The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-21
TURKISH SULTAN
AWAITING FATE
MINISTERS WHO RESIGNED DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY WITH
DRAW RESERVATIONS.
PR0CLAMATIONS ISSUED
by nvectigating Army 5ett ng Forth
Demands-Wili Not Harm
PopuIacc-Sodi diers at Con
stantinope Eesertng.

Constantnople. April 20.-Sul an
Abdul Hamid is waiting in bis pala-
for whatever may befall He has not
taken to flight, and his gra1d vi i +
! Tewlili Pasha, has announced that,
without fear, the sultan will remain
with his family and accept resignedly
the fate which has oCen prepared for
| him and fhis country. Tewfik Pa ha
and Minister of War Erham Pasta
i who sent in their designations to the
sultan late last night. decided to wi H.
draw them today aud the grand y'2i7r
| is spending most or the time with bis
majesty Nazim @asha still is in com
mand Of the GARRISON but no prepa-
rations have been made to offer any
resistance to the advance Cf the Sa-
! lonih troops. The constitutiona'ist
lines now envelope the city but the
commanderin in-chief, Gea, Hus1i
Pasha, is still at HademoBi and there
is little likelihood that The invading
army will enter the city before to-
morrow night or the following day
Citizens Visit Camp.
II is understood that the Salonikins
have submitted to the government a
! list of persons whose punishment is
demanded for completely in the re-
cent mutiny. This list includes depu-
ties. journalists and theologists. But
apparently there is the utmost good
feeling between the invaders and the
residents of the city many of whom
today visited the camps of the
Salonih troops and We're received
| Hospitality by the soldiers.
Two proelamations, signed by the
commanding general of the army Of
investigation and addressed respec-
lively to the citizens of CONSTANT
nople and the garrison, were issued
today. They have had reas Suring
effect. That sent To the war office
for distribution to the garrison de-
nounces as criminal and monstrous
theacts committed under cover of de.
manding thai the sheri law supercode
the constitution. by bands of eNeCu.
ticners, vile conscicnceless agitators
and parties of absolutism, who delud
ed the soldiers aud popuIace so that
parliament was stained with blood,
the nation plunged IN mourning, and
a blot made on the ottoman army
whose honor had remained intact for
the last COO years
The Demands.
After explaining that the army of
stain, the proclama ion formula es
two demands: First, full reinstate.
ment of the officers of the army and
navy and that the soldiers take the
oath TO obey their superiors and not
mix in politics; second that the gar
rison undertake not to interfere with
the measures of punishment of guilty
persons and that spies aud others VINO
provoked the disorders be denounced
Finally, if both demands are accepted
by the land and sea forces. and they
show real obedience nothing will be-
fall the garrison
The proclamation to the populace
explains that the object of the in.
vestigating army IS tho re-establsh- |
ment of legislation and the punish |
ment of traitors to the country. It
assures complete safety to the limo. |
cent and oppressed populace, and to |
the foreigners.
Garrison Deserving.
The Constantinople garrison is de- |
serting to the side of the Constitu-
tianalists. The capitol troops have
been leaving the city in small patches |
since Sunday, but outward flow set !
in heavily today IT is estimated
that 1000 men have gone over to !
the invading army without oppcsi'in
from their officers CT comrades. one
party took along battery of machine !
guns, with horses and full ammuni- +
tion wagons. Meme of these attempt 4
ing TO Join the Constitutiona'ists /
without arms were accepted.
ADD turkish sultan Vt
The American Embassy has not