The Washington herald., 1909-04-21
SULTAN SUBMITS
TO YOUNG TURKS
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succeeded in misleading the soldiers and
Inhabitants. while parliament was stained
by blood.
It declares that the soldiers who par
tieipated IN the revo besmirched the
honor OF the army. which had been in
tact for 600 years. It was with the view
Of removing this stain and safeguarding
the constitution that the Second and
Third Corps had come TO the capital.
The proclamation further demands the
Reinstatement OF the ousted military and
naval officers; that their commands shall
not be opposed; that the soldiers swear
on the koran to implicitly obey the
orders Of their superiors. and not mix in
politics in the future; that the punish
ment Of the guilty shall not be interfered
with. and that spies and other provokers
Of disorders be denounced. II the army
any navy comply with these demands
nothing viii befaH them. The prcclama-
ton ends with a demand that the garri-
son forward a reply.
Meanwhile the Sultan remains at the
Yildiz Kiosk, apparently determined TO
await events INCREASINGLY. He is cred
tied with having ordered the guards at
the Yiidiz Kiosk and the city garrison
not 10 fire q single shot against the ad-
vaEcing forces He constantly summons
Grand Vizier Tewfk Pasha, who. indeed,
spent thirty OF the last forty-elght hours
at the palace, and who has described his
imperial masters attitude thus:
His sublime majesty waits benevo-
lently the arrival OF the sOcalled con-
stitutional army. He has nothing 10 lose
or gain, or fear. since his subiiuitv SUD-
ports the constitution, and is its supreme
guardian"
Sultan Must Abdicate.
His majesty's position in the chief topic
Of conversation IN the city. Il is re-
5arded as certain that he must abdicate
OF suffer a worse fate. One Of the many
runors is that he has formulated certain
conditions upon which he is prepared 10
resign the thr0ne, but the reports con-
cernlng the whole question OF abdication
are most contradictory.
Whatever the truth may be. II should
be clearly understood that according
10 the MOslem holy law there cannot
be two sultans or two khalifs alive
at the same time. Neither can the
reigning sultan abdicate OF his own
free viii. but in order to change the
occupancy Of the throne during the
hfetime Of the holder. a religious fet-
va IS necessary, declaring that the oc-
cCpaht IS either insane or guilty OF
high treason.
In
which the fetwa would be sfver. vro,f15
ask If Abdul Haulid had been fsitb-
Iul 10 the constitution, and II the an
swer were IN the negative II wouId
sut1ce 10 deprive him OF all the pre-
rogatives OF a sultan and khalff In
The case OF Sultan Murad. he was de-
clared 10 be temporarily insane and
the present Sultan reigned during the
ilietime OF his brother. rather as va
Keel than as fun sultan
Real Sultan Alive.
It was. in fact, thought a master stroke
Of Midhat Pasha TO procured this fetwa
OF insanity and thus keep the real Sultan
N lie. with the possibility OF regaining
his reason and his right 10 the throne
as sort OF sword OF DamocIes over
the head OF Abdul Hamld. The latte-'s
character. however, was not one 70
brood such subterfuges and after getting
nd Of Midhat PaSha he soon seated him
self too firmly on the throne for anv-
body TO venture 20 question his rights
TWefik Pasha summoned 4 council Of
ministers this evening at the porte
where L IS nov deIiberatins and confer
ring telegTsphically with Gen. Hussein
HusEi Pasha- II IS evident from this
and i IS confirmed Independently. that
IeWnk Pasha. Edhem Pasha and Nazirn
Pasha have not resigned or that they
have Withdrawn their reported resigna-
ton.