The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-10-12
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Washington, ID. c.. Oct. 10. lsA
With the cool weather Washinglol
has again taken on the air OF tns
capital Of the greatest nation On
earth. For weeks the residents q
the city who have been summeTmg
in various quarters have been pour
ing back into town. and now for rne
last few days official Washington Has
been returning, including Congress
men, Cabinet officers, heads or -
reaus, and all kinds of public Oh
ficials. - -
The Representative and Senators
who are coming, however, are, az
rule. those who were appointed on
the various Democratic smelling
committees looking for campalgn
thunder. They have found nothing
but they are back early on their JoDs
and are still anxiously looking To-
some great rottenness," with a des
perate hope of finding something thal
they can use in the next Campaign
to help call attention from the Demo
cratic record of incompetency ane
broken promises.
Last week, the District Supreus
Court opened, and all of the othe'
courts follow suit this week. Tit i
= 10 FRI M rrrT
| ters to Washington. So, all in ali
Washington Is fast beginning to Ioal
like the real W. hiagton of jd
I winter, when It Is me nation s0cfa
and political center.
/ The War Cloud i'm Europe.
The chief topic around the Wa
and Navy Departments and in all OF
fetal Washington, is the war Detwee
Italy and Turkey. 1t is noticeabl
that sympathy is generally on tn
side of Italy and is as pronounced a
it was on the side Of Japan in tn
Russian-Japanese War. The Italia
feet has sunk several Turkish wal
ships, and has bombarded and take
possession of Tripoli, the Turks nav
ing refused to evacuate.
A prominent officer of the Unite
States Army, at the War Depar'
ment, on this morning, said that tn
capturing of Tripoli by Italy did nc
mean that Italy will be able to cor
troll without much trouble and e.
pense, and probably more fghnns
anything more than the city OF 1T
poll. He observed that the countr
! of Tripoli was as large as Frane'
/ and that the back-country in the 1li
and as far back as the Desert oASf
hara, was inhabited by Arab trpe'
men. He said that these Arabs Fer
the people in whose country the Mt
hammedan religion was born, an
that they revered the Korean as nlc
as Christians do the Bible and atn
). New Testament.
He pointed out that these Afat
have always been a cultured pe9pi
y They have been distinguishes Il
% their learning, not only in literaSRf
but in mathematics, astronomy, az
most of the other sciences that We
Il known to the ancients, and eve
Il the civilized people of modern urle
) save and except the recent moaei
s inventions. He said that these pc
st pie were not only intelligent IL
If they were brave, that they Wels
g mounted on the fine Arab steeas' al
l. that for years Turkey had been y
nishing them with the newesl
1t best quality of Mouser rifles anu al
Is munition. He further said thA
D. account Of the Turks having the q"
r. religion as these Arabs that ~
,e would consider the invasion OF f.a
" as a fight on their religion, anu N
e. the world knew that fight WIN :
,r Mohammedans when they felt I.n
their religion was being atl =
r would cause them to defend
" selves with heroism that was 20
d cal. Therefore, he pointed ous
! Italy would be constantly az =
:, by these brave, intelligent anu -
: ing Arab tribesmen whenevei :. :.
dared to extend their rule nv
% back-country.
It Since talking to this army
W this morning, the evening papo. :
le Washington have appeared, ah1
Is first headline that caught our ese
he that the Italian soldiers VIZ
id dared to press out into the :.
re beyond the city OF Tripoli nau . !!
|" been ambushed by superior -
of Arab tribesmen, and that a.
" ber of them had been killed anu ~
r. others forced to retreat to tne 49,