Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-22
ANCIENT FAITH
FACES FIGHT
FOR LIFE
TURKEY ON VERGE OF
RELIGIOUS WARE ARE
AIMED Conflict Between Mus
SuInan Piety and Political
Progress Inevitable in Sui
tan's DominionS.


! lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
ConstantinopIe April 2l.-The con
flict between Mussulmun piety and
the political ideas of the west has
brought the Turkish people to the
verge Of civil war Zeal for the faith
has been unloosed and the adjustment
of the sultan's relations to the com
mittee OF union ana progress prob
ably will only postpone the armed
struggle between the deliVcFers of the
ancient teachings of the prophets and
those urging the teachings from west
ern Europe.
The cabinet debated the situation
! for four hours today giving special
attention to the negotiations, which
| the ministers have taken in hand on
! behalf of the sultan with the military
members Of the committee.
The sultan's primary demand is to
remain the constitutional sovereign
/ with all the spiritual powers of the
calilate and liberal allowances for his
| household He also asks for various
minor guarantees. which it would NOT
I be difficult to grant
The demand of the committee is
| that the sultan offer no resistance
whatever and submit unconditionally
The SalOnika committee, which Is
the backbone of the whole progressive
movement, is largely military ana It's
most important civilian members are
with the army Some Of the cabinet
members including lifaat Pasha, the
foreign minister. are active c0nstltu-
tionalists Tewfik Pasha, the grand
vizier who personally is most agree
able to the sultan and TO military men
and who is looked upon as DOtn be
nev0lent and honest has undertaken
negotiations for compromise he
has not been able to proceed very lar
owing to the uncertain conditions
The grand Nizier and his cabinet are
prepared to resign if the committee
asks their withdrawal Indeed, they
nro anxious to resign and have OhlN
been held in office by the feeling that
they may be able to avert clNll war
or prevent acts Of violence when
would cause interN ention by the pow
ers
The committee is without definite
limits Its adhcrcnts are divided among
themselves The radical faction m
sists that there shall be no conprom-
isp. that the sultan must be deposed
and a reasonable prince, for instance.
Yussif Izzodim should be named az
his successor. that the whole admin
promise of Abdul Hamid $ can pc
trusted and that to re-establisn the
svstcm of ten days ago would be 70
settle nothing
The conservatives declare the d'-
position of the sultan would only pe
possible after sever fightlne' tnal II
is uncertain whether troops under con-
trail Of the committee would upnoiu
such an act with their bayonets' that
the WaVerng soldiers OF the llrSt az az IiuS
corps to the number OF zo,oVU %.
40 600 would be inflamed ana break
into open revolt and that to Ieln3''u
too much means the failure ol an.
"The sultan has got thcm l." qu"r
reling among themselves, sa,u one t'I ~ |
the ambassadors today, ana nc "''
have his own way yet. ,..
Since the investing army mas ~"
nearer to the city numerous asent9 -,
the Mohammedan league, a'uu,,, |
young men, Theological studrnls I'M anu
Junior members Of the CLERGY nay
penetrated the lines. polhtuS Vu' Il"
the men that it was Their duty 20 a..
lah to rid themselves "l ,st,1,,re VINO |
who were no better thah Hin"", - 80, |
scorned the sacred law 81 r.' ~ 1aa
and who openly argued tlat ul' law
devised by that mch deNll =" "polV,'l l',',.,.,'i
ought to be substituted Ter ll' d',i',.a "a
law in all the courts ne ~ i ,,'e~, 49,,
reeded i'm imposing these WlcNeu ,,+'1 iam1 |
upon the civil courts and nov A.
"a nrnlN them to the persons VI ~
lah's faithful. .if,s
.,.t.... lavs apD two ut inc1c li'h1'' !