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pitiable. The threat of Servia and ROumaDia to
continue the war in spite of Russian armistce the
steady onward march of the Russian armies-car-
ing as little for the commencement of negotiations
they had cared for the frightful difficulties of
Winter campaIgning-and especially the attitude of
the people, have united to give the fat states
men of the "Vikela" whole week Of sleepless
nights. The Sultan has been at the War Council re-
peatedly, and the Ministry have sat at the
Palace on alternate days. Yet the most that
could be done was to commit TO Allah
the interests threatened by Servia and ROumania
and the fate of Rustchuk and Silstra, while tho
provinces and the city were called upon for men to
defend Stamboul and the Dardanelles against a
coup de main. No reply has yet come from tho
provinces, but a week has now passed and not q
man has volunteered from the city to defend it in
the works of Chataja. The Christians out Of
the question for military service now. Ii they will
be quiet lawabiding citizens until the end, the Gov
ernment will feel that they have done their whole
duty. AS to the Moslems, they have no ambi-
ton to leave their houses during this snow-stOrm
and take military service the bleak barrens west
of u.s. Therefore, the Government is fam to send
out what militia it commands and to hope that the
Russians will not come any nearer.
The people Of this city excited in the sense of
being deeply moved by the crisis, but they are very
calm, as | have already said ~ the direction OF
manifestations of emotion. The feeling most
like a general on which can be found in the city Is
purpose to settle with the Ministry as soon as the
Russians are out OF the way, The hatred Tor NAH
mould Damad is 'apassion, although just now an i'm
potent one. We have sincere purpose
TO DO right" common saving. I'VE
are honest, but our Government is utterly rotten"
Yesterday and to-day the placards have begun to
appear again, directed against the Ministry in gem
eral, aud AlahmOud Pasha in particular The bur
den OF these curious documents Is that the Ministry
has been ma King war for eight months, and has, by
that means, drawn the enemy as far rs Adranople.
The Ministry Is now continuing warllke measures,
and no one knows but what they will draw the
Russians to Constantnople. Better let the Govern
ment perish and save the nation than suffer the
nation TO pc ruined that the Government may grow
fat on the spois.
This opposition to the Ministry sinks into pueril-
ity, because IT has no plan and no leader. Yet
think we shall hear well of it in due time If peace
gives it chance. The Government takes tho
trouble once to proclaim death to the dissent
majors of these placards which fol- the first
time printed documents and not manuscripts. This
fact is proof positive, to the Ministry, that the
pacard' come from Russia. Government has been
trying to-day to calm the public mind by explain
ing that peace negotiations and military
movements can perfectly well go on to-
gcther. OF course, nothing that hated Min
istry can say will still the people who have
a thousand panaceas at hand. One proposal is to
get up monster petition to Europe IN the name OF
the Ottoman people, which shall turn the iiinty
hearts OF eMieFOrs ana Kings 10 interfere aSaibsb
the northern invasion. Another suggestion coming
from the ultra Mosem party Is that all theatres and
concert saloons be closed if peradvenure God may DO
pleased thereby, and may save the land ms propo,
sitOn, indeed the other Also was gIaycly presented
in Parliament on Saturday by turbaned gentle
man, who remarked that if the Government had put
into their operations against the Russians half the
energy which they showed in the pursuit of the
Sofas. who entered the Parliament Hall last ses-
sion the war would have been gloricusly ended long
since These voices Of the people some calling one
thing and some another, show the completeness OF
the Reorganization which has seized upon them az
as well as tie Ministry.