The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-29

Constantinopie, September 2s.-Italy has presented her utimatum demanding an answer within 2i hours. She will accept only the immediate evacuation of Tripoli and Benghazi.
 The Italian charge d'affaires presented the ultimatum at the regular weekly re- ception to the foreign representatives at the foreign office. The grand vizier inn mediatety went to the palace where the ministers were summoned to a special council which sat late.
 London, September 2S.-It was stated tonight that Turkey already had sent her reply to Italy's ultimatum express ing willingness to give prompt con- siderati tion to 1taly's grievances as soon as she is made acquainted with them, but declaring that it will be impossible to grant concessions incompatible with the Sultan's sovereign rights and Tur- keys treaty obligations.
 The Turkish ambassador to Great Britain, Tewfik Pasha, on Thursday in landing of a single Italian soldier in Triroli would be treated as causus belli. He also begged the British gov ernment to use it's good offices to bring about settlement.
 Sir Arthur Nicholson, permanent see- retary of the foreign office, replied that the government would be unable to interfere as British interests were not involved. It is expected Sir Ed ,r1 Tewfik Pasha tomorrow when the question of mediation may be reopened.
 Italy Denounced
 The British denounce Italy's action in unmeasured terms averring Italy's ultmatum sets forth insufficient req son for the step which Turkey can re- gard only as an act of war. The gen. eral view expressed is that Italy evil dently is bent upon forcibly seizing the Tripoli coast and has ruled diplomacy out of action because of her own ac- tions which gives Turkey no oppor- tunity to negotiate terms
 The Standard in an editorial declares the barbarous Corsarians had similar experience in old. The paper con- tinues in a cynical vein, deploring the probable consequence affecting all the powers having Moslem subjects in Asia and Africa. besides the Likelihood of otherwise reopening the Balkan states complications.
 It is suggested that war between Italy and Turkey might be followed by the Mussulmans declaring a holy war a1ainst fba Cbricfians and pocc;b1x, b,, Turkey seizing Thessaly, which might entail an European war and conse- quences as serious for Italy herself as for the other powers.
 A dispatch to the Chronicle from Con- stantinople says the German ambassa- dor. Baron Marschall von Bieberstein, handed the Sultan an autograph letter from the German Emperor promising every support in efforts for a peaceful settlement.
 The powers. the dispatch says. have able to interfere This caused a feel ing of bitter disappointment.
 In the event of a rupture assurances have been given that Great Britain will undertake to safeguard Italian in terests in Turkey,
 { Italy's warships are before Tripoli and Italy's ultimatum is in the hands of the Turkish government Only few hours will elapse before Turkey must make her reply A dispatch from Constantinople gives a report that Turkey rejected the Italian demands. Dispatches from Rome indicated that such an answer would 1lot be q surprise. gf
 Italy continues to make preparations ell along the line to dispatch troops and warships to that portion of the Turkish empire over which she now demands a protectorate. The situation in Tripoli Is reported critical. Most of the Italian resi- dents and many Europeans are reported leaving.
 Lastest dispatches make no mention of the landing of Italian troops, however, which Turkish officials declare would he accepted as the beginning of hositillties. The Turkish steamer Derna which on Wednesday entered Tripoli harbor and landed men and munitions is said to be only one of a number of ships dispatcned to that port with arms and ammunition. It is questionable whether the Italian war ships will permit them to pass.
 Prof. Richard Norton, director of the American archaeological mission at Cy renre, North Africa, who is returning to Italy forthwith, in an interview said 1t would be practically impossible for Italy to seize anything beyond the coastwise towns, the bombardment of which will do no great harm as they are composed of hutH. He says there are no roads to the interior and very little water and it would be next to an impossibility for Italian troops to advance inro the inter '~~.~~-~~~~~-~@s>~~
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