The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-07
CIVILIANS ALSO
HAVE WAR DUTY
Italian Premier Tells Why Country
Entered Conflict; Plans for Relief
Of Home Population

ROME, June we entered this
the greatest war lu history, to safe.
guard the highest and most ancient
aspirations, the most vital interests Of
uur country" was the declaration Of
Premier Sulundru BOO au address at the
meeting held here today tu make plnns
for war relief OF persons In civil life
"Nur also impose duties upon those
who remain AT humr.' cOutiued the
, premier and thry must SEE that the
national life Is bot Interrupted. Itul.
iuus must have % reasonable cOnyic.
tiou uf the sancIrlly of our war"
Premier Sauudm then reviewed
the diplomatic events leading up to the
conflict from the time Of the assassin
alton of Archdukr Francis Ferdinand.
llnll> former u.lr, he declared, had
uo right to SAY Italy betrayed them,
for She never disguised her view ON
Austrian aggression against Serbia aud
. 1t. consequences In support of his ar.
/ gumeut hr read dispatch to the Duke
| Of Avurua. umbu- -udor to Austria sent
/ him ON July - 1914 by the Marquis
/ san Giulau1 the late minister of for
/ cigu affair detailing nm interview he
/ had with N.gmr Saandru and Hans
/ Won flotuu, then German ambassador
! tu Italy.
/ During ,hI, interview the speaker
/ declared Doe aUd Marquis San Gullunc
/ pointed uul tu Herr Won FlOtuw that
AUSTIN hy rhn terms of the triple al
/ lance treaty had no right tu take III,
Step she hnI uken ut Belgrade with
/ ont previous. coming to an agreement
. with her u.'Ir, and that Austrla's ac
tiun clearly .hUwed she desired 10 pro
yotr war The Italian statesman there
fore Informed the German ambassador
the premier said. that under the cir
.rmustuucr- Italy was not obliged TO hell
/ Austria N the latter nation found her
self 40 war with Russia In consequence,
NJ am mot uf aggression
Premier Suandra asserted that oI
/ July 2I and -S. 1914, the Italian gov
rumcut ui,rl In clear terms the ques
tiuu NJ IN" ur,siOn to Italy Of the so
wllrd Italian provinces held 10y Aus
trin both OF Rprlin and Vienna
We -uid that II Italy did not oh
tain adequate compensation the tri
pie alliance would be- brolpn irrepar
. ably Impartial history VIII say tina
Auslrin mN.ng found In July and OC
tuhcr lol3 that Italy was hostile I,
| aggressive intentions against ScrbiI
Inruurrd with Germany 10 take Eurup
hy surprise hy confronting II with al
accomplished fact. The horrible Grim
NJ Sarnlp,o was exploited aS pre-
text q month after Il occurred FOrelgI
Minister Nuu RcrchtOld told the Duk
N A,nua un Iuly 81 last that eve
n mediation We're employed II woul
not stop ho.ilitles with Serbia
1T vus mot true, a. Count TIE
. has pretended that Austria engage
: herself tn respect the integrity of Sci
hinn territory Kaietan Mercy vo
' Bupu. Mere then Austrian ambasst
dor told Marquis San GullianO, Jul
. 80 that Austria could not give such a
: engagement because she could not for'
b see thnt during the war, she would ne
hp forced against her viii 10 retail
. Serbian territory In addition Cour
! Won Nrrphlud declared TO the Duk
b NJ Ayouu 900 August ~ vast that h
. was mot disposed 10 give any mdeI
+ taking relative 10 the eventual actlo
" Austria m yuse Of conflict wit
Serbia