The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-09
AS TO TURKEY.
Situation is Regarded as Decidedly
Critical-BIame For All the
Trouble.

oNSTANTINOPLE, Nov. S.-There
IS no change for the better in the Pc
litical situation here, unless it rests
on the fact that the Ottoman bank mas
advanced the Turkish government the
sum of Fl, 500, 900, which VIII enaple me
new minister of finance, Saorl Pasha'
to provide for the most pressing heeus
of the government. The latter, it would
seam Consist in fitting out the army
reserves just called out In the porte
a+tennt to make some show OF trying
r. restore order in Armenia; but there
are so many other demands upon the
Turkish treasury at the present Aio-
ment that the money just advanced
will not go a long way, even II II was
placed to legitimate uses, which is not
likely to be the case.
In the best informed circles mere Tue
situation is regarded as decidedly CRIT
ical, and important developments are
expected within a short time.
The ambassadors of the powers do
NOT regard the new Turkish ministry
with favor; it is not expected to last
1ong and it is not thought that it VIII
be able to do anything worth mention
Ing towards clearing the poAtlcal at
mosphere. ,i,o oies
which have been in circulation loT
months past continue to be talheu
about. The name of the deposed SUI
tan. Mohammed Murad, removed IRON
the throne because he was anegeu ~
he suffering from idiocy, is once more
mentioned as being a likely candidate
for the throne.
There are many people who believe
the deposed sultan is quite as sane
es the present ruler Of the Ottoman
empire, Abdul Medjid.
Then. of course, the name OF the
heir apparent, Mohammed Reshed, is
heard mentioned as likely to shortly
succedd his uncle, the present sultan
but that report has been In clrculatlon
for months past. In fact IL was salu
some time ago that the present sultan
had, offered to resign in favor of Mo-
manned Reshed: but it is added the
representatives Of the powers did not
look upon this as likely to prove any
solution of the complicated situation,
and the matter was allowed to drop.
The difficulty does not rest in in
dividuals. One sultan is about as bad
or as good as another. 1t is the system
of government in the Turkish empire
which is to blame for all the trouble,
and until there is decided change in
this direction there will be no i'm
provement in the condition of the Ar
menians or of the Turks.
The appointment of the ex-grand
vizier, Kiamil Pasha decidedly we'll
meaning man as Vail Of Aleppo, is
regarded here as being only another
way Of sending him to exile. He may
not be actually exiled, but he will
not be allowed to return to Aleppo
until it suits the porte. He is charged
with many things, but the sum and
substance Of it seems to be that he
has been a scapegoat for the sins and
lack of mercy of others, The sultan
had to do something, so he changed
his grand vizier and turned over his
cabinet He may have gained some
time by so doing. but that seems to
be about all
In addition to the exile Of Kiamiy
Pasha to Aleppo, it is reported that a
number of high personages have been
exiled to Anatola, but it is difficult to
get at the truth in such matters. as
people reported "exiled" sometimes
find their way to the bottom of the
Bosphorus.
The Turkish troops are being con-
centrated at Masash for an advance
on Zeitoun as soon as the military
preparations are completed
Further private reports received here
from Diabekir estimate the number of
Armenian victims of the recent NASSAU
ores at 5000.
1t is believed the number is in ex-
cess Of the actual total of those
killed, but there seems to be no doubt
that the victims are numbered nv fine
thousands.