Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-28

= along the north coast of Africa )
y between Tunis and Egypt. Its )
= area is estimated. at 100000 )
= square miles. and Its population
= at from one to one and half )
s millions. Tripoli is the capital )
y with 10000 population. )
= cyrene. )
= Cyrene Is Greek colony on :
y the north coast of Africa be- :
= tween Alexandria and Carthage :
y founded in 631 B. G. )
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Rome, Sept. 2S.-The Italian gov
ernment has notified Turkey of its in
tention to occupy Tripoli and Cyrene
Economic concessions offered by Tur
key at the eleventh hour are rejected
by Italy, which announces its purpose
to protect it's interests and its dignit,
in its own way, relying no longer OF
Ottoman promises.
Italy's purpose is set forth in 6
note addressed by the Italian foreigr
minister to the Italian charge d'affairs
at Constantinople. This note Is sup
posed to have been prepared some
time during Tuesday night but tht
exact hour of it's delivery to the porte
is not revealed.
Rome, Sept. 2S.-A note addressed
by the foreign office to the Italiar
charge d'affaires at Constantinople
very recently peremntorily fixed q
hours as the period within which tbs
Turkish government must reply tt
the demands therein set forth.
Italy announced hgf intention tt
occupy Tripoli and Cyrene. ~
Gives Until Tomorrow.
London, Sept. 28.-A dispatch from
Rome says that the period of grace al
lowed Turkey will expire at noon, Sep
tember 20 (tomorrow.)
viii Occupy rripoIi.
The communication, while leaving
no opportunity tor negotiations over
the, fact of occupation Is an ultimatun
in that it demands That the Turkish
government reply within twenty -foul
hours declaring that it will not op
pose the measures which Italy has
adopted to affect the solution of the
difficulty which it considers neces
sary. In the absence of such a reply
Italy will proceed Immediately with
measures destined to secure the oc
cupation."
To Take "Grave Measures"
Rome, Sept. 2S.-The minister Of
foreign affairs has sent the following
telegram to the Italian legations at
Athens. Belgrade, Clttinje, Sofia, and
Bucharest, and also to the Italian con
sulates in the Balkansr
"The constant opposition Of Turkey
to all legitimate and economic activi.
ty on the part Of Italians in Tripoli
and Cyrene and the danger which sur.
rounds our national relations at this
moment compels the royal govern.
ment to take grave measures"
Turks Ship Ammunition.
Paris, Sept. ga dispatch to thu
Tempo from Tripoli, says that the
Turkish transport Derna which ar
rived there Tuesday carried 10000
Mauser rifles and 100000 cartridges
that three other transports are await
ed and that Tugut Sheeket Pasha
who, because of his alleged cruelty
was recently recalled from. the chic
command Of the Turkish troops II
Albania is expected at Tripoli.
"itaIy vitality lnterested.r
Rome, Sept. 28.-Some time during
Tuesday night the Italian minister ol
foreign affairs. Marquis di San Giul
ano addressed to the Italian Charge
D,Affaires at Constantinople, signol
di Martino, a note which says: dur
ing a long series OF years the govern
ment Of Italy never ceased to make
representations to the Porte on the
absolute necessity of correcting the
state of disorder to which the govern
ment Of Turkey has Abandoned Tri
poll and Cyrene. These regions
should be admitted to the benefits oi
the progress realized by other parts
Of the mediterranean and Africa,
"This transformation, which ls In.
posed by the general exigencies Of
civilization, constitutes for Italy a vi
tai interest Of the first order by rea.
son Of the slight distance separating
these countries from the coast Of
Italy. Notwithstanding the modera.
ton and patience shown by the gov.
ernment Of Italy. its views concerning
Tripoli have been badly received by
the imperial government, but more
than that, all enterprise on the part
Of Italians in the regions mentioned
had been systematically opposed and
Enthusiastically crushed.
lts.y Distrusts Turksy.
The imperial government, which to
the present time, has shown constant
hostility towards all legitimate activ.
ity IN Tripoli and in Cyrene. has BY
an act In the last hour. proposed to
the royal government to come to On
agreement and has declared Itself dis.
posed to accord all the economic ON,
cessions compatible with the treatisa
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