Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-02
STORY OF WAR
Continued from Page Thlee.)

An unselfish allied patriotism seems
to have been born in the travail of
strife. Particularly she fights to win
her own geographical and marine lib
erty. AS Il condition OF the allied
peace she will press the correction -
of her northern border. She will seek,
as she has always sought, the return
of her "unredeemed lands, Trent and
Trieste The natural Notifications of
the Alps. which are now entirely in
Austrian territory, must be divided.
Italy mast have something besides
frontier plains and valleys TO insure
her a peaceful and prosperous life. The
almost insurmountable difficulties of
her mountain warfare. she asserts.
have proven this to her beyond tle
shadow of q doubt. The threat of
an armed Austria, looking down upon
her, must be forever removed.
Austria's Control of Adriatic
In the Italian opinion the Austrian
control of the Adriatic also should
come to an end. Owing to the uneven
ness of the balance, Italy declares that
her Adriatic commerce has amounted to
practical nothing. On the other aand,
Austria, it is asserted, has thrived on
her unjust control and prevented fair
competition.
Under the spur of such possessions
Italy dreams that much of the power
of old Rome would return to her
Something of the spirit of that ancient
mistress of the world has lately been
born again in her. 1t is showing itself
in thousand and one plans, suddenly
formulated and aimed at the acquisi-
tion of industrial, commercial and ar
tistic greatness.
In the presence of the pope in Rome
apparently has done little to compli-
cate the Italian situation. Benedict
has made at least one direct plea and
not few indirect pleas for a general
peace. His efforts have been diplo
matically resisted by all the allies in
Guiding Italy. The peaceward inquir
les of the holy father, it is said, al
wavs meet with q unanimous allied
response. "'We are ready for peace
but only for an allied peace the al
lies invariably are reported to reply
The Italian papers generally give bu'
little if any space to the pope's peace
ward utterances. Consequently they dc
not come into the constant Thought OF
the people. The possibility of an,
marked effect is therefore eliminated
Want Pope's ntercession
However. the general belief here j!
that Germany is seeking to effect
peace through the holy father. Papa
Representatives to the central powers
| la. ln a 3 inn
of pax Germauiea before his holiness
Tne conditions. it is rumored, wer'
felt to be unsatisfactory to the allie'
on their face. But, as the story goes
the vatican regarded them as a start
ing roint. Many believe that they in
vited President Wilson'S recent aca
demic discussions on peace and the ap
parent interest of the king of Spain.
Italians generally view the allege,
performance as n show of German
weakness and an enemy plea for Al
early peace. These can be the neces
Sary preliminary steps that posslDl.
may reach peace, it is admitted. Tn
palI, however. can be and probably vii
be on the roll for many months, it /
reminded. If it is on the roll at all
comes the constant Italian repetition
it is on the roll not toward a pax Ger
maniea but tow.iEl a stable allied peac'
When will the war end! ltalial
speculation gives the question man,
answers. The vatican, it is felt, i
making a stupendous effort to end tn
strife before winter. The pope, it
rumored, has not given up hope of ac
complishing his purpose. The militar,
apparently does not look for final tri
umph before 1918. The people gues
everything. ranging from five NOR
months to five more years. The ltal
ian government, however, does no
speculate. 1t leaves tnat to the 9th
ers. In the meantime it prepares b,
hard and constant. but patriotic iabo
for an Indefinite period OF fighting