The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-05
vienna MINISTRY
ETS0yT CLAIMS .
REGARDING ITALY
Red Book Issued BY Australian
gary Deals With Neeotia-
tons With Rome
tBy Associated Prsss)


Hungary and Italy is disclosed In a
Red Book Just issned by The Austrost
Hungarian ministry Of foreign Affairs
through the embassy here. The Red
Book deals with the negotiations be.
| tween Apstria- Hungary and Italy
! which led up 10 Italy = denuuciation Of
the Triple Alliance and her declaration
Of war on Austria Hungary. II Is made
up for the most part Of letters and tel
ografns exchanged between the Anstro-
Hungarian foreign office and the EN-.
bassy in Rome, with few eornmuni.
cations from German diplomats. Some
OF these Communications charge Italy
with having attempted to blackmaiI
Austria. Hungary.
The Red Book discloses the fact
that before the outbreak of the war
Italy told Austria her course was like,
ly to preeipitate 0 European conhagra-
ton; and also that Austria, before
taking the decisive step against Serbia
had, received assurances from Germany
OF her support in ease Russia entered
the war.
The articles from the Triple Alliance
are made public primarily with refer
ence TO Austria 3 contention that Italy
was not entitled TO the territorial com
pensation on which she insisted in re-
turn for Austria s invasion of Serbia,
and surely not to "a slice of our own
hesh,' as this portion of Austria de-
manded by Italy Was characterized
The text of, the article follows; D..
Text Of Mutual Pledge Il. Il. ..,
Austria.Hunga and Italy, being
DESTROYS solely that thu territorial
status ono in the near East be main,
tanned as much as possible, pledge
themselves to exert their influence to
! prevent all territorial modification
which may prove detrimental to one
or the other of the powers signatOry
! to this treaty. To that end they shall
| communicate to one another all snch
| information as may be suitable for
their mutual enlightenment concerning
their own dispositions as well as those
of other powers. Should, however, the
status quo in the regions of the Bal
kans or of the Turkish coasts and isl-
ands in the. AdEiatic and AEGEAN seas
| in the course OF events become impos-
sible, and should Austria Hungary or
Italy be placed under the necessity,
either by the agtion of third power
| or otherwise, to modify that status
quo by a temporary or permanent DC.
cupation on their part, such occupation
shall take place only after a previous
agreement has been made between the
powers, based ON the principle Of re-
cirrOcal compensation for all advan-
! tages, territorial or otherwise, which
either of them may obtain beyond the
| present status quo, a compensation
which shall satisfy the legitimate in
! terests and aspirations of both par
ties - 81
Obliged to Assist Teutons
In reference to Italy's declaration
o. neutrality early in the war, and her
contention that, under the Triple Ali,
ance, she was not obligated to assis'
Austria and Germany, the following
extracts from the treaty are given out:
Article III.-"If one or two Of the
high contracting parties should be at
tackled without direct pToVocation Oh
their part and be engaged in war with
two or several great powers not sigma
tory to this treaty, the easus fOederi'
shall apply simultaneously to all the
high contracting parties -
Article THE high contracting
parties mutually promise peace anc
friendship and shall not enter intC
any alliance or engagement directed
against any one of their respective
states.
"They bind themselves to proceed
TO negotiations on snch political aH'
economic questions, of a general nature
|. rs may arise; and. moreover, prOmis'
their mutual support within the seop'
of their own interests.
Article lV.-"1n the event chat
great power not signatory to thi
treaty should menace the safety Of tn
states of one of the high contracting
parties and that the Inenaced part.
should be forced to make war ON tina
party, the two others bind themselVe
to observe toward their ally a beneVo
. lent neutrality Each one of them Il
that ease reserves to herself the RICH
, to participate in the war. II she shout
consider ii appropriate to make CON
=, mon cause with her ally"
= italy Advised Of Rupture
On July 20, 1914, eight days befor
!, Austria declared war on Serbia, Coun
u Berchtold, then Austro- Hungarian fol-
, eign minister, telegraphed to Kajeta
. Mercy Won Kapos-Mere, then Austr'
Hungarian ambassador at Rome, tina
i the evidence in relation to the assass
II nation of the Austrian crown prime
u Francis Ferdinand, "as well as tn
content subversive Serbian agitation
l. carried ON for many years past, al
likely to compel W. to assume seriot
e attitude in Belgrade. He said ltal
IL should b" Informed that should peae'
= ful means fail the Vienna cabin'
3 "wOuld not think of inangurnt'ng
o war of conquest or Of acquiring nm
r So hian t"rritOry.'
y The Austrian ambassador tc'
f. graphed to Count won BerehtOld @
& Iulv % that the Italian position co
l. cerning territorial conversation full
= confirmed his impression that ltal
D ''do"s not even shrink from attemp
Vi at black mail "
" Austria Informed italy on August
,r TINT the Gun justified Russian mobiI
r y"tior nra INST ~ and Germany ~ co
! stitutrd ample justification for appl