The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-16
SITUATION LOOKS
TROUBLESOME
IN TURKEY
Revolt Spreading to All Sections
of the Empire
enlisted MEN IN CONTROL
constantinopIe Apparently in the
Hands of Common Soldiers
Outlook Serious.

Consts& tihople, April 16.-Disorder
continued here and the gravity OF
the situation is increased by the news
from the provinces. Mutiny has
broken out at Medina and an lnsur'
rection at Drusid. Kurds are on the
warpath Iat Diarbekir, in Turkish Ar
menia. Rebellion is rife in Arabia,
and trouble is brewing in Macedonia.
which has been profoundly stirred by
events here.
Government troops have been de-
feated in Albania and force of Al
banians has already reached UskuD,
an important city in the Vilayet OIL
Monastir and on the main line OF the
railroad from Europe. This is but a
short distance from Salonica in the
district in which the third army corps
is located.
Threats have been made directly to
the Porte that the third army corps
IN which the influence of the commit
zee of union and progress is strong,
will marcn on Constantinople unless
he work of the last few days is un-
done and the former status is restor-
ed. The officers of this corps are in
communication with the second army
corps with a view to cooperation.
rhe latter corps, however, recently
opposed the committee.
The authorities here are extremely
disquieted by the receipt OF this news,
which has been conveyed 10 them in
kilograms from the Young Turk lead
ct p
are taking refuge Ia the theory that
the third army corps is ignorant OIL
the real objects OF Tuesdays rising
and may desist from its warlike inten-
lions when ii realizes that the Parlia-
ment aud the Constitution have been
maintained.
In the chamber yesterday tele-
gram was read from the authorities
Of Janina, Albania, protesting against
the coup d'etat, demanding the restor-
alton of the former regime and threat
ening that otherwise the entire popu-
iation OF the viiayct would march on
Constantinople This telegram caused
CONSERVATION among the deputies.
Despite the miraculously small
ilumber of accidents despite the amaz
ing restraint of the troops-restraints
due TO sobriety-despit the compare
tive calm, the fact remains that Tur-
key is ruled by private soldiers of the
Constantinople garrison, who AFRO
gate to themselves the functions of
the government and the police. Pri-
Yates with rifles in hand have visited
the ambassadors to reassure them.
They have also treasured foreign
storekeepers. officers salute soldiers
not soldiers officers Officers are fire.
quently dragged from trains and from
tneir horses.
The Sultan thanks the soldiers for
their patriotism. The new minister
of war spouts compliments to them
from a chair in Saint Sophia Square.
In short the private soldier is King
here and how to dethrone him is an
problem.
The instruction was religious and
1t was due to the anger
of the priests, against whom the sol
diers were warned in a recent gener-
al order to the troops; to extremely
violent outslaughts on the government
and the leaders of the committee of
union and progress, whom the soldi-
ers regard as tyrants and deceivers;
and, finally, to the soldiers being over
worked by their officers.