The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-08
SENSATION IN
NEAR EAST
SITUATION

After Deposing Sultan.
the Kenalists Turn
0 n Allied Powers
and Order Them to
Get Out. Of Constan-
tinople
constantinople, Nov. eBy the
Associated Press) An allied ex-
traordinary council decided tonight
to refuse categaica.iy the Nation
alist demand for the allied military
evacuation of Constantinople.
The first note deals with the visit
to Kemalist ports of eight allied and
American warshfps and declares the
port authorities have been instruct
ed not to permit q landing. In ae-
cordance with maritime laws the
Turks request that these vessels
salute the Turkish flag.
The other note sets up claim
for the Immediate handing over to
the Angora government of the
Turkish railways IN Europe and
Asia, wich are under temporary al
lied control.
Constantinople, Nov. 5 6By the
Associated Press) The Nation
alist government is in control of
Constantinople Rafet Pasha is the,
new governor and Hanaid Bey, the
representative Of the Angora gov
ernment, has ordered the allied
troops out. In a note to the en-
tente he demands evacuation of the
allied forces.
The Turks have torn up the
Mudania armistice convention and
are advancing into the. Chanak
area, occupied by the British, and
other neutral zones.
Since noon Saturday the Nat
ionalist administration is declared
20 have; been established and in
celebration of this masses Of ex-.
cited Turks have been engaged in
disorders. Students marched
against the palace and riotoGs
mobs engaged in such manifesto
tions that It became necessary for
the allied police to fire on them,
several Of the Turks being killed
or. wounded. - =
The Christians in the Stamboui
quarter throughout Saturday night
were seeking shelter and protection
from what they plianly feared
a Turkish massacre.
Today, however, the government
authorities issued orders that all
disturbances should be vigorously
put down. The allied high COM
missioners accepted the new re-
gime and there was nothing left
for the sultan's ministers but res
ignation from Office.
.Tewfik Pasha. the grand vizier,
realizing his power had disappear
ed, dispatched messages to repre-
sentatives Of the submlime porte in
the various capitals to transfer
their archives to the representa-
tives Of. the Angora government
There seemed danger for a
time that the radical forces would
gain the upper, hand. The sultan
was denounced. together with mon
archy, and Mustapha Kemal Pasha
was acclaimed as .'our president.
1t became necessary to throw
guards Of troops around the sul-
tan's palace, within which Maham-
mad VI, now caliph only, is
spending fearful hours.
AS yet Muhamnad VI has given
no evidence Of conforming to the
determination Of the new govern
ment to rid Turkey Of the high
office of sultan, but the quickly de-
veloping popular movement may
soon compel him. with the loss of
his chiefs. to accept the inevitable.
Rafet Pasha srrang the news of
the change in government in
dramatic manner on the allied gen.
erals. The generals had Summon
ed Rafet to discuss the question Of
the admission OF Kemahst gen.
darmes to the Gallipoli and Chanak
zones. At the termination Of the
discussion Rafet. as by way of an
after thought, broke the startling
news thus:
Il must inform your excellen-
cies that since noon the Constan-
tinople government no longer ex-
lists, and I have assumed the gov
ernorship."
Constantinople. Nov. 5 (By the
Associated Press).-The sultans
ministry resigned Saturday even
ing and Rafet Pasha, representative
of the Angora Nationalist govern
ment, has assumed power. He is
sued q manifesto today which de-
clared that from noon, November
4, the administration of the great
national assembly of Turkey is es-
tablished in Censtantinople.
The manifesto announced that
the Sultan's position has been clear
ly defined by the decision Of the
national assembly and that the
rights Of citizens are absolutely
81 afaenarded by the laws of the