Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-08
Importance of the Recent Action of
the Powers.
TIE SITUATION GROWSMORE ALARMING
A Reign Of Terror in the Asiatic
Provinces.
ARRESTS IN CONSTANTINOPLE

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 7.-Hali
Rifat Pasha the Turkish minister for the
interior. has been appointed grand viZier,
in succession to Kiamil Pasha, resigned.
A new Turkish ministry has been formed,
as follows: Hall Rifat Pasha, grand vizier;
Said Pssha. president of the council of
state; Tewfik Pasha, minister for foreign
afflirs; Hassan Pasha, minister of marine;
Ria Pasha, minister of war; AIemduh
Pasha, minister of the interior; Abdur
Rahman Pasha, minister of JUSTICE Sabri
Pasha, minister of finance; Arif Pasha,
minister without portfolio. Ria Pasha was
minister of war in the last cabinet, Hassan
Pasha was minister of marine in the late
ministry, Hall Rifat I'asha is the ex-minis-
ter of the interior, and Tewfk Pasha has
just come here from Berlin, where he was
Turkish ambassador 10 Germany. Finally,
Said Pasha was minister for foreign af-
fairs in the late cabinet and previously
grand vzier.
a Reply to the Powers Promised.
The Turkish minister for foreign affairs,
Said Pasha, has promised to give the an
bassadors of the powers definite reply
within two days as to what steps the porte
intends to take for the restoration of order
in Armenia, and to provide for the protec-
ton of Christians in that part of the Turk
ish empire.
This was the point especially alluded to
by the ambassadors Tuesday, when they
called separately and represented that the
present state of affairs in Armenia could
not be allowed to continue, and that if ad-
equate measures were not shortly taken to
bring about the restoration of order, the
powers would be compelled, acting in con-
cert. to take their own steps in the mat
ter
No combined action of such grave import
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taken for years past, and the fact that the
porte was reminded of the Intervention Ct
the powers in Syria at the time of the mas
sacreG in 1860 is considered as a direct
warning to the sultan that Europe will
intervene to restore order in Armenia m
Iess the Turkish government acts promptly.
AS each day passes. however, the stua-
tion becomes more and more alarming, and
adds to the difficulty of the task before the
porte and, possibly, before the European
powers
From Syria. especially, the most disquiet-
ing rumors are coming, and that they are
based on facts is shown by the mobilization
of twenty battalions of Redifs, out of the
sixty available, and the steps being taken
to that portion of Asiatic Turkey. This
lends color to the report that the Armen-
fans are receiving support from unexpected
sources, and that the Turkish government
may Soon be face to face with an open
and widespread revolt against the rule Of
the sultan.
Arrests of Suspects.
Arrests of Armenian and Turkish sus-
poets are constantly being made here and
elsewhere; but owing to the press censor
sfip few facts in this conneo ton are OBJ
ttyinable.
Possibly the most grave turn in recent
events lies in the fact established beyond
any doubt that the dissatisfaction against
the rule of the sultan has extended to the
Turkish army and navy, and that the pal
ace officials are well aware of this fact
and are in a state of greatest alarm No
body here would be astonished to hear at
any moment of outbreak in the palace
itself; in fact. people who are well versed
in Turkish affairs assert that this is among
the immediate probabilities, and that only
q prompt show of force upon the part of
the European fleets can avert it.
Trustworthy reports which have been re-
ceived here from ErZeroum state that it
has been established beyond dispute that
the Turkish troops took part in the recent
massacre and pillage of Armenians there,
and, it is added, clear evidence of this fact
will be placed before the representatives
OF the powers.