The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
Bomb ThrownInto European Political Circles by Bold Move to Force
 Sultan.
ISLAND MAY BE SEIZED
Nineteen Vessels Ordered to Asia Minor to Make Dem onstration Against High Handed Policy Adopt
 ed Toward Italy.

Rome, April 19-An Italian squadron, under command of Admiral F. Grenet, will set out probably tomorrow for the purpose of making demonstration in Turkish waters rhe squadron com- prlses eleven warshlps and includes the battlcship Reglan Elena, command by : the Duke of the Abruzz. and eight tor pedo boat destroyerS Altogether, the 5vc2sels Will carry 1000 men with about BOO big guns, Their objective point will < be Asia Minor, some seven hundred miles away.
 It has been decided, if 1t Is deemed :, necessary, also to occupy a small island off that coast, but it is hoped here that 1 Turkey may see the error of her ways l. hnd give full satisfaction. so that more V Energetic measures may be avoided.
 The difficulty between the two na- @tlons arises out of the refusal of the Turkish government tu permit tho con 6 luct of Italian postofllces in Turkish A. territory. notwithstanding other foreign
 
 '@luctlng. postofflces there without inter- sflerence.
 sf Considerable irritation Is being felt Slere also over the murder of an Ital- f an missionary in Tripuli and the per- ,. 'ecution by the Ottoman authorities Of s'hatlves who have sold land to Italians, 7aput the present action of the Italian Government Is based primarily on the ,Dostofficc question. With regard to this, However, the Turkish ambassador In sFSome has pointed out in an interview :. ..fhat his government has in no instance s4ranted to the countries in question sfuch privilege, but that 1t has "toler- {. ted" the postofllces which they have 
 ;,H For years, lt has been felt in govern 7snent circles in Rome that Turkey has <Neen taking advantage of the interna- kFonal situation to act in high-handed Ehanner toward Italians, showing but E%ttle respect for Italian rights. This #Fovernment, it is stated. has been in- VI sulgent. not wishing to cause compllca , h2ons which might endanger the accord F6f the powers with regard to the Otto 6k an ar tho Balkan problems. In addi- <sHon, there has been much opposition on 5s4he part of Turkey to all peaceful Ttal- } n Initiative in Tripoi. Matters reach- Es! n climax when Italy asked permis- f&ton to open pcstoflces in Turkish ter- SYory, where other powers already were ,I tabished, and mot with what is con-
 lered by the administration here un- 70 stiflable refusal, for besides it's being $1p acquired right, Italy considers that f e Is entitled to claim it according to *1eaties between the two countries
 faintlng her tho privileges of tho most
 vorabe nation
 Fl Apparently, Turkey came to tho con-
 ision that the Italian government .zI ould never resort to extreme meas- ~jfcs, In view of the fact that tho Mace s1 lnian problem ls pending for the set- 3 3fment of which the accord of the # wers Is indispensable, and she went
 far as to order detachments of 3z4 pops to guard the Italian postoficcs q thus 10 prevent the work from be- Fl g carried on
 To this provocation. the Italian ad- # illustration felt that 1t could only re
 M with coerciye measures, to protect
 dignity of Italy and safeguard her
 yhts In issuing orders for a demon-
 ration of Italian warshlps in Turkish
 tiers, Italy desired clearly to show
 't she did not wish to take advantage
 the situation for the purpose of oc- pylng any territory Thus the demon- ration will not occur off Tripoli. nor ~ it intended 10 influence the Balkan
 pblems by directing the fleet towards { bania or Macedonia, The squadron \ Il go direct to Asia Minor
 ireat satisfaction Is felt here, and it x stated that all the powers have ap-
 pved Ttaly's decision to resort to
 Ice, if necessary, to protect her in-
 ests, which Is an indication that they
 icvo that Italy has no intention of 5 Fmanont territorial occupation.