Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-22

italys declaration of war were the
support given hy Turkey 20 the re-
volt Nm Libya and the prevention OF
the departure OF italian residents
from SYRIA
Although Italy declared war ON Aus
tria ou May 2 A. there has never been
any declaration of war between Italy
and Germany. the ally of Austria,
while until now ltaly and Turkey, The
ally of the central powers, nominally
hnve been at peace.
Friction between Turkey ana Italy,
however, has been Ia evidence since
shortly after the mtter'e entry into the
war Early in June there were re-
ports that ltalinn Consuls were grad
ually leaving Turkey and that Amcrl-
can officials Wero taking over the task
az looking out for Italian Interests.
later charges were made that the OF
toman government was preventing
| these consuls from leaving ana that
similar coercion was being cXortcd
over italian civilians who wished 10
quit Turkish soil
] ON july 2n ndvices tame from
/ lOme that he italMn government had
addressed O note to the United States
asking il to use its Influence To- pro-
tect italian subjects In the Ottomuu
were being prevented from leaving
was reiterated
Two days later the italian cabinet
met for the supposed purpose of dis
cussing the situation as regarded Tur-
key aud almost cuincdentally the
Italian government began to gather
evidence intended to show that Turkey
had violated the trenty of Lausanne
an undertaking according to the terms
of which she pledged tc withdraw all
troops aud Officers from the Corenuica
district Ia Tripoli and help bring
about the submission of the Senuss
trlbesmen In this locality Instead OF
doing this. u was alleged. Enver
pasha the Turkish minister of war,
last March sent his brother Nurl-Bey,
to tYenalca 10 foment rebellion
ON August the Italian ambassador
az Constantinople mado another pro-
test 10 Turkey relative 10 the attitude
of the ottoman authorities toward
Italian subjects IL was stated that
italian eonsul8 were still being de-
taincd iu Turkey
II was announced on the bth of Au
gust that ltAy had asked for catcgori-
eul explanations concerning Turkeys
alleged refusal Co withdraw her troops
from the Cyrenuicl district la Tupoli
shortly after this t was reported
thpt "a declaration of war by ITALY
against Turkey would be given stimuli
tuucoualy with the sending of about
10000 men Go the aid of the Franco
British force ON The Gailipoli ponin-
sula.
II was announced ON August / q that
"A strong squadron of fast Italian
cruisers was being held In readiness
TO sail frum Tawnto, ltuly. at a mo-
meuts notice. VI was stated that II
was expected the war9hips would be
ent against Turkey If the latter couu-
try declined to satisfy Italys de-
mands for the release Of Italian SUBJ
Jocts hold i'm the Ottoman empire
A. "a meeting of the Italian cabi-
not yesterday CFrlday Baron SON
nino italian minister Of foreign uf-
fairs presented am exhaustive report
ON Che Turkish situation, He assert-
ei that the 'grkish prOyucatons had
Become intoierahle The cubinet de-
cision was kept secret Dispatches to-
day stated that the Italian ambassador
lt Constuntinople had hecu instructed
lo h1nd 90 the porte Il note asking for
d formal categorical statement as 90
departure of Italians from Turkish
possessions u was unofficially stated
mat the note was ln the nature of an
lltlmatum and that "a rcply WAS eX-
IcCtcd SATURDAY.