Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 27, 1915, Page 5

- 7Y Taw T e T Y (3 DECLARES AUSTRIA SEVERED ALLIANCE Italy Declares Defi to Serbia With- out Consulting Ally Violated the Treaty. WAR NOW ONLY SAFE COURSE WAEHINGTO&, May 26.—Italy has addressed to the neutral govern- ments of the world a lengthy com- munication explaining its reasons for declaring war on Austria. Count di Cellere, the Itallan ambassador, presented the document to Secretary Bryan today in the form of a note to the United States government. Reviews Parteys. It veviews nes.tiations between Ttaly and Austria, revealing that they began immediately upon the dispatch of Aus- tria’s ultimatum to Serbla. italy claimed then that the actton of Austria disturbed the equilfbrium of the Balkans and the peace of Wurope in a way that vitally affected Italtan Interests. As an ally of Austria, Italy asserts the right to have been consulted before sending of the ultimatum, the first news of which was Teceived through the newspapers. Failing to obtain through diplomacy the satisfaction of its territorial and na- tional aspirations, Italy announces that a declaration of war was the only means of safeguarding its position in FEurope. Text of Note. ‘The text of the note, as translated and issued by the Itallan embassy, follows: The Triple Alllance was essentially de- | fensive and designed solely to preserve the status quo or, in other words, the equilibrium in Burope. That these were its only objects and purposes is estab- lished by the letter and spirit of the treaty as well as by the Intentions clearly described and set forth in officlal acts of the ministers who created the alliance and confirmed and renewed it in the interest of peace which always has in- spived Ttallan policy, The treaty, as long as iis intents and purposes had been loyally interpreted and regarded and as long as it had not been used as a pretext for aggression against others, greatly contributed to the elimi- nation and settlement of causes of con- flict, and for many years assured to Burope the inestimable benefits of peace. Austrin Severs Treaty. ut Austria-Hungary severed the treaty by dia own hands. o Tt rejected the response of Serbia, which gave to it all the satisfaction it could legitimately claim. It refused to listen to the con- Ciliatory proposals presented by Italy, in conjunction with other mw:r-‘.ag? othe spare Europe from a v -~ et ertain %o drench the continent with blood and to reduce it to ruin beyond th conception of human imagination a tinally it .provaked that conflict. Article | of the treaty embodied the usunl and necessary obligations of such pacts—the pledge to exchange Vv ipon any. political and other questions of & weneral nature-that might arise. Pursu- ant. to its terms, nope of the contracting partiés had the right to undertake, with- out a previous agrcemont, eny step the ! would in alliance, or which thelr v tsoe: roach upon 1 terents. Thip articie was violated by Austria-Hun; when it sent to Ferbia its note ted July 1914, an action taken without the assent L “’1’6‘“““.- the Greater. Tul Austria-Hu Vit beyond one A Y. i Cu come to a previous in :u:lulymnu w- used Its obstinate policy 4 ve rise to a situation wi directly equofln-gvooMlon of an European war. far back as the beginning of July, IHAC,' l;: Italian government preoccupl by the prevalll feeling in Vienna, fore the Austro- St = fi b't a_ number of Hunenrons "svising moderation and » warning it of the impend danger of an European outbreak mq'ho ocourse ado] Austria-Hungary Serbla constituted moreover a direct en- croachment upon the general interests of Italy, both political and economical, in the Balkan peninsula. Austria-Hun- could not for a moment Imagine m Italy could remain indifferent while Serbian independence was being trodden upon. Several Warn On & number of ocet Italy gave Austria to understand in friendly but clear terms that the inde- dence of Serbla wi considered by taly as essential to Baikan equilibrium, Austri ungi was further advised that Italy oould never permit that equi- librium to be disturbed to its judice. This warping had been conveyed not only by its diplomats in private conversations with responsible Austro-Hungarian of- fiolals, but was proclaimed publicly by Ttallan statesmen on the floors of Par- P! lament. *Mherefore, when Austria-Hungary i the usual practices and me Mrum Serbla by sending It an uith imatum without, in any way, notifying u government of what it pro- et th a0, Indged eaving that govorn: 'ment to learn of its action through the he press r than through the usual finnntlr:tof diplomacy, when Austria- took this unprecedented course t u only severed its alllance with Italy, th committed an act inimical to Italian Anterests. Program of Austria. The Italian government had obtained trustworthy ete program laid down by Austria- ‘r:unlnr' with reference to the Balkans 'was prompted by a desire to decrease 1tady's economical and political Influence in that section, and tended dlrectly and indirectly to the subserviance of e to Austria-Hungary, the political and territoriai