New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12
TTAIYS POSITION EXPLAINED
b Opposed the Mott" Should be n0 pe's
one pl n Abandoned Because D"u 'e0"Al Italy
D"N'"pNe nIIJdh Austrian. Are All VIII DC we'll

would have made herself guilty o,s..
sale murder of her own sons.
"Any one who has the least Ia. =.
tions east Of the Adria.ic mus. 49,
Serbia and Montenegro were do...
France and England refused 70 49,
gency Of Balkan expedition ,rA
after the first Serbian victories. Mo-
Allies were able TO do later no ~
good will on their part, could stem az
lanchs.
LAS far as Italy Is concerned H.
upon the Teutonic invasion OF II.
with couanimity. II the Central Pc
victorious in the end. they will deal "a
Balkans in approved Teutonic fsshio, ~
whether they occupy the land or no, ~
arc beaten on their western, eastern -,
Line fronts they Will have 10 wi,hS,,,.
every inch Of territory the Allies do A..
them TO retain. Meanwhile. by IN. y,
Of their victories and inyasions, th.v A.
ping their own strength, harming ,h,-.
much more than they harm the An,,.
France and Britain can with comblr,s !.
prevent the Germans from breaking n.
the western front; If Italy can hold Il. Il
TRANS where they arc in the Ans ~
am confident she will, without any ec,s, j
fensiye on our part, the Central Pcv,, !
all but beaten. Then We will deal th,, y
final blow in the Balkans: Russia I'm, ~
icia and the Black Sea, perhaps even ur1
Turkey, who is already crying for ~
France and England from their evers.,.,
cning base at Salonics; and Italy IN, 4
bania. At present We have At Avlors ~
Of 100000 men, including a great nusA.
naturslized Albsnians among oficeu A, 4
Yates. who speak tho language OF u. I,
and are now training native trsops a.
are TO Join us. There cannot be q dry !
that such a concerted thrust will M,
Serbia TO the Serbisns.
AS for Montenegro, think all tss a.
agree that she must lose her soverslr,t, !.
become . province Of the new Serbia
"To show you how Jealous We ltalir, !,
Of Serbia as a rival power on ire AR,
let mo point to the map: We are rs !,
willing, but indeed anxious. that tie ne
Slav kingdom should have the Croatsa a
from below Fiume 10 above lara, ilt.x,
the port OF Zengg, which lends itself d !,
siderable development. The Dslma,iu IN
from lara to the River Narenta, being N,
TALLY Italian, We claim for ourselye 4
rest Of Dalmatis. down 70 Csttsro and i,s,
ing the city OF Ragusa, and IT'S splendk |,
! Dor of Gravoss. we leave 10 Serbia. ws,N
even let her have Scutari. in Albai, '
the port o. San Giovanni di Media 0Tv
self governing Albania We wish TO a.e
an Italian protectorste, in order TO ave.. 1
urs strife. which division o. the lasd W
certainly foster, keeping only Aylcua I,
complete possession as sort OF GihnA
For. though we desire the utmost psgx
of the new Serbian kingdom, We shall u
countenance its becoming a naval power
the Adriatic. Our experience WITH A:r
has taught us that the Adristic msss h
Italy what the Black Sea Is to Russo; u
ing short Of that can satisfy US.
"When the war is ended and the A,iaI
victorious, as they must be, itsly's avI
tions will become realitics--the bsi :
signed By all the Allies before she IN!
I first shetland then the world will CWi
credit for the wisdom with which M
Quoted her part Of the struggle
All very we'll. But II the best lsN u
OF Italy should gang agley, We are lial
hear some one quote Pascal:
"Le nee dc Cleopatra. sill cut etc flxs
la face du monde cut etc changee."
New York. March 4, 1916. 7. C. HI