Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-27
Europeans in a Panic.

TRIPOLI, September 27.-The uneasIness
of European residents here Increases
through apprehensions OF native demon
strations.
A French steamer sailing yesterday
took aboard many Europeans for Tunis,
but was compelled to refuse others who
sought passage because of the lack Of
accommodations for them.
MALTA, September "a private mes
sage from Tripoi today says that Italian
warshfps with an expeditionary force are
lying twenty miles OFF Tripoli and that
there Is panic among the Italian res
dents there, as IL Is feared that the land
ing Of troops would be the signal for "a
massacre of Europeans.
The Anglo Maltese colony in Tripoi to-
day sent an appeal to their compatriots.
saying:
We implore our brethren to appeal TO
the government TO assist us and tU come
to our help. as the Italian steamers re-
fuse to receive any but persons of their
own nationality
Threat by Turkish Cabinet.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September D.
The Turkish cabinet in council yesterday
decided that in the event OF a rupture
of the relations between Italy and Turkey
the Italians should be deprived of all
benefit of the capitulations.
The capitulations are Turkish STATE
papers guaranteeing to foreigners resid-
ing in Turkey and its dependencies extra
territorial rights and immunities, such
as trial by consular courts IN cases
where Turkish subjects are concerned
The newspapers suggest that all Otto
man subjects refuse TO pay their debts
to Italians in the event of an Italian
occupation of Tripoli.
The Tripoli deputies held a meeting
here yesterday and discussed the stua-
public meeting of protest against the
threatening attitude of Italy arranged at
Stamboul.
Hints at Religious War.
The Tanins leading article today says:
THE Tripolitan question brings upon
the tapis the whole question of the
relations between Christianity and Islam.
The Turks have trespassed on nobody's
rights. yet Italy is preparing to occupy
Turkish territory on the pretext that
Germany and France have taken away
the independence of Morocco.
such conduct is a violation of the
principles of international Law. humanity
and civilization. Ii is evident that there
is no justice i'm Europe. Treaties are
merely instruments of deception which
are destroyed when an advantage is to be
gained thereby.
The Italian aggression is really the
Christianity toward Islam.
Renounces Faith in Germany.
The Tanin regrets its former belief in
Germany's friendship. and adds that IL is
apparent that Turkey has no friends in
Europe.
II is understood that Germany is trying
automatically at Rome and Constanti-
nople to arrange an understanding. but
there is no hope here that the effort will
succeed
The Turkish transport Berna. which
sailed with ammunition from CONSTANT
nople and was detained for several DAYS
at Smyrna, arrived at Tripoli yesterday.
Arabs Will Resist italy.
LONDON. September "a letter from
Tripoli dated September II says:
ION the day that the Italian news
papers intimating that the Italians con-
templated an expedition to occupy Tripoli
were received here. every cafe and
theater all the shops and stores were
instantly closed md word was passed
Immediately to the Arabs throughout
the town to meet i'm the great mosques
to decide what they should do. They
agreed that they would resist the Italian
landing to the last. and ii they had to
yield that they would go to the British
consulate and seek British protection"
Warships on the Move.
PARIS. September 27.-A dispatch to
the Temps from Rome says that the
Italian cruisers have left the naval ports
with the object of intercepting Turkish
transports en- route for Tripoli.
VIENNA, September 27.--It Is reported
here that three Italian warships have
arrived at Tripoli and are cruising before
the harbor. Six thousand troops have
assembled at Palermo ready for embarka-
tion.
Italian Socialists Riot