The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-24
EXPECT ATTEMPT To OPEN MILLS
WILL INVOLVE MUCH TROUBLE

nave Indicated that the sentiment for
active participation In the var uas
stronger than that on the side OF
continued neutrality.
Cabinet Resians
The cabinet OF Premier Saiandra
resigned early In MAY This was tha
signal for violent demonstrstions in
many OF the important cities Of the
kingdom. all In favor OF war wave
OF patriotic fervor swept the country
and people were loud In their de
mands Tor beginning % hostilities.
| Troops had 10 be called To maintain
order. but everybody and everything
which represented continued neutral.
I ity was denounced and decried Even
/ relatives OF King Victor Emmanuel
were booted. and there was talk OF
revolution. The emperor OF Austria
Hungary was burned In enigy in
Rome and ex-Premier GiOlitti. leader
OF the pacifsts. WIS driven into Sc
clusion.
These evidences OF the popular de-
/ termination had their effect The an
/ nouncement was made that the min
istry Of Premier Salandra would con
tinue In office. vhereupon there WIS
instant calm throughout the country.
Having gained their point. the people
quieted down as quickly as they had
and turned their faces TO await the
call to arms.
4 For months the diplomatic ex-
changes between Vienna and Rome
, had been constant but the most per-
sistent efforts OF the diplomats TO
keep Italy out OF the war were futile
The triple alliance was denounced by
o Italy on May 4. but even after this
Austria Offering Italy further conces.
sions as late as May 10.
j ltaly's First Move
: Italy's first move on land undoubt-
eddy will be against the Austrian from
tier. Large numbers OF her troops are
modified in this territory and tho
forces OF Austria-Hungary are lined
up on the other side OF the boundary
The very mountainous character OF
the territory where the opposing
armies face each other. the southern
part OF the Austrian Alps. promises
operations and fighting OF the most
difficult nature. For several weeks
past. both the Austro-Hungarians and
the Italian armies have been engaged
in fortifying and otherwise adoptins
protective measures. each on its own
side OF the dividing line.
So far as known. the Italian fleet
is mostly in the Adriatic. under the
command of the Duke of the Abruzzi.
who is known to many Americans
through his visit to the United States
some ten years ago. II is generally
believed that the fleet will proceed
against the naval strength of Austria
in these waters.
On the Adriatic are the Austrian
ports OF Trieste and Pola. and Fiume
| Is in Hungary. The Dalmatian coast
"a also Austria's. The Dardaneiles is
less than 500 miles from Southern
Italy. and further participation against
the Turkish positions should be ex-
pected.
ltaly's Great Purpose.
One great purpose OF Italy in enter
ing the war Is to gain possession OF
"Unredeemed Italy" a sweep OF Aus
TRAN territory TO the north and east
near the head OF the Adriatic sea.
This region. which includes Trout and
Trieste. is Italian in all but nationali-
~. To attain IL has long been her
cherished ambition.
The territory in dispute may be |
defined roughly as the sections of !
Austria south of a line drawn in the !
Rhaetian Alps. where Italy. Austria !
I
Carntc Alps. and thence southwark
along 10 the Italian Alps. and again
eastward so as to include Fiume. The
first part of this territory forms
wedge penetrating italy between LON
hardy and Nenetia, and cutting Lake
Garda. while the second portion In
cludes the peninsula of Istria and
runs northward to the Julian Alps, be-
tween the Tagliamento and Save riv,
ers. This territory is called Italia
lrredentia tunredeemed Italy,, be-
cause II once formed part OF the Ital-
ian States OF the Middle Ages, and
because the majority Of the people
are OF Italian stock. For the same
reason the Dalmatian islands are con
sidered to be a part OF Italia Irreden-
tia The district of the city OF Trent.
known in Italy as the Trentino, once
formed a part of the Roman colony
Of Tridentini. which. in 1927. passed
under the rule Of a bishop. and then.
after various changes. came into pos
session OF Austria. together with LON.
hardy and Venetia. After the defeat
OF Austria in 1859 by Piedmont and
I France. and even after Piedmont had
taken over Lombardy and the kingdom
OF Italy had been formed in 1861.
Austria continued 10 hold Venetia IN
| I'll her defeat in the Austro-German
war OF 1866 gave II to Italy. There
WAS left in possession OF Austria. how.
ever. the wedge Of the Trent district.
az a menace 20 Italy
Eastern Territory
The territory to the eastward. which
Italy desires. is made up principally OF