The Washington herald., 1909-04-15

ConstanunoPle. April B.-Tewhk Pasha
was installed as grand vizier this after
noon. and most OF the troops returned
70 their barracks. satisfied that their de-
nisnds had been granted The city IS.
However. in q state Of anarchy, tenn
pered only by tire moderation and good
nature OF The troops.
MO6s to-day COMPLETELY destroyed the
Offices and contents Of the shuraiummee
aad the Tania. organs Of the committee
of union AID progress The only other
object OF violence was the clubhouse OF
Turkish women. AT which fusulade was
fred There were no casualties
There have been perhaps score OF
scattered tragedies due 10 indiscriminate
rife firing BY troops IN celebration. OF the
success OF the mutiny
The censorship has been partially re-
moved. and It IS possible now 10 trans
nit an account Of the origin and sig
nifcance OF the revOII. The movement
has not been reacti0nary in any but a
religious sense The revoluuonists are
even more ardent supporters Of the con
stitution than the committee Of union
and progress itself The instigators OF
the military uprising probably include
some rsactionaries. but the chief motives
Of the rebellion were of a religious na-
ture-
Christians In the Army.
The men who have secured control o.
the committee OF union and progress
since the revolution OF last July =ere
suspected OF anti-aLohammedsn tend
enciss. as wen as an intention 10 estab-
FISH q political dictatorship. The gov
ernment which succeeded Kiaml Pasha
announced its intention 10 enroll Chris
tians as wen as EIosiem conscrip-s n
The army Before then the army had
been composed exclusively OF 8Iohe--
medans. and Christians were compelled 10
pay q tax in Leu o. military service
Many Armenians and other Christians
recently announced their preference 10
serve time as conscripts. in order to es-
cape the heavy tax. and the government
accepted The alternative II was impos-
sible 10 organize exclusively Christian
regiments. and the idea that Christians
would be Quartered amons them was in
stsntIy resented by the 8Ioslsm troops
This and other Sectarian action By the
authorities gave the religious fanatics,
ard other agitstors. excuse for raising
tie charge that the foundations OF Islam
were undermined.
No alarm could have been more potent
in arousing The Turkish soldiers 20 any
extreme OF action. they responded in
stantIy and almost unanimously, especial
lv when instructed that they must be
prepared 10 obey orders 10 nre on their
co-religionisJs, If necessary
Revolt 4 Surprise
The committee OF union and progress
..-5 the highest authorities OF the gov
( ernment were al aware OF the agitation.
but they knew they could rely. almost
without exception. on the support OF the
officers. They utterly miscalculsJed
when they assumed that the officers
could control the rank and file Yeste--
days revolt was a complete surprise. ard
the resulting situation is, perhaps, with
out precedent in any country.
News comes to-day that the second
army corps at Adrianopie has declared in
favor OF the movement. and that the
branch there Of the committee Of union
and progress has been dissolved The
bulk Of the rank and file OF the army
+ has. therefore. Overthrown the govern
ment. and has now returned 20 its bar
racks after an astOnishingly small IN
dulgence in violence OF excsSses. i IS
obviously impossible that the former Of
fcers can again command the troops with
any decree OF authority. and the prOvi-
sional government that was organized to
day is at its wits end as 10 how Il Is
70 deal with the unique situation
Not a single officer. so FAR as IS known,
took part IN yesterdays revolt a plain
sergeant acted as commander-in-chief.
and his orders were implicitly obeyed- Or
binary discipline was absent. and 10 some
extent the muuneers followed their indi-
viduai wills. but on the whole they
showed remarkable restraint
Troops Cheer sultan.
A large section OF the troops went 10
the Yndiz Kiosk this morning and
cheered the Sultan. who appeared az a
window and addressed them as my chill
dren. he declared that their demands
had been Granted. that the Sheri OF Islam
ic law, should prevail, and advised them
to return quietly 10 their ordinary duties.
TLey shouted with wild enthusiasm and
scne OF them fred a feu dc joie, where
upoi the Sultan whisked out OF sight
one o. TIE most Interesting mysteries
or the situation is the real FEELINGS CT the
Sultan. His religious influence has been
strengthened, but his return to- political
absclutisn has apparently been rendered
impossible By yesterdays demonstration.
The latter conclusion may be premature.
however. for anything may happen IN q
situation Ike the present. Dictatorship
CT some sort, indeed, is a manifest poss.-
bility
The city is fairly tranquil tonight.
Nothing has heen heard from Sal0nih.