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EDITORIAL PAGE
rr.VLV AS A WAR POWER
The oldest of the great nations
c£ Europe U so young a» *
modern state that it ha* new been
tested in a European war. Rom
was the chief Beat of empire to all
.he world west of Cblna when Ger
• th*» British islos and Fra&ce
many, the »ru®a ww
v,ere the hom- of barbarous tribes.
Italy never lougkta^
hi European soil since R
.arne the capital of the Ha iau
kingdom of today.
The Unit*! States celebrated the
centennial of its national birthday
vhen Italy. as it stands on the
maps now, was not six years old,
"a vet how young is America n
pared with the city on the Tiber,
which ruled all the shores of the
Mediterranean 1.500 yeans before
the first permanent settlement was
made in this country! In 18.0 th
preseut boundaries of Italy, as
kingdom, were established.
1866 it had gained much territory
from Austria, including "Venice In
it had taken a far-reaching
step toward unity and
Stxiv year* ago there was nothing
tut" a dream, fervently cherished
and ardently toiled tor. to stand
for the single realm which is t e
ltalv of this day.
Sardinia fought with France
acainst Austria in 1859. with Prus
sia. against Austria-Hungary in
1S6,;, and both wars resulted in
large gains of territory. The
Kingdom of Italy was formed
1S61. under that title, and its first
parliament met in February of that
vear Rome was held apart as
the seat of the temporal power of
the papal See. until 1870. Since
then Italy's wars have been fought
in Vriea, a disastrous defeat D>
the"Abyssinians in 1876 contrast
ing with the gradual conquest of
Tripoli from the small Turkish gar
risons and the fierce desert tribes,
•n 1911 and 1912.
It will be seen that Italy as a
modern political unit. is rery
vount and almost wholly untried
in war The Italian kingdom has
been mad*, for the most part, by
the victories of allies-France first
and later Prussia—acting with the
most \ ital and promising Italian
state, 'he kingdom of Sardinia. It
is well kuowu that Italy has found
the bu.den of attempting to keep
step with far richer nations in mili
tary and naval armaments a crush
es burden and that in recent years
there has been no rea> effort to
play more thau a minor part In the
triple alliance, with Germany and
Austria-Hungary, which the Italia
kingdom entered in 1SS3.
So well-informed admirer
Italy will contend that the Italian
jrmv and navy have reached or ap
proaensd the German or French
standards of efficiency In organiza
tion a.id preparation. It is ex
treme. - doubtful whether the
Italian forces, on land or sea, are
equal in equipment and readiness
to tho-.e of Austria-Hungary. Pos
sibly riiey do not exceed the Rus
sian average
But Italy has gone Into action
iter long special study of the
newest military and naval condi
tions . .d at a time when her pro
spective foes have used up a large
part of their first-line troops. Her
r.rmies are fresh and her resources
a numbers are formidable, at this
stage of a war which has looked
to m -nv outside students of ex
isting conditions like a huge dead
lock. ..
P. cent reports from Italian
sources place the number of men
under arms at 1.700.000, It is
high'y improbable that so manj.
fairl" trained and armed, can fbe
found in Italy. More credible and
rnorj common estimates are 1.200.-,
000 o> even as moderate a figure
■is l.oOO.OOO. The last total is
larger thai, the maximum which,
could have been reached by the use
of only the p<wc9 establishment and |
its reserves. It Italy has a mil
lion men ready for action they
must necessarily Include a large
number of old reservists and young
volunteers specially trained and
prepared for service since the great
war began.
But Italy has 36,003.000 people.
Her covsts are safe against attack,
not only because her own navy Is
quite formidable, but because of
the overwhPlmiug sea power of her
prospective allies. Her compara
tively short land boundaries are
chiefly shared with France, an ally
if Italian armies take the field, and
neutral Switzerland. On the Aus
tro Hungarian frontier of 484 miles
there are stretches so walled by
mountains that they require no
forts or armios. For the rest the
Italian army ought to suffice to
hold the fortified boundary without
great difficulty.
But a war of defense will not
I serve Italy's purpose. It will not
| be de-iisive enough. Italy must
| stride against the rugged and
strongly fortified Austrian boun
dary or use large forces over the
sea, in Bosnia, possibly, acting
with the Serbs and the Italian
queens' Montenegrin kinsfolk, but
perhaps at tba Dardanelles, in the
hope of crusning Turkey quickly.
The Italian navy -will naturally
find work in the Adriatic, tight
ening the blockade of the Austrian
coast.
