The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-12-29
PROGRESS MADE BY ITALY
LEADING TOIAOsT|l|T|ts
Action Taken by GENERAL Canevs
Which 1rd 10 Ileporss Of Masaacses
Of Natives In T'rIpOii II samc Usual.
Iy Taken by Military leaders
United Press Service


ROME. Dec. 29.--ltaly's hrst seri-
Gus realization that she would be able
10 hold Tripoli and cyrenaica only by
their complete subsection was some.
thing OF a double blow. for II led up
10 tho situation which brought down
upon Italy the hostility Of criticism
either Justly or unjustiy--of the on.
tire foreign press II not OF the for.
cign governments themselves. This.
itua,ion was that Of the alleged al -
cities. |"
Italy was busiiy attending 10 tho
"moral and material" development Of
the occupied territory. and repuising
occasional attacks from without. when
suddenly. during one Of the nercest
of these attacks. and evidently at a
given signal. all Of the natives inside
NJ TrIpoii. who had previously sub
mitted. rose In revolt. and arming
themselves in some mysterious man.
,cr. attacked the Italians from within
while tho latter were repulslng the
encmy from without. by heroic Of.
forts the Italians wore able 10 rcpulse
'hc enemy both In front and behind.
but Immediately afterwards General
Caneva issued his orders that every
native inside Of the city found with
arms In his possemion be shot. that
every housc be searched. and that all
Of the Inmates Of everyone In which
arms or ammunition were found. be
also executed.
Il was the carrying out Of this or.
der that led to the reports In the On.
Dire European and American press OF
gross atrocities and massacres OF the
native Inhabitants Of Tripoli. Al
though sentiment now seems to be
turning somewhat In favor Of Italy
Il has not been established by any
outside Investigation Just what meas
ure Of blame. II any. could attach to
the conduct Of the Italian army.
Italy herself Issued numerous on
cIai ddnials OF the alleged massacres.
ns did also General Caneva himself.
The latter explained the nature Of
his order IN we'll % the necessity Of
Il. and II has generally been conceded
that the action he took 10 tho nms
action that has always been taken IN
such situations In the past. and which
had TO be taken aftcr the natives had
shown their trcachery and the bad
faith OF their pretended submlssion.
As to the charges that women and
children were put TO death. Il b the
claim Of the Italians that only the
women and children wore put 70
death were those actually engaged h
the treachery--the Italians admitting
that there were q number OF such.
and that they were accorded the same
treatment % tho men. To the charge
that innocent suffered ~ we'll - the
guilty. the Italians admit that this II
entirely possible because OF tho ex'
element, but ON the other hand point
out that tho italian temperament %
not one Of cruelty. In some instances
they say. the italian soldiers were act
uaily fred upon BY Arab women and
children.
This sudden awakeuiag Of the Itas'
.ans to tho fact that they would have
to subdus the entire territory-natur-
ally threw the whole occupaticu back
onto purely military basis again.
which resulted In step which at Arst
was not contemplated. This was the
actual annexation OF the territories Of
Tripoli and Cyrcnaica--the sovereign
ity Of which Italy had at hrst been
willing to grant TO Turkey-and their
incorporation under the rule Of the
italian crown.
King Victor Emmanuel. IN signins
the decree Of annexation. pointed out
TO the powers that Il had been brought
about by Turkeys rsfuaal to make
peace its insistence on prolonging q
useless war. and the tact that all Of
the principal cities OF the two terri
tories were then In full military 90.