The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-29

no disturbance elsewhere.
ConstantinOple, Jan. PA crisis in
Turkeys affairs came today with dra-
matte suddenness. The grand visier
Kiamil Pasha, and the Ottoman cabi-
net resigned and Mahmound Shefket
Pasha, formerly minister of war and
commander of the constitutional army
which enthroned Mehmed V. as sultan.
was appointed grand vizier.
Yesterday the grand council, rep
resenting the intellect and wealth of
the nation, pronounced in favor of
peace. Today vast crowd drawn
from all classes declared for war
rather than peace without Adrianople.
And because the crowd was backed
by public opinion, the government
surrendered and relinquished office,
making way for the same men whom
the popular movement brought to the
top after the revolutions of 1908 and
1909.
The resignation of the Turkish
cabinet in which Kiamil Pasha was
grand vizier was announced in the
following official statement:
The decision Of Kiamil Pasha's
cabinet, taken in response to the note
handed to the Turkish government
by the European powers to abandon
the fortress of Adrianople and part of
the islands in the Aegean sea, for
the convention of an extraordinary as
sembly OF the grand council Of the
Ottoman Empire to which the cabi-
nets decision was submitted-a course
contrary 10 the prescriptions of the
constitutional charter and violating
the sacred rights of the people
aroused the indignation Of the Turkish
nation, with the result that the peo-
pie made a demonstration before the
sublime porte and brought about the
resignation of the government"
The council of ministers met short
ly before noon to give final shape TO
the note accepting proposals of the
powers. About o'clock people from
all quarters began to gather in front
Of the gate to the grand vizierate.
Enver Bey, a leader of the Young
Turks who was identified with the
campaign in Tripol, and Nadje Bey.
prominent Unionist, arrived about
this time and were deputed to in
form them that they must retire.
Enver Bey soon issued from the
vizierate and announced that he held
the resignation Of Kamil Pasha. This
was greeted With tremendous cheers.
which were frantcally renewed an
hour and a half later when he re-
turned with an trade appointing Nah
moud Shefket Pasha grand vizier.
After a flying visit to the porte, on
his return from the palace, the Young
Turk leader procee.od to the resi-
dence of Mahmoud Shefket to COM
municate the imperial message
In the meantime Talaat Bey assum-
ed Professionally the portfolio of the
ministry of the interior and IzzeI
Pasha that of war. In an interview
Talaat Bey said the movement had
not been planned, but was the out
come of popular feeling. If Adrian
ople were abandoned, he said, dis
turbances would break out all over
the empire. With regard to money.
the whole nation would make sacri-
fee.
we do not want a continuation of
the war, hut we are determined TO
keep the fortress Of Adrianople at all
costs. This is an indispensable con-
ditiOn to peace" he said.
\ proclamation nominating Nah
moud Shefket Pasha as grand vizier
was read at the porte at o'clock this
evening. On his arrival he will be
enthusiastically greeted 10y a great as
semblage outside. The portfolio of
foreign affairs have been offered to
Hassein Hilmi Pasha, the present am
hasador at Vienna and a former
grand Vizier