'The establishment of a two-party system in the national assembly became an accomplished fact to-day when the former 'Ambassador to Paris Ah Fethi Bey, who resigned: from the diplomatic' service a few days ago, requested the _registt tion of his new "Liberal" party and: submitted to the Government its programme which, it is stated, has chief items of the new party? programme comprise active ¢O-operation with the European Powers and peoples, legal reforms, freedom of the press without any conditions and restrictions, tax~ reductions, universal suffrage and a friendly attitude towards foreign capital secking opportunities in. Turkey.
Practically the entire press ac~ corded the new party a favourable Welcome, suggesting that its forma tion had apparently been sanctioned! beforehand by. President Kemal Pasta who has for a Tong time been en very friendly terms with Alt Fethi Bey-—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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