Chapter 201: The situation deteriorates
The results of the contact were not good, but it seems that the attitude of the Vatican side is not as tough as before.
They went from demanding the return of all the confiscated church property in Italy to demanding only half of it, which was a huge step forward. However, it is a pity that the Italian government intends not to return a single lira, because this is related to the correctness of Italy's reunification, and even if it is a lira retreat, it also shows that Italy has invaded the Vatican, which is a very troublesome thing.
As for why the Vatican sent such a telegram, the reason is very simple, the Vatican cannot have the Pope alone to have the final say, and some people feel that it is not a way to drag on like this, so they want to try to see if there can be a step that everyone can go down.
As for why it was chosen at this time, it is also a matter of timing, if there is no response from the Italian government, the Vatican can say that it is for the two priests who were killed.
However, it is a pity that the current Italian government is poor, and how can it give money to the Vatican, so this contact can be regarded as a failure. But it's not a failure, because at least both sides know that everyone wants to end it.
And after revealing the Vatican episode, Italy continues to ramp up its domestic rhetoric in an attempt to raise public sentiment even more.
The Italian move made the Ottoman ambassador in Rome very worried, and he sent no less than five telegrams in succession to Harim Pasha, who was in charge of foreign affairs at home, in which he gave a detailed account of the situation in Italy and begged Harim Pasha to come up with a solution as soon as possible, otherwise the war with Italy would be imminent.
After a series of urgent telegrams, the ambassador finally received a response a week later, and the Ottoman government came up with a solution.
Speaking of which, it really relied on Harim Pasha's efforts to get such a quick response this time.
Because in Istanbul, the Ottoman upper class had no impression of this at all, and this was not the death of two foreign missionaries, how much of a big deal could it be.
It was just a telegram from Rome that let the Ottoman officials know that this time the matter was not ordinary, but even if it was not ordinary, there were unusual ways to deal with it, so Ambassador Manersu received a telegram of compensation.
With this telegram of compensation, Mansu immediately hurried to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present Osman's handling opinions.
Bacona took the document, which still smelled of ink, looked at the terms listed on it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart? If it weren't for the determination to go to war with the Ottomans this time? This indemnity is actually very sincere.
Of course, it is also possible that the constant propaganda hostility of Italy frightened the Ottoman high-tops? So come up with a clause that leaves people speechless? I want to press the anger of Italy.
How many are listed in this document of reparations sent from Istanbul? The first of these, the Ottoman government? Will the murderers of the two missionaries be sentenced to death? Twenty-nine principal and accessory prisoners, including the imam of Agari, were hanged. In addition, on the site of the burned church, the Ottoman allocated 800,000 lire to build a new and even larger church. It can be named after the two murdered missionaries.
Also for the families of the two missionaries? The Ottoman government will also pay 500,000 lire in compensation and send someone to apologize.
These three articles are only superficial, and privately the Ottoman government is willing to negotiate with Italy to sell a batch of goods worth 30 million lire at a low price, which can be seen as an Ottoman reparation to Italy. Of course all this is done in private? On the surface, the Ottomans only compensated the victims.
Here I want to say that the Ottoman lira is worth more than the Italian lira? Basically, it's 2.4 Italian lira for 1 Ottoman lira.
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The results of the contact were not good, but it seems that the attitude of the Vatican side is not as tough as before. They demanded from Italy the return of all the confiscated church property? The move to asking for only half of the refund is a huge step forward. But it's a pity that the Italian government intends not to return a single lira? Because it is about the correctness of the unity of Italy? Even if you take a lira back? It also shows that Italy has invaded the Vatican, which is a very troublesome thing.
As for why the Vatican sent such a telegram, the reason is very simple, the Vatican cannot have the Pope alone to have the final say, and some people feel that it is not a way to drag on like this, so they want to try to see if there can be a step that everyone can go down.
As for why it was chosen at this time, it is also a matter of timing, if there is no response from the Italian government, the Vatican can say that it is for the two priests who were killed.
However, it is a pity that the current Italian government is poor, and how can it give money to the Vatican, so this contact can be regarded as a failure. But it's not a failure, because at least both sides know that everyone wants to end it.
And after revealing the Vatican episode, Italy continues to ramp up its domestic rhetoric in an attempt to raise public sentiment even more.
The Italian move made the Ottoman ambassador in Rome very worried, and he sent no less than five telegrams in succession to Harim Pasha, who was in charge of foreign affairs at home, in which he gave a detailed account of the situation in Italy and begged Harim Pasha to come up with a solution as soon as possible, otherwise the war with Italy would be imminent.
After a series of urgent telegrams, the ambassador finally received a response a week later, and the Ottoman government came up with a solution.
Speaking of which, it really relied on Harim Pasha's efforts to get such a quick response this time.
Because in Istanbul, the Ottoman upper class had no impression of this at all, and this was not the death of two foreign missionaries, how much of a big deal could it be.
It was just a telegram from Rome that let the Ottoman officials know that this time the matter was not ordinary, but even if it was not ordinary, there were unusual ways to deal with it, so Ambassador Manersu received a telegram of compensation.
With this telegram of compensation, Mansu immediately hurried to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present Osman's handling opinions.
Bacona took the document that still smelled of ink, looked at the terms listed on it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if it weren't for the iron determination to start a war with the Ottomans this time, this reparation would actually be very sincere.
Of course, it is also possible that Italy's constant propaganda and hostility frightened the Ottoman leadership, so they came up with a clause that made people speechless, trying to suppress Italy's anger.
The first of these was that the Ottoman government would execute the murderers of the two missionaries and hang 29 principal and accessory prisoners, including the imam of Agali. In addition, on the site of the original church that had been burned down, Ottoman allocated 800,000 lire to build a new church of a larger scale, and as for the name of the new church, it can be named after the two murdered missionaries.
In addition, the Ottoman government will also pay 500,000 lire in compensation to the families of the two missionaries, and will also send someone to apologize.
These three articles are only superficial, and privately the Ottoman government is willing to negotiate with Italy to sell a batch of goods worth 30 million lire at a low price, which can be seen as an Ottoman reparation to Italy. Of course, all this was done in private, and on the surface, the Ottoman only compensated the victims.
It should be mentioned here that the Ottoman lira is much more valuable than the Italian lira, which is basically 2.4 Italian lira for 1 Ottoman lira.