The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-09
TURKS ASK j. S.
TO STOP ITALIANS
Forma, Note Protests Against
TripoIitan Atrocities.
RIGHT TO DEFEND COUNTRY
Points Out Massacres Are In Violation
of Rules Of Warfare and Insists
Intervention 10
Necessary.

Weshington.-Jn by the
United States in the Italian Tripolitan
war is, in terms, asked by the
Turkish government Of the United
States in message filed with the
state department through the Tui Fish
ambassador.
The subject was preached first in
the course of verbal statement by
the Turkish ambassador to Acting Sec
rotary Adee and later In the shape OF
q letter. In each case the ambassa-
dor, who declared he was acting by
express cabled instructions from his
government, des.:ribed in detail the
acts attributed to the Italian troops,
and protested in the name Of human
ity against the alleged barbarities In
ficted upon helpless women and chill
dren and noncombatants by the in
furiated Italian soldiery.
BY order of the government the am
bassador appealed to the United
States to exert itself to put stop to
practices that, he declared. were In
plain violation Of the rules of warfare
in contravenlon OF The Hague con-
vention, to which the United States
and Italy are parties,
The ambassadors note was based
upon a cablegram from the Turkish
minister for foreign affairs. OF which
the following is "a copy:
"Your excellency has heard the
news, unfortunately confirmed, Of
wholesale executions Of a great num-
Der OF inhabitants OF Tripoli, perpe-
trated daily by the Italian military au-
thorities.
THE right Of all able bodied citi-
zens to fight for the supreme defense
OF his Invaded home is undeniable. 1t
confers on the said citizens the char.
acter of belligerents and obliges the
enemy to respect the lives of those
among them who fall into their hands.
But the Italians are violating not only
the sacred principle Of modern law OF
nations, but also the most elementary
rules OF civilization and humanity. In
shooting down the natives who have
CHbbtC0 anu SFCl tht luuo-
cent women and children, on mere
suspicion-not TO mention those de-
ported by thousands.
These acts are. moreover, contrary
to the engagements pledged by Italy
herself at the second conference OF
The Hague in the convention relating
to the laws and customs Of war, which
places the population and the bel.
hgerents under the safeguard and un-
der the protection of the laws of hui
mainly and the exigencies of the pub.
lie conscience
Il therefore beg you to protest in
the most energetic manner to the gov
eminent to which you are accredited
for such crimes against humanity com
mitted by the Italians"
Supplementing this cable came an
other from the Turkish foreign Office,
which was also transmitted 10 the
state department. This is regarded az
Of great Importance, because It for
mally demands Intervention by the
United States. II reads as fellows.
1.-THE Italian atrocities in Tripoli be.
ing confirmed officially and from every
quarter, ] beg your excellency to re-
iterate the representations prescribed
in my pressing telegram to insist upon
the necessity Of prompt and efIicacious
Intervention, in order to put an end
Immediately TO these inhuman pro
ceedings."