The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31


begged to be allowed to give small sum
me goo, or 81 COD, and believe he is the
only monarch who extended sympathy to
US at that time in such substantial man.
ner.
AS MAN OF ABILITY.
us the Sultan man of ability" SIN the
first place the Sultan,n replied Mr.. Straus,
probably expends more care, anxiety, time
and attention upon his duties, as the ruler
of the empire, than any other monarch OF
Europe. He is interchangeable, and his min
listers are frequently summoned to the pal
ace at midnight to confer with him upon
some question of state. All important
matters pass under his hand. His tendency
is to assume power and work TO too great
an extent, rather than too little. Every
thing is submitted to him, aud he gives too
little of his work to subordinates. He tries
to inform himself upon all subjects, but he
has to rely upon the information he receives
through the various channels Of the govern
ment.
THE SULTAN AS MAN.
Tell me how the Sultan looks ''The
Sultan is man of about forty eight years
of age,' replied our ex-Ininister to Turkey,
land he looks very like Jay Gould He
has pale complexion ana black beard and
moustache, and jet black hair. He is of an
extremely modest appearance, and he
speaks only the Turkish tongue, in slow
deliberate manner, and in quiet subdued
| tone. He has mild and pleasant eye, and
he places those whom he likes at their i'm
mediate ease His manners, while re-
served, are kind and cordial. He is eEli-
nently man of peace, and if war breaks
out between Russia and Turkey. the provo
cation will be on the Russian side"
THE FUTURE OF TURKEY.
'sWhat is to be the future of Turkey!"
ssrhat touches the keynote of the eastern
question, and depends upon the game that
is being played upon the chessboard OF the
European balance of power. What Turkey
especially needs is a thorough reconstruc-
ton of its finance with a view of develop
| ing her material resources. She needs a
decided reform in the methods of the i'm
| position and collection of taxes. She has
made wonderful progress in the admins
| tration of justice in the last twenty years,
| by which l do not mean to imply that there
is not room for considerable greater i'm
provement. She has effected great i'm
provement in education and in the es
tabishment of male and female schools
throughout the empire. The present sui
tan has done everything to stimulate edu
cation, and has himself founded number
of special schools. In short, education is
literally encouraged. This is in strong
contrast to the attitude of the Russian gov
ernment toward culture. In the latter
country the power of the government is be
ing used to interdict and repress educa
tion."
IF WAR COMES.
'What would be the resu 1t of war be
tween Turkey and Russia %
| "Of course Russia is the strongest. Sh
could put five men in the field to Turkey
| one, and her financial affairs are in bette
shape, but the Turkish army has neve
, been in so good condition as it is to- day
The Turkish soldier is remarkable fighter
capable of wonderful endurance, and tn
Turkish soldiers have in all times been re-
, nowned for their courage. Their fatalisn
makes them strangers to fear. They hav
within the last seven or eight years beef
drilled according to the German methods
: under the supervision principally OF Ger
man officers. some five or six of whom nov
8 hold the rank of general or pasta in tn
l army. If Turkey should get into wa
2 she will doubtless give Europe a surpris
r | by the efficiency and organization OF hel
5 army. She has recently also rehabitated he
navy, and has had a number of new cruis
ers built''
''Then the sick man is getting well!'
e 1.-THE so-called sick man, which thin
]. is decided misnomer," replied Mr.. Straus
c lis not growing weaker, but is improving
L ana gaming Strengtn. bub huSSld anu III
: small Balkan states are improving thel
f material resources much more rapidly, an
e the comparison of the two is not fair one
5 Turkey has made steady progress i
e culture and in the development of her ms
: terial resources, but she has not fai
. chance to grow, and she has not had, sine
f the beginning of this century. II she coul
: be let alone she would work out her ow
4 destiny along the lines of her civilization
p and she would, / am sure, develop the higl
/ est possibilities Of her land and her people.
q FRANK g. CARPENTER.