Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-28
THE CROWN PRINCE
WAS ASSASS|NATED
Suicide Theory Exploded and No Long
er Any Doubt as TO Cause Of
His Death.

Paris. March es. Correspondence
OF the Associated Press The cues.
ton whether the death Of the Turkish
Crown Prince Yussot lfzedin was q
suicide or was asslnated Is no longer
open TO doubt. according TO an author
fly here on Ottoman affairs who says
"The prince was assassInated on the
first OF February In his palace of
Zindiirli.Coyou by his ordnance OH.
GER Hassan Bey"
"Long before the war" this author
ity AYERS. ''when Enver hey succeeded
In having a crown council instituted
for him. Prince Yussof was condemn
ed to die Since the war began he
had been more than ever eliminated
from all influence
"When the sultan fell IN during the
summer OF 1915. the eyentualIty OF the
accession OF the prince preoccupied
the committee Of union and progress
Ills hostility to the war had been I'M
concealed. his accession 10 the throne
meant the opposition TO the monarch
to the projects Of the government and
menaced It's existence.
zone evening in September the prin
cipal leaders OF the committee OF
union and progress were secretly as.
sembled In the house OF the SheIkh
IN Islam. Haih Enendl Enver hey.
Talaat Pacha, Bedri hey, the project
Of police. Husseln Diahid vice presi
dent OF the chamber, and Behaeddne
Chaklr. private physician Of the prince
We're present llussein Diahld called
attention TO the difficulty OF Turkey
situation at the time deprived OF AN
means OF renewing its supplies Of am
munitlon and consequently anxious as
10 the developments Of the Dardan
Giles campaign In those circumstances
he pointed out the presence on the
throne OF a prince known TO have
been opposed to the war might be use.
ful IN obtaining favorable peace
from the allies Others present eV
pressed the same view. II raised a
lively opposition. voiced by Enyer
Pacha. To leave the way to the throne
10 Yussof might result In giving the
cor uittee a master. he argued The
second heir. Prince Wphid Eddin ne
obs we'd. nourished no letter senu
me IS toward the committee but Il
wa impossible to suppress everyone
in the palace and the death Of Yusso'
lzzciln must certainly prove @ salu
tary lesson.
1.-The dellberators separated without
mailing a decision, but they met again
at the same place a few days later
when four determined voices called
for the death OF Prince Yussof; they
prevailed over all resistance, but Jeff
the date for the execution 90 be de
termined later. according TO the turn
Of events. Thereupon came the But
garian accord with Turkey and inter
vention at the side of the allied en-
pircs. followed by the evacuation o.
the Gallipoli peninsula by the entente
allies. The time was considered pro
pitlous and on the first OF Februar'
the prince was assassinated IN his pal
ace OF Zlndiirli Coyou by his ordnance
officer. Hassan Bey
1T was officially announced tina
the cause Of the princes death. su
eide by the opening Of important vein
IN his left arm. would be- certified b.
Turkish and foreign doctors
when the certificate appeared Their
were no names OF foreign doctor
signed and those OF Turkish national
" we're all affiliated with the govern
ment. with Enver Bey or with IN
committee OF union and progress
"Prince wahid Eddin. the new hei
to the throne. must by this time kno'
what Is current information In Con
stantinople now: that Yussof was al
sassinated, aud that he was assinate
by order. The day OF his condemn
ton is known as well as the hous
where the verdict was rendered an
the names OF those who we're present