Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-04
BELIEVED HE
WILL LEAVE
THE THRONE.
Grand Vizier Says Govern
rnent Will Not Enter
Peace Farley.
1nsurrection Reported to
Have Broken Out On
Island OFF Smyrna.

Constantinople, Nov. 4.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The grand vizier
informed the allied high commission
er here today that Constantinople
government had decided not to send a
delegation to the peace conference.
Paris, Nov. 4.-(By the Associated
Press. AN insurrection has broken
cot on the island of Samos of the
Smyrna coast OF Asia Minor. accord
ing to advices received here, the
rebels demanding an autonomous gov
ernment for the island. Greek troops
have been called out to suppress the
outbreak. ~. s.
Constantinople. Nov. 4.-(By the
Associated Press. )-The whole Near
East was anxious today to learn what
the Sultan was going to do about the
unanimous decree Of the grand ma
claring the sultanate In Turkey was
at an end.
Shorn of his executive and legisla-
tive powers by the action of the Ma
tionalist assembly yesterday, the sui
tan is declared by some of the news
papers to be ready to abdicate. But
the general opinion is that he will
ignore the decision reached at Angora.
The public has received the an
nouncement from Angora with mixed
feelings.
The heir apparent. Abdul Medjid
Enendi, cousin OF the sultan. and 9TH
er members of the imperial family
conferred last night at the Dombag-
sche palace. They gave particular at
tention to the decision of the national
assembly that hereafter the choice of
the caliphis to be that member of
the imlserial family who is the best
instructed, the best educated, the most
honest and the wisest. All of the i'm
perial conferees decided that none of
them would accept the throne If
stripped Of temporal power
~ . Cabinet Split.
The action at A1gora split the Con-
stantinople cabinet. The majority f>-
| vors surrender because of the Ma
tionalist charge of treason against
| the sultan. Shortly after the news
came from Angora Tevflk Bey re-
sultan's cabinet. and Said Bey gave
up his post as minister of public in
struction.
| The dissenting ministers were ex-
cluded from the conference in thu
palace which was attended by the
ministers OF interior, foreign affairs,
and marine, and the grand vizier.
After the conference, at which tbs
ministers kissed the hand Of the sui
tan, the sultan drove to mosque in
the imperial coach and performed his
usual devotions. A large congrega-
ton was present as a. result Of rumors
that he would resign. His majest!
was struck by the sight of large
number of foreigners within the
mosque. Photographers availed
themselves of possible last chance
to see the sultan.
| Notwithstanding the assembly's de-
crees that the era of liberation had at
last been entered into, the sultan pre-
sided Friday afternoon ut an extraor-
binary council of his ministers. The
grand vizer, Tewfk Pasha, and his
! colleagues kissed the sultan's hand
on the occasion of the prophets birth
! day, renewed their pledge of loyalty
and expressed the utmost indignation
at what was termed the rash action
Of the Angora government in pro-
claiming an end to the sultanate.
f., While nothing definite can be ascer-
tanned regarding the decision reached
at the council Friday, it was reported
in high quarters that there was good
reason to believe the sultan had dis
puted the legal character of the ma :
tional assent bly's decision. it being de-
clared the assembly was elected under
abnormal circumstances.
| Abdicahon Expected
Some of the Turkish afternoon
newspapers announced that the
abdication of the sultan Is only qNas
ton Of hours but the ministers of the
sublime porte apparently take no such
pessimistic view Of the situation. The
sultan's resignation, according to ira
dition would be handed to the men,
bers Of the imperial family. and no
crown council was called Friday at
the Yildish palace.
Monarchist and Turkish moderate
circles anticipate internal dissensiou
in consequence Of the action of the
national assembly. They express the
view that the step Of the Angora gov
ernment is a triumph for the Bolshe.
vik policy in the Near East and a
prelude to the sovietization Of Turkey
Grand Vizer Tewfik Pasha has tele.
graphed Mustapha kemal Pasha, the
nationalist leader, that any measure
contemplated by the assembly affect,
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