ITALY AND RUSSIA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 7

ITALY AND RUSSIA.

THE RAPPROCHEMENT. AUSTRIAN COMMENT ON TSAR'S VISIT. DANGER TO BALKAN PUNS. ..'. . (By Telograph-r-Press ABBoclatloji-Coprrliht.) (Rec. October 10, 9.J5 p.m.) ' Vienna, October 19, . The Tsar's pending Visit to Italy is" attracting attention in Austria. It js noted t)iat the Tsar intends to avoid touching Austrian or- Hungarian territory, qwinff.no doubt to soreness; due to 'the. Mlian policy'of the Ausjrp-HuT)gar),an. Ministor for Foreign Affairs,. Baron vqn Aehrenthal, which culminated in't];e annexation of' Bosnia and Herzegovina.- '■ ■'.•■ / The semi-official "Montagq Rcvu" discusses the question whether Italprßussian friendship WJH. prpvo a rock, whereon:- Austria's Npar Eastern policy raay.be shipwrecked. ' .ITALY'S'RECEPTION, THE ; RAPPROCHEMENT ENDANGERED .' ' BY ANTJ-TSARISM. ' '• J- . : ', . Rprriß,.October 18. • The "newspaper. "Messagero," of Rome, dp: Clares'that .those, who aro : urging ■ that the Tsar should' be 'given: a hostile reception" on bis visit to Italy, are simply assisting Austria by compromising; the chances of "the Eussor Italian rapprochement. . .' ~'.•..' '.'.'' -■-. ... -. "'.".. .;} ■''".■ ITALY, RUSSIA, AND THE-BALKANS, tnadq jn 1302 .'on the part of Italy tn come to a cjear understanding with Russia proved rather a disastrous 'failure (says a writer in ''The Times''), partly owing to'tfie distrustful attitudd of Italy's allies" (Austria and Geimany) and-partly''to other unfortunate circumstances. The fiasco-of tho projected. Visit of the Tsar to.ltaly and the noisy demonstration of hostility towards the 'i'sar's ; Government .made by tho Italian Socialists widened tho gulf.between the two countries still further, 59 .that the Murzsteg Agreement between Russia and AustriaJlungary (by. which . these, tw? Ppwers.drew. up. a schema.of rear, garrisatioi;, in Macedonia) seemed to i signalize the complete exclusion of Italy from their comImon'pphcy, in the Balkans." ; ,' :v ... 8«f Austrian railway designs-in the- Bpl-: ' kans,' follqwed'ip'August, last veer'by Austria's smjden: annexation of Bosnia and"Herzegovina,' caused'a complete gulf.betyeeVAustria and Russia, At once a'Russo-Italjan rap-' ■ procbenjent camo into evidence again, for Italv, a? well as Russia, is deeply jca]bus of>A'nstrian designs in tho Balkans.- Th,e Russian-and Italian Ministers for Foreign Affairs, M. Isyolsky. ■ and Signor Tittoni, wet at.Des'io in"September ; and discussed, amoDg; other things,', the new :situation in the Ottoman Empire. Subsequently an official statement containing tho fot- : lowing 'was published ifl Ita)y; f'Thq cplloqiiies which have taken place between the twp'Min- . 'isters ff ii[ niake'.'the rplijtions' hetweep . Italy and Rmisja move intimate'than they have been for along tirpe. since'they have revealed com- . plete identity of views' wjtlc regard, tp. tho -spcv ciftl interests of tho two. countries whose: hrjj-. thai explanations have ljoen ~ nifide' jn perfuct ;harmon>- and with intentions that are"mos( r .favourable to the cause of peace. With these -.peaceful intentions the-two Statf9 will be able :to..psercjso a harmonious Influence upon tjie of the;international fiituatlon." ' ■Debates in the Italian Chamber were-gener T ; ally favourable .'tp tho,' rapprochement, •'Anti-AustrMn"feolihg-was prcseht, 'and ono speaker iremarko.d. that"'tho only, -State, threatening Italy 1b Italy's ally."- The Rome correspondent 'of ''La Temps" : (Pnri9). stated last Dcoenib'ei. that-Russia and Italy had arranged "a-'yet.bnl luhderstanding in support of their- mutnal interests in tho Balkans,whatever happens/'- ■•■■ .', Unfortunately .for the designs.. Italian statodrnft, the pro-Ferrer 'agitation-, synchronises .with tlw •'.Tsar 3:. carefully-prepared, visit to • Italy. Aj:in-.1903,. the, demonstrations of the Italian' Socialists—whos —who are said.to be kcopiiig alive the Fdrrer outburst for this special pnr ; , pose^inuy'prove fatal to.tho Russp-Italian rapprpohemont. ,'Tho ''Messagern" now peeks -to strike a different chord by pointing put that 'anti-Tsar outbursts will assist' Austria, and hpr. . pblicy : in- the Ealkan6,>..- -..-.: i, . .::.-...- -■; Later messages show!;that Austria, js.vratort--,ing -with-interest hpr alley's attitude to'the ' Tsar-fth'd his Government. ■.'.,. i:' "" .- .'•'