At the next sitting, many of the Deputies abandoned critical speeches which they had intended to ake, thus securing unity in the Chamber. In course of a lengthy speech, Signor Labriola, the Syndicalist, declared that che whole responsibility for the war UN
867 rested upon Austria and Germany. He found himself unable to follow the logic which found in 42 centimetre guns the ideal means of estab-hing Germany's moral and 'ntellectual influence. As far as Italy was concerned, the war would have the very important effect of consolidating her people.
Bignor Bissolati, the Socialist, spoke in similar terms, but another Socialist Deputy, Signor Treves, caused a commotion by speaking strongly against the special oxpenditure, urging that it would serve to carry Italy farther towards war, and impoverish the people. The speaker's assertion that he did not consider Italy was maintaining a strict neutrality, was met with cries of disapproval from all parts of the house, and was directly denied by the Premier.
Signor Tedeski explained the nature of the extraordinary expenture to be voted, amounting to 6,893 millions of lire, and when te had concluded his speech there were cries of "Vote, Vote."
There was some further sion, one of the speakers insisting -|upon the necessity of planting the tional flag on the natural frontiers of Italy.
Newspaper Comment on the The "Corriere della Sera' observes that the Government said all that was necessary. Naturally, the statements had to be vague, but the Premier made clear what every Italian understands without Precise statements, and the support given to the Ministry shows that the nation fully understands the situation.
The "Popolo d'Italia" says that for the first time the Government explained the real cause of Italy's breach with the Triple Alliance, this cause being a war begun for the furtherance of aims quite oontrary to those of Italy. It was the hope of the Italian people that the war would be carried directly against Austria without any equivocation or half measures, without any pretexts with regard to Al-mania, Turkey or Egypt.
The "Sereolo" found the Promier's speech brief but absolutely clear in its meaning for every Italian, both by what was said and what was suggested.
The "'Messagero" comments on the Premier's astuteness in obtaining a solid vote from the Chamber by dispelling an atmosphere of suspicion created by the equivocal vehaviour of the Government and the laconic communiques of the official agency with regard to the keeping of Italian neutrality. The paper repeats its assertion that Italy's interests are bound up with those of Great Britain, France and Russia, and in further support of this contention points out that documentary evidence proves that the Jriginal fro
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