isolation of Montenegro, and mlfl)lllhn and political decadence of manls ™ This attempted diminution of the {nflu- jence of Italy in the Balkans would have been brought about by the Austro-Hun- @rian program, even though ‘Austri; %u‘m had no intention of making fur- ther territorial acquisitions. —Further- imore, attention should be called to the fact that the Austro-Hungarian govern- iment had assumed the solemn igation lof prior consultation of Italy as required by the special previsions of article VII of the treaty of the triple alliance, which, in addition to the obligation of previous agreement, recognized the right of com- pensation to the other contracting par- ties in case one should occupy tempo- rarily or permanently any section of the Balkans. Italian Representations. To this end the Itallan approached the Austro-Hungarian government immedi- ately upon Inauguration of Austro-Hun- garian hostilities against Serbia and suc- cecded In attaining reluctant acqulesence in the Italian representations. Conversa- tions were initiated immediately after July 2 for the purpose of giving a new iease of lfe to the treaty which had been violated and thereby annulled by the act of_Austria-Hungary. “I‘MI object could be attained only by the conclusion of new agreements. The conversations were renewed with addi- tional proj tions as the basis in De- cember, 4. The Italian ambassador at Vienna &t that time was given instruc- tions to inform Count Berchtold, the Austro-H) for foreign ! fre, that the Italian government con- Sidered it Decessary without delay to an exchange of vh'lhsnd con- |mequently to concrete negotiations with the Auu‘:«fluuu‘lu ot con- cernii e complex curln:i the confliot which that govern- voked. e e Retases mt Firet. Count_Berchtold at first refused. He declared that the time had not arrived for fons, Subsequently, upon our \mm which the German govern- | ment Count Berchtold agreed to Views as suggested. We ly é.clared, as one of our funda- objects, that the compensation on od .fi“fim of diplomatic information that the com-! which the agreement should be based shouid relate to territories at the time under the dominion of Austria-Hungary. The discussion continued for months, from the first days of December to March, and it was not until the end of IMun-h that Baron Burian offered a sone of territory comprised within a line ex- tending from the existing boundary of Italy to a point north of the ecity of nt. In exchange for this ceasion, the Austro-Hungarian govern- demanded a number of pledges, Including among them an assurance of entire lb- erty of action in the Balkans Note should be made of the fact that the cession of the territory around Trent was not intended to be immediately of- [ [ND MAMM foctive, as we demanded, but was to be IGATES OTH made only upon the termination of the European war. We replied that the offer | Such smiles have not been’worn by the et not mcceptable, and then presented |implement men of Omaha and the rest of the minimum concessions which could meet, in part, our national aspirations the state for many vears as these fellows have now. The sales of implements this and strengthen in an equitable manner our strategic position in the Adriatic. |spring have beem extraordinary. ‘‘There b is & wonderful sale of all lines of hay t Demands Were, Tho demands comprised: The extenslon |oola at present, and we can safely say there is the biggest prospect for a hay of the boundary in Trentino: a new crop the state has seen for five vears, boundary on the Isonso; special pro- vision for Trieste: the cession of certaln sald W. D. Hosford of the John Deere Plow company jslands of the Curzolari archipelago; the “The sale of corn planters and tillage abandonment of Austrian claims in Al- bania, and the recognition of our possea- sion of Avalona and the islands of the Aegean Sea which we occupled during |tools has been exceptionally good this spring, and T never saw a better year for the sale of hay stackers, rakes, mowers, and all lines of hay tools,” said H. E. owr war with Turkey. At Tirst ‘our demands were categorically Daniels of the International Harvester company. rejected. It was not until ther mont R “We have had an increase of ® per of conversation that Austria-Hungary was induced to increase the zone of territory n the Trentino o#2- Lombardo, gxcluding the territory inhabited Phel Moca Val i Fases and Val S| cent in the sale of hay tools and corn o3 planting and cultivating tools over any sald G. M. Durkee of -Orendorff company. Idsters? Well I should say there has been & de- mand for listers. Listing corn is coming into great favor. Ome of our ocustomers, IMPLEMENT SALES BIGGER THAN EVER Omaha Dealers Report Almost Phe- nomenal Increases in the Sale of Faming Tools. proposed CROPS it was prepared to cede and ther only as fas as thereby 1 valve. In addition the Austro-Hun- garian government maintained ~its de- ermination not to make the cession of- fective before the end of the war. The repeated refusal of Austtia-Hungary were expressly confirmed in a conyersa- f h 1 " While admitting the possibility