Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Thinks Italy Will Not Act.

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According to a dispatch from Turin.
the declaration was made by Former
Premier Giovanni Giolitti that he does
not consider negotiations between Italy
and Austria have failed as yet ana
therefore does not believe 1taly's IN
tervention in the war is imminent.
The Italian government has stopped
the transatlantic steamship services with
the United States. Passengers who had
purchased tickets have had their money
returned to them. The Italian govern
ment. the report says. requires all the
steamships.
PesSimistic Forecast.
ROME. April 22.-The Messa egero
publishes an interview with Senator
Ricardo Carafa which gives a pessi-
mistic forecast of the outcome of the
negotiations between Italy and Austria
The newspaper says the senator. who
is frequent caller at the house of
Prince Won B. low, the German am
bassador to Rome. makes the state
ment that he heard from the prince
"a confession" which was substantial
ly as follows:
unfortunately the Halian-A Austrian
factorily. Their failure will be fol-
lowed by a rupture between Rome and
Vienna. This will be regretted in Ger
many. am sorry to affirm that in this
sad eventuality Germany will do her
duty to the end by the side of Austria. "
Premier Not Surprised.
Continuing. Senator Carafa declares
that he repeated his converse ton to
Premier Salandra, who did not seem
surprised at it, On the contrary, he
said to the senator: "Impelled by the
paramount interests Of our country, We
will proceed with our duty against all
our antagonists"
An official statement issued by the
Italian government says that Senator
Carafa asked for an interview with
Premier Salan-lra, saying that he
wished to present to the prime minister
q memorandum of communication
which perhaps appeared to the senator
more important than it really was"
Premier Salandra. the statement con-
tinues. simply undertook to transmit
That department, out of pure courtesy.
entertained Senator Carafa in a few
minutes conversation without making
him any concrete statement of any
kind
Censure for Carafa.
Senator Carafa, the government COM
m munication concludes, would have
acted more correctly and more patri-
if he had maintained a COM
plete reserve regarding a conversation
on such a delicate subject accorded him
in consideration of his position"
Much discussion has been aroused by
the interview with Senator Carafa re-
eyar I'd in 10 ,ia,-
Salandra.
Comes at Wrong Time.
careful inquiry regarding the in
cdent discloses that Senator Carafa
Is, when negotiations between Italy
and Austria were about to be broken
off owing to the difficulty experienced
in reaching a compromise. The Ger
man ambassador was greatly disap-
pointed, and expressed this feeling to
Carafa. The latter. after discussing the
question with other senators, con-
sidered it his duty to communicate to
the premier the views of the German
sons at the foreign office observed that
Prince Won Buelow seemed more de-
pressed when he left the room where
he had been received by Foreign Min
lister Sonnino.
Since that time. however. there has
been a break in what seemed a hope
less deadlock in the negotiations This
evidently resulted from some conces-
sions made either by Italy or Austria.
Senator Carafa therefore gave pub
licity to his interview with the pre-
mier just at time when negotiations
with Austria had been resumed, and
when Prince Won Buelow had again be-
come hopeful that they would be sue
cessful.