, 1915-03-10

and Will possibly hasten the action OF Italy,
which is pow practically decided, since er
further neutrality amounts to showing e iarE
OF interest in pending events, 1~hcl0a'l-
the probable REIMBURSEMENT OF the balance 81
power in he Me}is rraneuu. Whom Turkey east
in her lot with Austria and Germany a revolt
followed in the province Of Ilpoh Ia At'lr.t,
where Italy wls compelled t. WIth3raw ner
troops from .he interior To strengthen the
gurrIsons in the coast towns. The revolt
was due to the 'boiy wa proclaimed by the
Sultan, Turkey belu5 ntl, indirectly resPon-
sible. and rutEisu otio,ts ar said to be
leading the Iebel against the ~Itallans, thus
Hagrantly violating Treaty Obligations. ItaIl 5
efforts to persuade Turkey to cooperate in
REFRESHING the revolt and to recall her officers
in TripoIi having failed, her patience is eN-
hausted and the only remedy is to use coer-
Give measures against Turkey Her action
may provoke Austria and Germany, but since
all the belligeIents are seeking their own
advantage, she cannot, through Difference to
Turkeys allies, refrain from safeguarding
her own rights.
Adyices from Copenhagen 10 the Exchange
Telegraph Company state that the majority
Of the Northern Shipping Companies, in
Guiding the United Steamship Company Of
Copenhagen, are refusing to accept goods OF
German origin consigned to the United
States. Germany has offered to bay the
entire Danish supply Of bacon which is usu-
ally exported to Great Britain, but with a
single exception the cooperative slaughter
b uses have declined The offer, considering
that neutrality required the maintenance OF
aute-war connections and customs.
Count Reyentlow heads the considerable
minority nj Germany who are critical Of the
c,ncessious to the United States, deenirg
them excessive and preventive Of n coutiuu-
aute of }hp submarine blockade. Jlore is
also considerable criticism in EngIan over
the method Of the reprisals announced 10y
Mr.. Asquith, as being irregular and autago-
niatic to n|eutlals, but French opinion sup
ports England's procedure. In Washington
opinion is more favourable, since 1t Is per
ceiyed that 81 partial blockade 10y England
Will be less obstructive to commerce than
a total one,Qnd with possibilities Of favour TO
United States'commerce impracIIc0hIe under
a blockade in the usual form. Simple deten-
ton with COM ~enealon IS preferable 10 CON
t~iscation, nevertheless the United States VIII
enquire into the methods Of the blockade
unless the Order IN Council is forthcoming.
Nh. Runciman's recent statement regarding
importation of German dye stuffs may cause u
request for permission for similar supplies TO
be sllpptl to the United States, the benefit
to Germany being iucousideIable, but large
to The United States. If an extra legal Bu-
fish blockade is conceded by the United
States, the corollary would be equal couces-
sions regarding Germany submarine block
AIDE, short of compIulsance towards the
slaughter Of non-combntArts upon the high
seas.
A report by the Marquis Of Ctewe states:
"For some time it had been known That two
or three regiments OF Turkish troops, togeth-
er with some Turkish tubesmen from AInora,
on The 1igris river, with contingents OF dis
affected Persian tribesmen hostile to the
Slick of Mohommero, had been collecting
west of Ahwaz, in the Persian Province
Of Kbuzistan, and the Ahwaz garri-
son was despatched on a reconnaissance
TO ascertain their numbers and disposition.
On Wednesday the enemy, who had been
located at Ghodil, and who apparently had
been further reinforced on the previous day,
turned ont in great strength, estimated
at about $4,000 and ir the course of our
Withdrawal made repeated aid determined
forts to cut off the recOnnoitring party.
Several Land to hand encounters occurred
in which the attackers were held success
fully Mt bay while our party made good its
refinement. From reports received, and
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