REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2476, 15 April 1909, Page 5

REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.

REVOLT OF TROOPS. TRIUMPH OF MOHAMMEDAN FANATICISM. United Press Association—Copyright CONSTANTINOPLE, April 13. . A revolt has occurred in Constantinople. Two battalions of troops surrounded Parliament buildings and demanded the dismissal of the Grand Vizier, President of tho Chamber, and Minister of War. The situation is grave. The insurgent troops quarter'd at the Ministry of War marched at dawn to the Mosque of St. Sophia, and thence to Parliament buildings. Serious disturbance's prevail, and shops have been closed. The immediate cause of the trouble has not been disclosed.. LONDON, April 13. A private message received in London states that there are no officers with the insurgents. A REVOLUTION. THE MOSLEMS MASTERS OF THE. SITUATION. (Received April 14, 10.5 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 14. The immediate cause of the revolution was an order to the troops given to fire on their co-religionists under all circumstances, and officers attempting to abolish the inclusion of the Sultan’s name in the daily prayer. The soldiery murdered a deputy, Emir TJrslan, closely resembling Hussein Djahid, editor of a Young Turkish Party newspaper. The Vizier, the Cabinet, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies resigned, and the- Sultan accepted their resignations. LONDON. April 14. The ‘‘Times’ ” Constantinople correspondent, telegraphing at a late hour, stated that tho Committee of Union and Progress had failed, and that the Jennet Mahomedieh, or League of Mohammed, backed by the rank and mo of tho First Army Corps, and a large majority of the Moslems, are •masters of the situation. The soldiery wounded tho Minister of Marino and killed the Minister of Justice. The leaders of the committee arc in hiding. It is rumored that the soldiery around the Parliament buildings acclaimed Tewfik Pasha as Premier and Edliem Pasha as Minister or War, those appointments representing the wish of the Sultan. DETAILS OF THE OUTBREAK. - THE WORK OF THE SULTAN. (Received Aprii 14, 11.58 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 1 l. Mutineers invaded Stamboul at midnight. By morning the greater part of the garrison of Constantinople and the Halo!hii Riflcis, hitherto the mainstay of the Committee o/ the Union of Liberty and Progress, and many civilians, armed with revolvers, surrounded the Parliament House, but not the Porte. When officers accompanied, tho troops it was due'to compulsion. The rest of the officers were gagged and imprisoned in barracks. The mutineers, commanded by non-commissioned officers, cheered the Sultan and demanded that the State should respect the sheriat or sacred law. A few artillery and cavalry remained faithful, massed before tho Ministry of War, and used quickfirers to intimidate the crowd. Seventeen persons were killed and 20 wounded. The latest reports state that an exMinister was taken prisoner by the mutineers barricading the approaches to Parliament.

Edhem Pasha, accompanied by cheering troops and bands, proceeded to Stamboul. Aftc-r tire resignations, the Sultan’s irade was read in the Chamber pardoning the mutineers and announcing that the sheriat- would be observed 111° future. Tire Chamber cheered the message.

The unrest of .the troops is. not confined to the capital.