Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-28
WISDOM Of L. S. IN WAR
DOUBTED BY ITALIANS
II Is Feared That Only Germany
Will Benefit From American In.
teryention in European Conflict.
OBJECTS TO WILSON POLICIES
Although "~Ultranzist" Press Is Furi-
Gus, Conservative Element Halls
Entrance OF New Bcliigcrcnt as a
Ecritable Blessing.
nY CAMILLA CIANrI:nuA.

;OMl: March 10 tby mail to New
York. March 2D.-Thc ultra mist"
prcss-as tn" newspapers favorinS a
war "a the las, man and the last cent
are no." Styl"d-and the most repre-
sentative members Of the VA par;y
are mot exceedingly enthusiastic ovcr
the Drosp'c: OF intervention BY the
tnit"G states in thc European conflict.
some cv"n maintain that in the end
Germany would h" the only one directly
TO benefit by Intervention OF Il power
wnosc delegates 70 tie peace CoEgrcSs
would play a role surely to embarrass
the delegates OF the cutcutc allies. The
Italian nationalist party, though 70
joicinS at the rupture of diplomatic
relations between the United States
end Germany and anticipating with
dcliGh. = declaration OF wa between
those powers. is furious ovc tn. in
t~ervcHtion in European affairs Of an
OUTSIDER who already has put itself
on record ~ faVorinG Il peac" without
victory, the freedom Of tho seas. the
independence Of small nations and
their access TO tho seas wherever pos
aible: Il power which has stood FOR
the Observation-Disclosures Of the meet
ing places Of the peoples az thc globe.
Auy effort tending 10 put in.o Discus
sion this program, the ~nationaiists say
.'ould result in dividing the allies.
Its realization. they say. would de-
privc every one OF the entente ma
tiuns or IN. fruits Of victory.
The Italian nationalist party aas
mapped out "a vast imperialistic pro-
aram for Italy. BESIDES every So
called unrcdeem"d province under Aus
trian rule, the n~aiionaiiSts claim -,
Italy also Albania, the S~poradcs Islands
in the eastern Aegean. and u large slice
o Asia Minor. The chief organ of
this party announced recently that
nothing less than Anatolia. tho XII
layetS OF kouia. Smyrna and Al.Nun-
drctta. together with q few valuable
branches Of the BaEded road, would
satisfy italy and repay her 70. the
immcnsc sacrifices she has mac for
this allies cause. Now. under FRESH
dent wilson's message TO tn" UMitoJ
states Congress. this ambitious pro-
gram could never he realized. and
Italy's share Of the booty would BE
very modest indeed.
CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT GLAD
o. AMEItltAN INTERVENTION
ON tho other hand. tho conservative
clclnen OF Parliament and tho sound
est par; of public opinion are Inclined
TO regard tho participation Of NORTH
American delegates in the peace con-
SresS as q vcritablc blessing and as Il
guarantee that every belliEcr.nt ma
ton retain what is strictly hers. even
in case OF a purely diplomatic solution
OF the conflict.
49, ~ - ~ aNNaHN
Italy faces no danger worse than tl.at
represented by a peace based on Il;
draw: that is, a peace that would leave
her archcnemy tired but not crushed.
~1talS's alliance with France and Rus
STA is only temporary, and her ira
ditional friendship for England is
nothing but 4 P!a;onic proposition. If
the Sc!;iieja mission in Russia fails TO
bring about an alliance based OH COM
mon interests in the Balkans. Italy's
position after the war VIII be one %:
perfect isolation. She would ba COM
pietcly 1T the mercy OF Austria. backed
By Germany.
In view of this possibility, in the
absence of decisive military events en-
HANGING the fortunes Of the allies and
in the light of growing internal
difficulties, the conservative party of
Italy. if not disheartcncd. is certainly
perDleXed. y careful canvass of opin-
ions among a large number of prom
inent Deputies and Senators has en-
oblcd the international News Service
correspondent to bring to light az fact
that the consensus here believes that
a peace congress dominated by dele
gates en~deavorinG to enforce the prin-
ciplcs expounded by President Wilson
and a final treaty enlbodying most OF
these principles would remove, perhaps,
for a long time the most dangerous
cause OF future wars.
One Deputy, analysing President will