The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-15
LIAR USED
BY TURKS
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Great Excitement in Chamber
Of Deputies
KAIMI PASHA RESIGNS
Grand viEier's Action in Outing Two
Popular Ministers Precipitated
Crisis on Saturday After
noon.
KAIMI PASHA RESIGNS

Constantinoplc, Feb, l5.--The Turkish
Chamber of Deputies, after an exciting
sitting Of six hours Saturday, passed a
vote Of want Of confidence in the grand
vizier. Kiamil pasha, by l9s to s. The
Chamber also directed the president to
commuHciate to the sultan a resolution
requesting linn to appoint prime min
lister possessing the confidence of the
House. As consequence of the Houses
action. the grand vizier has handed in
his seals AZ an officer of the sultan The
vote was the result Of Kiamil Pasha's
refusal TO appear before the Chamber
Saturday to explain the recent minis
terial changes. In communication TO
the Chamber announcing his resignation,
the grand vizier stated that his action
was because Of the persistent hostility
shown by the Chamber, despite his writ.
ten explanations His absence; he said,
and the responsibilities for the conse.
auences must result with those who ere
ated the present situation.
The scene in the Chamber was unprece-
dented. The galleries were crowded, many
of the foreign diplomats and several
members of the imperial family also be-
ing present. The session was marked by
intense excitement, and during the course
of an animated debate Deputy Ismail
Hakki referred to the grand yizier as
"a liar" A storm of protests against
this epithet, but the president of the
Chamber remained passive. Commnnica-
tions from the former ministers Of war
and marine protesting against their re.
moval by the grand pizier were greeted
with cheers, as was also protest signed
by the naval officers against the appoint
ment to the latter Office Of Husni Pasha,
who was described as spy Of the Old
regime. Strong opposition to kiamil
Pasha was apparent from the outset.
The Young Turks committee had been
at work for two days and practically
compelled the vote taken Saturday. The
attitude of the Chamber and its condem-
nation of the grand yizier before hearing
his explanations, which he promised to
give on Wednesday, are criticised by the
public, whose impression of Saturdays
proceedings is generally unfavorable. The
entire action is considered demonstra.
tion Of the control which the Young
Turks committee has assumed over the
parliamentary procedure and the new
government.
Following the victory OF the Young
Turks, which resulted In the establish
ment of the government on constitu-
tionaI basis last August, Kiamil Pasha
became grand yizier for the third time.
During his carer he has struggled for a
constitutional regime and thrice has suf-
fered exile for his opinions. There has
been much disafFeetion among the mem
hers Of the cabinet ever since their APP
pointment, and crisis was brought
about d few days ago by the sudden
removal by the grand vizier Of the min
lister Of war and the minister Of ma
rine. Ii II understood that these changes
we're due to the discovery Of plot
against the sultan, while other reports
attributed the BUSTING Of these two min
listers to the fight beween the two rival
reform parties the committee of union
and progress and the liberal union.