New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-23
POLICY OF THE PORTE.
REGARDING AMBASSADORS. TIE PRESS,
AND SOME MODERN IMPROVEMENTS,

in America has learned the English language
and has if mistake not, used that language very
acceptably on the rOstrum in Providence.
| and perhaps IN other places lie Is full
| bloodcd Turk and Moslem In this respect he is
more fit representative of the Sultan than his pred
| ecessor. who was neither Turk nor Moslem. lew
fix Pacha is literary man. and good mathenati-
cian lie has tho reputation Of beng an inpracti-
| cable-thal is a man who will not fawn upon his
superiOrs for the sake of favor. and who will not
| tax. brides from anybody. His honesty and his
sturdy manlincss have stood in the way of bis pro-
notion and if all that is SAID of him is true there
| is reason for graduation ever the turn of affairs
which has sent him to Washington.
The recall of Arlstarch Bey was the result Of an
accident 1t happened that the Sultan had deputed
one of his aids to correspond with the Turkish
representatives lawsuit arising out of the con-
tract for arms with the Providence Tool Company.
Aristafchi Bcy had occasion to write to this aide,
and once or twice received no reply to his dis
matches BY accident he erlooked the fact that
his cor pondent here aide to the Sultan, and
complained to the Porto of the dscourtesy and
neglect which had left important letters nnan-
swered From the Porte the complaint was for
wardcd to the Palace, and the aide took it straight
to tie Sultan. The aide merely the Sultan's
mouthplece lie had written what he was ordered
to write. and when he was told not to write he had
RETAINED Aristarcm Bey. by the little accident
that led him to forget the position of his correspond
ent. had been betrayed into the attitude Of COM
planng TO the Porte. not against "a mere under
strapper but against the Sultan himself of the
discourtesy shown to his Ambassadors correspond
ence, When this point was made clear to tho
Sultan, the time to appoint successor to Arts
tarchi very quietly arrived IN effort made to
search the mouth" as the expressive Turkish
phrase is. Of the American Minister in hopes TO
find something that would do for an excuse before
tho public for the removal of the Ambassador But
this effort produced nothing. and the removal was
effected solely for the reason above stated.
The question of managing the press is one which
is CAUSING the Govern uent much trouble Just now.
No book can be published without previous exam
nation by commission appointed for that par
pose. No picture can he used 10 illustrate look
or magazine article until the commission has
considered it in all its lights. No newspaper ever
brings ont single Issue without dire pan9s for the
editor in the thought that before night hs paper
himself may he suppressed These little check,
upon careless writing have been in force for years.
The Minister of Public Instruction is now elabor
ating new series of regulations winch will make
short york of some Turkish authors. Introduced
in America these regulations would be hailed with
iov by many editors and would cut shor; n tho
fountain head the revenue derived by publishers
from the sale of The daily baskets of waste
poetry. The draft Of the new rules provides that
no magazine article may be accepted tor pnbllca-
ton unti after its author has furnished the author
tiles with a statement Of his personal history, bis
political affiliations his religious belief, ami his
opinions on matters in general. This being found
satisfactory the commission Will next examine the
article in question and will rigidly exclude a Il
ambiguous or obscure expressions, requiring the
author TO supply their place by clear statement Of
what he wished - eXpresS-lt he knows what that
was Finally. the article having passed the com
mission the author will be required to present him
self before the Board for examination in his scen-
tine requirements the object being 10 learn whether
his qualifications indicate that lie really did write
[ ne article to whose authorship he LAYS claim. |
confess tia; in writing these things there IS danger
that whoever reads them will smile at the gullbil-
itv of your correspondent. Yet these points OF the
new regulations have been published the basis OF
the decree and twenty-five weekly and monthly
magazines. scientific misccllanies, ETC.. published
in this city have all been ordered to suspend their
issues until the details of the regulations have
been prepared.
The cause of this radical hostility to authors and
all their works is fable lately published IN little
monthly magazine edited by at intellectual Pacha.
At the risk Of being verbose | will translate this
fable, which sounds somewhat American:
Tue sTAR-BUG AND THE TRAVELLER.
Atraveller in crossing PLAN on very dark night lost
lightning bug I'm the distance. Thinking II with
a lantern he went after and ultimately fell into a |
nc man. very much agrrieyed now began to reproach
the star-bug. san. May God give you your deserts
Why did you lead ne into such bad place -
Upon tits the sar-bue replied did any one tell you
Moral When misfortune sInites You don't be always
aserbiug to some one el-e OF COURSE fl Is your own
what lis NAV thee be;all bnt come from thee
Say not of them at all, they come from me-"
The dangerous character OF this cfuslon lies in the
fact that certain lldisposcd persons have the habit
of describing Turkey as a slough Of dcspopd ana Of
declaring that its ruler has led IL into this PIE lea
mcnt Furthermore. the name Of tho sultan's
pa ace Yildiz." is the word used for Star" The
title of the fable together with Iis sub cct-matter
has led the police TO regard it as ucendiary TIE
Irckless magazine which published t has been con
Gscatcd, and the stern measures now IN incubation
are designed TO pre- vent similar reasonable utter
ances the future.
The cllld-like simplicity of the average Turkish
official has never ben properly set before the world
1t ia phenomenal, ahording material that might lie
mex haustibly worked up after present vein, Of
humor wear out. The city OF Ncomedia on the sea-
Of MarmOra Is connected with COnstantinople by
railroad 4 line Of steamers. subsidized by the
Government, furnishes alternative route for
travellers. A few weeks ago the steamer company
pnt upon the Nlcomeda line steamer built in
feeble imitation Of an American river boat-the
only attempt in that direction with which Turkish
waters are endov ed. The steamer beat the rail
road IL its running time, while its superior accom-
nodations left the railroad not the ghost OF a
chance Everybody took the steamer and the Gail-
road ran empty trains. The railroad company
hen complained &c the Government of tie outIa-
seous conduct of tho steamboat company. The
decided that tho rail- Dad had "a right TO
I'm faster than any steamer. Hence the steam
BOAT company had no right to use a boat that would
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