. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . or a Russian Constan-tinople, which would be a permanentdanger to her influence in the East-ern Mediterranean and which wouldmean a constant strengthening ofpan-Slavic interests in the Balkanswith Servian harbors on the AdriaticSea. It is also impossible that Italianforces will be employed at the rightFrench wing near Belfort, sinceFrance also must be rewarded forher millions. Poor Italian people! For thingswhich they might have obtained with-out a single blow they now have tomake heavy sacrifices, simply to helpcorrupt statesmen, hired a
. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . or a Russian Constan-tinople, which would be a permanentdanger to her influence in the East-ern Mediterranean and which wouldmean a constant strengthening ofpan-Slavic interests in the Balkanswith Servian harbors on the AdriaticSea. It is also impossible that Italianforces will be employed at the rightFrench wing near Belfort, sinceFrance also must be rewarded forher millions. Poor Italian people! For thingswhich they might have obtained with-out a single blow they now have tomake heavy sacrifices, simply to helpcorrupt statesmen, hired agents andmorally corrupt poets to gain mil-lions. One cannot help recalling thatmemorable answer which Bismarckgave to Benedetti on July 4, 1866,when France tried to despoil Prussiaof the fruits of the victory of us hope that in Germany,which as during the time of Freder-ick the Great is opposed by the wholeworld, a man may arise whose mas-terful diplomacy will aid the gloriouswork of the invincible and victoriousGerman and Austrian Armies!. Victor Emmanuel—King of Italy many indicates that a new, and ifpossible, stronger wave of absoluteconfidence in Germanys final andcomplete victory is passing throughGermany. German officials pointwith pride to the entire nation work-ing harmoniously to keep the warmachine running smoothly and alsoto forces amounting to twelve mil-lion. The view is expressed there that itmatters little whether Italy joins theentente powers or not. It is assertedthat if she declares war Germans willbe in Italy in a very few days. Or-ders have been sent out to everynewspaper office in Germany to re-frain from all hostile criticisms ofItaly, whatever nation she hates. Theopinion is held in Germany that Italyhas already deserved punishmentfrom Germany and that within afew years this will be administeredwithout mercy. itaijYs causes fob war. GERMANS DISDAIN ITALY. She Deserves Punishment, and WillGet it Anyhow, Without Mercy. Amsterdam. — (Dispatch
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