ITALIAN INTERVENTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15834, 3 February 1915, Page 7

ITALIAN INTERVENTION.

TO STRIKE IN APRIL. AN INDEPENDENT WAR. INFORMATION IN SYDNEY. (Received February 2, 8 m.) Sydney, February 2. The Italian newspaper Oceania, which is published in Sydney, say?: " On the strength of private information from a person occupying a very high official position in Italy, we can declare that Italy will certainly take the field against Austria in April. In tact, the first line of the army, numbering a million and a-quarter men, are already under arms. The source of the information leaves no possible doubt as to its accuracy. It must be distinctly understood that Italy goes to war not altogether as an ally of Britain or France or Russia, but mostly for her own advantage and the protection of her own rights. If she fails she fails by herself. If she conquers she conquers bv herself. " Thus, while helping the allies, sho strikes for her lost provinces in particular and for the maintenance of her political position in general. She also strikes for the liberty of Europe from a Germanic tyranny, which would be fatal to those ideals of liberalism which Italy shares with all western Powers."

SOCIALISTS' ATTITUDE.

WILL FIGHT IF NEED BE.

London, February 1

The Rome section of Socialists oppose Italy participating in the war. A small minority wished to bring about a general strike in the event of mobilisation, but Signor Turati delivered an anti-German speech, declaring that if intervention were necessary the Socialists would fight. The patriotic majority of Italians are prepared to risk the extinction of party in order to help the country.