The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-24
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er. Mohammed, as sultan. Mohan,-
med is said to be under the complete
domination OF Enver Bey and his fol
lowers, and TO be willing to do all
they ask.
The new ministry named by the sui
tan Was dictated by Enrcr Bey, who
! Is undoubtedly the man OF the hour in
the Ottoman empire. He was mill
tary atfache OF the Turkish embassy
at Berlin, up to the outbreak OF the
Tufkish-Italian war in Tripoli, when
he vas recalled to command part of
the army in Africa
With Stefket Pasha, the new grand
yizier, Enver Bey was Instrumental in
the organization of the committee Of
union and progress lyoung Turks)
who directly opposed Abdul Hamid
and drove him into Asiatic exile.
The Turkish situation is regarded
here as most menacing. 1t is believed
certain now that the porte will re-
fuse to hand over Adrianople. and
/ that Intervention by the powers is
bound to result. Even then, with the
Turkish military party dominant,
Europe might find il difficult to enforce
!; her demands on the Ottoman with
out recourse TO arms, and that might
precipitafe disastrous and unlocked
! for consequences.
AThc y.r,rir x{o,
| in powder magazine and there will
be wild work elsewhere than on the
! Chatalja lines, II prompt measures
are not taken to restrain him. is the
way one of the leading continental
newspapers expressed the situation.
I Vigorous Action Needed.
LONDON, Jan. 24.--The London
ambassadors of the great powers to-
Gay We're summoned to the foreign Of
Ace by Sir Edward Grey, secretary
iof state for foreign affairs. He told
them that immediate and vigorous
concerted action by the powers was
imperative. IL active hostilities invoiy-
! ing Turkey. the Balkan states and
possibly other nations, were to be
avoided.
1t was understood that all of the
ambassadors were In possession OF
1 instructions from their government ts
to use discretionary powers In any
/ direction the situation appeared to
warrant The diplomats expected
within the day TO receive authority 10
resolve themselves into formal am.
Ibassadorial conference to decide the
lquestion of Intervention.
The ambassadors were convinced
that revolution prevailed in Turkey
anc that they faced the grarest situa
\ ton since the Balkan war begun. a
European war, hitherto scoffed at, had
4 become possibility and the diplomats
felt that on their actions within the
Itwenty-four hours hinged the peace
of Europe.
Rechid Pasha and his Ottoman col
leagues refused TO admit that they hat
been recallei to Constantinople by tbs
new cabinet, but they kept in seclas
ion in their Carleton apartments ant
sent and received many cipher dis
patches to and from their capital.
The Balkan delegates were com
pletely at sea. They had no instruc
! tons either to go or stay, but they ad
mitted it would be folly to remain il
/ London after the Turks went away.
rrv ,fty,, 4 =.
: fetal confirmation of the killing O
: Na2im Pasba by Enver Bey. The dis
Patch from the British ambassador a
( Consiantinople said that the age
general lived a considerable time il
r hospital alter he was shot. Tw
r other Turkish officers were killed Wit
: him,
). Sir Edward Grey called the amba.
I sailors together at the foreign ofic
], and gave them all the information h
e had at hand. The diplomats were /
!, q grave mood and it was plain tina
:, they believed they faced a crisis.
New Cabinets First Move.
II CONsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 24.-Th
new Turkish cabinet today decided /
recall the Ottoman peace plenipote,
tiaries from London forthwith. TIL
will preclude resumption OF peas
negotiations and can be construed /
mean only that the Young Turks a.
determined TO carry on the war.
The first official act Of the new ca
met, after recalling the London Pier
potentiarias. was to recall for cou
martial the Turkish ambassadors
, Vienna and ST. Petersburg. Tho
diplomats we're accused OF failing