Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-03
ITALY WITH rHE ALLIES


 With Italy definitely preparing to take the deiI against her allies Austria and Germany the big diplomatic problem war settled-and set tied in a that spell certain disaster to Ger man arms and dismembennent to Austral territory. ltalys troops have long since been mossed on the Austrian border The regular army of 3OOooo has been hardened by six months readiness and nearly the whole of her is in the field trained and disc plined She reported to have ready now, for immed- late action force of nearly 3,O0OOOO mcn doubtless many as France can muster after the severe losses Of the winter campaign. The fleet very respectabl, armament is assembled at Taranto talys nearest port to Turkey ready at any moment set sen for the Dardaneles and join the French and British warship to be "in at the deab" when Constantnople falls.
 How Italy will dispose of her land .orces is uncet. tain If she throws any great part of uem into the western theater war against Germany seems that the sheer weight them joined with the French army and British recruits the scale th spring campaign, A mere million would be a pow accession on the French battle line as effective In moral influence actual fighting strenpth Some such aid will doubtless be given to Italys good friend France against whom all grievances have been forgot ten and 10 England for whom her friendship is more matter of policy
 The first drive" however will be against Austria. It is chiefly for that that all the preparations have made, that the nation has been camoriug for war during these troublous months while Premier salandra and King Victor Emmanuel held them in leash ItaIs win strike quick and hard to regain "Iala Irredenta the unredeemed" provinces of Trieste and Grentno with whatever other Italian semiItaan terr tory gather down eastern coast of the Adradc
 The Italy, a reunited nation since 1870, has long eG for the provinces as France has ongei for her rayished Asace and Lorraine With her longing have been mingled hatred for Austria and desire for ter roral expansion at whatever cost Ever since the war began and Italy desered her allies nthe ground that ther was aggressive instead of defensive, she therefore under obligation to help them, -h has played shrewd game of bavganing Lately the cold method of her negotiations has been almost inds cent She has demanded Che territory in question the price of her continued neutrality playing the same game that Roumania played against Bulgaria in che second Balkan Germany Prince ,on Buelow as ambassador to appeaso Italy Failing he begged Aus tria to yield but demoralzed and infatuated gov ernmeut stubbonly held out. Now there is no mor,
 
 old with her hated neghbor as she did b, taking venea in 1866 when Austria helpless in he against Germany.
 It strange and unnatural alliance, anyhow doomed inevitably to break. Italy would never hao leagued intentionally Austria but did so the solicitation Of Germany whose protection a world power she was glad to get Even then. it Vas a Bis marckan trick that brought Italy into that folk-Bls marck iured her away France in 1882 by artn cal quarrel over African colonies
 Since then Germany has been steadily prospsrIn' in Italy and steadily arousing Italian autagonism Th treaty of alliance has redounded vastly to Germany benefit especially in fostering the expansion of he commerce and industry Little by little, German bau CTS have come to control Italian finance almost abso utey German capitalists and control all but O the big Italian steamship Hines. Germans direct he big manufacturing and mercantile institutions German almost monopolize her markets It has alrost seeme in recent years that Italy exists in that German may ma,age i.1 business her and eyploH he T. sources.
 Italians, proud even when fairly besleu. have re scented this foreign domination until antipathy Ger many has become almost strong passion hatred Austria Italy gain her business independence, as she has gained her political independence. And Cha fact has much to do with her into the wa has her desire redeem her alienated province cripple Austria by shutting her on from the Adriati and bottng her up almost as thoroughly switzel Ian dis bottled.
 Either the American navy is in bette. shape tha