New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
ARMY CORPS MOVES
ON CONSTANTINOPLE
FORCES OF YOUNG TURKS
UTTHIN THE LINES.
Committee Shoes Its Po,cer-Sifu-
alton Grare-Fate Of Mission
aries Still IN Doubt.

Union and Progress has given convincing proof
of it's power and influence over the Third Army
Corps. Two military trains. each containing
eight hundred infantry. arrived this morning at
Tchatalje about sixty-seven miles from the cap
ttaI. and four other trains are expected to reach
that point within the next tventy-foUr hours
Preparations also are being made at Sa1onicz
for the dispatch Of a number of additional trains
for Constantinople.
After remaining a short time at TchataIie. the
two trains continued on to SpartakuIeh. which
is inside the line of fortifcatiOns at Hadenlkoi.
forty miles from the capital, which we're aban-
doned during the night by the artillery OF the
garrison. The Salonica troops evidently are col
Letting at Spartakuleh where they should num-
ber not fewer than seven thousand by to-mor
row. with reinforcements which are coming
from Adrisnople. Within day or two the
committee will have between fifteen thousand
and twenty thousand men within striking dis
tance Of Constantinople. where the mutinous
garrison. having practically discarded IT'S officers
and AL discipline, certainly will not b able -
offer effective resistance, If, indeed. any attempt
at resistance is made. II IS believed that the
Salonica battaEons on their arrival here VIII
demand the fuIhlment Of several conditions.
which the Sultan and the new governments win
ind II impossible to reject The advance of the
soldiers has greatly impressed the public. and
made among the government cficials 4 sps-
cal mission. composed Of two pachaz. three
ulenaas and three deputies. has been sent 10
TchstaIje 70 persuade the troops that the cor
stirution is being maintained. and 70 explain
also the real meaning Of The rising on Tuesday
last
r IS Tumored that the commission has not
been successful in trnpresstng the leaders Of ths
Young Turks, who also rejected the explanation
Of flight as accounting for the absence from th4
deputarior Of the deputies from sa1ontca ard
Norasrlr
SECOND DEPLTATION OF PEACE
another deputztion composed Of t7renty-h-->
members, ts leaving here tonight 70 convey -
the troops the assurances Of the chamber that
there has been 10 infringement Of the conzttt,i-
ton, which sIiH rules The situation undoubf
edly is grave Owing r the tension Of the pur-
lie mind the shghtest incident nav provcEs =
corAegraticr. while the rs~s from the provinces
possibly may arouse RAGS prsfudicss r-hich ID
/ 70 tbs present have b4s1. dormant II this civ
IRE arrtIsr~ AZ Hadeu1koi ulgriltsi ..ar.n-
ths night Sstzt1g some q their officers and
compelling others 70 don the uniforms O. pr-
Yates they .ent-ainad Tor ConzrantiropIs - th=
nunbsr Of 200. IN order 70 assure themselves
that ths constitution was being maintained ar.l
that ths Sultan was alive They we're net %
the station by Salonica chasssur rho is a.--
hevAd 70 have been an officer in disguise The
marched 70 the War once. where they 7er-
entertained Nth tea and refreshments. after
ward going to parliament Here thsy nstzn=J
70 reassuring speeches by the acting president
Of the chamber and several promtn4nt Deputies
In the public square. facing ths house Of pas-
lament, prayers were offered and the Sultan
was chaered- The whole scene which was NOS
dramatic. passed of in perfect order The man
subsequently, entrained and returned 70 Hs
denkoi with the parliamentary deputatton. Ths
Council Of Ministers consulted with the British
Ambassador concerning tbs adv{sabintv CT
authorizing G H Fitzuaurics. first dragorlas,
OF the embassy. 20 Accompany The parliament
ary deputation and explain 70 the saIonies.
troops that the powers were satisfied with ths
assurances Of the maintenance of the const5tu-
ton but II was decided TO abandon the idea .and
leave the Deputies TO arrange the matter ther,-
selves
The difficulty at SaloniCa and other centres in
Macedonia is that the various populations hsvs
been unable 10 learn the significance OF Tues
days revolution at ConstantInop1e, owing 70
the censorship of all dispatches by the organs
representing the Committee of Union and Prog
ress. This is the cause OF the general dis
auietude in the provinces. Furthermore. press
teIegrams from Sa1onics. which have been re-
ceived here, represented that the troops and
public were reassured. whereas the contrary
was the case The latest information is to the
effect that the Northern A1banians are waver-
ing, while the Southern Albanians. who first de-
cided to send contingents to Constautinople
have now abandoned that plan.
The land wires in Salonica are Interrupted
and it is not known what conditions prevail in
that territory.
ALL PARTIES REPORTED UNITED.
one OF the most important events in connec-
ton with the present trouble is the union OF all
political parties committees. associations and
leagues. irrespective OF race or religion sink
ing all differences they formed the COMMITTEES
of ottoman Union and the common effort will
be directed toward the defence of the father
land and the constitution. and the maintensncs
of the laws based on the Sherf laws.
The British Vtce-ConsuI at Alexandretta teie-
graphs that the most disturbed condition pre-
walls there. and requests the instant dispatch OF
a war vessel. II is reported that serious dis
turbances have extended throughout the vilayet
Of Adana. although details are lacking A tels-
gram received to-day from a vfce-eonsuI as
Adana reports a great loss Of life and property
at that place. but adds that disorders haye prac-
ticaIy ceased in the town.
Serious attacks have been made on the Chris
tians at Tarsus, and part of the town has been
burned \ school thought to be the American
school was saved No additional news has been
received here regarding the fate of the mission
aries A British warship is now on it's way TO
Mersina.
Beirut and Erzerum are quiet. In the latter
town the MosIems and ArInenians are fraterniz-
ing They are anxious to send men TO Constan-
tinople to ascertain the true meaning of the