CRISIS IN TURKEY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3171, 23 April 1909, Page 5

CRISIS IN TURKEY.

HUSNI PASHA'S PROCLAMATION. A REASSURNG EFFECT. DEMANDS OF YOUNG TURK j PARTY. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph C'opyrighti Received April 22, 8.35 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21. Husni Pasha's proclamation has I had a most reassuring effect in Constantinople. It declares the Constitution to be absolutely in accordance with the Sheriat, and henceforth it will be safeguarded. The demands of the Young Turk party include the following:—No obstacle to be placed in the way of the reinstatement of officers; soldiers to swear upon the Koran, in the presence of the Sheik-ul-Islam, and of their commanders, to blindly obey the orders of their superiors, and not to mix in politics in future. , Furthermore, the garrison is £to undertake not to interfere with measures for the punishment of the guilty, and to denounce spies and other instigators of the disturbances. If the land and sea forces accept these demands, and show passivejand real obedience, nothing will befall the garrison. A prompt reply is required.

MATTERS 1 ENDING TOWARDS SETTLEMENT. INSTIGATORS OF REVOLT FLYING. Received April 22, 8.45 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21. i Official circles in Constantinople j state that the pourparlers between J the Government and the Constitution army are going on, and matters I are in a fair way of settlement. [ Husni's army no longer insists on the return of Kilmi Pasha, but demands the punishment of the instigators of the revolution, including the'staff of the Volkan, organ of the League of Mahomed. The editor has been arrested. A later message states that the judicial authorities are already arresting revolutionaries. The majority of the Constantinople garrison are in favour of the investing army. Individuals fearing punishment are flying. • ORDER RESTORED AT TARSUS. Received April 22, 8.35 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21. Order has been restored at Tarsus, where the Vali and the Mutessarif respectively have been dismissed. DISTURBANCES SPREADING. FOREIGNERS TAKING REFUGE. Received ApriJ 22, B.4sa>m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21. In Asia Minor, the disturbances are expending to the Aleppo vilayet. British and foreigners have taken refuge in the Vice-Consulates* at Antioch and Biredjik. The warship Diana has landed fifty , bluejackets at Alexandretta.

GARRISON TAKE THE OATH. DEMAND FOR SULTAN'S DEPOSITION DROPPED. Received April 22, 10.55 p.m. LONDON, April 22. Advices from Vienna state that to-day the Garrison took the oath of allegiance in the presence of the Sheik-ul-Islam (Jemal-ed-Din Effendi), and Edhem Pasha and Mazin Pasha. Then a reconciliation between the Garrison |and Husni Pasha's troops followed. The bulk of the Garrison are to be discharged, but the Salonica troops replacing them will not enter the city at present. Six hundred Macedonian gendarmes in the first instance are being entrustedwith the maintenance of order. An official Austrian message mentions a report that the demand for the Sultan's deposition has been dropped. • '

FURTHER MASSACRES. Received April 22, 11.45 p.m. LONDON, April 22. Massacres are reported to have occurred at Antioch and Makri. Antioch, the ancient capital of the Greek Kings of Syria, and longjthe chief city in Asia, lies in a fertile and beautiful plain on the left bank of the river Orontes, 14 miles from the sea. In the time of Antiochus the Great and under the Roman Emperors of the first three centuries it contained 500,000 inhabitants, and vied in splendour with Rome itself. It was one of the earliest strongholds of Christianity—indeed it was here that the name Christians was first used. Its downfall dates from the sth century; and"the modern Antakieb, which forms a portion of Syria, in the Province of Aleppo, has a population of only 17,500, mostly Turks employed in silk culture, eel-fishing and in the production of corn and oil. It exhibits almost no traces foi its former grandeur except the ruins of the walls bult by Justinian and of a fortress erected by the Crusaders. SULTAN WILL REMAIN ON THE THRONE. RUSSIA AND FRANCE'S FRIENDLY INTERVENTION. Received April 22, 11.5 p.m. LONDON, April 22. The Constantinople correspondent

of the ''Daily News" reports that in consequence of Russia and Prance's friendy intervention the Sultan will remain on the Throne, Sherket Pasha, interviewed by a representative of the "Tageblatt," stated that the Young Turks were strong enough to see Turkey governed accordng to the Constitution. The dethroning of the Sultan would have been an impolitic act, and would have lead to great difficulties, as there would have been two Caliphs alive. The Salcnica correspondent of "The Times" reports that it is believed that the crisis will lead to a consolidation of the constitutional regime, and serve to unite all the true friends of liberty and progress. The "Daily lelegraph" says that the Sultan's retention is due to the moderate views of the Adrianople Corps. SULTAN NOT OPPOSED TO THE CONSTITUTION.

A KEASSUKING PROCLAMATION. Received April 22, 11.58 p.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22. The Sultan in his overtures, confines himself to affirming that he is not opposed to the, Constitution, and has no objection to Parliamentary Government with a Ministry responsible to Parliament. Rifist Pasha takes a cheerful view of the situation, and declares that everything has been settled. The Ministry of War is supplying food to the investing army. Ahmed Riza Bey, Enver Pasha and Niaziz Pasha, received ovations at San Stefaon. i Cabinet has settled formalities in connection with administering the oath to the Garrison. It has also decided to take steps in Constantinople to disarm the roughs in order to facilitate occupation. The navy has sworn allegiance in accordance with the Salonica demands. £The majority of the members of Parliament favour an adjournment to Salonica. The navy has expressed to Husni Paßha its entire agreement with his wishes. The fleet has been ordered to sail, ostensibly for the purpose of manoeuvring under Admiral Gamble, j Cabinet has issued a reassuring proclamation to the inhabitants. EXODUS OF WELL-TO-DO TURKS. • Received April 23, 12.5 a.m. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22. The Constitutional Gendarmes entered Constantinople and posted proclamations declaring that the Constitutional troops were marching in solely to maintain order and punish the guilty. Their entrance was followed by a sudden and tremendous exodus of steamers for Roumania and Bulgaria carrying hundreds of well-to-do Turks and their families.