New-York tribune., 1909-04-23
nOTLD PUT GOVERNNENT
IN C4BINETS H.4NDS.
Committce Nay Not accept Com
promise assembly Considering
Deposition of Abdul.

...,sA he has offered 70 place the affairs Of
e,rs-nrent entirely in the hands of the minis
..-x responsible 70 parliament
-e4-Ak Pacfa- the Grand vizier. today ar
-.,red 2 compromise with certain Influential
c,ns+itutionalists. and this was approved by the
er,+.n personally but doubt exists a 70 whether
.,,s agreement wiI1 be accepted by the majority
:, +be COMMITTEES Of Union and Progress or by
.-oreh Of the military group 70 carry st into
sTect
IN addition 70 promising 70 withdraw himself
.-,- Administrative activities the Sultan agrees
+osch change IN the personnel Of the troops guard
+-rthe palace and the replacing Of the Constan-
-+,orle garrison by troops from the corps which
So. practicaIlv been investing the city for four
itvs
Tbs Chamber Of Deputies and some Of the
Senators met to-day At San Stefano. and are
Wv discussing the question Of the deposition Of
.hs sultan The warships have gone 70 that
-ace and officers and men have offered their
.s-vices 10 the Constitutional party. Mahmoud
sobeflet Pacha. commander Of the Third Army
corns has arrived at San Stefano and the con
csntration Of the investing army is now com
rls+e Doubtless the next tverty-four hours
,5u deci6e TIE fate Of the Sultan. who remains
psssivelv ct his palace, awaiting the issue
TIE latest news received here from the mas
sscre districts indicate an improvement in con-
5i.,ons French and italian cruisers have ar
,4red 81 Hersina where quiet prevails The
British battleship- Sv-iftsure has landed provt-
tons and medicines intended for Adana. and II
&c reported that all available troops Of the Fifth
lr,-v Corps have been ordered 70 the scene Of
ths massacres-
SOLDIERS DESERT Ri HUNDREDS
TIE authorities are closing their eyes 10 the
great numbers Of desertons yesterday and to-
day from the army units stationed in the cap
,sl Tonight hundreds of soldiers. uniformed
hut zi-ho,1+ arms OF munitions, were slipping
nut hor,nd for Asia Minor. Their old battalions
viii be freshly recruited and shifted to the prov
inoes which will make the introduction Of the
Constttutionalist soldiers an easy matter. Few
White or green trrbaned priests are seen in the
streets Many of them also have left the city
for places in Asia, threatening to raise the
csuntry and return with 'the faithful" TO rescue
the Grand Caliph and save the religion from
the un5elievers,
Newspaper extras issued tonight and sold
Throughout the city announced that the crisis
was mast and this caused general relief Poll
tics vas discussed freely in the cafes. but the
Sultan was rarely mentioned The reckless talk
Of few nights ago about the sovereign was
not INDUCED in The correspondent drove TO the
YTdiz Kiosk which. from the approaches. ap-
neared TO be unoccupied. Not a sentinel or
soldier was in sight, even at the main gates.
and the place was absolutely silent The Sui
tsn however is expected TO show himself to
the public a. the Selamlik tomorrow.
The Sultan. or those acting in his behalf have
T=-.- -, oT -na
principal members OF the palace group who
brought about the events Of the last week This
list includes Chakir Pacha, first aide-de-camp
70 the Sultan: Rear Admiral Said Pacha, son
Of the former Grand Tizier. Kianil Pacha; En1in
Bsy second eunuch; Halid Bey, Minister Of the
Civil List and DR. Noureddin Pacha- private
physician 10 the Sultan. Among those outside
the household are All KanI Bey, manager of
lhe newspaper "Serbeste'; Vadehti Bey, editor
Of the -VoIkan7: Mourad Bey. manager Of the
Milan and IsmaI Kenail, Deputy Of Berat
Some, or possibly ALL Of these have left the cap
rsL Il is understood that there are to be no
reprisals except that the palace officials imph-
Gated 70 be dismissed
CABINET URGED TO KEEP OFFICE
The members Of the Cabinet to-day offered
their resignations TO the Grand Vizier, Tewf1k
Pscha but he declined to accept them. He said
that the existence OF the present Cabinet was.
under the constitution, irregular. but he felt
that the ministers ought 20 remain in office
rather than leave the country without a gov
efnnent- He urged his associates 10 retain
their portfolios pending such changes as cir
cumstanoes in the near future might suggest
AL OF the members of the Cabinet thereupon
consented 10 remain AS matter Of fact the
Cabinet IS practically Young Turk Cabinet.
eecause the ministers who were appointed since
April Is are in no way disposed 70 do anything
IN opposition 20 the wishes of the Committee Of
Union sud Progress. The committees repre-
sertatives in the Cabinet are Rifaat Pacha and
inrnan Pacha
The principal commanders Of the army Of in
sestment and the garrison within the city are
ectang together. Tmman Pacha said to-day that
NE Varships could be relied upon to support
parliament and the committee
Ihs Constantinople Liberal newspapers are
siiting in the most open manner of the desira-
s''E OF submitting the competence Of the Sui
'o to an ecclesiastical high court with the ulti-
1<'e object Of depcsing him according 10 the
regular forms. The -GaIata" publishes what
supports 10 be a telegram from Monastir saying
e provincial Caliph has obtained from the
ehesf ecclesiastical court Of mis- Jurisdiction
Asion to the effect that the Sultan is no
eer capable Of reigning over the faithful
ne military authorities assert that ths ad-
q tisoefins Of tbs cath 70 the garrison troops
proceeding satisfactorily. II appears doubt
- ho1eVer. whethar this il exactly true. 1t
lnsi the shefk III Islam and several staff
= visited the various barracks yesterday
alnister the oath 10 the men that they
aao obey their officers and abstain from in
N politics The majority OF the men
10 take the oath unless the officers
sa.,s napNcas obedience 20 the Sultan The
e., u Islam then returned and announced