of rec- | N¥ fools ls great ognizi me of our Interests in Avalone Alfalfa Crop Barly. “The aMaMa ocrop has come on about a week of ten davs earller than usual. The tirst crop of alfalfa s being cut now in many parts of the state, whioh 0. Such a proposal would have tion between Baron Burian and the |H. G. McKee of Gregory, 8. D, d Ttalian ambassador at Vienna on April 29, = means that If conditions comtinue good four crops will be out easily this year. pes; given to Italy a boundary of no strategi Opposed Other Desands eighty-six listers this spring. The sale From all reports from out in the state ing the above mentioned terri- sion in the Tretino, the Austri- government persisted in its Ofposition to ail our other demands. espe; glally those regarding the boundary ot - | the | “The attitude waeumed by Austria-Hun- {gary from the beginning of December |untll the end of April made it evident | that 1t was attempting to temporize with- onzo, Trieste and the islands. out coming to & conclusion. Under such | the prospect for the sale of binders this circumstances Italy was confronted by |year is simply wonderful.” the danger of losing foreve: the OppOr- The exceptionally large sale of listers this vear was mnoticed also by the John Deere Plow compeny. “The sale of lis- ters is increasing each year,” sald W. D, Hosford, “‘and this year it has been far bigger than ever. We have been com- pletely out of them several times, and 1 think a great many of the houses in Omaha have been out of them a half dozen times this epring when orders came in. Our shipments of implements are very heavy at present, so that it g not unusual for us to ship out 160,000 pounds of local frelght on Monday | tunity of rfllll!ln{ its aspirations based upon tradition, nationality, and its desire for a safe position in the ‘Adriatio, while | other contingencies in the European con- flict menaced its principal interests in | other seas. Hence Italy faced the necessity and duty of recovering that liberty of action 10 ‘which it was entitled and of meek- ing protection for its interests apart from the negotiations which had boen dragging uselessly along for five months and with- out {o(erance to the treaty of alliance | which had virtually failed as a result o its annulment by the action of Austria- Hungary in July, 1914, Grievances Recalled. It would not be out of place to observe that the alliance having terminated there existing no longer any reason for the Italian people to be bound by it though they had loyally stood by it for so many years because of their desire for peace, there naturally revived in the public mind the grievances against Aus- tria-Hungary which for so many years had beer voluntarily repreesed. While the treaty of alliance contained no formal agreement for the use of the Jtalian language or the maintenance of Ttallan tradition and Ifallan civilization in the Itallan provinoes of Austria, 'newnhrlers if the alllance was to be | effective in serving peace and har- mony was clear that Austria-Hungary, as our ally, should have taken into ac- count the moral obligation of res ing what constituted some of the vital in- terests of Italy. Policy of Austria. | Instead the constant policy of the Austro-Hul fan government was to destroy Italian nationality and Italian civilization all along the coast of th el ot ia facts AT o ool Kot &1} T b atiiniuin oF mase” io; tionall! ; _ artificlal rx of hundreds “of families of s nas s M Bla AR -y A trom Triests | LIGHTNING FIRES BARN e decrees of Prinoce Hohenlohe of Sploy ON 0. C. WILSON’S FARM es. who were sub) of Italy; denationalization of the Ww W:lt “; the | Lightning during the electrical storm of last night set fire to the barn belong- istration; refusal of A lan in de- ing to O. C. Wilson, living one and a Trieste, whioh m-fhom of navigation oompanies; other Iludonllll.\u to A Remedy ‘For All P carloads. That means nine or ten oar- ness has scarcely started as yet since the cutting will hardly commence until the first week in July.” Our “Jt; ? Ofrer—Thi Dom't miss this, Cut out "thia .-?l'p. enclose with b to Foley & Co., Chicago, ., clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for ocoughs, colds and eroup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pains in sides and back, rheumatism, back- ache, kidney and biadder allments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartio. Stout people enjoy them. Sold everywhere.— Advertisement. #n 00! it of the meth real nd u’nfi;.ln e expul me nmotlmmlnmw“myn- Onuses Back of It. mnb deliberate and persistent e policy of Austro-. government with jreference to the Itallan population was not only due to internal conditions brought about by the competition of the different nationalities within its terri- 'mxz. but was inspired in t part a deep sentiment of hostility and aver- sion toward Italy, which prevailed partic- ularly in the quarters closest to the Austro-Hungarian government and influ- enced dacll"!fi i ocourse of action. Of the many instances which could be can arrest this m le to trus r remedies whioc) ‘will effec| cited it is enough to say that in 1911, while Italy was e in war with :.'","‘,‘.