The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-23
Further Details of Circular
Message Sent By Italian
Government
ULTIMATUM is SENT %
TO SUBLIME Pr ,SE
Military Authorities Revoke Permis-
sion For Italians to Leave Syria.
Other Flagrant Violations of
Treaty Rights Lead
To Declaration

Paris, August 22.-Further details
concerning the circular message sent
by the Italian government to it's rep
rcsentatives abroad setting forth DIFF
| nculties leading to Italy's declaration
of war ON Turkey are contained In q
Havns dispatch from Rome. The mes
sage readss
Regarding fragrant violations of the
rights, interests or even liberties of italian
citizens in the Ottoman empire without
the most energetic protestations on this
subject presented by the Italian ambas-
sador at Constantinople having any value,
the circular says that on August the
Italian ambassador to Turkey presented
an ultimatum comprising four demands:
"One that Italians be permitted freely
to leave Beirut Syria; two, that Italians
in Smyrna, in view of the impra cticabili-
ty of the port of Vourla. be authorized to
depart by way of Sighajik three, that
the Ottoman government permit the free
embarkation of Italians al Mersina, Alex
| andretta, Saifa and Jaffa four, that The
Ilocal authorities in the intcrior -enounce
their opposition to ts1 departure of Ital-
ians to the coast and to facilitate their
journey.
Before the expiration of the 4S-hour
limit for reply to the ullilnatum, a note
from the grand vizier accepted every
point. The Italian government thereCron
sent two ships to Rhodes, instructed to
await orders to embark Italians.
Revoked Permission
However,. according to information re-
ceived by the American consular authori-
times, to whom Italian interests in the
several localities were confided, it appears
that the military authorities at Beirut
revoked on August 8 the permission ac-
corded. a similar revocation occurred
at Mersna. 1t is said also that the mill
tary authorities prevented embarkation
elsewhere in Syria.
sThe circular also accused the Ottoman
government of a violation of the Lausanne
treaty. The Ottoman government never
seriously adopted any measure whatso-
ever to stop Immediately. III conformance
with its solemn engagements. the acts of
hostility in Libya, and did nothing for the
liberation of Italian prisoners of war.
.Ottoman soldiers. commanded by the
same officers with the same arms and
flags, regained Trpolitains and Cyrenajca
after the treaty, Enver Bey directed that
the Libyan hostilities end in November,
1912. Aziz Bey, with 800 Turkish regu-
lars, never left the region intl the end
of June, 1913 The manner in which beth
were welcomed on their return to Turkey
shows that their coming was approved.
The Italian government. is also to cite
the names of more than 100 Turkish Of
ficers still remaining in Cyrenaica.
Holy War
'.The circular declares a holy war in
1914 was proclaimed against Italians in
Africa and cites the French capture of
Turkish mission bearing gifts to the
Scnousi chiefs to incite them to rebellion
against Italy The conclusion of the
Italian circular is quoted as follows:
'''In the presence of these manifest in
fractions of categorical promises made by
the Ottoman government following our ul-
timatum of August 8 provoked by the
evasion OF the Ottoman government, es-
pecially concerning the departure of
French and Italian subjects from Asia
Minor, the Italian government has in
structed its ambassador at Constantinople
to- present to Turkey declaration of
war;"