Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-31
CONSTANTIN0PLE
IN GRIP OF JOY
AND DISSENSI0N
END OF TYRANNY BRINGS
WILD DELIGHT
YOUNG TURKS NOW IN ABSOLUTE
CONTROL OF CITY
Hidden Hand Back Of Movement Yet
unIdentIfIed-Delay In Recon-
struetlon Of Ministry
Causes Anxiety

BY Associated Press
coNsTANTINoPLE. July S0.-Al-
though the demonstrations in the
streets Of Constantinople over the
granting of a constitution have prac-
tically ceased. there are signs of much
dissatisfaction at the delay in the re-
construction of the ministry among the
liberal elements.
Scenes of the widest description con-
tipue in the cafes, where officers ana
civilians embrace each other and eA-
press their delight at the ending OF the
tyrannical regime.
THE situation still lacks clearness.
and it is impossible at present to fore
cast the next development with any de-
gree of certainty.
The Young Turks are masters OF
Constantinople and the European pro-
Vinces, and except in the capital the
feeling is anything but favorable to the
sultan.
Even in Constantinople dissenting
voices were heard. At banquet given
In Sores to celebrate the re-establlsh-
ment of the constitution the name OF
the sultan was hooted, while the Chris
tians here are beginning to entertain
misgiYings 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 valia and
the military compartment at smyrna
have been dismissed by the Young
Turks owing to their hostile attitude
toward the constitution.
Uprising Is Planned
A Young Turkey uprising toward the
restoring Of the constitution has been
planned for September 1. the annivers-
ary of the sultan's accession to the
throne, but the meeting at Reval be-
tween King Edward and the Emperor
of Russia, and the imminense of the
Anglo Russian reform proposals pre-
cipitated matters and forced the Young
Turks to take action before this date,
the object of the constitutional party
being to forestall this proposal and rem
der it superfiuous.
Everybody has been greatly i'm
pressed with the perfect organization
of the movement and the absolute dis
cipline in all ranks. The directing hand
of the movement is still invisible and
unknown.
A noteworthy incident in the popular
manifestations of last Sunday, which
at the time escaped notice, Is the fact
that the military college was SUR
rounded by troops in order to prevent
the students from leaving that institu-
ton.
The people manifested their resent
ment at this precaution, whereupon the
troops were Withdrawn and the stu
dents moved about freely.
Demonstration Is Noisy
The only incident of today has been
a noisy demonstration of artillery Of
ficers and soldiers at the porte. where
the men gathered together, apparently
clamoring for promotion. AS a matter
of fact, the object of this demonstration
was hostility toward ZekK Pasha,
grand master of the artillery, whose
withdrawal was requested.
Two hundred army officers have ar
rived at Adrianople from Salonild to
replace the doubtful officers of the sec
ond army corps.
It has become known that Selim Mo-
hamed 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 pro-
duced bad impression among the lib
eral Turks.
The escape of Selim Melhamed Pasha
is regarded as an act of cowardice in
that he abandoned his sovereign at a
critical junctuFe, a course which, IL is
held, testified to his guilty conscience.
Italians explain that the embassy
was not aware that Selim Pasha medi>
tated flight. He requested the use of
the embassy launch to embark his son
Nihad, who was coming TO Rome to
take up the post of secretary of the
embassy, and made use of the boat to
get away himself.
Asked for Protection
They say further, that had Selim Mel
named Pasha applied for protection of
the Italian flag on the ground that his
life was in danger, he could not have
been refused.
The Constitutional party is anxious
to call the whole Melhamed family to
account for many alleged reprehensible
deeds in the enrichment of themselves.
Some of the foreign ambassadors are
blamed for the protection and friend
ship extended TO the Melhameds with
out which. 1t is argued. they never
could have attained the position and
influence they did.
Two of Selim Pasha's daughters mar