The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-30
.H00T THE SULTAN
Turks Are Growing More C0ur-
ageOus Day by. Day
Since the Proclamation CT Con-
stitutiOnal Government.
MUCH RESTLESSNESS
Prevails and Everybody Is Sus.
piciOus of Everybody Else.
Directing Hand Of the RevOlu-
ton Is Still Hidden.

Constantinople, July 30.-Although
the demonstrations in the streets of
Constantinople over the granting of a
constitution have practically ceased
there are signs of much dissatisfaction
OF the public at the delay in the recon-
struction of the ministry by the intro
auction of liberal elements Scenes of
the widest description continue in the
cafes. where officers and civilians en-
brace each other and express their de-
light at the ending of the tyrannical
regime. The situation still lacks clear
ness and it is impossible at present to
forecast the next development with any
degree of certainty. The young Turks
are masters of Constantinople and the
European provinces and except in the
capital the feeling is anything but IA
vorable to the sultan. Even in Con-
stantinople disloyal cries were heard
during the recent street demonstra-
tons. At banquet given in series to
celebrate the re-establishment of the
constitution the name of the sultan
was hooted. while the Christians at
this place are beginning to entertain
misgivings as to the sincerity Of the
professions of the young Turks.
Hardly any news has been received
from the Asiatic provinces, and this is
regarded as disquieting.
The vail and military commandant
at Smyrna have been dismissed by the
young Turks owing to their hostile at
titude towards the constitution. A
young Turk uprising in favor of the
restoration of the constitution had
been planned for September /, the an
niversary of the sultans accession to
the throne, but the meeting at Reval
between King Edward and the emperor
of Russia and the imminence of the An
glo-Russian reform proposals precipi-
tate6 matters and forced the young
Turks to take action before this date,
being to forestall these proposals and
render them superf1uous.
ORGANIZATION Is Excellent.
Everybody has been greatly Impress
ed with the perfect organization of
the movement and the absolute disci-
pline in all ranks. The directing hand
of the movement is still invisible and
unknown.
noteworthy incident in the popu-
lar manifestations oflast Sunday which
at the time escaped notice, is the fact
that the military college was surround
ed by troops in order to prevent the
students from leaving that institution.
The people manifested their resent
ment at this precaution whereupon the
troops were withdrawn and the stu
dents moved about freely.
The only incident of today has been
d NOISY QeIlOHStTdllo1 OF dTtllleIy
GERS and soldiers at the porte where
the men gathered together apparently
clamoring for promotion. AS a matter
of fact the object of this demonstra-
ton was hostility towards Zakki
Pasha grand master of the artillery
whose withdrawal was demanded.
Zekki Pasha was hooted while going
to the porte by the large crowd assem-
bled there.
Two hundred army officers have ar
rived at Adrianople from Salonika to
replace the incapable and doubtful Off
GERS of the second army corps.
1t has become known that Selim
Melhamed Pasha, minister of mines
and forests, was assisted in getting out
of the country, by the good offices Of
the Italian embassy and this fact has
produced a bad impression among the
liberal Turks. The escape of Selinl
Pasha is regarded as an act of cow
ardice in that he abandoned his SOW
ereign at a critical juncture. a course
which. it is held, testified to his guilty
embassy was not aware that Selim
Pasha meditated fight.
How Selim Got Away.
He requested the use of the embassy
launch to embark his son Nihad, who
was coming to Rome to take up the
post of first secretary in the Ottoman
embassy. and made use of the boat to
get away himself. They say further
that had Selm Pasha applied for the
protection of the Italian flag on the
ground that his life was in danger he
could not have been refused. The
whole Melhamed family is exceedingly
unpopular especially Tedjib, who has
not been seen for several days. The
constitutional party is anxious to call
them to account for many alleged re-
prehensible deeds in the enriching of
themselves. Some of the foreign am
bassadors are blamed for the protec-
ton and friendship extended to the
Melhameds without which they argued
they never could have attained the