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Show NEW GOVERNMENT WOULD AVOID WAR CONSTANTINOPLE. Jnn 21. Naslm Pasha, tho commn rider of the Turkish annv. received his death wound while cx-poHtulattmr cx-poHtulattmr with u crowd of demonstrators demonstra-tors for havhifj become embroiled In .1 conlllct at thf Brand vlzieralc. Tho official offi-cial version of the affray, which Is termed a "regrettable incident," vnj Issued to-niBht. to-niBht. When the demonstrators. It says, headed head-ed by Enver Bey. ono of tho leaders of the Vouiiar Turk party, penetrated tho grand vlzlcratc in an attempt to enter the council chamber, the-, were stopped by I'-nfia Hey, aide-de-camp to tho grand vizier, who, dniwlntr his revolver, llrcd a shot at them. The aide-de-camp of Nazim Pasha also fired at tho crowd, his bullet strllclmr fliehrood Nedjlf. one of the demonstrators. The demonstrators thereupon there-upon replied and XuzIiu'h aide-de-camp was instnntly killed. Nazim Pasha, who was In iho council chamber, heard tho shots and rushed outside. Facing tho demonstrators, he upbraided them, call-ins: call-ins: them lll-munncred curs. While he was speaking a ballot cut short his remarks re-marks and ho fell dead. A secret police acnt and attendant of the Shclk-Ul-islam, head of tho Molmmmcdan clergy, also wore killed. Shooting Regretted. Tho leading unionists of Coiibtantino-ple Coiibtantino-ple declare that the shooting of Nazlni was unpremeditated and much regretted, but under the circumstances unavoidable. They say that the unionists bore no Ill-will Ill-will toward Nazim, whose open and soldierly sol-dierly character made him respected even by his political opponents. Tho fact lhat a notorious enemy of the committee of union and progress like Hoehad Pasha, the late minister or the Interior, was al-lowpd al-lowpd to go .scatheless, It Is argued, proves that the demonstrator ri ncslrcd to avoid bloodshed. All the old ministers wero Bet nt liberty lib-erty today and permitted to return to their homes. Fafix Bey, the aldc-dc-inmp of tho former grand vlzlor. who llrcd the first shot in ycslerday's affray, was a companion com-panion of Major Tahar. who started tho mutiny at Monasllr last summer which led to the resignation of the cabinet of Said Pasha. Tjie views held in official circles with regard to the situation between Turkey and the Balkan allies mny bp sot forth as follows: Would Avoid War. The Turkish government docs not desire de-sire a resumption of hostilities, but tho European powers are even less anxious to witness a renewal of the war. owing to the danger of possible complications in Europe. Turkey realizes her condition condi-tion of financial penury, but this condition condi-tion is chronic to her and means always can be found for keeping afloat. On the other hnnd. from a military standpoint Turkey Is In a better condition condi-tion than ever to wage war with advantage, advan-tage, especially as the government be-lievts be-lievts the forces of the allies are near the point of exhaustion Nevertheless, the porto would prefer to avoid further bloodshed If this is possible with honor and tho possession of Adrlanople by the allies Is not Insisted on. Official circles nro confident that no coerolvo pressure by the powers need "be apprehended or threats of Isolated action by Kussla taken very seriously, owing to tho possibility of such action bringing about European complications. Under theso circumstances, It Is felt here lhat tho allies may come to reallzo that Adrlanople Is not indispensable to their well-being, and especially when thoy observe ob-serve that It Is the determination of the entire nation to fight mther than to surrender sur-render the holy city. Nazim Pasha's aide-de-camp was the general's nephew, Captain Tewilk Boy Klbrlzll. He was a very popular officer. |