New-York tribune., 1909-05-17
p0IICY OF SCHEFKET
It'll As 4 COMM4NDER.
n. Desire TO Restore Stable Rule
Prince Under Guard.

-..-+fropIe. May l6-Nahmoud schefket
g,r77iander # the Turkish Constitutional
r. 10th on land and sea. is the man most
u, in the thoughts Of those observing or
- with the confused politics Of the day in
80 He is she one quiet person on whom rests
.-oser,ar ton OF order. and the civil branches of
,,-e--lr7ert look TO him TO impose their liberal
= mon the empire and 10 deal promptly with
--s,,s or factions dangerous TO the state.
=. ski ana celerity with which General Schef-
=. brought the Third Army Corps and part Of the
ssCand Army CORPS before Constantinople and oc-
fss the capital have amazed the foreign military
- be-e Besides those attached to the embassies.
-, officers came from Germany and five British
sos-s from Egypt 10 observe the development OF
- ca-nraie-. They have not ceased to discuss the
ss-si1s OF the Constitutionalist commanders
rsngernenrs.
General schefket has been something OF Of
--stery. though he has been taking trouble IN the
lssr few days 10 remove this impression. He has
,aUed in The last week every ambassador and
minister iu ConstantIuople. and on those Turkish
subjects holding high positions such as the Greek
Fgt~arch and the Armenian Bishop representing
,bs vacant patriarchate He has talked modestly
m political affairs ana the relation OF the army 10
the government. possibly with the idea OF checking
the Spreading notion that he is virtually dictator
and thar he and parliament are near rupture.
Speaking this subject today. General Schefket
said. The army Is merely an instrument OF civil
mower TIE army and I as an officer in IT, derive
on authority 10 establish order from the National
Assembly. The army is a finger Of parliament
ONLY. and works under the VIII OF the Cabinet
The general had hours talk with IIilrni Pacha.
The Grand Vizier. yesterday. afterward saying
The Grand Vizier and I are in perfect accord"
He said in conversation later: We have obsta-
ses 70 overcome in our progress toward free and
gable institutions. ! have hope that We VIII rise
above them
The disorders in Adana province. General Schef-
ket said were in process Of solution. The court
martial -here could be trusted 10 make thorough
investigation and adequately punish the guilty.
The agitation IN the Fourth Army Corps at the
headquarters in Erzer0um had ceased, most Of the
rnutinee-s and deserters having been arrested. In
conclusion General Schefket said: We desire very
much 10 have the good VIII sympathy and moral
support Of the Americans in the present movement
toward better government"
General Scherket's whole day after O'Clock IN
the morning IS allotted 10 military business. He IS
6 tail hroad-shouldered. thin Arab, Of Bagdad,
with some Georgian blood. He IS a man Of
trene composure, but his eyes are those Of an en-
thusiast
some Of the members Of the committee said
Rauf Bey. one of three who represented the Young
Turks committee in the navy. before the advance
on Constsrtinople doubted whether General Schef-
ker was the man for the work ahead. He SO
Tranquil 50 silent; but what man he Is; what
energy what intellect. what disnterested motives!
To him the cause is everything. lie thinks moth
ing Of himself
The arrest Of Prince Burhan Eddin. fourth son
Of the derosed Sultan. is confirmed. He will be
interned in one Of the palaces here Nothing is
known OF the precise charge against him. but he
was under suspicion Of being implicated in the
lzutiuy Of April T.
Eighty women from Abdul Hamid's haren
richly go7yned and veiled driven in carriages
today under the escort OF four eunuchs and a
troop Of cavalry from the Yildiz Kiosk 10 the
ancient Seras,io Palace. which has been unoccuPled
since about 1874 Curious bystanders were driven
away from The Yfdiz by a guard OF soiciers- foi-
lowing the carriages was a train OF wagons WIN
baggage TIE Yudiz is being made ready Tor the
admission OF the public Most Of the FORMER SUI
tan's slaves have been freed
The American Ambassador. John 9. A lelsh-
ma has made concentrations 10 Ferid Pacha.
the Minister Of the Interior, regarding the I'M
rortsnce u restoring order in the interior OF
Adana province. so that the refugees IN the towns
nav return TO their farms Ferid Pacha replied
today expressing his thanks for suggestions ana
saying he would take additional steps 10 restore
the confidence Of the Armenians and give them
protection.