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landing, no message oil any kind has
been received from Ttiopoli. and dis
patches sent to That place remain un-
answered. 1t should be noted how
ever. that a Constantinople dispatch,
announcing Italian occupation OF
Tripoli makes no mention OF resist
\ mere protest by the gov
orncr would be in line With Turkeys
announced police The Turkish
cabinet which has been for some
time insecure. resigned us soon as
val was declared ard a new minis
try was formed under Said Pasha,
but retaining the former able war
minister, Mahmoud Shotket Pas!.a.
Turkey continues her efforts to Sc
cure intervention by the powers. In
the meantime, Italy is actually ut
q Italian battleships are report
Il TO have appeared off Smyrna and
Calonika.
The Italian vessel lam ed troops at
PrcNesa, after destroying u Turkisl,
boat destroyer and the Italian tlcet
has b~lockadcd the whole Tlipolilan
coast.
1t is expected the various govern
ments Will issue the cuetomary neut-
rality notices and will devote their
diplomatic efforts, so far as possible,
TO looaliZing hostilities TO the COM
Blatant powers and os cially to
avoiding complications in She Balkan.
Italy's ARMY.
ltalys standing army in iri0-ll
numbered about 225.ooo men aile
$4,000 officers, but "a far greater
number could be put in the tiell in
case OF necessity. The Italian nayy
consists of vessels toned,
built or building, of IL battlcships,
nine unarmored cruisers, and gun
vessels. 50 d~cstroyers, and an equal
number of first class torpedo boats.
and - submarines.
In the naval force there are about
$1,000. Seamen for the fleet are le-
cruited by CONSUMPTION and all men
following the sea-faring life of 20
years of age, must serve at sea for
eighteen months or more. There arc
also naval training schools for BOYS.
AC n uT1n1n t1,n Jt.lt.r ,,.
generally ranked as fifth among the
nations. AS seamen, the Italians arc
skilled and ingenious. They have
constructed some remarkable war
vessels.
Naval lists show that Turkey has
a fighting list CT nine coast defense
ron clads, > protected chuisers, six
torpedo vessels, II gunboat, 81 tor.
pedo boat d~estroyers, 81 torpedo
boats and two submarines. AS com
pared with the greater nations. this
array is Il negligible quantity. There
are $1,000 officers as against 5000
marines. English and American
officers play an important. part il
Turkish naval affairs.
United States Not Concerned.
Washington ID. C.-Dcclaration OF
war by Italy upon Turkey, coming as
1t dld with practically no notice.
created Il sensation in official Wash
ington. The state department had
felt reasonably confident that the 9th.
er signatorics to the Berlin treaties
which fixed the status of Turkey
would be able to bring pressure to
bear upon Italy, to divert her from
her purpose to sieze Tripoli. The
only conclusion that could be drawn
was that what had happened is only
u Natural consequence of the Franco.
Gcrmany-Moroccan situation, and
that all along it had been understood
that Italy would be given a free haud
to deal with Tripoli in return for re-
training from intervention in the Mo
roccan dispute. although her inter
asts i'll the country of the Moors ar,
quite as important as those of any OF
the nations OF northern Europc.
Indications are that America vii
keep clear of the present struggl,
for domination in Africa, if tina is
possible. At is pointed out at the
state department that the United
States has absolutely no political
interests in that part OF the world,
1t is admitted, however, that in
view Of the highly advanced position
America has taken in advocating
the peaceful settlement of interna-
tional disputes. the government can
only look with regret upon this re-
sort TO war.
The naval representatives OF
America in African waters during
the present trouble will be limited To
the scout cruiser Chester and the
little rnnhn1 Scnr1lj0n