The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-25
YOUNG TURKS
MAKE SULTAN
COME TO TIME
Imperial Trade Issued Ordering
Assembling of Par
lament.
MAHOMET'S SUCCESSOR
REALLY HAD NO CHOICE
ARMY HAD MUTiNIED AND THE
AlBANIANS COULD NOT
BE RELIED UPON.

Constantinople. July 24.-An imperial
trade issued this morning ordains the
assembling of 4 chamber of deputies
in accordance with a constitution
which has been elaborated by the sui
tan. The trade has been communicated
TO the wallis and the district lieuten-
ant governors with the necessary or
ders for the holding of elections. The
constitution which the trade now
makes effective is practically the one
worked out in 1876.
Provinces Informed.
The grand vizier Immediately took
steps to carry out the orders of his
imperial master. He addressed to all
the provincial authorities concerned
circular telegram converting the cham
Der 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 ''illustrious insu-
tuition of the sultan"
Startling as was the sudden dismis-
sal of Ferid Pasha from the grand
vizlership and the appointment of Said
Pasha in his place. this step was moth
ing compared to the sensation created
in ali quarters this morning by the OIL
fetal announcement that the sultan
had decided TO convoke a parliament.
Complete Surprise.
1t was felt that in view of the gem
eral revolt in the army, unprecedented
in the history of the Turkish empire,
some change was inevitable and that
far-reaching measures of reform in
the central government were bound TO
be inaugurated. But the drastic ac-
ton of the sultan, who took the reins
into his own hands and by the stroke
of a pen suddenly yielded to the de-
mands of the young Turks and re-
stored the constitution of 1876. has
taken the palace clique, the members
of the diplomatic corps, in fact. the en-
tire population of ConstantinOple. COM
pletely by surprise. Although IL was
thought that the long sustained agita-
ton might possibly bring about some
reform of parliamentary administra-
ton. nothing so dramatically abrupt
was regarded as possible.
Cause of Sultan's Action.
The immediate cause of the sultan's
raising of the white flag was the re-
reipt of a telegram addressed to him
from the Albanians of USkub. inform
ing him that they had taken their oath
10 favor the re-establishment of the
constitution. This message landed
like a thunderbOlt al the 1lldlZ hlOSk
The sultan had been under the i'm
preston that he could depend upon the
Albanians under all circumstances.
Ferid Pasha. who is an Albanian,
had fostered this cOnceit. When the
facts became known the wrath of the
sultan Immediately fell upon his IA
vorite who was summoned to the pal
ace and dismissed on the spot.
Said Pasha Summoned.
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
country and the hOpelessness of at
tempting to restore permanent peace
in the army and among the people I'M
less the present regime, with its at
tendant abuses and intrigues. which
had brought the country to the verge
of ruin. came to an end and some steps
were taken in the direction of granting
n measure of constitutional govern
ment. The attitude of the Albanians
had so disconnected the sultan that
Said Pasha found him in a mood to
make concessions, and the pressure ex-
erted by other men who had been long
absent from the councils at the palace
completed the conversion which re-
suited in.the historic trade of today.