ITALY AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 78, 28 March 1912, Page 4

ITALY AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Recently a noteworthy article from an authoritative writer on the outlook before the Triple Alliance appeared in the “Berliner Tageblatt.” . Referring to the hope's which have till recently been entertained in France on the subject of Italy’s relatione with her two allies, the writer declares that, “however little pleasing the Tripoli undertaking has been to German and Austrian policy, and however justified the reproaches were: which the ally had to bear from those two,Powers, the continued presence of Italy in the Triple Alliance has at nc moment been rendered doubtful by the war. Italy went to war not in spite of the fact that she belonged to the Alliance, but because of it. She would certainly not have undertaker, it if she had had, reason to fear that on the acquisition of the colonies her communications with her oversea possessions and her entire position at see, would be placed at the complete mercy of the French and the British. This policy could not have been affected by any amount of press polemics arising out of the incidents with the Arabs.” The writer recognises that the question of Italy’s position in the Triple Alliance has been raised rather ominously from another side—namely, the Austrian, where a certain-- party is driving matters to a war. “Surely, however,” he adds, “the influence of Berlin is great enough at Vienna to be able to prevent the outbreak of such a war and the pursuit of a policy which ; s so opposed to German interests (which are peace). It may bo assumed, on the other hand, that Italy, too, was advised from hero that she also, for similar reasons, must once and for all put an end to the threats so freely used by certain Italian politicians and journalists of throwing a flaming torch into the Balkans in the spring.” The writer concludes by observing that the whole qricstion of the Triple Alliance no immediate interest—that it'is,’ indeed, “a care for the day’after to-morrow,’” f a ; nd that the real and tifgfeht question is how to 'bring to a 'close the war in a * ‘form that Would < alsh be acceptable to our Turkish friends.”' : A- IP >AJIT OF- ; of . i.■ . • vxi' 0.1 Ah