The cholera and our water-supply.

  • Frankland, Percy, 1858-1946.
Date:
1883
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    1883. ITALIAN FOLICT IN THE EAST. .345 \ / hW fleet and her finances are as yet too weak to justify fear of rivVry, although sufficiently developed to render her a valuable ally. We have alluded to the interests of England in following up a policy of rational and possible Conservatism in the East rather than a policy of mutt^al concession, of bribes and of spoliation; a policy which at the startXhas produced many embarrassments, aud which may lead to ulterioi\complications highly prejudicial to British interests in the East. \ / \ / We have, also shown how Italy is bound J6y all her precedents to such a Conservative policy, and how unwise ii would be on her part to indulge in a pdlicy of adventures which mght prove fatal to herself and also to othCTs. Lastly, we have exolained why Italy feels at her ease wherever thk British standard is foisted. For what does Italy require in pursuairce of her pacific rmssion ? She demands liberty to barter, facility of access, freedom apd facility of action ; and for these requirements no other flag can >offer an equal guarantee in distant and neighbouring ses«^. Thus public opinion in Italy viewed with indulgence the Britishs conqwsts around her, and, while objecting to others which present e:^lusive and hostile aspect, would, we have no doubt, look favourablythe alliance we have pointed out in spite of the fable of the lion, whdre one party has all and the other nothing. Apparently such a pmicyNwould meet with the support and sym- pathy of Germany—a^ountrXoccupied, like Italy, with its internal organisation, and therefore disinclined in view of her own interests to enter into distant adventures, ^ut whatever may he her future course of policy, Germany cannot ^ow view with indifference any radical changes in favour of other Fpwers in Oriental regions, and far less would s^ care to learn that tb^ peace of Europe had been jeopardised without her sanction or cognisance. Like all those who are strong, sh^ can afford to wait. To those who know how to wait, everything c(raes in due season. \ We unl^sitatingly assert that just as the ajliance conceived and brought about between Germany and Italy has\saved the peace of Europe, alliance between Italy and England wmld be conducive to the peace of the world. \ As far as Italy is concerned, she saw her star\ise under the auspices of an alliance with England in support of the integrity of the ancient Orient; an alliance evidently less calculated for Eastern interest than for the progress of European civilisation. We do not doubt that if she proceeds on her course under the same auspices, she will secure the advantages due to her, and justify the position she has assumed among the States of Europe. F. Nobili Vitelleschi.