Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
FRANCE EXPECTS
ITALY TO FIGHT
When Time Comes, Garibaldi's
Dream Will Have Been
Nearly Realized.
NEUTRALITY is IMPOSSIBLE
Equilibrium in Mediterranean,
Hegemony in Adriatic. Is
Necessary to Nation

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
PARIS. February 27.-While every
body here realizes that Franco has no
right TO ask Italy to give up her neu-
trail position. and while VIC all feel
grateful towards italy. because she has.
In spirit as we'll as literally kept the
solemn promise she gave NJ. Delcasse
more than ten years ago. no one doubts
that the moment is rapidly approach
ing-unless Austria should suddenly
defy the Kaiser and conclude peace
separately with Russia and Serbia
when French and Italian soldiers shall
be fighting side h. side. and when
| Garibaldrs dream shall be on the point
OF being realized.
The certainty came to us when italy
| occupied tho Albanian port OF valona
When. in 1911. Italian soldiers departed
for Tripoli. they said to NJ Albert
Dauzat, author of The New Italy."
To-day 1t is Turkey, and tomorrow
It will be AUSTRIA" and when the
italian marines landed on the eastern
coast of the Adriatic, they might, with
the same right have said, To-day
Falona: tomorrow. Trente and Trieste"
SENTIMENT OF ITALY
CANNOT BE CHANGED
Skiilful diplomat though he be. Prince
Won Buelow will never he able to
change this all-important fact: on the
one side Austria can never consent to
give up her plans on the Adriatic coast
and on the other 1t will be equally i'm
possible for Italy TO limit her cx-
pansion to Valona.
Equilibrium in the Mediterranean.
hegemony in the Adriatlc, is an abso
lutely necessary program to Italy to-
day: 1t Is the only one which properly
responds to the demands of her peo-
pie and her commerce. the only actual
sequel to her evolution.
The first feeling of anxiety which
the italian occupation of Valona pro-
voked in Serbia very quickly disap-
Deared. because 1t was seen that this
occupation was not permanent, hut
| merely an introduction to her war with
Austria. which must not have any ally
left west OF the Balkans. The trade
of Greeca-and Serbia means very nuclI'
more to Italy than the possession OF
Albania
| An exceedingly interesting new OK
hibttion Will very soon be opened in
the wcll-known building devoted TO
art at the end OF "pont Alexander H.
IL Will consist OF thousands OF sketches
and number OF finished paintings
| madn nj the front by the host of
! Partisan artists mow serving with tho
colorS ut the front =, tsrE- win In.
added Il large numba war r4intiurs
by older artists VII. ,pc remained
here at work scektu 4r;tattons i'm
the many glorious told in the
daily papers or In IS from their
young friends mt the front
HE DIDN'T KNOW GALLIENI:
SERVES FIVE DAYS IN JAIL
an amusing story was heard in !.
Paris court the other day, when n man
named Dcllone. who has a very viror.
GUS vocabulary. was charged with in
snlt!nS soldier on duty Dellonc
who lives in suburb OF Paris, arrived
one morning ut the Porte de Billan-
court pushing cart containing about
half ton of merchandise. He was
hot and tired and very cross At tn.
cato he was stopped by the sentry,
who told him he could not pass
You would not say that to the Ger
mans. my fine fellow" cried cxaspcratod
Dcllone.
The sentinel did not lose his temncr
but explained that the order was that
OF General Gallieni. Governor OF Paris
and that he was there TO enforce it.
Gallieni!' said Dellonc. contcmptu
"usly. Never heard OF him. ONLY
know General Joffre"
me soldier promptly arrested the
| man who did not know Gallicni
In court Dcllone's advocate explained
that the whole thing was rather UNI
fortunate than criminal and that
| though his clients tongue was i'll
hung. his heart was in the right placc
Il have since explained to him" said
IN" advocate. that General C;allirni
Is the man who saved Paris. ana Tho
man is now very sorry for what M
said. In fact he remarked to me: so
it was he who stopped the Roches
Well then, If any one says any evil
OF him In my presence, I'll break his
face for him"
Ergo" argued the advocate. Del
tones sentiments are really quite
sound. and YOU ought to deal mercI-
fully with him"
The court seems TO have appreciated
This plea. but II inflicted on Dcllouc
II sentence OF five days Imprisonment
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