The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-13
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Constanrinople, April 13.-The NUT
iGous troops are demonstrating
against the building of parliament
Panic has seized the people OF Con-
stantlnople and all through the coun-
try. shops are being hurriedly closed,
The present grand viZier of Tur-
key Is Hilml Pasha, He was appoint
ed to this office February II. in sue
cession of Kieamil Pasha
Hilmi Pasha was formerly minister
ci the interior, and before holding this
Office. he served as inspector general
OF Macedonia All Ria Pasha Is MIN
lister of war and marine. and is grand
master of artillery. These and other
changes in the cabinet that took place
In February, showed the absolute con-
troll OF the present situation by the
young Turks party, or Committee of
Union and Progress. which virtually
imposed on the sultanS ministry Of its
own nomination.
The committee on February IA, pub
licly repudiated any Intention TO over
throw the sultan or to install a mill
tary dictatorship, but the crisis and
its outcome was then regarded as not
promising well for the stability of the
throne or the success OF the parlia-
mentary government, 1t has been a
question how the moderate elements
of the empire would regard this as
sumption of absolute power by an -
responsible committee.
The committee of Union and Press
| consistently opposed Kieamil Pasha,
Hilmi Pasha's predecessor. Ii suspect
ed him of being too conslderatc of
palace influences. and complained OF
! his slowness in conducting the nego-
talions with Austria-Hungary and
Bulgaria.
On April 8. Kieamil Pasha issued a
statement In which he denounced the
committee of Union. TO which he at
/ trbuted the vote OF censure In the
/ parliament, and consequent downfall
of his cabinet.
The irresponsible interference OF
this committee, Kieamil Pasha declar-
! ed had neutralized the efforts of the
government, and If permitted to con
4 tinue. would seriously endanger the
! future OF the country
Frankfort, April 13-"Constantln'
ople has been In full revolution since
early this morning" declares the Con-
stantlnople correspondent OF the
/ Frankfurter Zeitung,
1.-TWO battalions of troops quartered
in the ministry of war marched at
dawn. headed by their officers. and
proceeded via Divan and Jolu streets
TO the mosque of st. Sophia from
which point they surrounded the build
ing of parliament. They demand the
dismissal of the grand vlzierthc presi-
dent of the chamber and the minister
of war"
London. April 13-The only news
To reach London, up to half-past IL
, clock today, of the situation at Con-
stantinople, was contained In code
message which said the disturbances
are OF revolutionary character. max
Ing the situation grave. This mes
sage was accepted here as foreshad'
owing a dangerous upheaval.
/ Neither the foreign office. the Turk
| ish embassy nor the banks with Con-
stantinople connections had any fur
ther information. II is known. how
ever that tho situation has been eX-
tremely strained for several weeks
owing to the great bitterness between
the committee of Union and Progress
and tho Liberals. The Liberals resent
the attempts OF the committee to con
troll public affairs, The murder oil
Hassan Fehmi Effendi, editor OF the
Liberal newspaper Serbest on Aprli
:. is thought here to have been the
climax OF this present feud. The. Ser
bcstl had Deen carrying on a cam
paign against the committee of Union
and Progress, in other words, the
young Turks
Violent demonstrations, both inside
! parliament and In the streets adlac-
ent, followed the killing OF the editor
Vienna, April 1S.-Startling rumorS
are current 10 the effect that Constan-
tinople is In the throes OF revoiu-
tionary movement.
The information thus far received
is meagre. but 1t is reported that sew
+, eral thousand mutinouS troops nave
| surrounded the building of parliament
and that the whole capitol is In q
state of dangerous excitement
Another report says that the min
istry of war has been occupied by the
insurgents and that the minister has
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