Neutral Nations

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 249, 30 March 1915, Page 5

Neutral Nations

ITALY.

READY FOB MOBILISATION.

A MOVE BECOMING IMPERATIVE.

London, March 28.

A Central News Rome Correspondent states that everything is in readiness for a general mobilisation. It is estimated that 3000 Austrians and Germans have left Rome. The warnings in Russian papers referring to the dwindling chances of Austria are believed to have influenced Italy towards intervention. The Message™ has published a presumably inspired article intimating that the feeling in Austrian circles is that Austria would rather give Galicia to Russia than Trent or part of Istria to Italy for the sake of Italian neutrality. This would remove the Russian nightmare and leave Austria free to fight Roumania and Italy to death. The dissolution of Turkey will compel Italy to come to an understanding with Britain in the interests of the Eastern Mediterranean. The defeat of Austria will render it necessary for Italy to act in accord with Russia and Servia in the defence of their interests in the Adriatic and the Balkans.

THE NATION IMPATIENT.

ANTI-AUSTRIAN RIOTING.

Received March 29, 7.20 p.m. Rome, March 29.

A great National Congress in favor of redeeming Trieste and Trente 'by war included many; Senators and Deputies. Colonel Garibaldi was wildly cheered. When the speakers were departing, the ladies in the adjoining houses pelted them with flowers.

The crowd later broke the police cordon and surrounded the Austrian Embassy, shouting "Down with Austria.' - The demonstrators paraded the city for hours.

CLAMORING FOR WAR. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received March 29, 5.10 p.m. London, March 29. The Italian press is widely asserting that Italy is determined to fight for a place in the sun, and will defend to the fullest her liberties, adding that "th e country has not spent sixty millions in complete military preparations for nothing." '

ITALY NEED NOT FIGHT.

AT LEAST, NOT YET.

Received March 30, 12.10 a.m. London, March 29.

Dr. Dillon, cabling from Rome, says the chief obstacle to the Balkan League is Bulgaria's claim to the Monastir-Iviv-alla line, which the Serbs and Greeks .lodine to relinquish. There is no necessity for Italy to drop her neutrality while the snow lies deep in the mountain passes which her .innv must traverse if she attacks Austria.

" BULLYING HOLLAND."

WHAT WILL GERMANY GAIN?

Received March 29, 5.15 p.m.

London, March 29. The Times, in a leader on "Bullying Holland," says we are in the presence of deliberate German attempts to apply the principle of frightfulness to neutral, and especially to Dutch shipping. The Dutch Press rightly observes that the German blockade practised against England is far beyond any action of Britain against neutrals trading with Germany. Can Germany's intention be to goad Holland's attitude of settled hostility towards Germany? We fail to perceive what advantage the Germans hope to derive therefrom. Feeling in Holland is greatly perturbed by the sinking of the Medea, which is described as an act of arbitrary violence demanding complete compensation from Germany.