Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

A"e SICK man or Europe Is not entirely
well, but he may be said to
A'eSoVery be on the road to recovery.
Proh.h1. The physicians, Young
Turks" are very hopeful.
yet with some apprehension of a relapse
of their patient.
The assassination of the Turkish gen.
eral Themsi ,Pasha at Monastir and the
direction and flight of Mail. Osman and
Zla beys. prominent leaders in the Young
Iurds party, are incidents that prectpi-
tated the present revolution in Turkey.
On July the army when ordered to
march against the revolted troops fatty
refused. On the 9Th manifestoes of the
Young Turk committees were posted at
Monastir. The committees appealed to
an patriots to join in putting an end TO
the present system of government. since
otherwise the Macedonian provinces
would be lost to Turkey. Military con-
centration," said the committee. was I'M
necessary and an efficient militia and po-
lice would be enough to keep order II
justice prevailed"
Since then the something that Is
changed in Turkey has grown apace. Inc
military INSTRUMENTATION has become a
quiet but determined party. which on July
70 sent a memorandum to the sultan oe-
handing 1.-The establishment of parlia-
ment!"
The sultan, heretofore so difficult to
convince, 50 recalcitrant to innovation,
summoned Said Pasha, a former liberal
grand vizier, who advised his master that
turkey was on a volcano and that WIN
out immediate action-concession to the
Young Turks WisheS-the sultan would
lose his throne. The sultan wept. we
are told. but decided to grant the desired
constitution
On the Goth ultimo the people of Con-
stantinople amid immense enthusiasm
manifested their joy, Turk and Christian
alike. In front Of the imperial palace.
where the Sultan Abdul Hamid took the
oath of allegiance to the constitution.
which was administered by Cheikhul
Islam. Abdul Hamid addressed the peo-
pie:
"Inasmuch as l have labored since my
accession to the throne for the salvation
and prosperity of the fatherland, God
is now my witness that my greatest OBJ
subjects. who are to me as my own chill
dren."
A dispatch from Constantinople on the
9th ultimo announced that the Persians
residing in Constantinopie
PerS1ans had telegraphed the shah
oh..rv.r+ informing him that 1.-The
Sultan of Turkey has
granted Il constitution to his subjects and
declaring that if the Persian constitution
is not restored they will adopt Ottoman
nationality
This message to Teheran will be fol-
lowed perhaps by one from Bombay and
Calcutta to London demanding a consti-
tuition. and yet another from Cairo to
London. The latter message to London
would be not from recognition of any le-
gal or moral authority of London, but
simply because of London's military occu-
patton of Egypt. which. though brutal
violation of all existing treaties, Is none
the less a fact. This British occupation
is the sole barrier to the restoration of
the constitution and the parliament in
Egypt.
That there may be no doubt of the ac-
ton of the nationalist party of Egypt.
which will perhaps adopt the title OF
Young Egypt" in order to become assim-
Hated and associated with the Young
Turks party. an expression may be cited
from a recent article by the chief of the
Egyptian nationalist party, Mohamed Bey
Farid. director of L'Etendard Egyptien:
The nationalist party Is a party OF
calm and order. 1t pursues the accom-
plishment of its program by legal and
pacific means. Eng. land would perform an
act of wisdom by counseling the khedive
to give US back our constitution and by
restoring to Egyptians the posts given
without any right to the products of Ok
ford and of Cambridge. The Egyptian ma
ton Is determined to conquer its right to
public life, to liberty and science and will
spare no effort to succeed. We demand
the restoration of the constitution which
the Khedive Thewfik bestowed on us In
1851, and which he took away on the adj
vice of Lord Dufferin in 1888 after the re-
volt of the army
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The story of the immediate evolution
of the party of Young Turks should be
briefly resumed here. In
Young Turks July. 1904. number OF
educated and patriotic
oSeoe' officers of the Turkish
army, alarmed at the inevitable inter-
ference of the powers in Macedonia.
If the troubles in that country were
not suppressed. proposed to act in
concert with the revolutionary or
ganization in Bulgaria to that end.
The obstacles which are manifest rem
dered that proposition abortIve. Never
theless, the young Turks" proceeded
to act upon a system of propaganda in
the army. They demanded in the first
place constitutional guarantees, the
convocation of a parliament in which
all races would be represented as Otto
man subjects, and without distinction
quickly put stop to the disorders in
Macedonia. Besides publication in the
administrations at Constantinople and
all the vilayets of Turkey, it would in
sure the prompt payment of the SOL
diers' pay. Is it strange that the propa-
ganda of liberalism under such cOndi-
lions proved immensely popular?
The government at COnstantinople,
advised of the situation, endeavOred to
repress it by a system of spying and
punishment, which increased the ex-
ASPIRATION of the officers and the in
subordination OF the soldiers. In June
several regiments at Monastir demand
ed their discharge from service. At
ScutLri officers and soldiers demanded.
in a joint dispatch to the sultan, that
should be dismissed. At Salonika soldiers
mutinied because retained in service
beyond their time. An attempt was made
to assassinate Nizim Bey, the comman-
dant at Salonika. July 8 Shamsi Pasha
was killed by an officer. simultaneously
ten officers of the garrison fed, taking
with them many soldiers, guns, ammu
milton and money and Joined Maj. Nj
All the chief of the rebels. July II the
signs of general revolt were manifest
in connection with the incidents at
Monastir. The 18th of July. with that
energy of the eleventh hour which is
a human characteristic, and not alone
Turkish characteristic. 10000 men were
modified. On the 18th there was an
attempt to assassinate Gen. Sadik Pasha
the fact that 1t was confronted by
formidable movement which ctruck ter
for to the guilty administration at Con-
stntinople.
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