that italy
ras eouh6ea, % her rights and he
affirmed TO the Austrian-HunEaFian
that from this moment
italy resumes entire liberty o, ac-
iou. declaring that her treaty With
as,ria Hungary Il hereby anuulis.
"a without effect