Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-26
AUSTRIAN RED BOOK
Gives ITALY A DIG
Terms of Triple Alliance
Cited TO Show That Rome
Violated Pact
SAYS RUSSIA WAS
NOT PROVOKED


Of four articles OF the secret Triple
Alliance. which, for thirty years. was
in force among Germany. Austria
Hungary and Italy, is disclosed In
Red Book issued here by the Austro-
Hungarian Ministry OF Foreign Affairs
thrcugh the embassy here.
The Red Book dscloses the fact
that before the outbreak OF the war
Italy told Austria her course was
, likely 10 precipitate a European con-
migration; and also that Austria. be-
fore taking the decisive step against
1 Servia. had received assurances from
Germany OF her support i'm case Rus
/ STA entered the war
/ The articles from the Triple ALI
ance are made public primarily with
reference 20 Austria's contention that
Italy was not entitled 10 the territor-
ial compensation on which she Insist
ed IN return Tor Austria's invasion OF
Servia, and surely not 10 "a slice Of
our own flesh" ms this portion OF Aus
trin demanded bv italy was charac-
'terized, Tho text OF Article VII fol-
lows:
Austria-Hungarv and Italy being
DESTROYS solely "''t the territorial
status quo 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
, such information as may be suitable
for their mutual enlightenment. con-
: corning their own dispositions as well
as those Of other powers
! Should, however. the status quo in
\, the regions Of the Balkans. or of the
Turkish coasts and islands in the
3 Adriatic and Aegean Seas IN the
course Of events become impossible:
and should Austria-Hungary or Italy
be placed under the necessity. either
by the action OF a third power or
otherwise, TO modify that status quo
by a temporary or permanent occu.
patton on their part, such occupation
shall take place only after a previous
agreement mas been made between
the two powers based on the prin-
Ciple of reciprocal compensation for
all advantages, territorial or other
wise, which either of them may obtain
beyond the present status quo. a com
pensation which shall satisfy the leg
itimate interests and aspirations o
both parties.
In reference 10 Italy's declaration
Z OF neutrality early in the war. and heI
: contention that, under the Triple AL
. lance. she was not obligated to assis
Austria and Germany. the following
extracts from the treaty are give
out:
a ! Article l. The high contractin
= parties mutually promise peace an
!. friendship. and shall not enter int
= any alliance OF engagement directe
= against any Of their respective State
= They bind themselves 10 proceed {
= negotiations on such political an
economic questions of a general ma
! ture as may arise; and, moreover
> promise their mutual support withil
the scope OF their own interests.
Article 3. If one or two of che higl
contracting parties should be attack
ed without direct provocation on thei
part, and be engaged in war with twl
or several great Powers not sigma
: tory TO this treaty, the casus foederi
: shall apply simultaneously 10 all tn
! high contracting parties.
: Article A. IN the event that a grea
= Power not signatory to this treat.
should menace the safety OF tn
: States of one OF the high contracting
parties. and that the menaced part.
. should be forced to make war on tina
, party. the two others bind themselve
TO observe toward their ally a be
7. nevolent neutrality. Each one O
them In that case reserves to her
self the right TO participate in tn
. war II she should consider It appro
pirate to make common cause wit
j. her ally.
Only July 20, 1914. eight days be
!, fore Austria declared war on Servis
u Count Berchtold, then Austro-Hun
! garian Foreign Minister telegraphe
TO Kajetan Mercy Won Kapos-Mer'
|, then Austro-Hungarian Ambassado
\ at Rome that the evidence in relatio
. to the assassination of the Austria
. Crown Prince, Francis Ferdinan,
! "as well as the constant subversiy
i Servian agitations carried on 70
I. many years past. are likely TO comp,
" US to assume serious attitude /
n Belgrade" He said Italy should b
. informed that. should peaceful mean
n IAN AnN Nithhd AaAlhfA nUuAu III
il think OF inaugurating a war Of cor
n quest or Of acquiring any Servian tel
a ritory."
l. The Austrian Ambassador tel,
z graphed TO Count Won Berchtold O
Is July 20 that the Italian position col
i corning territorial compensation full
II confirmed his impression that Ital
does not even shrink from attemp
at blackmail'
Austria informed Italy on August
that the 'unjustified Russian mobil
zation against us and Germany col
II stituted ample justification for appl
N ing the terms of the alliance. Italy,
reply, pointed out the perils and sa
riflces TO which war might expose h
ID and added: "This enormous differen
u between the perils and sacrifices {
in the one hand and the advantage
ne the other is, in fact the very reas'
w why Austria Hungary desired a W
Ell which she could easily have avoidC
ne whereas we did all in our power
X save Europe from this fearful misfC
tune
On August - Count Won Berchtc
telegraphed that Austria had