Young Turks Defiant.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 7, 1912:
Djavid Bey Says They May Hold a Parliament of Their Own.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Wednesday, Aug. 7.— The Daily Chronicle's Constantinople correspondent sends an interview with Djavid Bey, one of the Young Turk leaders, whose appeal in Parliament to the army made a deep impression.
    The dissolution of the Chamber, in Djavid Bey's opinion, will not pacify the Albanians, who are struggling for autonomy. As for the Committee of Union and Progress, he says it will resist any attempt to exert pressure, and should brute force be employed it will seek to hold a Parliament elsewhere,
    "Nothing," said Djavid, "can hinder the voice of the nation. The officers of the committee are acting with conspicuous openness in the matter of their demands, but the threats of the Government, the refusal of the Sultan to receive the President of the Chamber, and the denial of speech to the former Minister of War are violations of decency.
    "The influence of the committee, however, is great, its proclamations are seen everywhere. It is regrettable that the nation should be split into two hostile camps, but I believe the committee will prevail in the end."