The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
Turkey Blan1es Enver Pasha, Leader
of Young Turks, for Entry Into War
War Minister Has Long
Shown Decided PrO-Ger-
man Sympathies.
FORCED ABDICATION
OF OLD ABDUL HAMID

The responsibility for the entrance OF |
Turkey into the war as an ally of Ger |
many and Austria has been laid upon the
shoulders OF Enver Pasha, the Turkish |
War Minister, not only by the allies but |
10y the conservative Turks.
His aFgressiveness In seeking 10 make !
Turkey an active and not dormant
factor in European politics. his determine
tlon. as leader Of the war wing OF the
Committee 81 Union and Progress, to re-
cover some ~ the lost ottoman territory
aud hts strong pro- Gcrman sympathies have
all been looked upon as deciding elements
In this choice Of policies.
At the time ~ the issuing Of the trade
appointing him Minister Of War in sue
cessiou to Izzet Pasha financial and COM
mcrclal circles that touched in any way
Turkeys interests saw reasons for dis
Guetudc. The appointment gave ofence
20 Russia because Enver had expressed
with more than usual vigor the Turks
Inherent distrust ~ their big neighhor to
the north: It was thus unpopular IN
Franco. Turkeys largest creditor while
the English saw the passing OF the last
shred ~ British influence At the Porte
And Enver's recent visit to Berlin where
IL was said that he had gone as per-
sonal friend to the Kaiser. had prac-
tically prepared the allies for Turkeys
alignment with the defunct Triple Al
lance.
ON. OF the most striking Illustrations
of fnyer's strength Is shown IN the way
I'm which he has managed 10 turh ms
soi-try from Great Britain IN Gerinany'
A. the time OF the revolution German
r,li,i,s were, not popular with the Young
Turks because IL was generally believed
ts,t the Kalse- sided with ABDUL Haimo
and that the great concessions NhI'h
GERMANY MAD secured In Turkey had oeen
or,afned through her hold upon the COR
.,,,., ,,i,ce cliaue British Influences were
,or tho instant predominant. fact that
,r.s shown by the choice ~ Grand Nizier
~ I'm. aged Klamll Pasha, strong pro-
British sympathizer
student Of Won der co'ts'
uu, Enver had been most taithtui
/ student Of Cen. Won der GoItz; ne hat
studied German methods of war ana h'u
boI service a. military attache NJ Berlin.
,tn hecame thus thoroughly imbued with
q r.rr,on ideas and he brought all or ms
. ro,y.r AZ a leader OF the Committee OF
r-rion and Progress to bear In favor or
German friendship. Vie succeeded IN
forcing the resignation OF the kianlil
b C.hine, and in renlacing II by a Tar more
/ titan, hodv. II was said NJ the time that
Va. ,;ermnns could obtain almost without
J INVESTIGATING great concessions, while the
+ pritigh could not even obtain hearing
ro~ the smallest request. The culmina-
ITO, ~ Fuvcr's success was SHOWN ny ms
case In forcing the issue % the war the
members of the Cabinet becoming merely
wax In his manlpuiatons'
This graspng for power Is new phase
-, I,,yer's character No one OF the lead
ore Of the revolution at it's first successes
NOD beeu more ready to put aside sell :.
t,ares, than he Fnver had been beyond
s,,h, the most active IN the formation
~ the Committee of Union ana frogresS
and IN the organisation Of the rcvolui1n.
lie had inperilled his life and fortunes py
~ acar,s in Macedonia. and this activity
h,t cached the ears OF the palace CLIQUE
an ~ old Abdul Hamid through tAe sp''s
80. No had sent 70 ferret out the move
=, against him. The willy old sultan
ssnt sor Enver and held out proniS"
~ towards and Announcements that iooKeu
particularly inviting 10 IA young oIlcet'
P"tIa1 We accented this invitation 10 vlsit
,,at, uiosL there is little doubt but
~. no would have shared the rate or
marv others and that his body wouIu
80 found It's burial In the Bosporus
Ias,c,d however he hed To the mountain
=. ,rcstern Turkey and with the ASSIST
ave., NJ his collhorer Mail B'y co"P'eten
~. details of the Young TURK up'lSlhs'
, . of,er success had been won win
more ease than he or ms 800 ,,,
,'a,,sd ne gracefully refused TO accept
80 -, the hluh honors and this man VINO
90 naon most instrumental In enectnl
Ms great change went on To Berllh IN tn'
ra+ber minor capacity or military AT
. taChe.