The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
ANOTHER OLD TURK Z
GONE IN SAID PASHA
Was Bond Between Autocracy .
Of Abdul Hamid and the
New Regime.
A MASTER OF INTRIGUE y
servant Of Former sultan, He 4
Took Decisive Step for
His Overthrow.
Sp.cic, correspondence, to THE srx.

Sr"cirl cora SDoHdsHrr to THE SrS.
i.o%ru&. March ] Ia the death of said
'1sEn auo;hsr distinguished ottoman
statesu'tr and politician who formed n
lnt bctwceu the Old and new regimes has
passed away. lie survived only a few
months lis associate. his master In
Oriental stat-,iaft kiamil Pasha. Both
men served faithfully under Abdul Hamid
but the Young Turks. in taking over tho
authority of government. gladly relied
upon their administrative and diplomatic
abilities. said was the first Grand
Nlzicr OF the const!tutional period and
kiamii succeeded MIN only TO bo later de-
posed Both were recalled 80 the same
Office at times when the State was in dire
perl
Said PIsha experienced moi.' than tho
usuH vic,.s tubes ~ fortune which arc
p.It Of tie politics Of his country. From
the time OF mis- appointment to a respond
Ole post In 1876 ny To the time OF his
death II" spent fifteen years in Office and
almost twenty three IN complete isolation
from public affairs. lie was born In
Erasroun. IN Armenia, and lived to bs al
most 50 years Of aye. lie spent twenty
years OF his IL" ate "rtci.uE ils civt.
serve" .u small s"rg";arill Or auinin.O-
tratiNc positions. HIS elevation 20 higher
honors Was only Al ucr,deu; IN the
scheme OF ,ntrIgu" woven 10y tn" wallace
clique Of Go, stnntiropic acH'uS' nc re-
forms that Midhat pJsha was .nheavor-
ing - effect,
Founder 81 i"uux Turks.
Tie constitutional IDEAS OF TINS patriot
'he real founder OF the Young Turk
par''. were progressing under the reign
u NJuul A"2 "Id - period Of ."iighten-
r''t "ud prosperity was dawuirg for
~ !.N, when N n fatetul motreut two
-. 2-dIc. DETECTED the whole current Of
Ali,
1riu. office ran aTuck at Nidhats
hous" among hish Officials who were
. gliding a ssclrt uceuIg and h Lied two
Ministers Nu'ad. NEXT IN itre % the
Sultaudt.. slowed Signs Or u.,Ltg. break
down ani rr,.,c iIanid was approached
to mud II lac could he relied upon TO
carry out ~" reforms
Nidndt. ~ the muutulrec- Of the Coun-
ell gained the assent uf me r-mce 10
three Stlpu!atious. ore Of the most Of i'm
portant Of which wa. jiiHt Sadullah Rev
was 10 bc First Secretary 20 the sultan.
! NJ sooner. lnvrv. was 4 f'tNa sane
| tInnr1g the dcpo,i,.uu Of Murnd obtained
| than III. Ministry was informed that Said
rasha had bcou appointed FIi.t Secre-
! ta,v To- Abdul iIamid Through this nag
/ RANT hrC.rI ui iJjth. 20 which rcmon-
strar @" was useless. Saia was pusr,d into
| the inner circl" Of In" highest ottoman
Officials
waited to the dignity Of Grand Ni2ier wher
AT the end OF til" Turco-Russian war Eu
rop demanded the Introduction Of muci
needed reforms IN Turkey. Tlc task wa,
"It' listed tn Said and he went about II
wth 50 much sincerity and earnestnes,
Ihi h" ran at"ul Of tie designs OF tho
palace clslue and was compelled TO ~
SIX.
Aftrr q retirn mont Of ten years I've ma,
recalled To tho rost when Europe wa.
auiaEr " tn Indignation az the Armenian
missacrs. W" Sulians iu'riCu"s an,
suhtcrfuges Disguised him and he ~
signed again. When ~ went he tool
with h.m documents that were ~ th'
utmost Importance, documents In fac
which II Is h,li'N,d contained conclusive
proofs Of to- persons really responsible
for tn" troubles. The Sultan. I'm terror
demanded the papers. Sad, escaping from
several attempts ~ assassination. fled q
N" British Embassy, and stayed Their
IN spit" Of the SultanS protests until tn
British \ubHS,npur obtained It furna
pro'''s, THAI said should not l." mol"sted