Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-27
ITALY AND TURKEY
READY FOR WAR.
Italy Gives Turkey Twenty-four hours
to Agree to Italian Occupation
of Trip0li.

COnStantlQOple, SepI. Z AS -
allan government has delivered an
ultimatum to Turkey demanding that
the latter agree to an occupation
of Tripoli. The ultimatum states
that unless Turkey replies by tomor-
row, the province will be occupied
without further discussion.
Malta, Sept. 27.-Two Italian bat
ueships and four torpedo boats
passed here today headed for Trip
oil. 1t is believed that Italy plans
a demonstration Of force and also to
prevent at any cost the landing there
OF Turkish reinforcements.
London, Sept. 27.-Desplte optl-
mistic views on the Continent where
it is believed the Turco-ltalian dis
pute growing out OF the control OF
Tripoli will be settled on a basis
of recognition Of Turkeys sover-
reignity and ltaly's economic rights,
anti-war policies at I.loyd's advanced
sharply today. They are selling at
the enormous hazard Of 40 per cent.
This is due to the free admission
at Constantinople that Italy's note
that augmentation of the Turkish
forces there will be considered as
an act of hostility, is considered by
all officialdom as an ultimatum, yio-
lation of which will result in a dec
laration Of war by Italy.
In Tripoli the situation Is most SER
ious. The native Turks have armed
themselves and organized indepen-
dent companies which are drilling
both night and day. All OF the
gunsmiths have disposed Of their
stocks, and there is not an able bod
led native who is not ready to take
the rield against Italy.
Most Of the Italian merchants
whose aggression has resulted in the
present situation have fed the coun-
try, fearing reprisals.
The general strike has not materi-
allied in the Italian provinces, but
the Socialist leaders declare every
union man in the cities is ready to
obey the word as soon as directed to
quit his employment. The majority
of the newspapers deplore the sug-
gestion of an anti-military demon
stration under present conditions and
pressure is being brought to bear
on the Socialist leaders TO have the
abandoned.
One thing that has angered the
Italian people is the statement from
that. in case Of war,
Italian subjects will not be permitted
to leave the country, but will be de-
tained as hostages. This action, 1t
is claimed here, is in violation Of
usage.
A private telegram received here
today from Tripoli says Italian war
ships with an expeditionary force
are lying twenty miles of shore. The
Italian residents fear a massacre and
those who cannot flee are remaining
in their homes.
Berlin, Sept. 27.-That hostilities
between Turkey and Italy would
open the entire situation and posi-
bly, result in the long deferred clash
of the powers is admitted here.
every nation, England
is working hard to de-
wise a peaceful settlement. The
intimation has been conveyed to
Italy by both Germany and Austria
that anything more serious than a
demonstration before Tripoli and
Smyrna will be looked on with dis
favor, but because Of the Intense feel
ing in Italy 1t is not believed the
can back down without
facing serious trouble at home.
Realizing this fact the German am
bassador to Turkey, Baron Mar
schall Won Bieberstein, and the grand
vizier, Hakki Pasha, have been in
almost continuous conference in
Constantinople since Sunday, en-
deavoring to arrange basis Of set
tlement that would protect the hon
or of both nations.
1t is hoped that Turkey will be
willing to consent to recognition of
Italy's economic preference in Tripoli
in consideration Of having her SOW
ereignity maintained.
The situation is most serious and
has eclipsed the Moroccan situation
in the minds of the German states
men.
Rome, Sept. 27.-That there is q
serious question whether Tripoli will
prove worth fighting for as colonial
possibility was admitted in state
ment prepared exclusively for the
United Press today by Guglielmo
Ferrero, the famous Italian histori-
an whose Greatness and Decadence
of Rome" ranks as one Of the great
est modern historical works. All
that can be done, he said, Is to occu-
py the territory and wait and see.
The statement, he said, was not in
tended either as an argument for Or