The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-06
TURKEY APPEALS !. ID WASHINGTON Situation in TripOli Is De-
 scribed Minutely WANTS INTERVENTION Turkish Ambassador Writes Note to
 Secretary of State-Declara-
 ton of Policy Is Ex- sse pected Soon

Washington, November 5.-So called Italian barbarities in Tripoli finally have been brought officially to the attention of the American government in sucn form that some declaration of the posi- ton of the state department in the mat ter now is expected The subject was preached first in the course of a verbal statement by the. Turkish ambassador 10 Acting Secretary Adee and later in ths day in the shape of letter.
 In each case the ambassador who de- clared he was acting by express cabled instructions from his government de- scribed in detail the acts attributed to the Italian troops and protested in the name of humanity against the alleged harpari- ties inflicted upon helpless women and children and noncombatants by the in furated Italian soldiers.
 By order of his government the ambas- saaor 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 and in contrayention of the Hague convention to which the United States and Italy are parties.
 Acting Secretary Adee promised to sup- init the protest to Secretary Knox who Is absent from Washington.
 The ambassadors note was based upon n cablegram from the Turkish minister for foreign affairs of which the follow is copy:
 Your excellency has heard the news, unfortunately confirmed, of wholesale executions of great number of inhao- tants of Tripoli, perpetrated daily by the Italian military authorities.
 ''rhe right of all able bodied citizens to fight for the supreme defense of ms invaded home is undeniable. It confers on the said citizens tue chalacIe. ol beligerents and obliges the enemy to re- spect the lives of those amongst them who fall into their hands. But the ltal- fans are not only violating the sacred principle of modern law of nations. but also the most elementary rules of civili- zation and humanity in shooting down ti,e natives who have properly enlisted and even the innocent women and chill dren on mere suspicion not to mention those deported by thousands.
 These acts are moreover, contrary to the engagements pledged by Italy her self at the second conference of the Hague in the convention relating to the laws and customs of war which places the population and the belligerents un1er the safee,.erd and under the protection of the laws of humanity and the exigen- cies of the public conscience.
 q. therefore. beg you to protest uA the ost energetic manner to the govern- ment, to which you arc accredited for such chimes against. humanity committed by the Italians, the sad spectacle or which. offers striking contrast with the efforts, crowned with success and admit ted by the Italians themselves that cur authorities in Tripcli and Benghazi have not ceased 10 correct or treat evils. Please read the dispatch to the minister of for cign affairs, leaving at the same time q copy of same, ASSfM, ,s
 Minister of Foreign Affairs..'
 Supplementing this cablegram came aJl- later in the day which Was also transmit ted to the state depai tment This is regarded as of great impoY 1e because 1t formally demands interl .,tion ny the United States A copy reads: .ht
 '"rhe Italian atrocities in Tripoli being confirmed officially and from every quar- ter, beg your excelency to reiterate the representations prescribed in my pre- ceding telegram to insist upon the neces- sity of prompt and efficacious interven- ticn in order to put an end immediately tn these inhuman procaedings.'
 Malta, November 5.--Steamer passen-
 'om Tripoli describe tNe situation there as atreign of terror Strong military patroi;'sre continually conducting rigorous n,use tp house searches and on the smallest pretencs summary punishment is meted out.
 Many victims have been shot in their CONTINUED ON FACE D