The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

LONDoNt Jan. Gov afsnlPH Oh
the powers are rushing under full
steam for StambouI tonight. hoping
to reach the Turkish capital in time
to protect foreign residents from the
excuses which dispatches indicate
may break out at any moment.
Mahmoud shefket Pasha, the new
grand vizier, has grasped the situation
in Constantinople with an iron hand.
and has assured the foreign legations
that order will be maintained. but
the opposition to the Young Turk
usurpers Of the government is re-
potred as rapidly gaining strength,
and a second revolution. that would
bring the two factions into an open
clash, is a possibility that is causing
great anxiety here.
British. Russian and German yes-
sells are already in Turkish waters.
Other British warships and a strong
SQUADRON Of Italian ships are reported
tonight as speeding through the
Mediterranean for the 'Bosphorus at
full speed Italy especially Is gen
timely alarmed over the situation.
The Young Turks have arrested
scores of their aiyersaries In Constan-
tinople, and are securing the city LOT
discriminating documents.
Enforce Martial Law.
Enyer hey, VINO mas DeGl iistAAiSu
as military commandant of the city,
is enforcing martial law, though no
formal proclamation has been Issued.
All the principal streets are patroiled
by guards.
An official dispatch from CONSTANT
nopie emphatically denies the report
that Sultan Mohammed V. was, or is
I to be. deposed.
The status of the new international
crisis arising out OF the Young Turk
uprising has not changed, owing TO
the uncertainty of the diplomatists as
to the outcome of the new conditions
/ in Constantinople. The Young Turks
are in active control of the govern
ment, but they have not yet convinced
the foreign spectators of the epochai
drama that they will be able to hold
what they have won.
Continue Negotiations.
Tewhk Pasha. one of the Turkish
peace ENJOYS said today that IL was
unlikely that the Balkan peace nego-
tiations would be broken off, but
would probably be resumed early
next week Rechad Pasha. the CHIEF
Turkish envoy. said he expected to
receive no recall to Constartinople-
AS yet the Turkish delegates have re-
ceived no instructions from their gov
eminent the Turkish cabinet met to-
day to discuss the reply to the note
of the powers, but did not reach the
| point OF formulating the answer LIZ
! In believed here that the Turks VIII
definitely and decisively refuse TO give
| up Adrianopie. but will make other
! new concessions that will make raw
orable impression on both the Balkan
allies and the powers.
! The bourses of Europe today re-
I fected the pessimistic attitude OF the
public, stocks suffering violent
slumps. Some of the newspapers
went so far in their alarm as to fore
! cast a general war involving many
nations of the continent.
Sheriff Pasha, an intimate friend or
Kiarnil pasha, expressed, a surpris-
Z ingiy radical opinion in an interview
Z in SofTstantifopfe To-Day. -
Situation Is Grave.
TT would be difficult" he said. to
overrate the gravity of the situation
which the overthrow of Kiamifs cabf-
net has ushered in. If, as a conse-
4 uuence, hostilities be recommended.
am greatly concerned lest Constants
/ nople itself be lost to us. In this case
/ it would be internationalized.
/ So far as is known the killing or
4 Nazim Pasha, and two of his friends
/ has not been augmented by more
fatalities. Several are known to nave
been wounded in yesterdays riots
1 However, no trouble has been report
/ ed outside of Constantinople. the
1 Balkan peace delegates met TINS al
ternoon to formulate recommends
tions TO Their governments. The opin-.
ion still prevails among the allies thar
war will eventually be resumed Dr.
Daneff, the Bulgarian delegate, de-
clared today that further hostiifties
could have but one issue--the COM
plete annihilation of Turkey. He
said the allies now had one million
troops In fighting trim on the
Tchataija lines. against not more than
zoe. 900 Turks. He said the Turks
had transported great numbers OF
fresh troops from Asia Minor, but had
been unable to get them into any con-
dition of effectiveness.
Says Turk IL Doomed.
7 LONDON. Jan. 25.--A high Balkan