Evening star., 1915-05-27
PROMISES TO WAR
TO LAST BREATH
Premier Says Hungary Will
Fight Bitterly "AII Devils
of HE'LL"
GIVES PLEDGE TO FORCE
A VICTORY FROM FATE
Excoriates Italian Reasons for Open
ing Hostilities Declaration Held
Without Pretext.

BUDAPEST. May 27.-Count Stephan
Tisza. the Hungarian premier. has just
delivered a stirring speech before the
chamber of deputies. He explained
Austria -Hungarys position toward the
Italian demands during the past four
weeks, and received a tremendous ova
tion when he closed his peroration with
the following declaration: I'VE con-
Quoted our negotiations with Ital" in
the belief that 1t would be impossible
for a state calling itself civilized. and
which was allied to US. to attack US
while we were at war: all the more
so as we had offered her everything.
I'VE shall now, more than before,
astonish the entire world with the
spectacle OF our power of action.
virilfty. unity and resolution. The Hun
garian nation. united with all the peo-
pies of the Austro- o-Hungarian mon
archy and with our powerful ally, will
wage this war to the last breath
against all the devils of hell and force
victory from fate"
Explains Negotiations.
Explaining the negotiations with
Italy. Count Tisza said:
The latest speech Of the italian
premier, Signor Saiandra. contained
three accusations. The first was that
the ultimatum to Serbia upset the
equilibrium of the Balkans. 1t is gen
orally known that We gave a distinct
declaration to all the great powers
that we desired no territorial changes
whatever The assertion of the italian
premier. therefore, is a notorious un-
truth. (Great applause.)
The second accusation was that we
altered the spheres of influence in the
Balkans This assertion is somewhat
incomprehensibie. AS regards the Bal
kans we always took the standpoint
that no division of the spheres of in
fuence was possible: that we, Were in
terested in the entire balkans, but
claimed no heeemony whatever.
Issue Over Treaty Violation.
..Signor SaIandra's third accusation
was that we violated the triple alliance
treaty because we neglected previously to
come an an agreement with Italy regard
ing our ultimatum to Serbia. The only
of an antecedent agreement with
Italy in the triple alliance treaty states
specifically that this was required only
n the event Of the alteration of the
status quo in tine Balkans. Until few
days ago 10 Italian statesman asserted
that we had violated the treaty by omit
ting previous agreement. In the con-
versations and exchanges of notes be-
tween Austria-Hungary and Italy during
the months following the Serbian ulti-
matum the idea never arose that Italy
saw in our procedure any violation OF the
treaty.
"All the leading personalities in Italy
repeatedly and warmly expressed the
wish that Italy, even though abstaining
from the conflict, would nevertheless re-
main loyal to her ally"
Excitement Is Caused.
This statement of Count Tisza caused
great excitement throughout the house.
The premier then described some
phases of the negotiations regarding
the compensation offered for Italys
I'VE proceeded" he said. from the
standpoint that the vital interests of
Austria Hungary and Italy We're iden-
tical and that we must make some sac
rifices for the common good. But ltaly's
counter proposals are absolutely i'm
possible of acceptance.
Attitude Indorsed.
Count Apponyi. speaking in the name
of the independent party. indorsed the
premier's attitude, saying:
'rWhile my party has reserved the
right to criticise the government, we
ioin whole le-heartedly in the declara-
tion that Italy had not the shadow of
a pretext in the events for her pro-
cedure. We identify ourselves not
with the political policies of the gov
party. but with the duties
which the present situation lays upon
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