Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 8, 1908

File No 10044/26.

Ambassador Leishman to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

American Embassy,
Constantinople , July 24, 1908

The Sultan, yielding to the demand for reforms, has proclaimed the constitution, which had lapsed for 30 years, and imperial orders have been sent to all the governors throughout the Empire with a view to proceeding to the election of parliamentary representatives Comparative tranquility prevails, but considerable anxiety exists regarding final outcome.

Leishman.