Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-30
ITALY APPEALS
To THE POWERS.
Two Barges Loaded with Italian
Soldiers Sunk by Turkish Fleet.
Many Drowned.

Constantinople, Sept. 90.-The cab
met drafted an appeal today to tb
friendly and humanitarian feeling
OF the powers" to prevent consum
nation OF the Italian grab OF Tripoll
The note will be sent at once to al
the more important European capitals
Leaders OF the Constantinoplt
government do not try to disguise tht
embarrassments OF Turkeys position
Their army is far more than match
for ltaly's, but without navy they
are powerless to uae it. Their policy
it is agreed, must be to fight for every
minute OF time, depending on The
lack of landing facilities off the Trip
olitan coast and the heavy storm:
which sweep it few weeks later than
this, every season, to make it i'm
possible for Italy to get such force
ashore as will be able to cope with
the Turkish garrison already in the
province.
The fall OF Grand Vizier Hakki
Pasha's cabinet, for the sole reason
that it favored surrender to Italy,
makes it clear that Turkey is deter,
mined to fight, at any cost. Said
Pasha, the new grand vizier, openly
declares for resistance.
Chefket Pasha, the war minister,
and the only member OF the old cabi-
net, who remains in the new one, Is
also OF the war party KismiI Pasha.
the first grand yizier following the
Turkish revolution and foreign minis
ter in the present cabinet is considered
the ablest statesman in Turkey 1t is
believed he can do more than any man
towards winning friends among the
great European powers.
a grave danger to tbs government,
however, is that OF reactionary uprising
urder cover OF the present excitement.
The Mohammedan priesthood, which
has always hated the Young Turks, is
doing its best to convince the masses
that Turkeys present troubles are due
to the despotism's overthrow. Chefket
Pasha is keeping 4 tight rein on the
populace and can be counted on to act
vigorously at the first sign Of trouble.
Martial law was proclaimed in Con
stantlnople this afternoon as a precau.
ton against reactionary uprising
against the Young Turkish government.
The Turkish fleet under Admiral
Buchanan, the American, also arrived
here from Beirut today. Most OF it will
be held in the Golden Horn, but the
torpedo boats and destroyers will make
raids upon tie Italian coast.
A national boycott on all Italian
goods has been established. The ltal-
ian ships Of Smyrna and Salonika are
known to be under orders to occupy
both towns the moment the boycott
starts, but the Turks think they will
be able TO resist landings successfully.
The Young Turkish committee pub
lished the following proclamation
today:
Italy has at length unmasked her
hostile designs on Tripoli. There will
be war between the two countries and
our nation will employ every means
against the enemy. Tripoli will
courageouslysdefcnd it. elf. The Otto
man government will expel all Italian:
from Turkey and Italian school and
business houses will be closed
"Our committee will employ all it:
Influence TO cause those measures tc
be applied in calm spirit toward:
the nation which has trodden under
foot our most sacred rights. We be-
the population to remain tranquil anC
to leave to the government the duty
of acting against the Italians, thu:
demonstrating that O!tomans are moro
civilized that Italians who drove thell
government to the present action.
I'VE urge ell children OF the Father
land TO be united at this critical mo
ment. "
Vienna, Sept. 3O.-With th,
news that actual fighting between
Italy and Turkey has followed kios
Victor's declaration OF hostilitie:
against the sultan, European dip
lomacy has been straining every
nerve to narrowing the field Of war
It is recognized that the Turko-1taliar
struggle may speedily involve practi
cally every one OF the greater old worlc
powers unless the most strenuous Ell
forts are made to prevent it, and from
so tremendous an outbreak even The
most hardened OF international politi
clans shrink in horror. The wires arr
being kept hot between Vienna, Berlin
! London, Paris, and St. Petersburg witt
view to concerted action towards
putting the lid on the Balkans, but TO
the next few days it will be impossible
to judge OF the success of these eXer
iions in the interest OF European peace
The censorship on all news message
, from both Italian and Turkish source
renders Information OF late develop
ments very meagre. Confirmation o
an Italian taking OF the Tripolital
, coast is lacking and it is doubted her
il one has yet been effected, the mos
!. reliable news at band indicating tina
the squadron already there will avail
the arrival OF the main feet of war
ships and transports due from south
ern Italy and Sicily early next week
The force then under Genesal Caneva
who will have the general command
will amount to about 10000 men 0
some 10000 more than the entire Turk
ish military force in Tripoli.
It is known, however, that the Italia
blockading squadron off Tripoli ha
seized the Turkish transport Derna