Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-29
Saturday, May 29, 1915.
lrALvrs CASE.

lTALN'S CASE. .
 Friendship is not an arguabe thing It naturally it naturally is not Between Italy and AustriaHungary
 fiction of friendship became insupportable under con ditions which were never contemplated by the Triple Alliance conditions which threw into naked relief compatible their national interests and the appears been inevitable Indeed the won der that Italy denounced the treaty, but that it served long keep the peace between peo who for ancient regarded each other nat ura enemies, says the New York Times
 All the rest is in the Green Book document pre- pared by Italy explain justify her present of action The reader be fair bear in mind that is sone-sided the case that gives only Ialys interpretation correspondence with Germany and and that the stipulaons of the treaty of Triple Alliance paraprased herein are terualy known to the world On the face of the evidence there fore impossible judge the intrinsic merits os Hays long deferred decision Perhaps with all eyi dence in hand the ethics would not be smp6ed Aus traungary officially upbraids Italy for having forgot ten the spirit of the treaty Italy charges her former ally with having offended the letter of it. But it was the Italian Premier who said that nothing could be hoped for eff every step we compelled examine the letter of treaty" so But that only puts back beyond the point argument The letter treaty is arguable; the spirit of not. Italy and Austria Hungary not friends and never had been where their selfish interests directly touchd.
 Within the limits of these qualifications Italy makes strong showing of her case The Triple Alliance she interprets it. contemplated united action only for purposes of mutual It provided also that of the Gakan States could be changed by any the allies without the knowledge consent of the others That have been, fin fact the stpu lation insisted upon from the beginning by Italy who for political economic and emotional desired the Balkan States remain they whereas Aus :;a.IIungarys desire was to submerge taenl And it was explicitly provided that the of AusriaHuu gary occupying additional territory in the Balkan States territorial ~compensations" should be by Austria Hungary to Italy.
 Now, the ultimatum served Serbia, (onC the Balkan States) by Austria Hungary in the Sum mer of 1914 without notice to Italy that precpiatet the war Italy logically could hold that under the ten of the Triple Alliance she morally obliged to talk part in the war-a war not upon her allies but war begun by one of them. So she was within he rights to remain neutral Then a new problem arose She might have dearly for her neutrality in th event of AustriaHungary gaining important errtora advantages in the Balkan States and leaving the queso of territorial compensation Italy open until after th war Italy therefore presented her claims for such com peusaton under the treaty she entitled to re ceive The Austrian statemen retorted that Austria Hungarys occupation of Serbian territory item porary Italy replied that the treaty provided for com pensation to her even the Of temporary occr patton of Balkan territory The Austrian statesmen the proposed 10 regard the occupation "momentary, which Of course was to hagge definitions or | argue the letter of friendship which had exisie really in spirit
 H is clear that in the beginning Austria~Hungar thought Italy blunng She refused point to pr' ceed with negotiations Germany not sure, ana besides putting pressure upon AustraHungary sent Bueov to Rome Austra-Hungary thereupon saw wa to resume negotiations and began to offer concession territory but she offered than Italy thought sh was entitled and a perplexIng question aros namely, whether AustraHungary could would tlln her promise after the Won Buelow speaking fC the Kaiser said Germany would guarantee their fulal but spite of that Italy stipulated that the faet' Of immediacy paramount.
 That became the insuperable obstacle The Italia Premier believed public opinion Italy would reje concessions, no matter intrinsically acceptable