‘."‘,.m‘““",no,',,,",.“““",“'{,h‘:“_ Turkey the Austro-Hungarian eral 'Bhuu.thnu'influmm staff prepared a it us | nges. v‘uus to the test on {and the military party prosecuted ener- ons, have r been Al |5clk‘lly & political inf igue designed to found them rag in ot responsible elements of of | Austria. Saki The mobilization of an army upon our trontier left us in‘no doubt of our nejgh- {bor's sentiment and intentions. 'he orisls was settled pacifically through the influence of, so fer as is known, no joutside factors; but since that time we have been constantly under apprehen- sion of a sudden attack whenever the party opposed to us should get the upper hand in Vienne. Efforts Are Vain, All of this was known in Italy, and it was only the sincere desire for peace prevalling among the Itallan people which prevented a rupture. After the European war broke out Italy sought to come to an understanding with Austria- Hungary with a view to a settlement satisfactory to both parties which might avert existing and future trouble. Its {efforts were in vain, notwithstanding the | |efforts of Germany, which for months | endeavored to induce Austria-Hungary | i with Italy's _suggestions, thereby recognising the propriety and {legitimacy of theItallan attitude. erefore Italy found itself compelled by the force of events to seck other so- lutions. Inasmuch as the treaty of alll- ance with Austria-Hungary had ceased virtually to exist and served only to prolong a state of continual friction and mutual suspicion the Itallan ambassador at Vienna was instructed to declare to the Auetro-Hungarian government that the Itallan government considered itself |free from the ties arlsing out of the |treaty of the triple aliance insofar as Austria-Hungary was concerned. This communication was delivered in Vienna |on May & | Submits New Comcessions. Subsequently to this declaration and |after we had been obliged to take steps for the protection of our interests the Austro-Hungarian government submitted concessions, to the aid of this city. Not that Omaha is and progressive cities in new which, however, werc deemed insufficient and by no means met our minimum demands. These of- \fers could not be considered under the circumstances. The Italian government having taken into consideration what has been stated |above and supported by the vote of | Partiament and the manifestation of the |country, came to a decision that any |further ' delay would be inadvisabie. Therefore on this day (May 2) it was declared In the name of the king to the | Austro-Hungarian ambassador at Rome that beginning tomorrow, May %4, it will consider itself In a staie of war with Austria-Hungary. Omers to this effect #ls0 were telegraphed yesterday to the | Ttallan ambassador at Vienoa. | |British Casualty Tist Numbers Nearly 2,000 LONDON, May %.—The British casual ties Msts just published are heavy. They include ninety-one officers and nearly | 2,000 men of both services {in tem days. Among the killed were Tieutenant Dother you for Arthur Coke, son of the Earl of Lelcester and Major John MacKenzle, who won the Victoria cross in the Ashanti campaign in 180, | 814 Beo Butiaing. morniugs to say nothing of the through | loads of local frelght loaded out of the | plant on Monday morning. We are ship- | ping some binders already, but this busi- writing your name and address | Now is the time for all good men to come affairs—I should say not! statistics, shows up as one of the most prosperous only thing we want is more wide-awake Boosters. 8o, if you call yourself a good Omahan, read this space for the next few days. 'Rheumatismn Can Be Cured Why suffer when the now trestment will positiv D suffering and avold serious com fe. Oall or write for testimonisis an DR. W. W. {half miles northwest of Benson and ft | | was completely destroyed. The stock was | saved, but lttle else. The property ".-l i insured {Experts Consider ‘ Electrical Code| Dr. B B. Roas chief physiciat, and W, | J. Canada, electrical engineer, of the na tional bureau of standards, Washington, | are here to confer with representativ of the electric light company, telephone | company, street rallway company and others, in connection with the prepara tion of a standard electrical code. | These federal experts ate making a tour | of the country, gathering data on elect oal subjects, this information to be con- sldered during the simmer at a confer- ence to be held In Washington by state | and municipal officlals, casualty men, electrical workers and others Interested | in electrical construction and service. | After a year's trial of the code of rules {t0 be prepared by the national bureau, | an effort will be made to have the various | state commissions adopt the code and | thus establish uniformity throughout the country | The bureau also hopes In its work to eliminate weak features of local codes now being used and to give the country | the benefit of stronk features gathered | during this tour of investigation | Presbyterians 0. 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