The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-03
ITALIANS CLEAR
WAY TO AUSTRIA
SAYS GEN. T0ZZI
Path Opened for Concen-
tratcd Drive Whenever
Allies Are Ready.
GERMAN HOPES VANISH
Defence 35 Years i'm Building
and Believed Impregnable
Is Now Demolished.
GERMAN HOPES VANISH .

WARRINGTON, Oct 2. - In an inter-
view with THE SUN correspondent Gen.
Pasquale Tozxl, chief OF the Royal Ital-
ian Military Commission to the United
states. gives to-day for the nrst time a
detailed, authoritative account OF the
real object of the italian campaign
which ne believes will break down the
military machine of the Central Powers
BY causing the collapse of Austria Hun
gary
The features OF the campaign. accord
ing to Gen. Toxzi, are the following;
The wrestling from Austria all the
necessary strategic vantage points in
| order to pave the way for concentrated
drive into Hungary and Austria when
the Entente and the United States are
raadv 1t has practically demolished the
nrst line Of defence. which Germany and
Austria believed impregnable and which
Austria took thirty five years to perfect.
1t is believed to be largely responsible
for Germany's cry for peace before the
weakening of Austria makes made In
Germany peace impossible.
1t has robbed the Central Powers of
| the military respite they expected from
the temporary collapse OF Russia
| armies.
! Preparing the Ground.
! In the interview Gen. Pasquale ToEzi
said
! Before going into details I first wish
! to say how grateful we are for the help
which the Tinted States is now giving
US There may be- differences OF opinion
as TO how prority OF shipments OF wal
supplies should be regarded and there
! are some who belr;s now In concerted
! combined effort on the Italian front ii
order to strike at the weakest point IN
the Central Powers and shorten the war
| "But these are matters which are
| being decided BY chosen representatives
| OF our Joint cause and our role Is tt
follow these decisions The work Of the
/ Italian armies has been TO prepare tht
ground for the collapse Of Austria-Hun
gary. so that when the supreme Offensive
on this front IL decided upon We can sa!
'evcrything Is ready
MY only regret, so far as present de
velopments are concerned Is that tn
United States has not the opportunity u
soc how things are progressing on oui
three fronts J am sure that an Amert
can military comm sson or represe tn
! tive OF your army would he most en-
thusias.ic over the spirit OF real I'al,
which IS now everywhere in evidence
There il a tendency here in some quar-
ters to judge Italy by It's art and II!
music That Is not the real Italy.
Alliance Of Defence Only.
ITALY when the world war broke on
vas neiHber OF the Triple Alliance
allied with Garmany and Austria. BI
, the ALLAN was an alliance OF defence
not offence. When it became clear tina
German militarism hau deibe ratel,
planned war OF offence and conques
our duty to civilization and to ourselve
was para mount TO tho false interpre;a
ton which the German Emperor sough
ITO give to the terms Of tnat alliance.
ITALY became neutral There was
sort OF duallsm OF opinion which veere,
more and more toward the ideals OF tn
Entente as German barbarity and law
lessness became more pronounced. Whe,
~c had seen this monster grow until
threatened the world and our own ideal
and our own fresides We Joined with tn
Entente nations to combat ~. The dual
ism OF opinion disappeared and no sub
stantial trace OF Il Is left now.
I'VE had thea to think of milltar
mea suree. and this meant hrst considera
tion OF our own defence. Austria, un
der German guidance. had spent thirty
Ave years In perfect!ng defences am
} plans for offence or the boundary lin
between Austria and Italy. On on
side we Rad the lowlaris and the plain
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