| Show s SAID PASHA Tim > I > IT Pros Inns n r lli < Tn Mill Coca ell nf Clots Said Path president of the TurkUh council of state has moro than once fallen under the sultan displeasure In 1881 while occupying the office of grand vista ho endeavored to obtain the aullann consent to n program ot reform re-form which would rescue Iho ndmlnl tratlon from tho degeneration resultIng result-Ing from the Interference of the corrupt cor-rupt retainer of the palace restore tin Porte to his function as the exponent + of the Internal and foreign policy and Y regain tho respect of lluropo by a con slstent external policy and progressive Internal Improvements Including thin Armenian reform provided for In thn treaty of Herlln Said s protest against the sultans Irregular methods In which he had before l pllantly acquiesced wet provoked l by the action of the sultan In tho HtiMlan Indemnity negotiation In concluding arrangement with thin llusslan minister through n palace of flclal without the participation of thus porlo In any way Bald Pasha was subsequently sub-sequently called Into consultation when he offended Iho sultan by protracting + r the negotiations At lime beginning of E s t + 1 RAID IARIIA May Paid was summarily dlimilsscil front the premiership The sultan felt i y that he had been restricted by tho Independence In-dependence of Judgment and decision + of character ot this first minister Ha easily persuaded himself when SaldM firmness In defending limo Interests of F Turkey brought him Into collision with the cabinet of Huropo that his vlgor ous but simple minister wan lacking In tho right qualities and that ho could guide Iho foreign policy moro ably him golf Tho succeeding first minister Abdurrahman Paiha was known 11 an r I efficient and honest provincial governor 1 In Asia but without experience In Kuropeati diplomacy During his brlet 4 tenure ot office tho Intercoiinw Was en I llrely between the embassies and Iho I palace through tho roundabout channels chan-nels to which Raid Pasha had skillfully accommodated himself without allowing y allow-ing hill functions ta be superseded When after a few weeks Abdurrahman i J nisou to be relieved the dalesman to whom the sultan turned Insisted upon s1 ca swIIWiTor DOrJlif Interference and ho Will finally constrained ta recall Hsld Pasha who wa reappolnted grand t vizier In the second week ot July His first step on resuming office wo to advise ad-vise cooperation with Kurope for the purpose of securing tho settlement ot Ihe Hgypllsn dimciiltlea In the hands of Turkey Tho sultan under the Influence In-fluence of the palace parts failed to follow the advice but otter It wii too late endeavored to repair his blunder At Ihe end of November a conspiracy to kill or depose Abdul Hamtd WM reported re-ported lo him and In the panic which ensued Iho ministry wa dismissed and for several day all the member of It were held under suspicion Achmct Vefyk n former grand vlxler whom Bald Iaiha hid n few week before dismissed dis-missed troll the governorship of Ilrous sa for dlObcdlcnce was appointed to succeed him as premier Hut two day afterward Bald was again recalled and Ihe former ministers Including Man mud Ncdlm minister of the Interior Saids enemy whono Inlrlguea caused his dismissal both times was reappointed reap-pointed |
