The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-24
TURKS GREATEST
GENERAL SHOT
IN A RIOT
Uprising Preceded Resignation
of the Cabinet
REvOL UTlONISTS IN POWER
Mob Demanded That War Co On
Rather Than Yield City Of
Adridanople.

London. Jan. 24.-Nazim Pasha, the
former war minister, and commander
of the Turkish army, was shot dead
during demonstrations at CONSTANT
nople last night.
Nazim Pasha, war minister and gen
eral-issimo of the Turkish armies,
was man of great physical and men
tai strength. He was nearly 60 years
old and was characterized as the best
| commander in-chief Turkey had had
| in recent times. Nazim took supreme
| command of the forces after Abdul
| lab Pasha suffered defeat around
Kirk kilisseh and Adrianople. lie
was appointed minister of war in the
first Kiamil cabinet. This aroused
the opposition of the committee of
union and progress and practically re-
suited in the overflow of the minis
try. He then became commander OF
the first army corps and was in com
mand of the troops in Constantinople
at the time of the revolutionary move
ment that dethroned Abdul Hamia.
Nazim Pasha became minister of
war again in 1912 in the Mukhtar cab
met and continued to hold Office when
the second Kiamil cabinet was form
ed in October of that year Naz'm
Pasha was in personal command of
the troops that checked the advance
of the Bulgarians at the TchatalJa
lines. He has been credited with hav-
ing put the Turkish army in better
condition than it had ever been be-
fore.
A crisis in Turkish affairs at Con
stantinople came yesterday with
dramatic suddenness. The grand vi
zier, Kiamil Pasha, and the Ottoman
cabinet resigned, and Mahmoud Shelf
ket Pasha, formerly minister OF war
and commander of the constitutional
revolution which enrhroned Mehmer
V as Sultan, was appointed grand Vi
zier Wednesday the grand council,
representing the intellect and wealth
of the nation pronounced in favor OF
peace almost at any price. Yesterday
vast crowd drawn from all classes
of the proletarat declared for war
rather than peace without Adrianople
And because the crowd was backed
by general public opinion, the govern
ment surrendered and relinquished of
fee making way for the same men
whom the popular movement brought
to the top after the revolutions OF 49,
0S and 1909
To the ambassadors of the powers
at London who were congratulaung
themselves that the concert of Europe
had virtually settled the near eastern
war: to the delegates of the allied
Balkan states, and to all London ex-
cept the Turkish plenipotentiaries,
the news of the resignation of kiamil
Pasha and the appointment of Nah
mould Shefket Pasha to the grand vi
zierate came as a bolt from the blue.
Whether this means war to a finish,
with the Young Turks" in the sad
die, or is merely another exhibition of
the resources of Turkish diplomacy
none can say. nor can anyone definite
~ predict whether the powers viii
attempt to coerce Turkey into max
ing peace. or stand as spectators
while events take their course.
Whether the advent of the Young
Turks ministry means that the Otto-
mans will make n last fight with their
backs to the wall depends upon the
amount Of support the Young Turks
are able to command in the army.
The delegates of the allies received
the news with expression OF anger
and sarcasm. They chafe more an
guly under each successive delay
which the Turkish tactics base raised
against the conclusion Of peace be
cause every day means to them an
enormous burden in keeping a major
ity of the men of their nations under
arms, withdrawn from the industrial
pursuits, a condition which will place
their countries more and more. as
they say, lin the power of the money
lenders of the European bourses'