The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-08-06
SLAVES SOLD TO THE TURK.
How the vile Traffic f. stm Ca17ied OF
fin the Ea-t

How the vile Traffic Is SIN Ca17ied on
I'm the Ea-t
The greet favorr-es with the Turks have
always been the CiTCassian girls Thil
preference stil exists ana I think, wltE
reason The similarity between the fine
heuT OF The AnGlO-SaNop type OF beauty
and Of the Circassian type is truly re-
msTkable. The same Queenly limbs the
eSne clear complexion, the same fair skin,
blonde, wavy hair and blue eyes The
EpTRs themselves beinh dark, they are
paturaly attracted to the fair ones 81
the opposite sex, Thus anCe time I'm
memorial It has always been Q blonde who
has reigned % 5uiJets FaVoTits IN the
seSan
mus too The highest priced of the
human ohattels have been and sttl ere
the Ciroaesian girls Now, Circsssia Itself
having completely passed under Russian
rude, it is mostly from The CirCassi8us who
have settled on Turkish territory that tho
supply Is taken The province where they
are most nuLuerOusly and thiCkly COugTe-
gated is that Of Sivcs, IN the northern
part Of Asia Minor, with Azizish for Its
principal town Il Is a very fertile district,
with enormous agricultural and pastoral
Interests, especially stock raising.
Formerly the CirCassiau Beys and chisfs
used 20 pay q regular tribute IN girls 90
the successor q the CEliph. That is no
longer done But il is q common thing
to see Circassi1n chiefs who have feVCrs
20 ask in StambouL OF Who wish 70 expedite
important matters agree 70 furnish a
pretty maid n lieu of spot cash as back.
shcesh- Debts too, are frequently CHB-
called by them in the same manner. Nor
s. this last custom confined 10 the Cir
cessians I am told Il Is very often done
in all parts of the empire. There are no
pctUal statistics available e= Go the number
rrf a- H. a q
OF but Il must range iu the thousands.
PriCes too vary enormously. In general
Il may be stated. however that the prices
for pretty white Slaves have been uuiver-
sally oveIstated lv European writer's on
the subject
From Tie best 4uthlrtties know thai
nom $50 tg E1to Turkish 1920 10 S4f0l
is the average price paid for @ pretty Cir
Cassian maiden "a really beautiful
woman fetrhss her price anywhere Of
ron~se 81 London and Paris re wei as in
StaUluvl" wu- the way one Il Lly iutlTD-
ans Uut f. and FROM 500 20 $500 Is
thus often enough paid for real beauty,
But such prices aTg Fays-" Compare Thi5
with the prices gasd for syrian lcrls uho
second hiELCst Ia tesla-d} and fuT NuL!ln
girls which are slll much lower, and one
must own that C1ustauti-uTlg IS not the
best market Tor femule beauty. The traffic
in Syrian girls Is carried On In all the
coast towns Of Asa Minor. These girls
have dark eyes and hair and are, 70 speak
the truth, little 'z0ff color e. their COM
pleNuu ere about as light brown as tn8t
OF an American gUaIruou girl They
have generally good figures while young.
bat age more rapidly than their Cirvaasian
sisters
From so 70 csc is considered Lp ever
. nEe price To pay for one 81 them.
Tie Nuliau girls, who are mainly usod
g. domestic slaves, are stIu cheaper toT
they range In price between 20 and eco.
Evidence N this trade. all secretly -a-Il=d
. ON, viii come go the motto. Hl uu- ln-g-.-
ant European who -L"-s for some time in
. tire country and enough III them Curle, as
! said, 70 the obs -vg-.a- .E rl. comm 81
SON. Female slaves would .--e afL then
. come 20 them Tor aid 20 obtain fl.ir liberty.
. and iu Gll such ruses after going aluuEEL
. the usual fr-Ila5tl-S 1f applying for har
. GmauCiEatiaL papers the girl or woman
VyB- granted ir HE rlo Turkish authorities
. due, ~ course. only fp the active irterflr.
suce ot the british.
Now and then case would occasion
more than ordinary di7culH.~ Thus at
Adalah iI Nu-haT-. Syrta, "a woman the
I slave ~ lL Brfsu.E-. I~uer .urrTy. who had
I thrown herself on tnc protection ~ ths
commission and had demanded heTf freedom
T was at first Etufhprrly refused i f.- hgl
4 master as well - 'E thr Governor ~ tn.
proviu-r, who vus being Influenced '.v th.
. owner u y.aS urE when d.. threat wal
made q. -.- fny direct iu-arsc--iuu ol th.
British Ambassador ~ ~rauhJul that sid
WINS given her freedom. 7'he matter a
the time ruiseI "a cuumutiuu iu that prov
inCC. Tlt- rh.l.. briefly told. was the tx
perierre ar 90, rr-sl.i--i.l Things ar
stil 1Hout u tae -7ne shape n ASilu
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