Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
Government Moving with Deter
mination in Matter of Tripoli
Protectorate.
CONFLICT SEEMS INEVITABLE
Italian Forces Said to Have
Landed at Three Points
Turkish Charge Says
Struggle Is Sure.

Rome Sept. 2t.--The Italian govern
ment is moving rapidly and with de-
termination in the matter Of an italian
protectorate over Tripoli Its plans are
no longer concealed and its attitude
| Is favored by all classes except the
advanced section of the socialists who
threaten to call general strike In
the event of hostilties
Although not attaching much Inn
portance to this threat, the govern
ment which Is acting with the great
est prudence in every way, has decided
to call to the colors 10000 reservists,
so as to be prepared for all cmergen-
! cics.
| According to the information In Off
cial circles tonight the government
! still hopes to effect an amcable ar
ranEemcnt with Turkey, whereby Italy
will secure a lease OF Tripol under the
sovereignty of Turkey. paying there
for an annual rental If Turkey def
/ nitoly refuses to meet this pr 'posal.
| italy Will proceed with military meas
| uros
! The government is prepared to meet
| any aggressive measures on the part Of
! Turkey, such as attacks upon the lives
and property Of Italian subjects in Tur-
key, I'm which case, It is understood, a
naval demonstration viii be made before
Smyrna, Immediately.
The material difficulties Of these opera
tions have been given full consideration.
| The memory of the Calamitous Abyssnian
| campaign has been called up by the
| government which realizes that the
| failure Of the proposed expedition would
| be grave disaster. Accordingly most
careful precautions have been taken. The
Turkish forces In Tripoli are estimated
at minimum of 5000 men. To cope
with these italy will send her whole fleet
and an expeditionary force Of 10000 men.
TURKS REPORTED ACTIVE.
| Port Said, Sept 24.-It is reported that
the Turks have captured the Italian liner
Regina Margherita at Mersina. This
steamer is one of the fleet OF the Naviga-
zione Generate Italiana of Genoa.
Recent advices from Rome say that tho
entire Italian naval force Is ready in
| aSe OF emergency for a conflict with
| Turkey If the Ottoman government re-
| fuses to give Its consent to ar Italian
| protectorate over Trpoli. A few days
prior to this Premier Giol!tti, after a con-
ference with the ministers of war and
marine, declared that If the Turkish gov
crnment was not ready to recognize
Italian influence over Tripoli in some form,
of prOtcctorate. the only recourse must
be the military occupation of that Turkish
province
The Italian plan, as outlined in the de-
spatches, embraced n bombardment of
| Tripoli. and simultaneously military
expedition of 10000 soldiers to block the
Turkish coast along the Adriatic sea and
to operate in Macedonia, Syria and Ar
abba.
The Italian squadron's rendezvous is
at laramie. Her orders are to be
ready 10 start at moments notice
Reports had ii that laramie had al
ready been proclaimed in state OF
siege.
Paris Sept. ga despatch TO the
Temps from Rome gives unconhrmet
rumors that italian forces have landed
at three points on the coast Of Tripoli
In n published interview tn, Turkish
charge at Paris declares that he has ne
knowledge that negotiations have beer
opened by italy on the subject OF Tripoli
He did not see how such negotiation.
| Wbuiu ut poSslDie. lIpoll COuIu neltncl
be taken from Turkey by force no
bought
'If Italy has any desire to take Tri
poll from u.s." said the charge: wv,
will defend ourselves. and our defens
will rise up as one man. II Italy land
troops in Tripoli she will find it some
thing more than a military promenade
, We will Immediately expel all Italian sub
iects and denounce the treaties
IF Italy attempts to land troop.
, elsewhe we are in n position to re
, pulse them. I repeat, and an
speaking ohicially, in the first place
no transaction is possible concerning
l the open or disguised cession of Tri
n poll. secondly. If 1t comes to fighting
i we will fight desperately"