Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-28
ITAIYs ACTION Is DENOUNCED
Part of General Animosity Of Chris.
tians Toward Mohammedans.
JUSTICE IN EUROPE
1t Says Treaties Are Only Instru-
ments of Deception.
EUROPEANS IN TRIPoLI UNEASY
Fear that Landing OF italian Force
VIII BE Followed by Massacre
-outRoine steamers Are
Crowded


CoNsTANTINoPIE, Sept "a. - The
newspapers suggest that all Ottoman sub
jects refuse to pay their debts 70 italians
in the event OF an italian occupation OF
Tripoh
The Tripoli deputies held a meeting
here yesterday and discussed the situa-
ton. The authorities have prohibited
public meeting OF protest against the
threatening attitude Of italy arranged at
Stamboul.
The Tanlns leading article today says:
The Tripolitan question brings on the
tapis the whole question of the relations
between Christianity and Islam. The
Turks have trespassed on nobody's rights,
yet Italy is preparing to occupy Turkish
territory on the pretext that Germany
and France have taken away the inde
pendence of Morocco.
such conduct is in violation OF the
principles Of international law. humanity
and civilization. 1t is evident that there
is no Justice in Europe. Treaties are
merely instruments Of deception which
are destroyed when an advantage is to be
gained thereby.
The Italian aggression is really the
outcome Of the animosity on the part OF
Christianity toward Islam"
Germany Also pistrusted.
The Tanin regrets its former belief in
Germany's friendship and adds that 1t is
apparent that Turkey has no friends in
Europe
It is understood that Germany is try
ing automatically at Rome and Constan-
tinople to arrange an understanding, but
there is no hope here that the effort will
succeed.
The Turkish transport Berna, which
sailed with ammunition from CONSTANT
nople and was detained for several days
at smyrna arrived at Trlpoli yesterday.
The Turkish cabinet In council yester-
day decided that in the event of a rup-
ture of the relations between italy and
Turkey the italians should be deprived
of all benefit of the capitulations.
The capitulations are Turkish state pa
pers guaranteeing to foreigners residing
in Turkey and it's dependencies extra
territorial rights and irnmunities. such as
trial by consular courts, In cases where
Turkish subjects are concerned.
Europeans Are Uneasy.
TRIPoLI. Sept. 27.-The uneasiness OF
European residents here increases through
apprehension of native demonstrations.
A French steamer sailing yesterday took
aboard many Europeans for Tunis, but
was compelled to refuse others who
sought passage because Of the lack OF
accommodations for them.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-A letter from Trip
oil dated September 2l says: "on the
day that the Italian newspapers intimat-
ing that the Italians contemplated an
expendition to occupy Tripoli were re-
ceived here every cafe and theater all
the shops and stores were instantly closed
and word was passed Immediately to
Arabs throughout the towns to meet In
the great mosques to decide what they
would do
They agreed that they would resist the
Italian landing to the last and If they
had to yield that they would go to the
British consulate and seek British pro-
tection.'
Panic in TripOIi.
MALTA, Sept. IA private message
from Tripoli today says that Italian war
ships with an expeditionary force are
lying twenty miles off Tripon and that
there is a panic among the Italian resi-
dents there as It is feared that the land
ing OF troops will be the signal for a
massacre Of Europeans.
The Anglo-Maltese colony in Tripoh to-
day sent an appeal to their eompatriotts.
saying:
I'VE emplore your brethern 70 appeal
to the government TO assist us and to
come to our help, as the Italian steamers
refuse to receive any but persons of their
own nationality"
Riots I'm Northern Italy.
CHIAsSo. Switzerland. Sept Z7.-ou
the frontier September 20-roday's ad-
vices from Rome state that the anti
militarist demonstr atoms have assumed
a grave character In the provinces OF
RavannA and Forlol where the socialist
and republican elements predominats. A
mob, after stopping the trains. which
were transporting troops being moved in
connection with the trouble in Turkey
over Tripoli. stoned the cavalry. The
rioters used street cars to form barri-
cades. At vigevano province of Pavia,
the manifestants paraded, led by
uyornau and ainainR anarchisf{c snp1a