THE TURKISH REVOLUTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2481, 21 April 1909, Page 5

THE TURKISH REVOLUTION.

CABLE NEWS.

ANXIETY TO AVOID CIVIL WAR.

SULTAN AND MINISTRY ALMOST PANIC STRICKEN.

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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 19,

The committee at Salonika are. pursuing a firm and moderate plan. They are anxious to avoid civil war and to prevent foreign intervention. Several thousand of their forces, including the Adrianople contingent, also 24 maxims and field batteries, are at Spartakoin, and a thousand at Kenukja under Sandansky. The committee’s advanced guard of 680 men has reached Kutchukchenkmadje. The Sultan and Ministry were almost panicstricken. VIENNA, April 19.

The Neue Wiener Tagblatt publishes an unconfirmed report that the Sultan rs negotiating with the committee in regard to abdication. LONDON, April 19.

Reuter’s correspondent states that the committee telegraphed to the Sultan upbraiding him for violation of his oath to maintain the Constitution.

Enver Bey declares that the Liberal Union must be courtmartialled.

The. Times correspondent states that the upper and educated Mahommedan clergy joined the Liberal Union for the preservation of order and the restoration of the Constantinople garrison, which is repentant. The Liberal Union separated from the reactionaries, owing to the brutality of the latter an killing sixteen officers. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 19.

Mustafi Effendi, deputy of Alleppo, has been appointecl President of the Chamber. Many telegrams from the provinces, including Anatolia, were read in the Chamber, protesting against an anti-constitutional Cabinet.

The Macedonian army demand? guarantees for the maintenance of the constitution.

The committee explain that Kaiinil Pasha’s fall was due to his subservienco to his son, Said Pasha, a palace favorite under the old regime. They emphasise that the outbreaks in Asia Minor were the result of the overthrow of tho committee and the Union’s authority.

The absence of the Hadcmikrs artillerymen, who had gone to Constantinople, enabled the Salonika battalions to slip through the fortifications and reach Spartakeni and Kutclmk, which is 18 miles from Constantinople. Other reports state that the committee’s advance guard of 2000 has reached San Stefano.

Over one thousand persns were killed at Adana, including 700 Armenians. Fire destryed half the town. The Hitnation is better, but at Tarsus it is critical.

Twenty persons were killed at Marare, where there is an. important American mission.

Husni Pasha, commander of the Salonika troops, telegraphs to the ’oroigu embassies that the soldiers marching on Constantinople desire a definite re establishment of the constitution and punishment of the authors of the sanguinary disorder. The lives and i.ioperty of foreigners shall he safeguard id. Kaser and Corfu, the Committee's leaders, interviewed at Salonika, thr ten a military dictatorship until the country is tranquil. Stambo il must to swept of the fanatical elewnt at any cost. LONDON, April 19. The “Daily Telegraph” denies that Izzet Fuad has been murdered, as previously reported. THE SULTAN’S ABDICATION PROBABLE. 'THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS GATHERING STRENGTH. (Received April 21, 1.5 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20. Widespread rumors of the deposition of the Sultan caused great excitement at- Constantinople, and an ultimate, feeling of relief in view of its apparent inevitableness. • Thirty-six thousand troops, with a large contingent of artillle.ry, arc concentrated at Hadenikeni. The outposts aire falling back on Constantinople or surrendering. Mahmud Shevket Pasha commands the Third Army Corps, and directs the operations.-. Nazim Pasha has ordered the First Anriy Corps to avoid a collision with the advancing force, unless attacked. Some Macedonians insist on the Sultan’s abdietion as a preliminary to negotiations with Nazim Pasha and the Government. Tewfik, in the Chamber, explained that he had assumed office in order to save the country and the Constitution, which everybody believed had been endangered by recent events. The Chamber unanimously postponed the discussion of his programme. THE SULTAN PANIC-STRICKEN. HIS COUP AN ADMITTED FAILURE. The Sultan is prostrated, and has expressed a desire, to abdicate. A proclamation announcing a change on the throne is drafting in the presence of Prince Mohamed Reshad, heir presumptive. LONDON, April 20'. The “Times’ ” Vienna correspondent sends a confirmation of the statement that the Sultan’s abdication, in favor of Prince Reshad is generally expected as the natural epilogue to the failure of Tuesday’s coup against tin? Committee of Union and Progress, who are not expected to allow Abdul Hamid further ' . ' '' ''

opportunity of undermining ‘their position. It now appears that there is an element) of bitterness in the minds of the was absent, in July, when tlieX onstitution was adopted. MURDER OF YOUNG TURKISH OFFICERS. ‘ RUSSIAN OPINION SUPPORTS CONSTITUTIONALISTS. Many office,re at the gates of Constantinople'will be eager to avenge the blood of their murdered comrades. Official telegrams mention a report from military sources that 220 Young Turk officers, including all the officers of a cavalry regiment, were murdered .last week by there men.

Resliad is described as just, temperate; and inexperienced, but honest and susceptible to guidance.. tST. PETERSBURG, April 20.

Opinion in Russia is entirely favorable'to the. Constitutional cause in Turkey.