Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-05-02 | Page 1 | Essaad Pasha Has Hoisted Turkish Plag

ES8AAD PASHA HAS HOISTED TURKISH FLAG ATHKNS. May X. A Utter received here from Corfu states that Kssaad Pasha who was the Turkish commander In chief during the prolonged siege of Scutari by the Montenegrins, has formed a government at Tirana, wbsre he has proclaimed the autonomy of Albania under un-der the suzerainty of Turkey and hoisted the Turkish Instead of the Albanian nag. Easaad Pasha has also written a letter to the metropolitan of Duraxso stating that the Albanian government recognises the authority of the orthodox church, to which It will offsr Its protection. This letter further states that the Albanian government Is In no way hostile to Greece and that it recognises the northern frontier of Eplrus. in accordance with the demands of the Greek government. Tirana, where Kssaad Pasha has set up his rule, is tn a district full of reminiscences reminis-cences of ancient Albanian princes. U is about flfty-four milee south of Scutari and wltflln 'twelve miles of Cro-tla, Cro-tla, where ths former Albanian Prince Scanderbeg resisted for many years In the early fifteenth century the flowing tide of the Moslem Invasion of Europe.