New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
MILITARY GOTERNMENT.
Coniectures Droscn from the Turkish
DISPATCHES.

London April 13.-TIrkey's pathway toward
constitutional government will apparently not
be traversed without bloodshed. To-day's grave
news from Constantinople reports another sue
cessfuI revolutionary movement, which. as faf
Is the obscure nature Of the dispatches thus
far received allows one 70 Judge has been dl-
rec+ed nrfmarily against the new despotism Of
the Committee Of Union and Progress. ana IN
the second place against the demands Of the
Young Turk partv for freedom in religion.
While il is difficult to disentangle what really
happened, owing 10 the evidently severe censor
ship of press dispatches. il is clear that the
Grand Vizier and the Cabinet recently ap-
pointed at the dictation OF the Committee Of
Union and Progress have been overthrown. and
new government. seemingly Of military char
acter. instituted.
At the same time the Sultan while pardoring
the rnutineers promises 70 uphold the ancient
sheri laws. which are the civil and religious
laws ~ Mahometans based on the Koran and
the old traditions opposed 70 the various
laws Of individual races Of Islam and 70 meas
ures instituted az various times by successive
rulers The sheri laws involve the principles
studied and expounded by the Ulemas. or Ma
honetan doctors Of the law. and OF them the
Muftis based their legal opinions and the Cadis
their judgments
No trustworthy news has yet come 30 hand
regarding the new Cabinet. except that appar
entity Tewfk Pacha, recently appointed Ambas-
sador 20 Great Britain, will be Grand Vizier
and Edhin1 Pacha Minister Of War It appears
safe TO assume. however, for the present that
the new constitution is safe. That the move
rnent vas entirely against the Committee of
Union and Progress is proved by the murder Of
Deputy Ennir Arsam in mistake for Hussein
Jahid. who is a member OF the committee and
E-l,.o
THE Times says: Late dispatches from our
correspondent at Constantinople show that
most formidable revolution has broken out. Not
only has the ministry been overthrown. one
minister being killed and another wounded, but
the life Of the president of the chamber is in
extreme danger. and the leaders of the Com
mittee Of Union and Progress itself are in hid
ing The place Of the latter body has been
taken by the rival organization. to which many
able Ulemas. men learned in sacred law. belong.
TIE Janiyet I Mohammedioh (the Mahometan
Union) are now masters of the capital. and
have behind them the whole rank and file of
the First Army Corps and large majority Of
the armed Moslems of the populace.
-'Tewnk Pacha has been appointed Grand
vizier and Edhim Pacha Minister Of War For
the present the revolution appears to he com
plete. Il is the work OF the reactionary ele-
rnent. and for the moment reaction is triumph
ant There is possibility. however. that the
Committee of Union and Progress has not been
finally defeated. Late tonight Mahmoul Mukh-
tar Pscha. marshal OF the First Army Corps.
seems 70 be holding out at the War Office with
quick frers, so they stin have some troops true
&c them in the capital
we should deplore the fall Of a party which
has done much for Turkey and which promised.
with prudence and seif-restraint. TO do more"