New Britain herald., 1915-05-19
ONLY MIRACLE GAN AVERT WAR BETWEEN
 ITALY AND AUSTRIA
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who N1as had long daily interviews with Foreign Minister Sonnino during the past fortnight.
 Count Ven Thur Hohenstein, of Trent, grand master of the Knights of Malta, an Austrian subject, left today for Vienna after an audience with Pope Benedict.
 Composed in One Book.
 The Green Book containing diplo- n1atic documents designed to show the attitude of Italy since the beginning of the war and the efforts made. to reconcile, the obligations of the triple alliance with Italian national aspira- tions was put in type in one night by the chamber of deputies competitors.
 Every precaution was taken to pre- vent the printers from communicating with persons outside their office, and they were reminded that any betrayal of the secrets contained in the Green Book would make them punishable by several years i'm nprisonment, under the law recently enacted for the de- fence of the state.
 Bcause of Necessity. ,
 The Green Book is said to show that if Italy fights it will be because of necessity, and that during the nego- \ tiations with Austria the representa- tiyes of the dual monarchy apparent ly had failed to realize that Italy was firmly determined to enter the war If she was unable to obtain satisfactory territorial concessions through dip1o- macy. s
 The documents seek to demonstrate that Austria failed from the first to understand that one of Italy's chief purposes was to have her recognize the justice of the demands made by this country For Italy it was a ques- tion of maintaining her dignity before the world, and at any cost.
 Contains Italy's Note.
 The Green Book contains also the note of May in which Italy, after summarizing the course of events and emphasizing that Austria's course had been contrary to the letter and spirit of the triple alliance treaty, denounced that treaty. This latter act was on May 4, when the duke of Avarna, Italian ambassador at Vienna, acting under instructions from his govern ment, notified the Austrian minister of foreign affairs that Italy consid-, cred Austria's declaration of war against Serbia a violation of the triple alliance treaty. He added that the negotiations started first by Germany and continued by Austria with a view of giving Italy compensation for main taining neutrality had resulted in Italy deciding to resume her complete lib- erty of action both because the Aus trian offers were totally inadequate and because Italys situation had be- come into1erable. Austria made no reply but continued the negotiations, offering additional concessions.
 It is said here that Austria already has decided to entrust to the United States the protection of her subjects in Italy in the event of war, which is considered inevitable. Owing to the feeling caused in the United States by the sinking of the Lusitania, Germany is reported to have decided to ask Switzerland to undertake the same task for German subjects and property in this country. It is understood that the Swiss minister here already has been unofficially informed that the would be entrusted to him.
 Resented in Rome.
 Rome May IS, $50 p. n., via Paris, May l9, .Uo a. m.-fteSen1fneHt has been caused here by the state ment appearing in some German pa pers to the effect that Italy has de- nounced it's treaty with the Triple AL liance only so far as it refers to Aus tria The purpose of this statement is believed to be to give the impress sion that it is possible for Italy to fight only the dual monarchy.
 Rome papers point out that Ita1y's denunciation of the treaty only to Austria was not intended to imply that Germany would not assist her ally, but simply to accentuate the fact that whatever differences exist are between Italy and Austria and not be- tween Italy and Germany.