Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
N|TT| REGIME SEEN
AS COOL TO ALLIES
Italy Is Evolving Toward
Former Central Empires,
Paris Believes.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
Cablesram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
PARIS, July 5-The formation of
the Nitti ministry in Italy is viewed
here as representing slight evolu-
ton on Italy's part away from the
entente and toward the former CEN
trail empires. 1t is not that Italy
intends by any means to break with
the allies Indeed, she recognizes
that such action would be fatal. but
she seems to feel an economic need
for a rapproehement with Germany
rather than with one of the former
AustFo- Hung arian states.
Politically she is deeply dSssatis-
fed with France, Great Britain and
the United States for what she con-
siders the niggardly treatment ac-
corded her in Paris. At best, she
occupies merely fourth place in the
entente-a place which little cor
responds to the new sense of strength
and youth consequent upon her mod
ern political and industrial develop
ment. But IN having relations wlth
central Europe, now. that the Aus
trian empire is destroyed, she might
have a real voice and occupy, if not
first, at least second rank.
Sees Slav Peril.
Moreover, the Nitti ministry is par
ticularly preoccupied with what it
considers the Slav peril. Where
would Italy seek a natural counter
poise for this peril if not in Ger
MANY. Moreover, the markets of
Italy lie in central Europe, the Bal
kans and the orient, although eco
nomically she is dependent on, Great
Britain or the United States for coal
and steel, without which her indus
tries would be unable to function
ItaIy has practically no economic ties
with France. Indeed, France and
Italy are frequently competitors in
foreign markets.
Possessing Trieste and perhaps ul.
timately Fiume. Italy will become OF
great importance to central Europe,
all of whose trade southwark or to-
ward the near east will naturally
pass these ports. Italy naturally IN
tends to make use of this advantage
to augment her commerce by every
possible means. 1t is customary at
present for both Europe and Ameri-
ca to underestimate the expansive
force animating modern Italy.
To Send Commission to Germany.
1t is announced that the Italian
government intends soon 10 send a
technical commission composed OF
officials, merchants ana manufactur-
ers to Berlin to study the resumption
of commercial relations between Ger
many and Italy. Germans and Aus
TRANS on their part are said to De
sending officials to study the same
questions in Italy. \ stock company
had just been founded in Rome for
trade with Czechoslovakia. The Italian
and CZechoslovak governments are
said to have conferred in an agree
ment for the study and development
of commercial relations.
Another big syndicate has been
formed under the auspices of the
Bank of Rome for trade with Russia.
via the Dardanelles. 1t is capitalized
at 100000 lire ($400,000). Repre-
sentatives of Milan and Turin firms
are canvassing the Balkans and Dali
malta. Finally. the government is
planning to offer special advantages
to young men who desire to enter
foreign trade as a regular career 1t
is perhaps a chief characteristic of
the Nitti ministry contrasted with
the Orlando government that its prin-
cipal preoccupations are not so much
narrowly political as broadly eco
nomic.