Altogether. U is idle to say that i
the introduction of such a factor
as Italy may not work great
changes in the vast conflict. But
it fs still more unreasonable to
look to the Italian kingdom for a
second German, French, Russian or
Austro-Hutigarian army. That is
impossible.—Cleveland Leader.
Jumes and I.ucy Anderson were
cousins. Their uncle. Peter Anderson,
wns very rich, and wben be died a will
was produced leaving all bis property
to James and Lucy jointly. This was
no surprise, for it was well known that
the testator, who had no children, had
approved a plan of union between his
favorite nephew and niece and that
they should inherit his property. They
were lovers, were engaged and soon to
be married.
There was great surprise, therefore,
when a half brother of the deceased
named Torrance pronounced the will n
forgery. This would give the property
to the heirs at law, and Torrance would
receive a third, or about $200,000. Bui
a still greater surprise was sprung
when Torrance accused James Ander
son of the forgery. Unfortunately, both
witnesses to this will were dead.
Torrance had divorced his wife, who
hud married another man named
Baker. Baker had trouble with the wo
man and to get rid of her had gone to
parts unknown, it was supposed that
the origin of the accusation was In
Mrs Torrance-Baker, who had known
Sir. Anderson, the testator, and swort
that the signature to the will was not
his.
When James ADderson received n
visit from her attorney, Edward Mark
bam, James asked whether, should au
accused person confess the crime of
which he was accused, bis counsel
would still be bound to defend him.
The lawyer replied that a defense un
der the circumstances would be per
fectly legitimate. Thus informed, James
confessed that he had forged his uncle's
will Markham was greatly surprised,
for young Anderson had a singularly
honest countenance. Indeed, notwith
standing the confession, Markham did
not believe that his client was guilty.
Markham took great interest in the
case, for not only a fortune for a pair
of young lovers, but young Anderson's
acquittal of a beinous crime, were at
stake. There was the usual examina
tion of exi<erts in chirography and the
usual differences of opinion on the part
of these centlemen. Half of them pro
tltfu&ced fho sigtint nriTTfrtfiB WflTtTrtio
genuine, while the other liitlf declared
that 1t was a palpable forgery. Most
of the latter on comparing the signn
ture with Bpeclmeus of Janus Ander
son's writing bore witness that he had
written It One expert declared that
no man could have written it, for it
bore many characteristics of a femi
nine hand.
Lucy Anderson attended the court
regularly and was naturally under a
terrible strain. When this testimony
was adduced several persons among
the spectators looked at her as much
as to say. "I'erlmps, after all, she i:
the criminal." This was too much for
her. She fainted aud was carried out
of the courtroom.
The next - development In the ease
was that Luev sent for her lover's
counsel und confessed to him that it
was she and not James who had forged
the will. This set a new complexion on
the case for the attoruey. lie had twi
confessions, one from James, the othci
from Lucy Anderson. The former he
had never believed, aud as the case
had proceeded he had conceived a sus
picion that James wns shielding some
ona When Lucy had fainted 011 hear
lug that the forger must have been a
woman the lawyer made up his mind
that ho bad reached a solution of the
problem.
He consulted with his client. Inform
ing him of Lucy's confession. James
did not seem to bo surprised on hear
ing of It, but stolidly adhered to what
he had said, declaring that Lucy had
confessed to save him from dlsgract
and imprisonment. He begged her
counsel to conceal the latest confession
and. If ho could not save him on a tech
nicality, to let the case go agalust him.
The prisoner was convicted, largely
on the evidence of Mrs.Torrance-Baker,
who at the time the will was made or
supposed to have been made was on
very friendly terms with the testator
James received his conviction stoically,
as though conscious of doing a noble
action instead of having committed a
crime. Lucy was again carried out ot
the courtroom in a swoon. Shortly aft
er the finding of the verdict James was
sentenced to ten years' imprisonment
in the state penitentiary.
Just before he was to be ta~en to
prison who should turn up but Francis
Baker, the second husband of Mrs.
Torrance-Baker, who had been active
in securing young Anderson's convlc
tion. Lie had been In the interior of
South America.
Baker's return produced a great
bouleversement in the situation, tie
had witnessed a subsequent will to the |
one mentioned, leaving all his estate 1
to his nephew with a provision that j
he should marry his cousin Lucy. A I
new hunt was instituted and this will
founlL Torrance also testified that the
signature to the will James Anderson
had been convicted of forging was
gennine.
James Anderson's counsel npplled
for a new trial. The application was
granted, and at the second trial, which
was a mere form, the accused was ae
quitted. He had been shielding Lucy
under the belief that she had forged
the will, and she later had attempted to
shield him, thinking to save him by
her own sacritiee.
They were ready enough to comply
with the provisions of the second will
and were married accordingly.
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