ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3063, 7 December 1908, Page 5

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

CABLE NEWS.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.

A REMARKABLE SPEECH.

DANGER OF WAR.

ROME, December 4

In connection with Professor Fusinato's motion of confidence in the Government, the debate in the Italian Chamber of Deputies was continued. Signor Fordo described Austria's action as an effective violation of the Treaty of Berlin. The abandonment of Novibazar was, he held, insufficient compensation, and Austria ought to evacuate Spezzia. Austria's position on the Adriatic would, through her recent action, be greatly strengthened, thus facilitating future designs on Salonika, besides preventing the formation of a great Serb state. Italy was unable to oppose annexation of the occupied provinces or to obtain compensation, but could join a European conference with ful liberty of judgment. Although Italy wished to remain loyal to the Triple Alliance the loyalty was daily becoming more difficult, owing to Austria's extraordinary excessive armaments. The situation waa such t that Italy was within danger of war, and the Government Jought to complete the defences of the country.

On the Ist of the. month Professor Fusinato initiated an interesting- debate in the Italian Chamber. He expressed approval of the Government's foreign policy, especially towards Austria. Then Signor Barzilai created a sensation by stat ing that when Count Robiiant was Foreign Minister (in 1881) Austria had expressed her willingness to cede Trentin to Italy in the event of definite annexation by Austria of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

At the end of last month the Montenegrin Government handed a Note to the Austrian representative, Baron Kuhn de Kuhnenfeld, in Cettinje, claiming the cession of Spezzia, besides other compensation for the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Austrian Government refused to accept the Note, declaring that Montenegro was not empowered to to make representations regarding matters dealt with by the Berlin Congress. PROFESSOR FUSINATO'S MOTION ADOPTED. SPEECH' BY SIGNOR TITTONI. AN UNCERTAIN SITUATION IN EUROPE. CREATED BY AUSTRIA'S ACTION; SENSATION IN VIENNA. A PROFOUND IMPRESSION IN PARIS. Received December 6, 4.20 p.m. ROME, December 5.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce adopted Professor Fusinato's motion by 297 votes to 140.

Signor Tittoni (Minister for Foreign Affairs), in a speech upholding the International Treaties, declared that Austria, in preferring an anti-Italian to a legal solution, based upon the consent of all interested, had created a difficult and uncertain situation in Europe, which would re-act on the internal situation of the other States and deeply disturbed their political atmosphere. He declared Signor Barzilai's statement as unfounded. Signor Tittoni added that a rapprochment between Italy and Russia as un fait accompli, and was bound to have important consequences in the future. LONDON, December 5. The outspoken utterances of the Minister and the ex-Ministers in the Italian Chamber have caused a sensation in Vienna and a profound impression in Paris, especially Signor Fortiss' declaration that the only State "threatening Italy is an ally." "The Times' " Paris correspondent says that the Italian Government has already so far dissociated itself from the spirit of the Triple Alliance as to give France a positive a-ssurance regarding its attitude in the event of grave complications.