The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
SULTAN OPPOSED
PROPOSAL TO GIVE
UP ADRIANOPLE
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excitement became intense when Enver,
mounted on white charger, came in
view accompanied by several Turkish
staff officers. AS he dismounted before
the door and made his request for an
audience with the grand vizier the
gates closed as though automatically.
The commandant of Constantinople
himself stood on guard and refused to
allow any one to enter except Enver
Bey and Talaat Bey. Accompanied by
the commandant they walked straight
to the council chamber where most of
the ministers were gathered and with
out any preliminaries for glory called
upon the cabinet to resign from office
The demand seemed to be more or less
expected for Kiama1 Pasha Immediate
ly sat down and wrote out his resig
ration. Enver Bey took it in strict
confidence and proceeded to the Sui
tan's palace amid the cheers of tha
crowd. The Sultan at first was disin-
clined to unfold and accept the resig-
nation as genuine bpt after sending
messenger to the grand vizierate and
obtaining cone nation, he called for
Mahmoud sheflSet Pasha and prompt
ly appointed him grand vizier.
Funeral Of Nazim Quiet q
The funeral of Nazim Pasha took
place quietly. The new grand vizier and
Pasha, an old comrade. attended. After
the obsequies the members of the cab
met went to the Yldiz palace and took
the oath of allegiance. Subsequently the
retiring foreign minister. Noradung-
huna Pasha, was called to a meeting
of the cabinet council to explain the
foreign situation. The Sultan went TO
the mosque to attend the usual selam-
nix, at which Mahmud Shefket Pasha
and Enver Bey also were present The
function passed away without incl
dent
The new cabinet Is constituted: Grand
vizier and minister Of war, Mahmoud
Pasha: president of council of state,
Said Halim;. interior, Hadji Adj: for
eign affairs, temporarily. Mukhtar
Bey; Marine. Tschuruksula Mahmoud,
justice, Ibrahim Pasha. finance, Rifaat
Bey; public works. Bazaria Effendl;
pious Foundations Hairi Pasha; agri-
culture Djelal Effendi; posts, Oskiap
Bey; public instruction, Shukri Pasha.
Nazim Pasha's aid de camp was the
generals nephew, Capt. Tewfik Bey
kibrizli. He was a very popular officer.
Cause of Resignation Explained
Washington, January 24.-Regarding
the public demonstration in Constan-
tinople last night during Nazim Pasha,
the former war minister and command
er of the Turkish army was killed, the
Turkish embassy today received the
folio wing cablegram from the minister
of foreign affairs of Turkey:
For some time past there has been
manifested a feeling of discomfort
among the people against the cabinet of
Kiamil Pasha, who, foreseeing a popu-
lar movement. thought 1t better to take
strong measures for repressing it, The
debates in the grand council and some
x.r.st n n ard
caused this discomfort to turn into a
feeling of evaporation. In consequence
a large crowd went yesterday to the
sublime porte in order to manifest the
feeling of the nation. At the moment OF
entering the sublime porte an aide de
camp of the ex-grand vizier prompted
by an excess of zeal, or maybe by
fear, drew his revolver and killed one
Of the crowd which, being up to that
moment very peaceful, had TO reply to
this unexpected attack.
while this exchange of shots was taxi
ing place. Nazim Pasha, hurriedly coming
ins place, was struck by shot which.
unfortunately, mortally wounded him as
well as a civilian who remains unknown.
On account of these facts the cabinet re-
signed, and his imperial majesty, the
Sultan has charged Mahmoud Chevket
Pasha to form a new cabinet.
1.-The portfolio of the foreign affairs.
which is occupied pro TEN by Mouhktat
Bey, has been offered to Osman Nasimi
Fssha'