New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31
TURKEY INVITES PEACE
Ministry Willing to Farley and
Deputies Approve.
TROOPS CONTROL CROWDS
Chamber Passes Vote of Conf.
dence After the Cabinet
Threatens to Resign.

Constantnople. July 3o.--After the new
.,;,,steriaI programme, which includes
,,.,,Iinqpess 10 enter into roace n.gotia-
ions with Italy, had been read in the
Chomber Of Deputies to-day, the Chamber
oossed vote of confidence in the gov
trnment-ll3 to 40.
=, the announcement Of the govern
,,ent's attitude IL was stated that Turkey
&c ready 10 enter into peace negotiations
18th Italy If they are conducted in a
o,o,ner compatible with Turkeys honor
aud dignity and her rights are adequate
X safeguarded
Yhe government censured the interfer-
eDce of the military in politics, and de-
elared that II purposed 70 take vigorous
measures to counterfeit it. Following the
reading of the governments announce
ment there was a boisterous discussion
In the chamber. The Grand Nizier de-
clared that the government would resign
unless Parliament gave its sanction to the
ministerial programme.
Representatives Of the Committee Of
Union and Progress constituting a ma
iority Of the Chamber sought TO delay a
vote by proposing various qualifying
amendments, but the government adopted
firm attitude and insisted upon an i'm
mediate and unqualified vote.
The result shows that the committee
WAS afraid to provoke conflict which
might furnish a preteXt for dissolution.
II is understood however, that the gov
eminent contemplates submitting to the
Chamber tomorrow bill reinforcing the
sultan's prerogatives in the matter Of
dissolution. thus forcing the Chamber
either to vote its oan extinction or pro-
woke conflict. with the same result.
Great crowds gathered outside the Par
Namentary buildings during the sitting
and a large force of troops was employed
10 keep order.
The official announcement in the Turk
ish Chamber Of Deputies to-day OF the
willingness of the Ottoman government
to enter into peace negotiations with Italy
IS the first important move Of the new
Turkish cabinet, and is the only definite
indication hitherto given that Turkey Is
ready to bring hostilities to an end. The
proy!so that her honor and dignity should
be safeguarded is natural one.
II was stated on July Is that the Italian
government had unofiicially informed the
powers that IT was ready and anxious to
bring the war to an end and was willing
10 pay a heavy cash indemnity to Turkey
for the transfer Of its sovereign rights in
TripoH to Italy. and to act IN IA similar
way in regard to the Turkish islands in
the .Egean Sea now occupied by Italy.
The Grand Vizier on that occasion re-
piled that the Turkish government re-
fused all the proposed conditions of peace
as unacceptable and declared Turkey in
tended 10 maintain her sovereignty in
Tripoli The chamber thereupon passed
vote of confidence in the government.
Since then conditions in Turkey have
changed. the old government having been
uyerthroWn and a new one with a diff
ferent programme having taken its place.
Tn war has lasted since September %.
1911 when the Italian government published
It's official declaration Of hostiliues. The
Italian navy conveyed large fleet OF
transports to the Tripolitan coast, and
after considerable fighting occupied the
capital Of Tripon and other points along
the coast. Severe lighting between the
Italian troops and the Turkish and
arabian allies has occurred frequently,
and both armies have LOST large numbers
OF men. The Italians found 1t difficult TO
advance into the interior, and their camps
were constantly harassed by the Turks
and Arabs. The fights resulted in al
ternate successes of both sides.
In the meantime many Of the Turkish
islands in the Hgean Sea were occupied
by the Italian feet which used their
ports as a base for MAX IS demonstra-
lions at tine mouth OF the Dardanelles.
The Italian ships did not succeed in
penetrating far into the strait which
had been thickly strewn with mines by
the Turks, and the strong Notifications
were constantly manned by alert de-
isAdsrs.
In the Red Sea a squadron OF Italian
cruisers and destroyers had been almost
constantly occupied in bOmbarding the
small Turkish towns on the Arabian
coast.