The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
WOULD AGAIN
MAKE ROME THE
WORLD CAPITAL
Italy Fighting to Regain
Former Power-Wants
More Territory

Rome, Italy, May 26.-ltaly is not
satisfied with it's promised portion of
the spoils of war.
This is evident from circumstance
which normally would seem almost
Martial Law There.
But under an exceptional regime
amounting almost to perpetual martial
law the most timid facts take on an
aspect of tremendous import.
This is obvious since Lord Censor
has during the past month been per-
hitting The Idea Nazionale, The
Naples Mattino and other journals to
publish articles on upholding the
italian idea" throughout the world.
The Idea Nazionale, admittedly the
friend of militarism and conquest and
said to be subsidized by the Italian
steel interests, has taken the lead in
the hunt and, the others joining, is
now in full cry-with the permission
Of the censor, remember
Italy Dreams of Power.
The position taken by Italian inn
perialists surprises no one familiar
with the history of Italy. Hardly had
Italy been united before the patriots,
blinded by their enormous ambitions,
dreamed of making Rome again the
capital of the world.
y
once haughtily demanded the consid-
Grafton due world power. Through
anger at Frances refusal to treat it as
an adult in the affair of Tunis, Italy
threw itself into the arms of the CEN
trail empires.
Jealous of France.
Italy has never ceased to be jealous
Of France and hopes to have as many
people.
But it is more than jealousy. The
countries of the world may be divided
into two classes. Holland, the Scandi-
navian countries and Spain have little
part in the management of the world
and may be offended with impunity.
Others, Britain, Germany, France, Rus
STA, Japan, Austria Hungary, even the
United States are not affronted lightly.
Few care to come between them and
their aims. Spain and Greece may be
kept from their chosen meals in Mo-
rocco and Epirus by warning finger.
Britain brooks no scrutiny. Italy be-
lieves the time has come for it to take
rank definitely as a great power. 1t
is fighting this war rather than sink
back definitely into the second rank
What War Brings Allies.
Consequently Italy is justified in de-
manding from its allies all it can get
in the way of compensation. 1t opposes
war. Moreover, Russia and Britain
have used Serbia's misfortune as a
pretevt for what not a few Italians
consider a purely appropriate cam
paign without great strategic worth in
Armenia and Mesopotamia, France,
Britain, even Belgium and Portugal,
have occupied huge tracts of land in
Africa. France has practically annexed
Morocco. Britain has taken firm hold
on Egypt, Japan has entered into pos
session Of Kiachow, and Russia, aid
ing, has practically adopted China.
Italy has only Avlona and a strip of
redeemed land to show. And anyway,
the Trentino. Triest, Istria and the
other side OF the Otranto channel are
too little pelts for fullgrown trapper.
The European statesman has said in
his heart that there is no law.
Italy Demands Her Share.
Italy therefore judged by the actual
of contemporary European
politics is entirely justified in demand
ing and taking all it can get.