New-York tribune., 1922-11-06
Ke1llalists Seize
Constantinople; s;
Order Allies Out
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astically proclaimed its union with the
great National Assembly of Turkey.

astically proclaimed it's union with tho
great National Assembly of Turkey.
Orders have been transmitted to
take all necessary dispositions for the
established Of tho civil administra-
tion Of the great National Assembly of
Turkey. Inter-Allied military occupa-
tion of Constantinople therefore not
only is useless but impossible.
"The great national assembly Of
Turkey has no intentions to overstep
the military bounds fixed by the Mu-
dania convention. IT deems it neces-
sary to point out that certain num-
Der Of gendarnes must be sent from
Angora for the maintenance Of order
as already arranged for in Thrace.
1--WE hope the Allied powers will ac-
cept favorably this demand"
for Lausanne, has put off the time OF
his departure until Tuesday, owing to
the arrival here on that day of Ismet
Pasha, the Foreign Minister, with a
delegation of Kemalists from Smyrna
This delegation will be given q
triumphal reception here.
Rafet Pasha sprang the news Of the
change in government in dramatic
manner on the Allied generals. The gen.
erals had summoned Rafet to discuss
the question of the admission Of Kem-
alist gendarmes to the Gallipoli and
Chanak zones. At the termination Of
the discussion Rafet, as by way of an
afterthought. broke the startling news
thus:
81 must inform your excellency that
ct~ 90, l.,
men no longer exists and I have as
sumcd the governorship."
Tewfik Pasha, the Grand Vizier,
earlier yesterday visited the Allied
high commissioners and informed them
that because Of the existing state Of
affairs in Turkey the Sublime Porte
would not participate at the Lausanne
conference on Near-Eastern affairs.
The Ministry Of Education closed it's
doors yesterday, the ministry having
resigned on Friday. The Under Secre-
tary and all the employees of the de-
partment proclaimed strike and
marched to the other ministries. The
movement spread rapidly, and delegates
from each of the ministries visited
later presented themselves to the
Grand Vizier with an ultmatum that
he resign. When Tewfik sent to the
Press Bureau a written manifesto to
be mimeographed the office of the
Press Bureau was empty and the an
nouncement to the Allied embassies
had to be made by telephone.
The firing of salvo by the Allied
battleships on the occasion Of the
birthday of the King of Italy conveyed
the impression to the people that the
Sultan had finally decided to reln-
quish his throne. This impression,
however, was soon dispelled.
The Angora Assembly is holding sit
tings day and night. The religious
committee Of the Assembly will choose
to ascend the Osman throne as Caliph
Nationalists here express the convic-
tion that the committee will induce
Prince Selim. n nephew Of the present
Sultan, to accept the Caliphate.
Rafet Urges Respect for Sultan
The new Nationalist Governor,
a balcony to-day. declaring that the
hour of the liberation of Che captive
capital had struck. He paid tribute to
the Nationalist army and referred in
glowing terms to the common sense
displayed by the people of Constanti-
nople in giving all support to the An
CORA government, which had made pos
slble bloodless revolution. He
warned the people to deport them
selves with dignity and not offend the
susceptibilities of the Sultan, who still
remained Caliph; any attack against
his person would be regarded as an
offense against the Moslem religion.
The Municipal Council forwarded to
Angora its acceptance Of the National
Assembly's resoiution respecting the
Sultan and the transfer of the sover-
eign rights to the Assembly. A mayor
was then elected and he, in the pres
ence OF Rafet Pasha and other Kemal-
lists, took tne oath of allegiance to
the Angora Assembly.
Stamboul was en- fete Saturday night.
There were boisterous demonstrations
during which frenzied Turks fred
blank cartridges and otherwise created
disorder. The Allied police held them
selves in restraint for a long time, but
finally were forced to fire on the mob,
killing or wounding few Turks. The
disorders continued to-day, during
which there was considerable window
smashing.
The Imperial Guards and Allied no
licemen were on duty all night at the
palace here. In Stamboul the Chris
tians sought shelter in the foreign es-
tablishmcnts
Students of the Turkish University