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AUSTRIA SURPRISED"
At |TALY's DECISION
In Arbitrary Manner, Rome Ends
Alliance Existing to Common Adj
vantage of Both Countries.
DECLINES THE RESPONSIBILITY
Note From Minister OF Foreign Az
fairs Refers to- Abrupt Manner i'm
Which Treaty Is Broken and Re-
views Governments Negotiations.

VIENNA, May 30 via London).-
Baron stephen Burian Won Rajecz, Aus
tro- hungarian Minister for Foreign
Affairs. to-day handed to the Italian
ambassador note expressing painful
surprise at ltaly's decision to put an
end in such an abrupt manner to the
treaty. which was based on the com
munity OF our most important political
interests which has guaranteed Sc
curity and peace To our states for so
many years, and which has rendered
Italy notorious services"
The note says Austria's astonishment
is more than justified. as Italy re-
pcatcdly announced its wish 10 main
tain and strengthen the bonds OF al
lance between the two countries.
Baron Eurian Won Rajecz repeated that
the object of the ultimatum to Serbia
was purely to protect the monarchy
against the revolutionary Vaccinations
of Serbia, and that this aim could in
no way affect Italy's interests.
When tho conflict assumed Euro
pcan character. Italy proclaimed her
neutrality without throwing out the
slightest suggestion that this war,
which was provoked by Russia, and
prepared for long beforehand, could
be of 4 nature to deprive the triple al
lance of its raison d'ctre, and made
no communication which could justify
the belief that ii regarded the proceed
ing OF Austria Hungary as a 'naGrant
violation. both in letter and in spirit.
of the alliance and treaty"
VIEW OF ITALIAN
GOVERNMENT ADMITTED
Tho Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin.
even though dcploring Italy'S rcsolu
tion to remain neutral resolution
which. in our view. was hardly com
patiblc with the spirit OF the treaty.
nevertheless Loyalty admitted the view
OF the Italian government. and an cX-
change of views which then took mace
established unaltcrcd the maintenance
of the triple alliance"
Under Article VII. of the treaty. italy
presented claims which aimed at secur-
ing certain compcnsa tons in the event
of Austria-lIungary obtaining advan-
tagcs from the war. territorial or other
wise. in tho Balkan Peninsula.
Austria Hungary accepted this stand
point and declared herself ready to
submit the question To examination. at
tho same time pointing out that. so
long AS the eventual advantages, ac-
cording to Austria Hungary, remained
unknown, il would be difficult to fix
such compensation.
Baron Burian Won Rnjccz contendcd
that Italy shared this view. as was
shown in the declaration made by the
late Marquis di San Giulanio, dated
August 25 last year, in which the
then Italian Foreign Minister said that
1T would be premature 10 speak of
| compensations."
Nevertheless. Baron Burian continues
Austria Hungary always has been
ready to begin conversations on the
subject. and when italy made her de-
mands, Austria Hungary accepted even
ihis rs n basis for negotiations. al
though, in his opinion, Article VII. OF
tho treaty never referred to the terri
tory OF tho trcaty-bound parties. but
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