New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24

though the highest Offices were placed
within his grasp By this coup ana NJ
could then have had minister porlono
or the grade OF general. ne ueclIitu tHeiS
thing Of the kind. refused even proinouon
10 "A colonelcy, and returned 10 MS post
I'm Berlin with his grade of major.
When Abdul Hamid made the attempt
10 recover his autocracy whcn result'u
in his deposition. Enyer hasleh.a rom
Berlin to Salonica and assisted the gen
cralissimo Shcfket Pacha. IN piaclhs
Mahomed on the throne. again return
ing quietly to Berlin az soon as MS WORK
vas done.
The Sultan. aware OF the strength OF
,he Young Turk party. which. In spite az
All that has been said To the contrary.
sill remained the power behind the
throne, and realizing the influence over
If exercised BY Enver Bcy, even when 40
Tar from home as Berlin. made up his
mind to insure himself against being de-
70 sed i'm his turn by allying the YOUNG
officer in matrimonial sense To MS
family.
Nazim Pacha. despite his disastrous re-
treat before the advance of the BulSd-
rians. has been retained as Seneralisslmo
of the Turkish armies which shows In
what esteem he was held. In previous
wars Turkey has been won't TO dispose OF
unsuccessful generals in very different
manner.
When Abdulah Pacha was unable To
check the enemy around Adrianop!e
Nazlm took supreme command of the
troops. and his own failure was his hrst
serious defeat. though his career had been
one Of great activity.
He had commanded troops along the
Persian border. had engaged in lighting
in the Yemen and had tried to quell the
mountaineers Of Montenegro.
In the first Kiamil Cabinet he was made
Minister OF War. but the appointment
aroused the ire Of the Committee or Union
and Progress and with other things,
brought about the overthrow OF the min
Istry. The Young Turks explained that
Nazim himself was respected as a fine
soldier and man OF distinctly liberal
views. that II was not with him they
would quarrel, but with kiamifs policy
Nazim Pacha, after his retirement from
the ministry. was appointed commander
of the LIST Army Corps and was In charge
of the troops nj Constantinople at the time
that the rcactionary movement brought
Shefket Pacha and his forces from Sa-
lonica and AdrianOple and resulted In IN"
deposition of Abdul Hamid. This. per-
haps. was the most difficult task he was
ever called upon to perform He quelled
the mu,iny Of 10000 troops In CONSTANT
nople in April. 1909. because of his popu-
larity IN the army. and the government
then realized that he was the strongest
man at the capital.
Nazim Pacha became Minister OF war
again In 1912. in the Mukhtar Cabinet
and continued to hold office when the
second Kiamil Cabinet was formed IN
October OF that year.
He was in personal command OF the
troops that checked the advance OF the
Bulgarians at the Tchataldja lines. He
reached that district in time to gather
together the scattered troops after the
battle OF Tchorlu. and. Notwithstanding
the disorganization OF the army and the
ravages Of disease. he brought about
spirit OF union among the discouraged
soldiers through good generalship. lie
has been credited with having put the