SULTAN'S REFORMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 265, 1 August 1908, Page 5

SULTAN'S REFORMS.

"DISHING" THE PLOTTERS. FORESTALLING A REVOLUTION. PALACE CLIQUE FLEES. (BT TBLEOBiPn—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPTIUQHT.) Constantinople, July 30. Thirty officers belonging to tho Young Turkey party agreed to shoot the Sultan during the ccromony of Selamlik, and proclaim his brothor Reshad as Sultan. When the Sultan learned of the plot ho forestalled tho conspirators by granting a constitution. DIRECTING HAND UNKNOWN. SPIES PUNISHED. CLAIMS BY THE ARMENIANS. i (Rec, July 31, 9.30 p.m.) Constantinople, July 31. For several days tliero has been a flight from Constantinople of tho members of the Palace camarilla' and spies. Tho populace sovcrely handled some of the latter. The Young, Turkey leaders are endeavouring to avoid violence, but tho Armenians nro advancing claims which may cause difficulties. London, July 31. Renter's Constantinople correspondent ports the Young Turkey party had planned a rising for September 1, tho anniversary of tho Sultan's accession, but tho meeting between tho Tsar and President Fallieres, and tho imminenco of the Anglo-Russian reform proposals, precipitated the outbreak. The policy of tho Constitutional party is to forestall tho plotters, and.render their proposals superfluous. Tho directing hand of a remarkably successful movement is still invisible and unknown. 1 A MISCONCEPTION. • London, July 30. The report that the Young Turkey Committco at Salonika had invited tho AustroHnngarian and Russian civil agents to quit Macedonia was based on a misconception.