Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-04
DEMAND FOR REPEAL Italy IS DENOUNCED
Teneytow Meeting Opposes Massacre OF Arabs Causes In
Increase in Water Rates. dignation in England.
|COUNTY ROADS ILL KEPT REGARD DENIAL AS WEAK
Commissioners Criticised for Failure British Correspondents Confirm
to Clean Them Stories Of Atrocities
CHARGED WITH DECEPTION TOO ARMY IN PANIC
Northwest Suburban by tins
Menace to Egypt
Massacre of Arabs Causes In
dignation in England.
REGARD DENIAL AS WEAK
British Correspondents Confirm
Stories Of Atrocities.
ITALIAN ARMY IN A PANIC
Inspired by the Contempt for Death
Shown by Their Victims-A
Menace to Egypt.

LONDON. November 4-Premier Clio
litti's denials of Italian atrocities at
Tripoli have failed to eradicate the i'm
preston created by the reports of several
correspondents and the absolute evidence
Of their correctness afforded by pnoto-
graphs.
Protests have been made in parlia
ment. but Intellectually, both Premier
Asquith and Sir Edward Grey. the foreign
secretary, deprecating questions phrased
in such a form as to be offensive to q
friendly nation.
c. Leach. NJ. P, of Yorkshire. who re-
ceived the rebuke. had inquired whether
the foreign secretary would not use his
good offices to put a stop to the killing
OF Arab men. women and children.
Answer Does Not Satisfy.
Sir Edward said that the military op-
erations in Tripoli were a matter with
which the British government could not
interfere consistently with Its declara-
ton Of neutrality. This answer has failed
to satisfy not only Mr.. Leach, but the
major portion of the British press ana
public.
1t is pointed out that when military
of grave offenses against humanity the
Rightly of diplomatic etiquette mas Otter
been relaxed, and that when Austria tooh
TO treating Italian insurgents fighting foi
their country as Italy treats the Arabs
successive English governments did re-
monstrate with considerable asperity
Tine agitation received fresh impetus
through telegram received by a news
agency from Herbert Montasu, a second
lieutenant OF the 9Th Fuslliers. Lieut.
al fa1 ,bn,.
from Soukelyonma by way of Dehibat on
the frontier of Tunis, as follows:
Says He Saw Massacres.
Il feel 1t my duty to send to you the
following telegram. and l beg you In the
name of Christianity to publish i,
throughout England. l am an Enslisl
officer now voluntarily serving in the
Turkish army here.
LAS you know already about the fero-
cious resistance which the TURKS and
ARABS are offering the Italians, 1 can onl,
express my admiration for their Dravery
|sand Iortitude, which would warm the
heart of any Enalisnman OF of any true
solder in the world.
Imagine my feelings when, on enter
ing ana driving the Italians out of Arab
houses which they had fortified and were
ho.d,ng, we discovered the bodies OF some
and feet bound, mutilated, pierced and
torn. Later on at the name of the
town was lost in transmission) we found
a mosque flied with bodies of women and
children, mu,ilated almost beyond recog-
n.tion. / could not count them, but there
must have been 800 or 400.
'In this European war are such crimes
to be committed? Cannot England do
something to stop such horrors? In our
civilization and times you can hardly oe-
Iieve it. but it is true, nevertheless. l my
self have seen 1t, so | know
Even now we are getting news of
further massa ores of women and children
who were discovered on different farms
lately occupied by Italians. The idea of
the Italians when they slaughter the in
nocents obviously was one of revenge for
their heavy losses in battle.
1--WE are at this moment under heavy
sharpnel fire. so you must excuse me il
these sentences are somewhat dsjointed.
There is also an aeroplane circling over
our position and directing the enemy's
gunfire on us.
Panic in italian Army.
A dispatch from a German correspond
ent at Tripoli throws some new light on
the subject Telegraphing under Tues
days date, he says:
THE suppression of the revolt among
the natives is being continued with mer-
CHESS rigor Arabs, thoroughly well
armed, had occupied the whole oasis.
They did not shoot any European ci-
villains but they Snot many soldiers, and
on this account the panic which arose
among the troops was increased. owing to
the h.lplessneSs of the officers.
"A wild man-hunt began. The troops
were even ordered to fire on women and
children. Thus far at least 5000 natives
have been executed or shot down. The
Italian soldiers have conducted an equal
number as prisoners to Pantelleria.
Il myself witnessed unhe lrdof atroci-
ties Hundreds of Arab corpses and also
carcases of animals are still lying about
in the oasis. ;"
Die Without Murmur.
Another correspondent sends this sig
nificant dispatch:
THE wonderful feature of all thes" ex-
ecutions is the manner in which the
Arabs meet their death. There is never
sound from them. / have seen num-
bers shot in the same cold-blooded way.
and in no case has there been the least
sign of fear
ct is this utter contempt OF death
which seems to be getting on the nerves
| Of the Italian soldiers. and 1t accounts
| 70. much of their savagery.
This morning q large party OF women
| and children was sent into the town
and, with perfectly needless bruta ity
were made to pass scores of bodies OF
| their own husbands and fathers. The
| whole thing is sckening, and makes one
think of the fearful reprisals should the
Arabs and Tu ks retake the town-nol
such an impossible idea as 1t may seen
| to the outside world.
| Outbreak Threatens Egypt.
| The possibility of trouble being IN d.
| for Eng.a by the evaporation engen
derod among Mohammedans by the new:
Of the Italians behavior at Tripoli has
| been brought home 10 the public here by
| reports Of ami European riots in Egypt
| A Cairo dispatch says that the situation
| the u reg rded as very serious ant
Lord Kitchener is taking active steps Il
deal with any recrudescence of the trou
! Bile.
/ themst Ives. Full details of the scenes a
| Alexandria show that the riot was of {
most serious and threatening CHI racter
1t was started by band of Arab stu
dents, who. intlamed by statements il
,he native pape $ paraded the street:
crryng 4 standard bearing f4natica
! anti Christian inscriptions.
: As they marched along they shouted
Long live the sultan! Death to the Itai
ians'
u European police officer attempted t.
seize the standard. but was knocked dowi
nd stoned by the students, who, by thi
time had been reinforced by large bodies
of other Arabs