Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-09-25
TURKEY To FIGHT
To HOLD TR|POL|.
Moslem Government Preparing to
Prevent Italy from Seizing j
Her Territory.

Vienna, sept. Zo.-dil Turkey Il
fighting mad. The attempt OF Italy to
seize Tripoli has awakened the country
to the fact that she must fight to main.
tain her territory, and all classes oi
Turks are rallying to the support oi
the government. All OF the reserves
have been summoned to the colors,
and the order expelling all Italians
from Turkish territory is in the hands
Of the premier, signed by the Sultan,
ready to be issued as soon as it is GER
tain war must come.
The Turkish commanding officers
have been instructed to place all their
commands on q war; afooting. Advices
received here today say that if Italy in-
vades, the fighting will be most bitter
and unless Italy is able to land more
troops than the early reports indicate
her commanders think will be needed
to conquer and retain Tripoli, they are
likely to be overwhelmed.
No confirmation is as yet obtainable
OF the report that the Navigazions Gen
erale Italiana's steamer Regina Mar.
sherita has been seized by Turkish Of
ficials at Messina. Asia Minor, but the
report is accepted as true in govern
ment circles here.
Italy's attempt to acquire Tripoli by
sheer strength has caused alarm here,
and in most Of the capitals OF Europe.
II is feared that it will open anew the
Mediterranean problem just at time
when it seemed certain that it was to be
settled.
There are $4,000 Italians in Turkey
and their financial interests are very
large. sThe Porte, it is understood here,
has sent a curt message to Italy saying
all private property vas considered sub
ject to seizure if any armed Italian
force shall land at Tripoli.
Constantinople, Sept. 25.-The first
army corps is being mustered
for embarkation to Tripoli, to rein
force the 80, 600 Turkish troops already
there, in readiness TO oppose an Italian
seizure of the colony.
London, Sep; % -Advices from
Italy and 1ukry are causing graVest
concern in all + the capitals OF Europe.
Hostililies at this time between the
two nations might furnish the spark to
set off the powder magazine in which.
Europe has teen sitting for a decade.
The attempt Of Italy to seize Tripoi is
resented here. but the position of the
British governm cut will be one of
stern neutrality for the present at least.
Throughout Italy the cry, on to
Tripoli," " has been raised by the friends
OF the government as good plan to
put an end to the industrial discomfort
and to the conditions resulting from
the spread OF cholera. The move has
been popular, as, owing to the hostility
now evident in America toward Italian
immigration, and the absolute lack OF
opportunity to some, the poorer class
of Italians are unable to find place to
dispose of their labor.
A new Italy in Africa on the shores
of the Mediterranean, has been the
anUlllOu VI tHe I)ieSeut lidIiau gwen
mont for some time, and it has been
consistently pointed out that inasmuch
as Turkey has no navy, she would prove
an easy prey to Italian aggression.
This belief is not accepted here, how
ever. British officers despise the Italian
as soldier and declare that, despite
his Incidence, the Turk is an ideal
fighting man, and that wnen Italy tries
10 operate outside OF the protecting
zone OF the guns OF her war fleet, she
will court disaster.
Then again the population OF Tripsli
is Mussulman and can be depended on
to aid Turkey. 1t will never submit
tamely to Italian .dominatia, and the
result will be, even il the Turks are
finally defeated, almost constant civil
war.
Latest adyices from Rome say that
an expedition is ready to start toward
Tripoli.