The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
THE TURKISH
CABINET HAS
JUST RESIGNED
Constitutionalists Are Now in
Complete Control of the
Government
EARNEST EFFORTS TO RESTORE
ORDER IN C0MSTAnI|n0PlE
Thousands of Reactionaries and Re.
ligious Students Are Being Arrest.
ed-No Ono Allowed to Carry Arms
in the Capital

Constantinople, April 26-Tewfik
Pasha, grand vizer, this morning
transmitted to the sultan the resigna-
tion of the entire cabinet and COM
municated this fact to the parliament
Constantinople, April 26-The city
is quiet this morning and is gradually
resuming its normal aspect. The dec
laration of martial law and the fact
that the constitutionals are in full
control promise for the maintenance
o. order.
The question of what is to be done
with the Sultan, in all probability will
be determined by the parliament
Schefket Pasha, commander of the
constitutional army. is the man of the
hour The leading civilian members
Of the committee of union and
progress desire him to be grand
vizier in succession to Tewfik Pasha,
and he has been assured that a ma
jority of the parliament would gladly
support ministry under his leader
ship, in succession to the Tewfik
ministery which resigned today. On
reply to these proposals, Schefket
Pasha said that the premiership at
forded such splendid opportunity to
assist in the political development of
the country that he would have re-
joiced to accept the honor, had it
come to him under any other circum-
stances, but that he could not accept
It while still the leader of the army.
To do so would not accord with his
ideas of civil and political liberty Of
action. Schefket Pasha is an Arab
and came from Bagdad. He has lived
for eleven years in Europe and re-
ceived his military training in Ger
many.
= The court. martial today sentenced
five men to death and they. will be
shot this evening at sunset
Constantinople experienced last
night the effects of the heat of the
siege declared yesterday. No one was
allowed on the streets after o'clock
in the evening and the CARRYING of
arms by civilians as we'll as the pub
l1catlon of news likely to create dis
quietude were strictly prohibited.
The committee of union and progress
has issued statement denying the al
legation attributing the recent occur
rences to the controversies between
political parties and saying that the
march of the constitutionalists on the
capital was undertaken under the in
nuence of the committee. The state
ment sets forth that the tragic events
of the past fortnight were provoked
oy the wretches and vile personages
who were injured by the proclamation
OF the constitution. Soldiers were cor
rupted with money and incited to COM
NIT acts of savagery. The holy mis-
sion of the army is above personali-
ties" The committee wishes to work
for the general interests and serve
the fatherland.
The arrest of reactionaries and re-
ltgious students continues and it is
estimated that up to last night 1000
such persons had been apprehended.
COnstftutionalists Control.
A dispatch from the American enl-
bassy at Constantinople dated / o'clock
yesterday states that after severe
fighting the city is in complete con-
troll of the constitutional forces.
The dispatch says the dragomin or
interpreter of the American embassy
named Garguila. Turk. has been
slightly wounded in the arm. and that
MIR. Moore, a newspaper correspond
ent. is resting easily. No other Ameri-
cans have been injured.
The department has been assured
by the embassy of the safety of two
American women named Webb about
whom some injury had been made.
Trouble is likely to continue in the
provinces. it is said. until quiet is re-
stored in Constantinople. Recent in
formation is far from reassuring from
the provinces. At Antioch, Hadjin and
Deurtyol a serious state of affairs is
reported to have developed. particular
ly at Deurtyol. Assurances are given
that the ambassadors are leaving moth
ing undone in order to get relief to the
distressed cities.
The national assembly. sitting at
San Stefano, has declined to recognize
tn legal existence of the present cabi-
net. Members of the cabinet are scat
tered and no new cabinet has been
formed, according to recent advices.