The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-07
WAR AND RUMORS OF
WAR TROUBLE EUROPE
ltaly's Latest Assault on Turkey
Denounced as Brigandage by
English Press.
Government Will, However, Not 90
Beyond Strictly Unofficial
RemOnstrance.
Politics in England Resuming Full
acknowledgements Favor
able to Liberals.

Nations may all aglee on principles
but they will disagree on details,
Hence it is. that while peace is widely
talked about and advocated by the
sovereigns of all the important coun-
tries. war is actually in progress in
the Orient Turkey and Italy have re-
sorted to arms to settle their dispute
over Tripoli. The possibilities with
which this conflict is fraught of arous-
ing old animosities are enumerated by
Il. p. O'Connor in his letter in the
Chicago Sunday Tribune
The chill opening OF winter, he
writes, finds all of Europe in the same
nightmare and ridden by the same un-
easlness as during the appalling Pc
riod of the unprecedented summer. 1t
is impossible to find any spot on the
whole continent where men, especially
the politicians and flnanciers, can
breathe freely. New rumors Of war
| are accompanied everywhere by up
| hcavals against the high price of liv-
| ing. The close of one strike is mme-
diately succeeded by the outbreak of
change follows IA panic on another.
This universal and disastrous unrest
is partly responsible for the Outburst
of the general and emphatic protest
against Italys latest assault on Tur-
key. The English press, which at first
adopted an attitude of friendly neu-
trality, now has entirely changed its
tone, and Italy's action is generally
denounced as brigandage.
But while the journals thus vocif-
crate the present probability is that
the governments will not go beyond a
strictly unofficial remonstrance; thus
there is the anxious and paradoxical
situation that while Turkey has al
most the entire public opinion on her
side for the first time In history, Italy's
big battalions will not be interfered
with.
| Many Issues May Be Involved.
| The supreme anxiety for the moment
is not Tripoli so much as whether that
narrow question like a pebble thrown
into the water will widen to an incal-
culablc extent Russia and the free
passage through the Dardanelles,
Crete and its annexation to Greece,
Bulgaria and the invasion of Mace
donia are among the sumbering issues
which may burst into open destruc-
tive activity like Mount IItnn's recent
lava tide. The final addition to the
distraction of Europe is the announce
ment that the Moroccan dispute be-
tween France and Germany, which has
already descended in the newspapers
from q scarehead to paragraphs in
small type, once more has entered the
stage Of bitterly disputed points.
The domestic politics in England in
| the meantime has resumed almost its
full activity and the political holidays
are virtually over. Events are still
more favorable for the liberals. The
victory of Gladstone's grandson in a
Scotch constituency over the fierce
and combined attack Of the tories and
laborities by a great majority creates
an immense liberal joy. The election
was fought on two issues, Home Rule
and Lloyd Georges insurance bill and
so emphatic was the verdict In favor
OF both by the great Scotch constitu.
ency that it increases the hope that
both will certainly be passed into law
The Home Rule cause is further help
ed by the immense success Of the toul
through Ireland of the Eighty Club
an organization composed Of the mos1
ardent and energetic spirits Of the lib
eral party.
Il simultaneously the Orange antics
. including the plan to create a pro-
!: yisional government in Ulster aftcl
Home Rule is carried into a law, ere.
ates shouts of laughter throughout
. England, and in Ireland they already
| have elected strong protests from thu
, more rational unionists.
The Home Rule campaign in Grea