ITALY TONGUE-THRASHED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15931, 31 May 1915, Page 8

ITALY TONGUE-THRASHED.

J WOW. »M® M&AKft J ; ''"'v " ; l y CHANCELLOR'S OUTBURST, ( v l ' '• J'' 1,. / " "* <,> * ' r'— ' ? SARCASM AND ABUSE. . ( CRcceiTed May 30, 3.30 p.®-) London, May 25. 1 An Amsterdam message states that the German Chancellor, Dr. von < Bethmann-Hollweg, in a violent out- 1 burst, in the Reichstag, said that } Italy had inscribed in the book of { history her violation of faith, in in- ( effaceabl* letters of blood. ; tier war was directly a mad war. Nobody threatened Italy neither Aus- > tria-Hungary nor Germany. She i might have bloodlessly secured a J long list of concessions. Perhaps ( she wished to conquer German a Tyrol; if so, it was "Hands ctt! i He denied that offers came too lata. 1 Italy had engaged herself long beforehand so deeply with the < Triple Entente that she was unable I to disentangle herself. < Sighting a "World of Pigmies." ( The Cabinet in Rome had raani- ; tested fluctuations as far bach as December, continued the Chancellor. It was always useful to have two irons in. the fire. Italy bad before shown a predilection for extra dances, out this was no ballroom; it, was a- bloody battlefield wherein Germany an i Austria-Hungary were fighting for their lives again:* a world of pigmies, ; Italiav statesmen had played against Italy t, v s same game as against th'i Tnplicc. A m&joruy in Parliaijer. nv<l • " people, early in May. ui'u desire war. "ut coram on. ssv.s-') had jo say, anu .«o xnol one ruled. Wit.' the assistance I leadla? statesn--* of 'th* Cabinet, fed, vth the Triple Entente' gold, the mob, under .. e ' guidance of unscrupulous war-agita-tors, was routed to fretm/ for eloci It threats V*- King with Ws olp.iion, " and ; all module men with murder unle*? they, joined in I tbe war delirium. ,U. were intentionally kept in-the J.nrk regarding Austria's far-Tuachmg concesy sions. In the frenzy. lor war honesit politicians grew dumb. « .- : Belgian Atrocities Ridiculed. v ■ iv ■ After paying a tribute to Prince : ! v Vj;Von Buelow's efforts, and predicting . that the central Powers "would .. triumph, the Chancellor eulogized Turkey's u -victorious * resistance .in , the Dardanelles. Heretofore Ger- '. many's enemies lva'l vainly nuinmoncd against her ail the forces in 0 the world m a gigantic coalition of ■ " • brave soldiers. The Germans did not despise Iheif enemies as ' their | s adversarien would like <.eii to do.' He ridiculed the British Govern- , ment's publication of rider,*e by unarmed witnesses as to " ahr„ged" -Arrcltien: in ' Relgi'uo. • This «« 'dance | " n .;. • v.v so monstrous thai or',/ m-d ' l ains could b(?lievt' it ; . / j '* '"j 'hi - '' .■ '< (t-ro& Consoles-'* Sißd H(A? Asger, { The Chancellor ac nseii France of .* t" ' waling the severe losses' in X... r ßast >arrTf'. ; and added: '' We are relying on a pod conscience, a just cause, and a e.chrious sword, flii i we will not allow ourselves to be. breed ? a h«Jr v s; breadth Iron- our path, We have always re- '} cognised the right. i'ot in hatred, but in holy, anger do we wage this war:' The "more, wildly % the storm rages the more firmly mufit we buiM our h<;use. For your loyal co-opera-xVH/- tion throughout I ! ' bring : your Kaiber'fi warm thanks. (Prolonged applause).;-'*;H^' .X* "X' '£\ The abusive passages in the speech ■ - were received with frantic cheers. •' \ v l AUSTRIA. DETAINS CONSULS ft ' YOa p'fSW T> pif/'Mf jV" pr i""'i' ■ s.'-rfr • > *t» m || || ; lii l ''' l <.1.. 1 i,ii u:, ... . ITALIAN REPRISALS. Amsterdam, May 28. . The Cologne - Gazette say's . that 'Austria having refused passports to ' Italian Consuls, ' the Italian authori«ties have, arrested the Austrian Consuls of various towns, - • "V ' v,. . •