New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
TELLS REICHSTAG
MOB DROVE ITALY
TO BREAK PACT
Won Bethmann HOllWeg
Saws Concessions Were
Kept from People.
SALANDRA CABINET
BETRAYED NATION
Declares Majority Was Dragged
Into War Against lis
VIII.

Berlin via London. May 29.
The session or INC Rc,chs'aC ned
this afternoon. related purely 20 the
Italian situation. the only event OF inc
sitting being the speech o. Dr Won
Rethmann- Hollweg. the Imperial Chan
cellor. who dealt with ltaly's dec.afa-
ton Of war against Austria. After the
speech Of the Chauccl.o or the Belchsta<,
as mark OF complete assent do ms
views. adjourned until tomorrow.
Or. Won Bethmanu- lIollweE's remarks
were devoted 10 explaining and adj
versolv critlcisIng the motives behind
the Italian declaration Of war, wh;ch
he imputed 90 a combination Of moo
dictation. bad faith on the part Of the
Cabinet Of Premier Salandra. and, 20 a
certain degree, TO the money OF the
allied powers. The Chancellor as
serted that the greater part OF the
Italian people and majority iu the
Italian Parliament had not wanted war
and were even kept In ignorance Of
the extent OF the concessions which
Austria Hungary was willing TO make
for the sake Of peace. The Salandra
Cabinet. he SAID, long before the Triple
Alliance had ceased 20 exist, aligned
itself with the Triple Entente and an
chained the mob spirit and intimidated
the advocates OF peace.
Italy" said the Chancellor, has
now inscribed In the book Of the
worlds history. m letters Of blood. her
violation Of faith. Nobody threatened
Italy neither AuStria-Hungary nor
German Whether the Triple Entente
was content with Establishments alone
history viii show later.
without a drop Of blood flowing or
the life Of a single Italian being en-
dangered. Italy could have secured the
long list Of concessions which re-
Gently read 10 the house territory in
Tyrol and on the lsoazo as far as ltal-
IAN speech is heard. satisfaction Of her
national aspirations i'm Trieste. a free
hand IN Albania and the valuable port
Of Avlona.
I'VE left Rome in no doubt that an
Italian attack on the Austro- Hungarian
troops would also strike German
troops. The Italian manifesto of war.
which conceals an uneasy conscience
behind yelled phrases. does not give
US any explanation OF which offers
were refused. They were too shy. per-
hsps, TO say openly what was spread
abroad as the preteXt. that the Aus
trian offer came too late and could not
be trusted.
The Italian statesmen have no right
70 measure the trustworthincss Of
other nations in the same proportion
as they measured their own loyalty 10
tereaty. Germany by her word guar
anteed that the concessions would be
carried out. There was no occasion for
distruSt
No Reason for Delay.
why too late? On May ( Trentino
was the same territory II was in Feb
ruary, and the whole series Of con-
cessions had added 10 Trentino. Il
perhaps was too late for the reason
that while the Triple Alliance. the ex-
istence OF which the King and govern
ment had acknowledged after the out
break Of the war. was still alive. the
Italian statesmen had long before en-
gagged themselves so deeply with the
Triple Entente that they could not dis
entangle themselves. The statesmen Of
Rome played against their own people
the same game that they have played
against US.
at is true that the Italian speaking
territory OF the northern frontier al
ways has been the dream and desire Of
every Italian; but a great majority Of
the Italian people, as well as ma
JOrity IN Parliament. did not want 10
know anything Of war But common
sense had no say. The mob alone ruled
under kindly disposed federation, and
with the assistance Of the leading
statesmen Of the Cabinet, fed with the
gold of the Triple Entente
This mob, under the guidance Of I'M
scrupulous war instlgators. was reused
10 frenzy of blood which threatened
the King with revolution and all mod