Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-17
BEY
NAPOLEON Of
TURKEY
FATE OF NATION RESTS
WITH ARMY COMMANDER
Foreign Military Men Impress
ed With Genius and Ability
Shown by Man Who DepoSed
Abdul the Damned,
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Constantinoplc May IT, Mahmou1
Schefket Pasha, commander OF the
Turkish constitutions, forces both
land and sea. is the man most rrc
quentlv in the thoughts of those OBJ
serving or dealing with the confused
! politics OF the day ia Turkey He Is
the one quiet figure upon whom rcsts
the preservation Of order and the civii
branches of the government look 20
him TO impose thcw liberal rule upon
the empire ana to deal promptA with
persons and factions dangerous to tn.
state.
The skin ana celerity with which
General Schefllet brought the third
army corps before Constantnople ana
occupied the capital has amazed thu
foreign military men here. Besides
those attached to the embassies seven
Officers came from Germany ana five
British officers from Egypt to observe
the details of the constituencies
commanders arrangements
General Schefkct has been some
thing of man of mystery which im
preston he has been taking trouble
IN recent days to rcmoNe He has
called in succession during the past
Week upon every ambassador and min
lister in Constantnoplc and upon those
Tursh subjects holding high positions
such as the Greek patriarch and the
Armenian bishop. representing the VA
cant patriarchate lie tas talked mod
estlv upon political affairs and the re
lation OF the army to the government,
Ttf In.
the spreading notion that he is vir
mally dictator and that ne and par
Lament are near to rupture.
Speaking ON this subject today Cen
crai Schefket said.
fFho army IS merely IN instrument
OF civil power The army and l. an
officer In il, derive our authority to
establish order from the national AS
scmbly The army Is q finger of par
Lament only ana works under TIA
VIII OF the cabinet
The general had an hours inter-
view with Hilmi pasha the grand
vizier with the conclusion of which
ne said
THE grand vizior and are in per
feet accol d We have obstacles To-
overcome in our progress toward frca
and stable institutions have hope |
that we win rise above them
Tho disorders I'm Adana province |
General Schefket said. arc In process of |
solution. The court martial there can !
be trusted to make thorough lnVcs' |
tigation and provide adequate punish !
mcnt for tho guilty The agitation id
the fourth army corps at the mead
quarters inn Isrzernm had ceased,
most of he mutinccrs and dcscrtolf
having been arrested
In conclusion General Schctkoi
said.
eve desire very much to have the
good will sympathy and moral sup
port of the Americans IN the presenl
movement toward better government"
General Schcfket's whole day altcr
. o'clock in the morning rs allotted to
military business
some OF the mcmhers OF tho CONF
mittee." said Bauf Bey one of three
who represented the Young Turks
committee in the navy. before me
advance on Constantinople doubted
whether General SchefSct was the
man for the work ahead He was so
still. 50 tranquil, SO silent hut what
, man he is. what energy, what IN
iellect, what disintcrcstcd motives Tqt
him the cause is everything, he thinks
nothing Of himself
Ambassador Lcishman had made
concentrations to Fcrid Pasha, ~"
OF the interior ON the impor~
tance Of restoring order in the Interior
of Adana province. so thAt IN
refugees crowded in the towns may
return TO their farms. Ferid fHsl1
rnnlied today expressing ms thanks foe
and saying he would take
additional steps 20 restore the eonn-
loncc of the Armcnians Hnl give them
protcction in the country where mpal
needed