Evening star., 1909-04-19
Y0UNGTURKSMARCH
ON SULTAN S.PALACE
Abdication to BessForced lin
Probable Event :oSuccess J
of Revolutions l.. :
TROOPS ARE ASSIGNED ~ :
TO PR0TECT.AUEAc1ENS
Maintenance of sPubIics0 Order. Prom
ised bysReuolutiouistssJ
NO RESISTANCE 1ssExpEcrE1
salonikins May AttackSYfldiz. Kiosk
by Boat-TwentysThous
Before Constantinople-Riota
= May Not-Be.AvoideG,
Maintenance Of PubIick Order PromS
ised byeReuolutiu tiuuistSssI
NO RESISTANCE 1sRExPECTED

Turkfsn troops Ioyatito .. the. Young
Tuksx sxands sdetermlned,t ito renforcsskhe DO.
liticaE aspirations OF the reformers. are'
rapidly concentrating upon .Constantinople.
and threatening to march into the city
and force the~suftan to. ahdlcate unless
constitutional government Is given full
recognition. :. IA - !.
Yildiz Kiosk. the residence of the sui
tan. 10 their objective. No resistance is
expacted and steps are being taken by
the Young Turks to protect the lives
and property Of foreigners and Chris
tians.
The nearness of the expectedyvictory OF
the Young Turkssis evidenced by thesfact
that they and not the authorities at Con-
stantinople are giving assurances OF pro-
lection and theymaintenance OF order.
Thes advance guard Of the constitutions
alists lis at Kutchuk, .tanxnileDsfrom Con.
stantinople. on thexSea OF Maymora.. 1t
is possible to- reachSY Yndizt9ciosk by ssea
from Kutchuk. .stmsaNoAding.the passage
Of the. soldiers through the. .cityrproper.
The remainder OF the forces OF ths-
Young Turks. estimated at ssome 10000
men and rapidly yincreazing.t In ;numbers. is
wIunInf Iur ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
by rail-. Tchatata-issthe.keyt
Of forttncattonssaTolnd fresrapfta1.
Movements Are Orderly.
These,a troops. bare come .snnstiys,from
Salonild. the headquarters OF the a8d
Army Corps. whichsalwsysshasssupp
constitutional reform They. are acting
with dignity and DISCRIMINATION, ,and their
concentration Is proceeding 4nsan orderly
manner and with every ationeof;p pre-
paredness. +
They declare they: have: no-idea<of wag-
Ing a fratricidal war. but they are. .de-
termined that the constitution be OBJ
served. They are prepared to 90 ato-ex-
| tremes, should it become necessary.
One ofstheir commanding. oflcers said to
| q committee Of pacifcation from Con-
| stantinople that canla out to parleys
Have you brought the head OF the-old
man? We cannot negotiate SO long as
you come without that head?"
| The indications are for a successful
| and bloodless victory for tho Young
Turks. But the situation stil1 II exceed
| ingly serious, and contains the possibility
| Of rioting and massacre. particularly
should the advance Of the Young Turks
be delayed.
Public opinion favorable to the Young
Turks is growing rapidly in the capital.
While 1t looked last week as though the
reactionaries were gaining the upper
hand, the Young Turks have gathered
their forces. and have received many .evi-
dences Of supportsfrom all races and al.
most ,every section Of the empire.
Sultan Anxious to Treat.
They declare .that the~uprisings on the
part Of the Constanfinople garrison OF
six days agoakhat resuiteddn the resigna-
| ton OF the caht1et was not a nationai
movement. that. ft,wass not even~religious.
and that every counter resolution VIII be
nipped IN the bud by the imposing DEM
onstrat tons In favortof tho constitution.
| It is reported that the sultan. seeing
| the eshope1essnesssof the situation. has sent
his chamberlain and his secretary 70 the
grand vixier withrorders that the govern
menr make peace with the Young Turks
on any terms. in order to prevent gen.
eral bloodshed. The sultan Is described
as ready to sacrifice himself In order to
save the fatherland from catastrophe.
The Turkish warships stationed At
Smyrna are loyal TO the Young TUAS
Orders have been issued for both French
and German warships to proceed at once
| to Turkish waters.
The bourses OF Paris and Berlin and
the London Stock Exchange showed con-
fdenoe today. that the Young TurkS-w0uld
have an easy and rapid victory.