New-York tribune., 1919-08-08
Germany Courts Italy
(From The NeaD Europe)

folly (using the Italian word sciocchezza),
certain to make him still more popular"
On June 10 Signor Pascazio published a
further interview with President Ebert,
who declared: "Germany's interests have
never been contrary to Italy's, and we can
not imagine that in future Italian and Ger
man will not go forward in harmonious
agreement, just as in the past our move
ment for national unity conceded with
1taly's Risorgimento."
''Liueliest Sympataies"
The tendency underlying such articles Is
altogether too obvious to require comment.
The latest of the kind appears in Signor
Orlando's organ, the "Epoca." of. June 27.
under the title of 'Erzberger. Peace and
Italy: Declarations of Man of To-
morrow" by Signor Italo Zingarell. The
most interesting portion as follows
'The declarations made to me by Err
berger, whose activity at Rome in one of
the most critical phases of Italian history
has been much discussed, may have a spe-
cial interest Personally he said by way
of preface, 7 have always had for Italy
the liveliest sympathies and ascrbe great
Importance TO good relations with Italy, in
which I think l have with me the whole
German nation. (Not the whole, your ex-
ccllencyD l should be very happy if Italy
and Germany became neighbors, but
condition that German-Austra and Tyrol,
making use Of the right of self-determina-
tion, entered the German frontiers Italy
ought to rest satisfied with the linguistic
frontier: the word irredentism is an Italian
word Italy has fought for the liberty of
the Trentino and has obtained it.
Does she want to annex German Botzen
and Meran, foreign body which would
give her much trouble and would conflict
with the principles for which she fought?
Italy has nothing to fear from Germany if
she gives up these territories.
The Cern,anoplliles
We have intentionally selected two news
papers which are under the more less
direct influence of Signor Orlando and
Baron Sonnino, whom it has been the Gus
tom to regard convinced and unshak-
able supporters of the Entente. Needless
to say, the openly Germanophile press does
not trouble to screen itself behind foreign
statesmen, but launches fierce attacks upon
the Allies, and especially President Wilson.
him of acting in the interests of the 'Jew-
ish bankers" of Wall Street forgetting that
Sonnino, on his side, is Jew and finan-
cial expert). The "Resto del Carlino" of
June goes the length of saving that "the
economic question is to-day a genuine in
ternational political question; and Ger
many, Austria and Hungary show that they
understand it and solve it better than
France, England and America" Next day
the same writer declares that the world is
under the tyranny of three men who, after
promising new order for humanity, have
broken every one of their promises "As
France, England and America are eouipping
armies to carry out their designs Of world
domination, and as these also menace US.
let US defend ourselves. 1t will not be DIFF
flcult; we shall perhaps not even need TO
move cannon a machine gun 1t VIII
suffice to tell the peoples of Europe, Asia
and Africa distinctly that Italy oneys the
triumvirate no longer, and .-ill under no
circumstances serve the tyrants Of the
congress. The consequences of such
step on the part of our government. if
1t had the courage to take it, would be
enormous Think of it: Germany can re-
fuse to sign the treaty of Versailles and de-
~ france the Austrans. Magyars,
Bulgars and Turks, even the Egyptians.
would fight in greater surety if Italy was
with them in spirit and if they knew that
the Italian army would under no circum-
stances aid the trumvirate. Beaten at the
congress of. Paris, can be the supreme
arbiters of European politics. if only we
have the courage to use strength"
People who write thus can hardly com
plain if their allies Ono doubt they would
repudiate the term) hesitate t. place them
IN unrestricted control of the Adriatic and
the Mediterranean