The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
LIBERTY FOR TURKS
Sultan Proposes Constitution
for His Subjects.
SENSATION AT THE CAPITAL
Monarch Makes Unexpected Sur
render TO the Young Turks Party.
Detection of Albanian Troops
Forced Him TO YieId-Macedonian
Cities In Hands of New Party.

Constantinople, July 24-An imperial
trade issued this morning orders a cham
Der of deputies TO assemble in accord
ance with a constitution which has been
elaborated By the Sultan. The trade has
been communicated to the walls and the
district Lieutenant governors. with the
necessary orders for holding elections
The constitution which the trade nov
makes effective IS practically the one pro
mulgatsd in 1876
The grand vizier Immediately took steps
TO carry out the orders OF the Sultan. he
addressed to all the provincial authorities
concerned q circular telegram convening
the chamber Of deputies, in which he
pointed out that the method Of forming
the chamber is determined BY an organic
statute. which. according TO the Official
communication, is "an Ilustrious institU-
ton Of the Sultan"
Trade Causes Sensation
Startling as was the sudden dismis-
sal Of Perfd Pasha from the grand Vi
ziership Of Turkey. and the appointment
yesterday Of said Pasha in his place.
This step was as nothing compared TO
the sensation created in all quarters
this morning by the Official announce
ment that the Sultan had decided 20
convOke a parliament. Il was felt that.
in view Of the general revolt ia the
army unprecedented in the history Of
the Turkish Empire. some change was
inevitable and that far-reaching meas
ures OF reform in the central govern
ment were bound 20 be inaugurated-
[1rrH - = -
who took the reins IN h3s own hands,
and. by the stroke OF a pen, suddenly
yielded 20 the demands OF the young
Turks and restored the constitution OF
1875, has taken the palace clique. the
members OF the diplomatic corps. in
fact the entire population OF Constar-
tinOple. completely by surprise Al
though it was thought that the long
sustained agitation might possibly
bring about some form Of parliamentary
adminisIra tfOn. nothing so dramatically
abrupt was regarded as possible
The immediate cause OF the Sultan's
raising Of the white fag was the re-
ceipt OF telegram from the Albanians
Of Uskub informing him that they had
taken their oath 10 fav6r the re-estab-
lishmeut OF the constitution The mes
sage landed Ike q thunderbolt at the
Yildiz Kiosk The Sultan had been IN
der the impression that he could de-
pend upon the Albanians under all cir
Cumstances-
Sudden Change of Grand Vizier.
Perid Pasha, VINO IS an Albanian, had
fOstered this conceit- When the facts be-
came known the wrath Of the Sultan i'm
mediately fell upon his favorite, who was
summoned TO the palace and dismissed on
the spot The former grand vizier. said
Pasha, was then summoned 10 the palace.
He gave the Sultan an insight into the
real gravity Of the situation in the coun-
Try and the hOpelessness OF attempting 70
restore permanent peace IN the army and
among the people. unless the personal
regime, with its attendant abuses and
intrigues, which had brought the country
TO the verge OF ruin came 70 an end and
some steps were taken in the direction OF
granting a measure Of constitutional gov
eminent. The attitude Of the AIbanians
had so Disconnected the Sultan that Said
Pasha found him IN a mood 10 make con-
cessiOns. and the pressure exerted By
other men. who had been long absent
from the councils OF the palace, completed
the conversion which resulted in the
trade Of to-day.
Salonil1i. European Turkey, July 2L-An
imperial frTnan. restoring 10 Macedonia
the constitution Of 1876, was read n this
city publicly this morning in the pres
encs OF the civil and military authorities
and before an immense and orderly crowd.
Great enthusiasm prevailed