New-York tribune., 1909-04-19

military trains from SaIonica, or OF Ile Hi''
r1ents OF the troops Il is known ho"eNS-'
that trains are arriving punctually ana t'la' I-ie
army is IN splendid condition and provided WIN
All necessary supplies. order and discipline are
beinq maintained and all measures have peeh
,skeo as If in time Of war. Indeed, the army
Sc marching with the regulation precautions
,,recaded bv scouts and outposts thrown cu'-
The officers of the SaIonica army also con-
troI the trains 10 Europe and the service as
consequence is much delayed Delay also mas
hem caused by the arrival of military trains
bringing reinforcements 10 The conceH' d'loi'
camp.
The Council Of Ministers took the demands oI
the troops under consideration to-day. The
e., ~ these seems TO be easy OF solution pro-
.,5ed ,ba de-uties agree to return. The second
demand however. involving the punishment OF
the ringIeaders will be difficult TO meet ana
may cause trouble
5-onstan+inorie is now tranquil, the city hav-
trg a normal aspect. although the public Is eX-
ceedingly nervous. The garrison appears 10 De
under better discipline. and the troops nave
taken the oath on the Koran TO remain quiet
and obey their officers. The artillery which
came into the capital from Hademkoi yesterday
and made preparations TO return there decided
70 remain in Constantiuople- The Saonica
-roons Immediately installed themselves at
Hademkoi on the departure Of the artillery and
announced their determination not TO relinqulsh
their position
DEPUTIES ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
At to-davs sitting Of the Chamber of Depu-
ties Mustapha Efendi. the Deputy for Aleppo'
was elected President. The members OF the
house appeared 10 some degree to have recoV-
cred confidence. and many Of them were out
spoken during tie course of the debate Mem
bers OF the deputation sent to interview the
Salonica troops gave conflicting accounts OF the
result OF their mission All agreed, however,
that they found the soldiers determined TO up
hold the constitution at all costs. The spohes-
man OF the soldiers is reported as saying:
We are not here TO promote fratricidal war:
We rea lze that an exchange of shots would lead
TO foreign intervention; therefore we shaL
avoid extreme measures Nevertheless, we have
The means Of entering Constantinople without
firing a shot, if necessary We do not want ad-
vice Your best course is 10 return and expose
those who are responsible for this abomlnab!e
plot. and who must be severely punished. Mill
tsry obedience is completely lacking in Constan-
tinople Try to restore obedience by every
means and he assured that shall remain
here until we are satisfied that no fresh attack
viii be made upon the constitution
After some discussion of this reply the Cham
Der resolved to send a deputation to the bar
racks to explain 20 the soldiers the evil results
Of disobedience. The Deputies for Aleppo and
Adana demanded that immediate measures be
taken to restore order in the Adana district and
20 punish the ringleaders of the massacre.
6 motion this effect was adopted unanimously
POSSIBLE FALL OF CABINET
Izzet Pacha. chief of the General staff Of the
War Office. and several Ulemas have gone 10
the encanpment OF the Salonica troops 10 con-
fer with the officers the demands which they
submitted TO the Chamber of Deputies. II Is
considered not improbable that the full de-
mands Of the Young Turks are purposely being
withheld untiI the entire Third Army corps Is
concentrated at the gates of the capital The
government is hopeful Of a peaceful solution
although some doubt Is expressed in Parlia-
rnentary circles as TO whether the Cabinet can
obtain a vote Of confidence tomorrow when 1t
makes its statement concerning the govern
ment'E policy.
The government has issued denial Of the
reported establishment Of censorship and the
.-eeppearance Of the spies of the old government
as we'll as q strong denial that officers of the
Committee of Union and Progress or Of the
army have been murdered Prominent officers
of the army and navy have already fed into the
country while others still in hiding.
large number Of the more timid inhabitants are
leaving the city for places abroad.
Details have been learned Of the lynching of
the commander Of the battleship Assar-i-Tewfk
whose name was Ali Kabuli, not Arif Bey, as
previously reported On Wednesday night the
commander assembled the recruits before the
guns and explained how they should be fired
He then trained the guns on the Yidiz Kiosk
and the arsenal. and instructed the recruits that
they must fire his order, or they would be
annihilated. II would be. however, he added,
while the crew asleep
The quartermaster overheard the conversation
and informed the crew. They thereupon seized
the commander, calling him traitor The fol-
lowing day they took him TO the War Office. He
attempted 10 escape but was recaptured and
beaten He was then taken 10 the palace,
where. il is said, the Sultan ordered him 10 the
guard house for trial. on the way there he was
lynched and horribly mutileted.