The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
TURKISH LEADERS
FLEE TO sAl0A|CA
Will Organize and Make Effort To
Regain Power-Swear To
Kill Sultan.
BY sYsANrIUs MoscHoPouLovs.
(staff Correspondent Of the United
Press and Detroit Times.)

(staff Correspondent Of the United
Press and Detroit Times.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, via Philipop-
polls. Bulgaria. April 1.-THE new
war minister. Edhem Pasha. appoint
ed yesterday to succeed Ahmed RIA,
today succeeded In getting the mutin-
Gus regiments of the First Army Corps
to return to their barracks. The ac-
ton has resulted In q temporary quiet
being restored. but the situation Is
far from relieved.
A new danger developed today In
the military opposition TO Tewfik
Pasha. Hill Pashas successor and
grand vizier. As long as this opposi-
ton continues Tewfik Pasha will he
unable to re-establish even q SEM
blance OF stable government.
Through Edhem Pasha and Tewfk
Pasha are nominally in control Of the
situation, the real ruler Is Abdul
Hamid, the sultan, who In working
through the League OF Mohammed. He
is rapidly assuming his old grasp on
the empire and II Is feared that II he
is completely re-established. he will
wreak terrible vengeance on the Lib
erals. who are fighting against return
TO absolutism.
The abolition OF the constitution Is
enc OF the possibilities of the imme-
date future. Leaders OF the Young
Turks are now In flight toward Sa-
lonica, where they will organize and
make a desperate attempt to regain
their power.
The loss of their control Of the army.
however, and the recent development
OF gross corruption In their ranks have
greatly weakened their cause and II
is not believed that they Will be able
to make formidable movement, as
least not until the present development
has run its course.
The Young Turks have cworn to kill
the sultan IL he swings too far to the
opposition, a threat that those who
know their daring do not doubt they
will execute.
Wild rumors spread through the city
today that the sultan had been muir
dered by agents OF the Young Turks,
but no confirmation Of this Is obtain
able and the report Is discredited.
The religious phase OF the uprising
favors the sultan, as he Is the mead
of the church and. as such. is venerat-
ed by the people despite the widest
differences. Despite this. the
Hamidian dynasty Is recognized as be-
ing extremely insecure owing to the
fact that 1t is dependent at present
on the within Of an army that Is not
efficiently oficered nor under control.
There is great danger OF the faL-
atical Mohammedans taking advantage
of the disorder to wage another war
fare on the Christians. A reign OF
blood would follow such warfare, as
the Christians, including vast numbers
of Armenians. are armed and able TO
put ND a desperate resistance.
Fully go persons have been slain
since the present trouble began. among
the number being Minister Of Justice
Nazim Pasha and Deputy Emir Arsian.
Nearly all the members OF the Tor
MGR cabinet are In hiding. The mu'
tineers are demanding the execution
of Hilmi Pasha and Ahmed Ria, but
the former members are under cover
and cannot be found.
Another dark aspect Of the situation
is the private feuds and endless muir
ders that are sure TO result In the
overthrow of the Young Turks. VINO
known but one way to avenge them
selves and that by secret assassina-
tons.
While the trouble Is not OF an anti
character. the foreign residents
of the city are fearful for their lives
on account of the general confusion.
All the foreign powers have instructed
their embassies to take every possible
to protect the lives Of the
PEOPLE under their charge.
Reactionary uprisings are reported
today in Aleppo, Damascus. Uskub.
Dibra and practically throughout all OF
Albania. The government officers are
in a state OF such wild excitement that
none Of these reports can be verified.
Il Is also reported that Russia Is seiz-
ing the opportunity to begin an ad-
vance across the Persian frontier.