The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-06
ARE using new
WAR MACHINES
Italians Find Tripoli Excellent
Field For Experimenting
Latest Systems
NATIVE TROOPS FIGHT TURKS
Mussulmans Of Erytrea Colony
Doing Effective Work
Are Loyal to Italy and Require Les.
Provisions and Accom-
modations.

/ Rome. AR'il 6.-The military at
taches of the different countries at the
| embassies here consider the war in
Tripoli as an excellent field for ex-
perimenting i'm new war systems and
machines. The aeroplanes have prov
ed that when the weather permits
them TO fly with comparative .secur-
ity. they can be employed for offens-
| i've purposes. Special automobiles To
drive over the sand of the desert have
done good service, but are so expens-
! i've that il would be impossible to use
| them wholesale for the advance of a
whole army. The railway appears to
! still remain the best system of trans
portation and the one which will in the
end be even cheaper than camels. Each
train is provided with an armOred car,
| which forms a kind of small moving
fortress provided with quick firing
guns SO placed as TO command a con-
siderable range in all directions, thus
ensuring the safety of the train. the
troops and provisions which are trans
ported.
Italian Native Troops.
An interesting experiment which is
row being made by the Italian military
authorities at Tripoli is that of using
the native troops of the ETytrea col
cny, who are in the majority Mussel-
mans against the Turks and Arabs
OF the new colony. Several hundreds
have already landed and have aston
ished the natives of Tripoli with their
order discipline, loyalty to Italy and
especially by their cleanliness The
speciality OF these troops Is their Won
derful mobility. as they do not require
the enormous quantity OF provisions
and accommodations which are nec-
ossary for the modern European OIL
der Their equipment consists only OF
sheep skins, which each carries for
himself Most Of them are decorated
with two medals one gained through
fighting the Abyssnians. and the 9TH
er in the war against the Dervishes
when Italy occupied the port of Kas-
sala, which has now returned to the
Anglo Egyptians They declare that
they are now determined TO get a
I third decoration. fighting the Turks
and Arabs Either get il or die
they saw.
Monument to Conquest
While the enterprise of Tripoli is fan
from being accomplished. the proposal
has been put forward To raise monu-
ment to the conquest of that African
province. The proposal is even accom-
pHshed by the plan of the monument
which. it is suggested. should he form
ed of ancient stones gathered from
the Roman forum, the Palatino and the
Colosseum. and be erected in the centre
of what is here called the Archaeolog-
ical promenade, a kind of park in the
heart of the ancient remains of Rome
The meaning Of the monument would
be a return Of Rome to her, ancient
dominions across the Mediterranean
and a glorihcatlon of young Italy.
Suffraaets are Active.
The Italian chamber is about TO dis
cuss the reform of the franchise pro-
posed by Premier Giolitti. according
10 which. for the first time In Italy
even illterates will be allowed to vote
on condition that they have served II
the army or that they are over ~
years of age.
The Italian suffragcts have risen II
arms and have addressed most vio
, lent protest to the Members OF the
Government the senators and deputies
: against the exclusion OF women IRON
the right TO vote. which is against al
the principles of Justice and equality.
and is not justified considering th'
"ameliorated culture OF modern WON
an. her more direct participation IN th'
social life of the country, and. indeed
= her superiority to the illiterate mali
! masses which the new bill admits t.
, this privilege" The general committed
of the women urges all Members o
Parliament who have declared them
= selves favorable to grant the vote 4
the fair sex to fight now for thei
cause. especially against the rgu
ment of those who. maintaining that I
is too grave a problem. would 'ah
- stain from any concession. Moanwhil
+ the committeewomen will keep up al
agitation among all the women oi tn
q country which will not be abated un
. til they have obtained their wishes.