The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-03
POWERS TAktNG
STAND To AVERT
MORE CONFLICTS
Germany is Most Active In
Her Efforts to Stop the
Present War
AUSTRIA IS ALSO
PEACE ADVOCATE
Russia Attitude is Good
Natured and it Seems
to Rest With Turkey
As to Future

LONDON, oct. AT last the pow
ers, with Germany as the most active
agent. are taking definite steps to ar
range matters between Turkey ana
Italy, in such a way that each nation
shall save the face and so DrInE
70 an end Il condition which SO far
has been one of tantalizing obscurity.
but which. if not arrested. may yes
provoke a serious conflagration.
The German Emperor has come Que
squarely as "a peacemaker. and tho
German ambassador at Constantinople
has fatty proposed on his royal mas
ters instigation. that Turkey shall
cede Tripoli to Italy. the Kaiser UNI
dertaking that Turkey shall receive
adequate monetary compensation
therefor. ta
The German Position.
In Berlin the semi official am
nouncement is made that the Ger
man ~osition regarding Intervention
between Italy and Turkey Is this:
That Germany is actively endeavor~
ing. through her ambassador in Cons
stantinople. to pursuade Turkey to
accept terms which Germany could
propose to Italy with a prospect OF
success.
1t is held in diplomatic circles hero
thai sut ifiherst.u. the German am
bassador at Constantinople. would not
have been instructed to work so ac-
tiHelv as he Is doing at the Turkish
capital to effect a peaceful settlements
between Italy and Turkey If the Em-
peror had not been assured that Ita,v
was willing to consider these activ-
tiles in friendly spirit.
1t Is also held here that though Italy
would consider 1t an act OF hostility
on the part of any power to attempt
to Illustrate her long cherished ambf-
ton to establish herself in NORTH
Africa, as soon as italy @ffas occupied
the Trinolitan coast. Germany win No
ready with an offer of mediation, base0
on full knowledge OF the minimum
Italy will ask, and the maximum Tur-
key will give.
Austria 10 Peacemaker.
Austria also has put out restraints
ing hand.
To-day Count Won AhrenthaI, the
Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister in
formed the Italian ambassador at
Vienna that any further action by the
Italians On the Albanian coast would
make 1t necessary for Austria to de-
spatch warships thither.
Count Won Ahrenthal asked the am
bassador how he reconciled ItaN'a
naval movements In the vicinity OF
Alabama with her declarations that
she was keeping her hands Off the
Balkan peninsula. to which the Italian
ambassador made haste to reply by
absolutely denying to the foreign min
lister that Italians had been landed
at Prevesa, and emphaticaliy assured
him that Italy would leave Albania
| entirely alone.
Russia Is Good Natured.
Russia maintains what may be CALI
| ed good-natured attitude, and the
| foreign office continues in the opti-
mistic opinion that war will be To-
| Called. No specific instructions have
| been sent to the Russian represents
| tives at the Balkan capitals. but peace
constitutes the established policy oc
/ Russia there
| Greece. Montenegro and Servia
have declared their intention to avoid
complications. Greece added that
| she was not prepared for war
| The United States. 1t Is understood.
Is using its utmost influence to bring
about cessation OF the hosttlities
| Turkey In Doubt.
/ !. There remains. then. Turkey. and
there the situation seems TO be con.
tra dictory. One dispatch from Con-
| sta nttnople says the Sultan divides hiu
time between praying at the various
| shrtnes and granting long audiences
| to the German ambassador. while
| other dispatches describe great mill.
| tary activity.
| Mobilization is being hurried.
Turkish troops have been sent to
Macedonia and along the Greek from
tiers. and in spite Of the governments
! pacific assurances. the fear persists
| that II the war with Italy il pro-
longed a frontier incident will occur
which will unavoidably precipitate =
| Turco-Greek war.
1t might even happen that public
| opinion Will force the government to
| seek in a war with the Balkans com.
pensation for its humiliation in fall
| Ing to resist the aggression OF Italy
in Tripoli. Numbers of kilograms
reaching the Porte from the provinces
| described the feeling there as Begin
ming to run high. The people are
clamoring for desperate resistance
and reprisals against the Italians.
But Turkey is hampered by many
| things. and as she has already COM
mitted herself to the announcement
that she did not want war and would
not resent the Italians landing at Trt-
| poll. she would have no great difa-
Guilty in lending an attentive ear to
the peace talk OF the German war
lord.
Transport Captured.
ROME, Oct. 2.--The Turkish trans
port Sabah. bound for TripOli. wao
captured to-day by the Italian battle-
ship Marco Polo. This announcements
was made by the ministry Of marine
late to-day. The number OF soldiers
on the transport is not given, and
the ministry has not yet stated whsro
the prisoners Will be taken.
1t Is reported tonight that tw0
moro Turkish destroyers wore sunk
by the feet near MaursOni. h Albar
mia to-day. The names Of the d.
stroyers are not mentioned.
Fear Holy VfAF.
ROME. Oct. Att y feaysd h11
that the Holy war. which xuxkoy ~
clared lAs& Friday. hGe 11yNn1
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