New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-10
WANT TO GUST SULTAN
NEW MOVE By SYRIANS.
Editor Organises Society Calling
Upon Him to Abdicdte

After celebrating together enthusiastically the
establishment of constitutional government in
Turkey. there has arisen among some of the Otto
subjects in this city unexpected opposition
to the programme of the Sultan's regime. Those OF
the opposition Syrians, the leading figures being
Najeeb A. Mokarzel editor of local Syrian news
paper and Make Moutran Pacha. who lives IN
Paris most of the time. They have organized the
Syrian Union Ottoman Society, and one of their
modest demands is that Abdul Hamid Ii, sultan OF
Turkey, abdcate within a month
Up to a few days Ago Mokarzel scratched on the
patriotic kind Of editorials for his newspaper
approving the arrangement in the ottoman
Empire under the constitutional form of govern
ment In fact. his ardor induced him to give
dinner a few weeks ago for about one hundred
persons. at which Mundji Bey, the Turkish Consul
General the principal guest. The latter official
gave explanation yesterday of MokarzeTs sud
den change of front.
There is nothing patriotic involved" said Mundji
Bey .fn this propaganda of Mokarze 1t is entirely
a personal affair He is piqued because he was not
invited TO speak at the great Ottoman mass meet
ing held at Carnegie Hall last Sunday light All
the nationalities In the empire were repre-
sented nv sneakers There were two Syrian
spes kers invited but Mokarze, who was not one OF
these thought that he ought to he. That was why
his sentiment underwent a transformation. But
he and Moutran stand practically alone
According to The press agent work which Moutran
Pacha who is at the Hotel Plaza has succeeded
in having done for himself he is the possessor or
fortune OF something like $40 100000 from which he
has given freely for the cause of the Young Turks
in their demand for civil rights MundI Bey pays
his respects 10 him follows:
''Moutran has been identified with the
Young Turks, and never heard from in the
movement before July "A. the date of the pro
mitigation of the constitution. As matter OF
fact there is nobody this country with authority
To talk for the Young Turks or the union ana
nrogress committee This talk OF Moutran spend
ing fortune for the is nonsense. He never
contributed dollar. He is business man in Parls-
He b1vs and sells antiques. Those statements
about deposing the Sultan purely imaginary
and issued TO create trouble in the Ottoman empire
and outside 7 never heard of Moutran oelng d
LIBERAL and neither he Mokarzel has right
TO criticise the politics of the Turkish government
Nor have they right to crticise what say or 90.
am responsible for my action. have been quoted
as being in sympathy with their new idea OF
course this is false. hope they will De qulet ana
not force me to make further statements on this
matter
AS to the title of Pacha which Moutran mas
Mundji Bey explained that there were five degrees
of Pachas in Turkey. and that Moutran had the
fifth which correspolded somewhat to the military
rank Of lieutenant colonel
Among other statements put out by Moutran was
that Great Britain and France had given their
assurance Of sympathy with the plan TO depose
the Sultan.