The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, 13 September 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1915. ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

fii.the, course of'aii' ! interes'ting special article', )j.yj the Rev. Robert Wood, I which appears in n recent issTieof the Christchurrh of Italy', our new ally, is folly explained, and iavj'-'lver l sympathies fl and interests lie with Britain's in the present struggle. The Rev. Robert Wood says that Italy found herself at the Gir.Ueak of this war of aggression on the part of Germany and Austria in the meshes of the Triple Alliance, and Germany expected her to fight against her old friends and on behalf of her "eternal enemy," Austria. Italy remained neutral for a time, because her alliance with Germany and Austria in no way covered j-he aggressive war they had started, but she at last found neutrality impossible when Germany made an ally of Turkey, and when she saw that the war of Britain Was for freedom against the despot iSTOsi of Germany, Austria, and Till" key. That Italy should have beei trapped into an alliance in which hei old enemy was a member is one o the Surprises, and it is also anothe example of the success of Genua 1 cunning. 'ltaly came out of the Ber lin Congress of 1878 with no share ii the spoil. Bismarck sought to sootht Italy by secretly advising her to seiz< the rich province of Tunisia, and at the same time he secretly, gave the same advice to France. Italian statesmen began to look upon Tunista as tl likely addition to their territory, wheri, 10l France, without warning. ■suddenly occupied it with a powerful army. Italy was angry with France, and her anger increased when it was said that France would break up Italian unity and restore the Temporal Bower of the Pope. This fear of French attack was simply a bogey, but her panic enabled Bismarck to trap her into the Triple Alliance. The Alliance was a thing of diplomatists, and was ever disliked by the Italian :>eople, and it was the most natural thing in the world to get out of it it the right time, and for Italy to ake her place alongside her natural \llies. The mass of the people of taly have never ceased to distrust md dislike Austria. The Irridentist noveinent has grown in recent years, n spite of the Triple Alliance, and his movement stands for war with Vusttia to recover the Trentino. which talian patriots say is "Italy unreleemed." The Irridentist- movement eeim! co-extensive with Italy to-day, md the guns of Italy are demanding from Austria territory peopled by Italians that belonged to Italy of old. But Italy is in this war lor otter than ,sellish reasons. She is in the war lor the sake of pthers, |

PROPOSED DOMINION FARMERS' INSTITUTE.

A company known n« "The Dominion fanuers' Institute, Limited," is being formed to establish in Wellington an institute which is intended as a connecting link between the various orgauisations working for the good of the fanners in New Zealand. The scheme is a national one and, is built up on the broadest lines invoK'- 1 fug the establishment of an institute that may be expected, if carried on in a businesslike fashion, to do much good to the fanning community.. The Company will have a captiaj of 000 in io.OOO fully paid up shares of £5 each. The Company is being formed to to acquire three lots of land in the vicinity of the Wellesley Club, Wellington, in Featherston Street and to erect the proposed institute thereon. The land which has a total frontage of 317 ft. 4iu. on three streets will cost under £IC,O(K) and «'ill be available for the erection of buildings when deemed advisable.' The complete scheme is to erect a building suitable for the purpose of leasing portions thereof to several organisations such as the Head- •Office of the X.Z. Farmers' Union.' head office of the "Farmers' Union Advocate." It is also proposed t<> make provision for a Farmers' Club and a Farmers' Private Hotel. In view of the prospective value of the land on account of the erection of the Hew Railway Station close by. the price for the Tots is moderate as they are right in centre of the business quarter of Wellington. Sir James Wilson, Dominion President of the New Zealand Farmers' Executive is the proposed Chairman of Directors, and says of the scheme: "I know of no movement more calculated to assist in bringing farmers together from all parts of the Dominion, with' the many consequent benefits jj and advantages. It would be a centre for the interchange of thought, ex-' perience, and ideas, where any visit-' ing farmer would find himself In touch with those of other districts, which should stimulate the important movement of directing the thoughts of farmers along modernand improved lines. The time is coming when the world will feel the result of vast economic waste due to the present war. Such air institute would materially assist towards increased production, and as time went on, ensure a'fuller measure of prosperity to; all. I sincerely trust the project' Mill be heartily supported from end ■ to'end of the Dominion."/