Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-29

and il Turkey quietly permits its terri
tory to disappear without fighting, the
tenure OF the present government wil!
be threatened. Already there are NUT
terings OF 2 holy war.
Turkeys strength is today even more
than in the past its reliance on fanatl'
cism. The life OF every foreigner i'll
Turkey has been endangered by Ital-
ian aggression, and occupation OF Trip
oil will inevitably be followed by mas
sacres which will bring the whole Turk
| ish question to the front. The result
will be the renewal OF the suggestion
that the Ottoman empire be partitioned
among the nations and the resultant
rivalry may involve the peace ol
Europe.
The situation in Tripoli today is
grave. The foreign consul are besleged
by hundreds OF persons to furnish
transportation to some place out OF the
zone OF impending hostilite5. Every
effort is being made to get these fright
ened people away, and departing ma
tive craft as we'll as the regular steam
ers are jammed. They are un,ler or.
ders to land everybody at Malta whence
the refugees will be distributed to their
homes.
The Turkish troops we're drawn up
on the outskirts OF the city OF Tripoli
early in the day ready to withdraw
into the desert before the incoming
Italian forces. They were defiant and
ready to fight to the last against the
aggression OF the hated Europeans.
Fierce bands OF we'll armed Arabs
are hanging around the Turkish en-
camprents. They would gladly take
their chances against the guns OF the
invading fleet, if given the
word, to lay the city waste
before the invaders can take pos
session. But the Turkish governor
! is under orders not t4 -soSst.aASa<ae
any acts OF aggression and he is Loyalty
obeying orders.
The streets OF Tripoli arc deserted.
| Most Of the merchants have sent their
valuables out OF the country. All
business is ut standstlll.
| Meanwhile the first transports with
the army of occupancy on board are
steauiug slowly back and forth under
the guns of the Italian fleet. Other
transports are enroute and within the
next As hours, the Invading force will
either be in possession OF Tripoli city
or off the port.
! The expeditionary force comprises
30 900 men. They have been formed
into divisions Of two brigades each.
General Caneya is in command Of
these forces with generals Reynaldi,
Giardina, and D'Amico as his sides.
The entire sea and land forces are
under the direct command of Admiral
Aubry. He has at his disposal on
one of the largest transports, 1000,
caribineers who are destined to be the
police force of Tripoli.
The latest word received from the
British ambassador at Constautinople
SAYS that the majority OF the Turkish
people had been kept in ignorance oil
the crisis because the government, re.
, cognizing Turkeys naval and financial
t weakness. did not relish being forced
into war by a concerted national de-
, mand. 1t is almost certain, however
: that fear Of the people will force the gov
ernment to war. In addition to the
} Italian difficulties the government il
apprehensive Of the attitude OF Albania
r Greece and Bulgaria, who would prob
r ably welcome the chance to pay of
! some old secret revenge while the at
/. tention OF the Turkish government i
= occupied by Italy.
o The estimate of the number 0
J, Italians iu Turkey is in the neighbor