New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-23
DJETAD PACHA AND THE PRESS.

THE EX-GOVERNOR OF CRETE UNDONE By FOL
LOWING TOO 2EALoUsIY Ills INSTRUCTIONS
At this time when Prince George has just as
sumed the government OF Crete interesting partcu-
lars are published in the European press about
DeVad Pacha. his immediate predecessor rs Gov
ernor OF the famous island Dicvad had been or
dc,cd ~ the Sultan TO leave crete and to accom-
pany the German Kaiser during the latters jour
noy in Palestine the personal representative OF
Abdul Hamid II. This appointment was hailed
with Joy 10y the friends Of pjevad. and IT was gen
orally believed that his intimacy with wilhelm IL.
the grea, friend Of the Sultan. would make OF
Dievad "a Grand Nizicr and the successor of Ham
Rifoot. iu it Is just the reverse that has nap
pencd. and Deyad must consider himself as fort
innate at having been relegated inland, with the
function OF a vail project Of Syrian province.
The cause OF his disgrace was due to n misundeG-
standing and the instruments Of that disgrace
were the several correspondents of the European
press sent TO report the incidents OF the Imperial
voyage. They have all related their experiences
but the most exact narrative was that published IN
'I.e Semaphore" of Marseilles. the ancient Med
iterranean paper which has proved 50 often TO he
the best informed about the 'iniricacies Of the
Turkish policy. DjevaG Pacha acted too jealousy
In conformity with the instructions given nm AL
Yildiz Kiosk He wounded unwtt!ngly the pride
OF the Kaiser whose good graces ne was TO secure
and. OF course. he disavowed by the sultan
whose awkward orders ne nau o"eAtu 50 p'u"''''
The unfortunate Turkish representative had Deeh
instructed in accordance with the holy horror
which the Sublime Porte feels toward the press VI
general. throw many obstacles as posslpie al
the way Of foreign correspondents ANXIOUS u
approlch the German imperial headquarters ana |"
chronicle all the particulars relative to the VISIT
in Palestine Djevad had given very strict oroelS
10 the wallis Of the districts visited by Wilhelm H.
10 the chiefs of police and of the gendarmeTie
These officers We'd with each other to impose all
kinds of vexations upon the foreign correspondents
The Kaiser who is not too much oppOseu 10
publicity in regard to his doinGs, was surprised AZ
the silence Of the European press about ms v0!aee
Meanwhile the correspondents Of the british anq
Austrian PAPERS caused Colonel SchoIl director o.
the railway service during the Imperial journey,
10 nresent 10 the Kaiser a memorandun eApidiIiHt,
The annoyances imposed upon them Tnev stated
that their silence their letters about the N0ya6
of the imperial couple should not be attrlDuuII,eu
70 any evil disposition toward the J\alSer. Ihe
latter Immediately al audience 70 inc COZ
enondents who completed the story OF thc!r GrleE-
ances bv proving that they were due 70 me oiue.s
given by Djevad Pacha. They added that me latteI
had said I'm his defence that If ne behaNeu rousul!
toward the press 1t was in CONFORMITY WIN Wy
desires of the Kaiser. This was too much. ana ana
Dteyal was forbidden TO follow any longer w
Imperial party while the Emperor WTotc ~ '"N
Sultan TO complain Of his attitude