New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
Former Powers of Sultan, Including Right to De- clare War and Peace, Given to Turkish Nation
Decision Terms Palace of Sublime Porte Traitorous To Country-All Treaties Since 1920 Are Cancelled.

Constantinople, Nov. 3.--(By As. scciated Press )-The Angora assem- bly last night decided unanimously that 1t is invested with sovereign rights and that the Turkish national ist government Is the keystone of the caliphate and today the newspapers carry these headlines:
 "Ottoman empire collapsed, in its place there has arisen new national Turkish state--Sultanate abolished"
 The decision of the assembly was announced by a salute of 101 guns. Immediately the soldiers and civil fans began to celebrate the occasion to the blare of military bands and the bright flares of torch bearers.
 Two Resolutions Passed.
 Two resolutions were unanimously adopted by the assembly, The first said that sovereign rights had been vested in an alienable and jndivisible manner in the moral person of the Angora assembly which was the only emanation of the nation. The second resolution declared the caliphate was vested in the imperial family of the Osnan dynasty, but that the Turkish government remains the keystone of the caliphate.
 The selection of the caliphs is to be made by the grand national as- senbly of Turkey which will choose that member of the imperial family, the resolution. provides. who is the hest instructed. the best educated. the most honest and the &isest
 Holiday Is Declared.
 After these resolutions had been unanimously accepted amidst ap- plause, Premier Reouf Bey ascend ed the tribune and proposed the proc lamation of q national holiday on the anniversary of the reaching of this decision,
 The decision of the Angora assem- bly, was made known in the following terms.
 Formal Repudiation.
 "The palace of the Sublime Porte, having through corrupt ignorance for several centuries provoked numerous ills for the country. has passed into the domain of history. Recently the Turkish nation, the real mistress of
  man empire, revolted against it's sor- eign enemies in Anatolia and under took struggle against the palace of the Sublime Porte which took sides with it's enemies and against the na- ton. and to that end it constituted the grand national assembly of Fur key, it's government. and its army threw itself into the struggle against the enemies from without and against | the palace of the Sublime Porte.
 Terms of New Govt.
 To-day the era of liberation has at i last been entered into. The Turkish | nation, in view of the treason in the | palace of the sublime porte. has pro claimed it's own organic statute
 Article of this statute stipulates that the sovereignty of the sultan Is assumed by the nation.
 By Article II, executive and legis- lative powers are conferred upon the nation.
 Article VII invests the body of, the nation with sovereign rights, such as the right to declare war and con clude peace. CThese were formerly prerogatives of the sultan)
 The Constantinople government having made common cause with the enemy astounds Us by speaking of the rights of the sultan and dynastic rights. The despatch from Tewflk Pasha (the grand vizier of the Con- stantincple government) is fantas- 1c, feeble document, such as rarely net with in history"
 Angora, Nov. 3. (By Associated Turkish nationalist gov at Angora has announced hat 1t considers null and void all reaties and conventions concluded