Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
CORRUPT TURKISH OFFICIALS
Two American Travellers Found Out
One Brilliant Exeeption.

one 0rivtont ex0eptton.
Messrs. Allen and Sachtleben, al.
though they put girdle round the
EARTH" were not what have come to
be termed globe trotters." After
they had finished their college ed
ucation, they started out to see
the world and the dwcllers therein.
They gave three years to the task,
and as they Travelled on bicycles
they were brought into intimate &C.
quaintance with the inhabitants Of
the countries visited. In crossing
Asia from the Bosporus to Picking,
by way Of the desert of Cobb, they
saw many phases of life strange to
western eyes.
The young men have written an
account of that portion of their
journey between the two points men.
toned above, and this Is to appear
In The Century. In the May number
they give their experiences in Asiatic
Turkey.
The compatibility Of the Turkish
official is almost proverbial; but
such Is to be expected in the land
where "the public treasury" Is re.
garded us u "sea" and "who does
not drink Of It, us n pig +" Peculation
and malversation arc fully expected
in the public official. They arc nec-
cssary evils-otet (custom) has made
them so. Offices are sold to the high
est bidder. The Turkish official is
one Of the politest and most agree.
able Of men. lie is profuse in his
compliments, but he has no con.
science rs to brides, and little regard
for virtue as It's own reward. We IRE
glad to be able to record brilliant,
though perhaps theoretical, except
lon to this general rule. At Kosh-
hissar, on our way from Sivas to
Kara Hissar a delay was caused by q
rather serious break In one Of our
bicycles. In the interval we were the
invited guests Of Il district kadi, q
notwithstanding and genial old
gentleman whose acquaintance We
Ind made In an official visit on the
previous day as he was then the act.
ing cdimdcdm(mnyor). His house was
situated In neighboring valley In
the shadow Off towering bluff. We
were ushercd into the sdomiuk, or
guest apartment, in company with
an Armenian friend who had been
educated as a doctor In America,
and who had consented to net as in-
terpreter for the occasion.
The kadi entered with u smile on
his countenance, and made the us
ual picturesque form Of salutation by
describing the figure D with his
right hand from tho floor to his fore.
head. Perhaps It was because he
wanted to be polite that he said he
had enjoyed our company on the pre-.
vious day, and had determined, II
possible, to have q more extended
conversation. With tho usual coffee
and cigarettes, the kadi became in
formal and chatty. He was evidently
q firm believer in predestination,
as he remarked that God had fore
ordained our trip to that country,
even the food We were to eat, and the
invention OF tho extraordinary
"cart" on which we were to ride.
The idea OF such journey, In such
u peculiar way, was not to DO &C.
credited to the ingenuity OF man.
There was purpose In 1t all. When
We ventured to thank him for his
hospitality toward two strangers,
and even foreigners, he said that this
world occupied so small space Ia
Gods dominion, that We could well
afford to be brothers, one to another,
in spite OF our individual beliefs and
opinions. "We may have different
religious beliefs" said hc, but we oil
belong TO the same great father o.
humanity; just us children Of differ
Ont compilations, dispositions, ant
intellects may belong to one com
mon parent. We should exercise
reason always, and have charity fol
other peoples opinions.