The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14
ITALY WITH ALLIES
IN BALKAN MOVES
Delay in Sending Troops Is
Explained by Semi-Offi-
cial Statement.
HOLDING AUSTRIAN ARMY
Special 'O,respondencs to THr srx.

RoME, oct. 22-The reasons why italy
does not actively participate with the
Allies in the Balkan war are semi-ofH-
cially explained in an editorial In the
Gforioie dItaiid. a paper owned by
Baron %Sonnino, the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs. n often the m%outhpiece OF the
Foreign Office.
Italy" says the Giorndfc dIfdiid.
cannot at present afford TO send troops
10 Macedonia. But our absence from
the new theatre OF the European wal
does not al all imply that Italy disagrees
with Russia. France and England in the
Balkan policy followed by them. IN
fact since Italy. for the realization Of
her national aspirations and the safe
guarding OF her most vital ideal and
material Interests. entered the kuropean
coriiaGrhtion n took her place on the
battlefield she almost automatically fol-
lowed the policy OF the Entente. the
enemies of which became our enemies,
and the efforts OF all are in perfect
unison.
consequently Italy Joined the Allies
IN their efforts toward the reconstruc-
tiuu Of the Balkan League against Ger
many. Austria and Turkey and strove
I'm complete accord with the Allies to
iaralSze the new move of the central
empires ~ the East. The expedition
10 S1lonicd. therefore. FAR from being
az isolated initiative OF France and
England. was agreed To and decided
uron in principle by tho four cabinets #
i'dris, London, Petrograd and Rome,
who's" policy continues 10 be based ON
fl44 Ia ftHal nhf,Tt 80 aVttgIl,- ~ 1850,
mon enemies.
In such circumstance the sending
Of troops to Macedonia IL reduced 20 a
mere question OF military convenience
without any political value. and above
ell without anything undcrhand or ma
chiaNcllidn In il. The present situation
and IA" hard coalitions under which
uur vigorous offei sive is developing
along our entire front are the reasons
why We should not divert our forces az
present. Il is not. therefore. possible for
US to undertake sending troops 10
Salouica. since. regarding the war a. a
whole. troops sent 10 Salonica would
represent only the shifting OF masses
from one front 10 another. In fact while
our pressure along the Austrian front
Is maintained close and aggressive the
.Austrians cannot withdraw a sin gle
soldier or a single sun from M western
frontier. where instead they are com
PEELED 10 increase the strength % their
forces. which now amount TO a million
, men.
Tho dag we relieved u pressure
TO send troops to Macedonia or d.
minished our lines OF reserves. II n
plain, tho Australians would rtiSn
reenforcements Ia the Serbian front
IN a much shorter time thar Il would
TAX" our troops to reach Serbia. Con
~seqiently We are convinced hat by
eNerting pressure against our enemy on
tne formidable Alpine bulwarks, Italy
renders Ia the Serbiaus and the Anglo
| French the salne decisive and valuable
services that helped tho Russians last
month, when Gen. iyanof was enabled
TO assume his fortunate counter often
sivc In Gailc!a owing To- the masses %
men and artillery Austria was COM
| PEELED To divert 10 our front.
'If. therefore, our help toward tbs
common cause is not measured by pure
arithmetic but considered In It's objec-
tive elements the tmrortance OF Z
appears clear and evident. nor ~ II
less effective and valuable because II
is indirect. ON the other hand. we
must point out that II for the present
we are unable 10 send troops it does
not follow that Italy, besides her pres,
Gu III bul i'udpl6 tiD VIII
not soon give other help In the Balkans
under a different shape without sending
troops TO Macedonia
II II "A we'll known fact that Italy
has plenty OF men 10 spare over and
above the enormous reserves massed
In the war zone. and that new formal
tions are completed every month as
more -eservlsts are summoned to the
colors. II II likewise well known that
other reserves are concentrated in tire
.Egcan islands and that expeditions
have recently been sent 10 unknown
destinations on the Adriatlc coast. Pos
Sihly the real reason why no troops
have been sent TO Salonius is that all
the available artillery and reserve am.
muuition is Needed against Austria
since IT is not unlikely that the Ger.
mans may unexpectedly send hall a
million men to aid the Austr,ana In
the hope Of taking tho Italians by sur.
prise and driving them back from their
positions along the front.
When IL ia considered that the dis.
tance between tho Albanian ports -,
Alessio or Durazzo, where presumably
italian troops nave been landed, and
the Serbian cities OF Mitrovitza aud
ISkub Is less than 100 miles Il is not
uiilCult TO imagine in what way tho
Italians could cooperate with tho Allies
in the Balkans. An italian expedition
sent to Montenegro could give lnvalu-
able service % a M~ontenegrin invasion
of Bosnia,
There are many other possibilities al
Italian cooperation in the Aegean, sucl
rs operations against the COASTS Of Asia
Minor. "A landing at smyrna or on III,
Bulgarian coast either a. Dedcagatcl
o. t:nos. 1t has been reported tina,