YOUNG TURKISH PROGRAMME.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 7

YOUNG TURKISH PROGRAMME.

! The" political of the committeA ■ on; "Onion'/and'Fr.bgress, . whioh'- represents the " 7 presont;oontrolin Turkey, has been formulated. '. supporting,the Midhat Constitution of 1878, ana" its prinicapl features are as follow:— ... ■~'".- . ; ' "i; 'l'hejCabinetvis'to be responsible , to thf>■:" .Chamber,, and .if.:Ministers/-fail' to. obtain ma«: ■ jorities inV the Houso they will be bound, to" . ■resign; ft.:^.- , -.■' "2."Th*e vnumheT: of Sehatofs. shall not ex- . ieed\'orfe*Mf«'sPtng tbtal-mimber : bf>DeputTes.' ■ • ■Artiojte: f 62 t rojrthe|ogi>n.stjtu.tion, whereby;:all by the Sultan, .will be'ap;difie"e;'and.'pn^thir'd l of■ the Senators-;;" will be* lipiSiina'te'd'j".by.-the; n fiultan; and ;tvrdr. £; , thirds ohosett'i , by.-jpdpWar^election;."■.:.'"■ .".'■:■.i-:-"'-."^;--' ■ ' "3 Every- , " Ottbirian'Joitizen'.oyer twenty'years' -N ofaße-shall"hav,fa'-r'iphVtpaTy'ote'iirespeotive- ■ of- uns-.prb£)ertyt"i}uahficatioii ; .''.-'" ; ■'": '■.■'■ :•.:':■?/,?<■■ . . ; .'4.Ah: article\ww be: added to', the - Constitu--'-: jiofl..resognising-i the '.right: to.'.form-,political:.* ot-.aopii-'.-, ''nature, u'i: .' -:i ■ ■-;.:'-.C'/-f ,£,« v ■■ '•-- : &S:A. I .sJ'.ttie' f netf9s^ ''pfnthe- : O '■;'■,: >;.-■ .I'jv , ■\ ; and;V;adininistrative"; l di^.; : visions of ,thfe.proyinbes;win.',bo maintained un-\-\ ;! ;7""'-?J l tlgsh : 'WilU. : be.'the; i ."official lanenage'of"'-: (he" EmpinraitfT the .medium of all. offipial; die-,.- J' cussioii .ami: correspondence; > ■ .■■.'. -iVV''"■••'''■' !.-"'B:\Th" v auftitibial?article>'of-the Constitution<ng;th;e"orpp'6sal o'f' private ;bills'on'"th?'part Of ;i'' n6fc*'feweif ■■■•■ ! i^..>.4*'-'. i ? i jiaMiMl;- Qf f e'ots";poss'ess?. thV'same , ?* • rights•;a'ad "'jdnties'Swithout-'distiaotiott 'of 'roiia";.orTrXeligibn.iXiSlilitary; , service, is inourdbent ;on-'i npn^tesleiii^^welliSSVMoslomsc;;■■:.;> l- ■ •;■"..•;" -.g-j.-j: !'.■'■ iT.O. .Eeligious'i freedjim' is^recognised, ; and theK re!lgioj{i i pHyUe.ge3 'grantfd" to: the.variousvinil-'Y, : lefS"-. and 'oomin.unities'^vill'.be , maintained ; .itt« : --: ? htacli , ?-: 1 r 1; " ';-f"r"; : : :-■:■ ■ •: ;, . !! '-: .:•*;' '"■■;• ~ 1 "11. The military ttndv'nttval. fprces\of !-'tli* ; ; : •Empire .will' be 'disposedc'iii Accordance with ih political: and geogranhical position. A.shorter ' term of mili&ry-'s'eFviceV will be untroduced;- , ' I -IIS-.'pJF-:._the v Constitution i ,ivill..be ;.: i mpdified;wUh";the:.p'bjeot- of ,obt«ining.".greater -v. ;. sebuHty:;foi>indiyidiiat'libe'rty..'-"^;.:;. - : -• ,'-V ■;;'; : . : ; : - '.! !'l3, Ttie'-reValiions' : .'of-^empleyers. : 'and. worfa. : >"- men , : Will be'the Subject- of..new legislation, with.'.':" a 'view ■"■to. • obviating- strikes; and"'labour- die-; : : putei/'.' ■'i;-v"',v '.i.-;;? • <'■:£■■■■ t',':, <-. I ■. to proprietor's—not;,, however, iafc ;the -. expense! of ..present~'.latidbti-ners: '■":.'." r'r : i[--[(■>■: ] "15. .Improvenionts/will be! adopted .in. , the : system" of the .collection of ■ the revenue.^" v-'."'.- v; ;.''l6/Education will bovfrei!... ..-"::.-7 : '.-.:■'.:•'■-':■'•[. ■~'.. "17: All sohools will jbe -subjedt to Jnsp'ebtipn'! by tho Ministry"of '■"Education.""" T Government schools.will,be established, which.shall be 'open' : ' to •Ml distinction 'of'"religiori , or race. ; ■ Turkish -will be a compulsory subject -in"all V primary schools. ,:. . ■ ■_.;,'.-■;: '.'lß' arid ;19. .These deal ■ with measures which; are to , be proposed for- they encouragement of ■)•'■ ajric\ilt«r» and commerce; ■;"'.;. ":" : ■■;'■*' ; ■ "20. Ottomen 'subjects, the hec?S- • sary applications-mar be elected ; D6puHes : for-.: any ..division.of the Empire,- instead of being . only: eligible ;as representatives of the districts >■ S.'v-: -v''' *v: J >