The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-28
ITALY is SEEKING
. PRETEXT FOR WAR
Trying Desperately to
Put Turkey on the
Aggressive.
T EXPEDITION IS
READY TO SAIL
6elligerent Attitude of Two Ma
tons Causing Much Uneasiness
Throughout Europe-Anti-
Military Disorders in Italian
Provinces Have Assumed
Grave Proportions.

Cp'asso. Switzerland. on the italian
rrontier. September 27.-The ,ates+
dispatches from Rome indicate fla.
lay is trying to put Turkey on tbe
aggressive, in an endeavor to nrovoira
an incident which would amonnt -
easus oeili. justifying a declaration %
war or the sudden occupation Of Tr,n-
urNey Is determined not to give
ai,, pIetext, and is ready to do
Almost anything. While the rnuohe
ealked-of Musselmen fanaticism ha.
not as vet manifested itself. the 80
ian government is pressed bv n,,hIio
opinioh and by international considara
IONS ana sees the necessity for hurry.
ing things The first expedition =,
o o,ooU men VIII sail. 1t is understood.
ssoo ., ana VIII be followed by
SECOND expedition of $4,000 men -
nothing occurs to change the nrasant
plans. present
me deadlock in the negotiations he
tween Italy and Turkey is causins
sreat uneasiness, especially in Ger,
many, which is divided between duty
.oWaros Its ally. Italy. and the desire
ho o " rose turkey, where Germany
mas powerful interests at work witb
the object OF replacing Great rr,tais.
commercially. WIN
Troops In Readiness.
IN Milan. Rome, Florence and ORA
large cities the troops are held IN
eaoiness' Groups of carabfnesrs
suard the streets and squares. and tho
~ are patrolled by cavalry IN
the Industrial towns railway stst,on
are occupied by the military. Thsas
places are practically in a state ~
sieSe. few encounters between,
,hanitastants and the police and troon.-
nave occurred, but the casualties bsv-
me town authorities everywh.rs
nave oeen instructed to do all possfb-e
10 avoid bloodshed, which wouid cor,,
plicate the international situat,.,
with serious home troubles.
io-day's advices from Rome s+a+.
I that@the -auttmilitarism demonstra tiors
nave assumed grave character in fine
provinces OF Ravenna and Forli. Itsiv.
mhere the socialist and republican ele.
ments predominate. A mob, aftsr
SWUNG the trains which were trans
connection with the threatened tro, ~
PIE with Turkey over Tripoli. stoned
the cavalry. The rioters used strast
cars 70 form barbados in the straets.
~ Hisevano, province of Pawn. tho
manifestants paraded. led by a wona,,
ana singing anarchistic songs Tbav
stoned tne carabineers who attemptcd
so,d.as mem on wounding some OF the
soiaiers' ~ Judge. who sought Ia In
terfere, got his ears boxed.
me revolutionary socialtatn n. 49,
oy the anarchists. are attemptinr ~
provoke antimilitary disorders
I nave compelled the governments 70
make great display OF force to obaci,
their plans. et
Giorify ReEicide.
inc Milan newspapers failed to NH.
". hnf, :
sorship, and this led to ALARMING va.
ports, The extremists among the aei.
'ators hunted by police, carabinesra
ana soldiers, and being prevented FROM
hoiolnE public meetings, had recoursa
20 private reunions where there wera
NINA 'lnatory harangues. Some OF
these speakers went so far as To rio.
rify regicide. and saw that Tie a.o.
dition to Tripoli was prepared snt,reIu
IN the interests of the dyna sty and
against the welfare of the proleteriat
Al meeting at Rome, Mary Rysier
! the Socialist ended storm of tnvec.
tives by crying: Long live Bresci,
the murderer OF King Humbert. and
adding that the movement regarding
itipoN mad been planned by King ytc-
tor Emmanuel to assist his tather.in.
law, King Nicholas of Montenae A,
VINO wishes the defeat and humilia.
ton OF Turkey in order that he NAV
enlarge his own tiny kingdom."
Al Rome, Milan and Florence there
were INSIGNIFICANT disorders in tbe
streets. The stono-throwors were dia.
persed by police and soldiers
About 1000 arrests have been made
throughout Italy.
All the reservists answered m. al,
! anu entered their barracks without
nhtoward incidents. but the trains
used to transport them were stopped
at several stations by mobs. The wo-
men and children were particularly
desperate, and in instances threw
themselves across the railway tracks
| in front of the trains, daring the en-
Siueers TO run over them. Carabineers
and cavalry repeatedly charged these
crowds and cleared the tracks, while
the reservists shouted Viva Italy,;
viva Italy and Trpoli.''