The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-19

Main Body Their Troops Concentrated Outside of Conannope-
Situation Extremely Serious and General Massacre Only Can
Be Prevented BY Speedy Success of SaIoniki Troops
Head of Sultan Is Asked for

Turkish troops, loyal to the Youn
Turks and determined to enforce tn
political aspirations of the reformerS
are rapidly concentrating upon Cor
stantinople and threatening to marc
into the city and force the Sultan T.
abdicate unless constitutional govern
ment is given full recognition. Yildi
Kiosk, the residence Of the Sultan. 4
their objective. No resistance Is ey
pected. and steps are being taken b,
the young Turks to protect the live
and property Of foreigners and Chris
tianS. The nearness Of the expected
victory of the young Turks Is evidenc
ed by the TACT that they, and not tn,
autherities at Constantinople, are Civ
ing assurances of protection and th,
maintenance of order.
Inc advance guard Of the constitn
uonaliSts Is at Kutchuk, ten mile,
from Constantinople. on the Sea o
Marmora. The remainder of tho
forces Of the young Turks, estimated
at twenty thousand men, is at Tchatal.
ia and other nearby points, within
forty miles Of Constantinople. Tcha
talja Is the key to the Notifications
around the capital. The troops have
come mostly from Saloniki, the head.
quarters Of the third army corps. which
always has supported the young Turks
In their demands for constitutional re-
form. They are acting with dignity
and determination, and their concen-
tration is proceeding In an orderly
manner. They declare that they have
no Idea Of watching a fratrlcidal war,
but they are determined that the con-
stituuon be observed. They are pre-
pared to go TO extremes, should IL be.
come necessary. One OF their com.
mandlng officers said to a committee
OF paci6cation from Constantinople
that came out to parley:
Have you brought the head of the
old man? We cannot negotiate so
long as you come without the head"
The indications arc for a successful
and bloodless victory for the young
Turks, but the situation still is ey.
ceedingly serious. Public opinion
favorable to the young Turks Is grow
Ing rapidly. The young Turks have
gathered their forces and have re-
ceiyed many evidences OF support from
NIL races and almost every section Of
the empire. They declare that the up-
rising on the part of tho CONSTANT
nople garrison, of six days ago. result
Ing In the resignation of the cabinet,
was not national movement. that
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counter-reyolution will be nipped In
the bud by the imposing demands In
the favor OF the government.
1t is said the Sultan has sent his
chamberlain to the grand vizier with
orders that the government make
peace with the young Turks on any
terms. The Sultan IS described as
ready to sacrifice himself In order to
save the Fatherland from catas-
trophe
The Turkish warships stationed at
smyrna are loyal to the young Turks
Orders have been received for botk
French and German warships TO pro.
coed at once to Turkish waters.
London. April 19.-"The Macedon.
Ian troops intend TO enter Constantin.
ople today and enforce their demand
'or the abdication of the Sultan. The
new ministry Is tottering. 1t Is be-
neved adequate steps have been taken
20 guarantee public order"
The foregoing statement was receiy.
I'd in London today In code message
rom Constantinople. 1t was sent by
he local agent OF Il well-known bank
ng firm.
Constantinople. April 19.-It Is ex-
nected in Constantinople today that
The main body OF troops, loyal TO the
Young Turks that have concentrated
outside OF Constantinople. will begin
coon TO march across country on Yil.
aiz kio1k, with the object OF forcing
The abdicatlon of the Sultan.
The troops loyal to the young Turks
continued their advance In Constan-
tinople last night. and IL is, believed
that they Will soon occupy Malrikeny.
town ten miles from the capital.
TWO advance guards precede the
main body OF the soldiers One is
composed of three hundred men. half
oil whom are officers, while the other
numbers 1000 men. These two col.
umns are expected TO occupy Pera and
Galata. the foreign and official quar-.
ters Of Constantinople. as soon as DOS
slble, in order TO protect foreigners
in the event of rioting Many OF the
troops in ConstantInople favor the
Young Turks, and resistance is hurl-
ly expected
Vienna. April ia dispatch re-
ccived here from Constantinople says
the priests sent out to parley with
the Young Turks at the Tchatalja
were whipped and driven away.
The leaders of the Young Turks
forces have issued orders that the
lives and property OF all foreigners
and Christians in Constantinople be
adequately protected,
Berlin. April ia German squad
ron composed of the cruisers Gnelson-
au, Lucbrc. Stettin and Berlin has
neen ordered TO ConstantInople. The
vessels sailed this afternoon They
VIII be joined In the Mediterranean
by the cruiser Hamburg, which accom-
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