Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-20
AUSTRIA AND ITALY
ASKUNlTEDSTATES
TO ACT FOR THEN
Governments Request Uncle Sam to
Take Charge Of Interests in
Case of Outbreak of
Hostilities.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT EMBASSIES
Germany Will Ask Switzerland to
Act for It in Case il Becomes
Involved.
PASSPORTS NOT YET DEMANDED
BULLETIN.


BERLIN (Via London), May 10.
The Rome Correspondent of the
Berliner Tageblatt today sends a
pessimistic dispatch from the Italian
capital declaring:
1.-The short parliamentary inter
lude is ended. The street has won. -
WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Both
Austria and Italy have asked the
United States to care for their diplo-
matte interests in Rome and Vienna,
respectively. in the event of a sever
ance Of diplomatic relations. The
Washington government has in
structed its embassies at the two capt.
tails to be In readiness to do so.
II is regarded here as assured that
IL Italy and Austria declare a state OF
war, 1t will be extended also as be-
tween Italy and Germany and Tur-
key. AS yet there has been no re-
quest from Germany to have the
United States act for it in Rome. Ger
many is reported to have asked
Switzerland to take its interests.
II is known that the American en-
bassies abroad have been instructed
to employ such additional clerical
help as may be necessary and to pre-
pare for the extra work.
Austria offers Concessions.
ROME. May 1s.-VvIa Paris, May
1s.)---At the Austrian and German
embassies tonight denial was made OF
the reports that Prince Won Buelow,
the German ambassador, and Baron
Won Macchio. the Austrian ambassa-
dor, have demanded their passports,
or that their departure is imminent.
Foreign Minister sonnino is re-
ported to have informed the council
OF ministers at its session this eve-
ming rnEt 0ffefs of addftional terri
torial concessions have been received
from Austria. a-
Alliance Treaty Denounced
The green book containing diplomatic
documents designed TO show the attitude
Of Italy since the beginning OF the war
end the efforts made to reconcile the
obligations OF the triple alliance with
italian national aspiration was "set up
in one night by the typesetters employed
by the Chamber Of Deputies.
Every precaution was taken to prevent
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
imprisonment under the law recently en-
acted for the defense or the state.
The green book is said to show that II
Italy fights 1t will be because OF neces-
sity, and that during the negotiations
with Austria the representatives OF the
dual monarchy apparently have failed to
realize that Italy was firmly determined
10 enter the war IL II were unable to OBJ
tain satisfactory territorial concessions
by diplomatic actions.
The documents indicate that Austria
failed from the first to understand that
cne OF Italy's chief purposes was to have
st recognize the justice of the demands
made by this country For Italy It was
a question OF maintaining its dignity be-
lore the world and gaining its object at
any cost
Italy Prepares Green Book.
The green book contains also the note
OF May in which Italy after summarize
ing that Austria's course had been con-
trary to the letter and spirit Of the triple
alliance treaty, denounced that treaty.
In explanation of the manner in which
the treaty was denounced il may be
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