Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
CONSTANTINOPLE
SURROUNDED BY
INVADING ARMY
SULTAN is SAID TO BE STAY
ING IN HIS PALACE
CITIZENS OF CAPITAL FRIENDLY
TO TROOPS OF sALoNIKA
Merchants and Wealthy Men OF the
City Send Provisions to Enemy.
Abdul Hamid Seems Not
Afraid
LRx Associated Press.l
noNsTANTINoPLE April 2O.-sul-
tan Abdul Hamid is waiting in his

4 l1INOI <hPANA -N'
tan Abdul Hamid is waiting In MS
~ palace for whatever may beraii.
His grand vizier, Tewtik Pasha, mas
announced that without fear the sultan
will remain in his palace and accept
the fate preSared FOR him and his
country. ,..,.. or
Tewfik Pasha and the minister OIL
war, Edhim Pasha, VINO SEM atdad 'n9 70
ignations late last night. declded "
Withdraw them today, and the grand
vizier is passing most of the time WIN
the sultan. 80
Nazim Pasha still is in command OIL
the garrison, but no preparations nave
Leen made to resist the auvanee VI iist nn
Saloniki troops. The constitutloHaiisl
lines now envelop this city, put Ine
connnander in chief, Gen. Husnl IA
sha. is still at Hademoki, and IL is not
likely the invaders will enter tne CITY
before tomorrow night or the next uay.
II is understood the Saloniklans nave
submitted to the government a Ilst oi
persons whose punishment Is DEMANDED
FOR complicity in the recent mutlny.
This list includes deputies, journallsls
and theologians. But apparently there
Is the utmost good feeling between tne
invaders and the residents en-, Oh one ~ eiiS, t5s
many of whom visited the camps Oh tne
Saloniki troops today, and were re-
ceived Hospitality.
Proclamation Issued
Two proclamations signed py ue
Investment. and addressed respectively
10 the citizens of Constantinople ana
the garrison, were issued today. lheS
have had a reassuring effect.
That sent to the garrison denounces
as criminal and monstrous lne aosS
committed under the cover of demand
inc that the Sheri law supercede the
constitIition. by bands of eXecutioners'
,,iIe conscienceless agitators ana parti-
sans of absolutism, who deluoeo t,io
soldiers and populace so that the parn-
ament was stained with piooo, 'ne ,iot
tion nlunged in mourning ana oios
made on the Ottoman army, whose
honor had remained intact for the last
600 years. .ha+ the Saloniki
arnv had come to remove the Stalts, liio Il.
,,rocIa nation formulates two deHldilus,
~ ST. mil reinstatement of the army
and navy officers, and that the soioisrs
take an oath in the presence oI III
Shiel, III Islam to obey their supeiioi"
and not mix in politics. s,.+o,,a
Second-That the garrison uS uIlueil lanS NJ
not TO interfere with the punisiliMilene M "a "a
the guilty persons; ana ~ ei'ai d;sorders be
others who proNoheu 'iie
E,naiIv II both demands are ac,
oanted bv the land and sea forces anu am,
thev show real obedience nothlhs WIZ
befall the garrison.
To Re-establish Constitution
The proclamation to the populace ex-
nlains the object of the investing army
i tha re-establishment of the constltu-
"a, 80 s which is in accordance with the
har; and the punishment OF liie
sraitors II assures complete safety 10
tbe innocent and oppressed popuiaeioi''
and to foreigners. .. ono of
,revvfik Pasha, commenting TO oiie y.
the ambassadors on tne %rulnoas % said
the sultan was not phS
would remain. =, aosart-
The Constantinople garrison Is desert
inc TO the side of the constitutlonansts.
The capital troops have peeh leas st,e t,,e
the city since early Suiluay, o IL IL
,s astimated that 1000 men have gone
nve, 10 the invading army without oP-
,,as;t;on from their officers or COM
i.ades one party took a battery Oh
machine guns with horses ana Iuii am
lnuniton wagons. r+ of tho
strangely enough, large part OF .Ie
,rayrison was given leave of absence
todav only about 5000 troops being kept
The principal suburban railway ser
vice ran special trains throughout .le
dav to accommodate thousands nlore
than the regular u ans CS%
.....n ans,n we're anxious to see the advancing
troons The powder and cartridge
works are strongly held by the con-
stitutionalists, who took possession vi
them last night. The extensive rae
tories were in operation, all the chim-
neys smoking: -. oi,,,+ or ton
,,iies from the city, Col. Chaltb Bey,
commander of the advance guard hao
his headquarters in the railway sta-
tion. He said that as yet no oroers
had come to him. indicating when the
city was to be occupied.
Looks Like a Bluff
.me are hardly expecting bluff,
said Col. Chalib Bey, "but every dis-
position is being made just as though
we were."
have offered their building to General
Husni Pasha as his headquarters, While
some of the rich Constantinople mer-
chants, with villas at that place. are
nroviding the troops with unlimited
cigarettes, sending them by the ten
thousands to every company.
The rank and hle of the invading
army. especially the volunteers, are
ana looking young men. They ap-
neared to know the aims of the com
,nittee of union and progress thor
oughly and are enthusiastic ana ue-
termined in their support
Constantinople was gay and ami
mated tonight. All of the cafes We're
(, brilliant and crowded. Political talk
rvas going on at every table in the
most open fashion. ,-
Extra newspapers in Turkish, Greek,
French and German appeared during
the evening.
To afford all protection possible to
American citizens and their interests
q, ,rurlsey. the administration has de-
n,ded to dispatch special cruiser
ysn,iadron to that country.
This was decided on by the cabinet