Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-29
ITALY'S ULTlMATuM.

Rome, Sept. 2S.--Sometime during
Tuesday night the Italian minister Of
foreign affairs. Marquis Di San Giuli-
ano. addressed to the Italian charge
d'affaires at Constantinople, Signor Di
Martino, note, which began:
During long series of years the
government of Italy never ceased to
mako representations to the Porte up
on the absolute necessity of correct
ing the state of disorder to which the
government of Turkey had abandon
ed Tripoli and Cyrene These regions
should be admitted to the benefits of
the progress realized by other parts
of the Mediterranean and Africa"
This transformation. which is inn
posed by the general exigencies of civ
ilizaticn, constitutes for Italy vital
interest of the first order by reason
of the slight distance separating these
countries from the coast Of Italy. Not
withstanding the attitude taken by the
government of Italy which has always
accorded it's loyal support to the i'm
rerial government in the different po-
litieal questions of recent times; not
witkstanding the moderation and pa
tience shown by the government OF
Italy; its views concerning Tripoli,
have been badly received by the i'm
peria1 government, but more than that,
al enterprise on the part of Italians
in the REGIONS mentioned, has been
systematically opposed and unJusti-
fahly crushed
The note continues
The imperial government. which.
to the present time has shown con-
slant hostility towards all legitimate
activity in Tripoli and in Cyrene. has
by an act in the last hour, proposed
to the royal government to come to
an agreement and has declared itself
to accord all the economic
concessions compatible with the
treaties in force and in accord with
the dignity and superior interests of
Turkey but the royal government
does not believe in measures taken at
this hour, which resemble the nego-
tiations of which 1t has had expert
enee in the past which have demon
strated their futility and which. re-
mote from constituting guarantee
for the future. would be themselves
permanent causes of disagreement
and conflict.
The royal government has receiv-
ed from its consular agents in Tripo-
Ii and Cyrene information that the
situation Is extremely grave because
of the agitation prevailing against
Italian subjects and which Is melted
in evident fashion by officers and
other functionaries of authority.
This agitation constitutes an i'm
minent danger not only to Italian sub
jects but to foreigners of all nation
which requires them for their
Tripoli without delay.
THE arrival at Tripoli of Otto
man military transports. which the
royal government has not failed TO
observe, appears preliminary to seri-
GUS events, aggravates the situation
and imposes on the royal government
the obligation absolutely to prepare
for the dangers which will result" i
The Italian government, having the in
tention heneeforth to protect Its interests
and its dignity, has decided to proceed to
the military occupation Of Tripoli and
Cyrene.
This solution is the only one that will
give Italy power to itself to decide and it.
self attend to that which the imperial
government does not do.
THE royal government demands that
The imperial government shall give order
that the actual Ottoman representative
shall not oppose the measures which will
in consequence be necessary to effect this
solution without difficulty An ultimate
agreement viii be requested between the
TWO governments to regular the definite
situation which will arise.
THE royal embassy at Constantinople
is ordered to demand a decisive response
on this subject from the Ottoman gov
eminent within "a hours of the presenta-
ton to the Porte of the present docu-
ment. in default of which the Italian gov
eminent will consider itself as being
obliged to proceed Immediately with
measures destined to assure the occupa-
ton. Ask in addition that the response
of the Porte within the period of "a hours
shall be communicated also through the
Turkish embassy at Rome.
(Signed) SAN DI GIULIANO."