The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-05

ious wars between Christian and
non Christian nations were fought on
Or near the Mediterranean.
Nations ceased fighting over relig-
ion, but the Mediterranean still
knew no peace. for then nations be-
land.
France on a land-grabbing eXpedi-
ton, took for itself the fertile prov
inces of Algiers and Tunis.
England has Egypt-that Egypt
which Napoleon sought as base for
his enterprise to conquer all of Asia.
turned to France skirted closely the
shores of Tripoli in order to escape
the English fleet,
France would have Morocco but for
the forbidding hand of Germany. The !
German has never been a factor in the |
Mediterranean, but the Mortimer, !
half-brother to his forbears. sacked |
! hundreds of its cities.
Italy, inspired by the example Of
France, encouraged by the lootng Of
p the Balkans by Austria and the work
a of England in Egypt, goes land-grab
Z bling in Tripoli. Italy crosses the Med
1 iterranean in all the pomp and cir
e cumstance of war, but there is no
+ more of honesty in Italy's expedition
&c IN, hot 90 no
f. comes along with a siX-shooter and
a drives away the squatter from a spot
in the west near spring to which
II probably neither has right.
; Tripol has been faithful to the Sol
" tan since the capture of Constantine
Il pie a generation previous to the dis
covey Of America.
l Not half days sell from the eas'
/. shore Of Italy is Turkey I'm Europe
and whom Italy started out land-grah-
,f bine I'm Tripoli the Duke Of hbruzzt
'd who wanted to marry an American
to girl. hurried across the channel, saw
two Turkish torpedo boats, fired few
Ie shots. and announced a successful sea
n fight. This passage at arms took place
le where. before Christ was born. the
"a battle of Actium was fought.
Italy hopes not only to hold Tripoli
d. but desires also to get the land that
er is north of Greece along the AdratC
nd up as far as Montenegro. The people
n in this region are somewhat kin tC
the Italians. This whole Dalmatial
of shore indeed is more Italian thar
an Turkish.
ar- 1t is reported that Italy will have
a free hand in Southwest Turkey, be
he cause Italy made no protest wheI
a Austria went out land-grabbing abou
he a year ago and took over territor,
81 in the Balkans which Servia though
Of was hers by right.
he Modern civilization will say that
is wen that Italy holds Tlipoli
MS. France has made Of Tunis and A
di- giers a garden. Once this counu
Of was am abomiuatou Of desolatiol
.''- The Trnchmac dug wells ana u
gated The jaud llc pushed the greer
cry into she desert He spanned
with railroads and telegraph line
lie laugh. their women how to wea
IA, European clothes but the Algeria
with all the advantages of Europea
civilization, lives no longer than d
his ancestor who slept at night in Il
49,, desert and loafed by the day in Il
o,,. shadows of palm trees or great rock
80 If Italy holds Tripoli she will be &
.+ old robber who came back. The We
etians once controlled this countr
and exploited its salt mines, the OF
put of which they sold in the four &C
ners of the world. The Venetian
l'' were not successful land grabbel
however. for they failed to qua
their own back fences
'o'e The Germans and the Frenchm
fell on Venice from the north al
iieu from the northwest, and Venice
vi came city famous for its ill-smelli
'rse canals, its art galleries and its lac'
'ure A war of conquest is hardly in ket
and ,,n u,;+b what we Thought was I
Tore spirit of the age. The United Stat
had Just concluded its treaty of ar
incl tration with England. France a
abor Germany desired to join. While tn
This were about to sign they suddenly to
are a recess and came near getting into
best fight as to who had the better RIG
par tn rob the sultan of Morocco.
After much trading and threaten
rder- and bluffing the two powers hit up
eN- an greement-Germany will hold