The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

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CoNsTANTINopLE. April 2j.-Abdul
Aziz, one OF the most brilliant officers in
the Ottoman army has just been saved
from death after condemnation by court
martial Representations in his behalf
were made to sultan Mehmed V. by Lord
Kitchener. the British diplomatic agent in
Egypt.
ABDUL Aziz is a cousin Of Zulfcar Pasha.
Governor of Cairo. and is regarded ~
hero by millions OF Arabs IN Egypt
Trlpoli and Arabia. He was condemned
to capital punishment on charges relating
to his conduct in the war with Italy In
cluded in the charges was one of having
accepted money from the Italians. An
other accusation was that Abdul Az.z
caused the trouble between the Arabs of
Cyrenaca and the Turks with the object
OF founding an Arab callphate with HIM
self as ruler of the country.
The question of dealing with the i'm
mense Mohammedan population In India
and Egypt has always been a problem of
great difficulty for Great Britain and
the most accomplished diplomacy has had
10 be employed TO prevent an uprising
which might have disastrous effects on
British prestige.
Abdul Aziz Ali hey has had a spectacu-
lar military career. He was first in his
class on graduating from the Ottoman
Military Academy. For ten years he
fought the Bulgarian committees en-
, gagged in arousing Macedonia to revolt
against the Turks, and was one Of the
founders OF the Committee OF Union and
Progress in Macedonia.
ON the fall of Abdul Hamid, in bring
ing about which Abdul Azia had taken "A
prominent part, ne worked heart and soul
with the Young Turks. He was in Sow
| eral battles with the Greek committees
along the Gr-co-Turkish border and led
an expedition against the Albanians. He
served for nearly year under lzzet
Pasha in the compagn in the Yemen and
, after his return to tonstantinople he be-
came professor of tactics IN the Military
Academy and was colonel on the gen
eral stan.
AT the outbreak of III. Italo-furkish
war Abdul Aziz was sent TO Cyrenaica
in command III regiment of regular
troops and displayed such vigor and
military genius that he was placed in com
mand of the division of Arab-Turkish
troops formed within short time. lie
was the Ottoman commander at Ben
ghasl for nine months and at Dern for a
similar period, leading his troops II the
battle of Sld-Garboa.
Abdul was suddenly recalled by the
Minister Of War in March last He was
arrested ON his arrival in Constantinople
and placed under guaTl IN the Min
istry of War. whore he occupied the quar-
tcIs of the commander of the garrison
uncle or tnN"r fashi, the new MlnlSt.l
~ War. He was allowed TO receive visits
from personal friends there,
Abdul Aziz made vigorous prot"sta-
| tons OF innocence. pointing tn his private
life and brilliant military record to beal
out his assertions lie accused enviou
Young Turk leaders Of having formula tee
false charges AGAINST him.
The accusations against the commando
wer" Exciting ciril war among the Arab
/ and causing discord between tn" Turk
and the Senussi trhesnen, accepting
brbes from the Italian invaders. misap
D preparation OF funds sent To him for tn
expenses of the campaign and plotting Il
establish nm Arab caliphate, The trial b!