The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-15

Turks should make up their minds not TO
he divided up into parcels without a strug-
gle they are capable OF offering A very et-
fectsve resistance to any proposed plan Tor
the partition Of their country among the
powers or Europe. The area OF the Turk
ish empire Is about Loo 000 square miles.
or a little over one-han that Of the United
States. and the population * nearly 5000
ooo, or about two-thirds that of our own.
These figures. however. do not furnish
definite idea Of the strength. or. more prop
erly OF the weakness Of the country, for
comprised In the enumeration of inhah-
ttanis are the people OF all the races that
were conquered hy the Turks, who const-
tute more than one-half Of the whole mum
her. Christians within the limits Of Turkey
are regarded as Aliens. or rather "a enc
mes. whom both the government and tho
Nussulman population would be glad -
see removed or eNtermlnat ed. They are
not liable 90 military duty. hut. instead,
paw an exemption tax OF about $50 head
per anuum.
Theoretically. every AIoslem in the do
m.nious of the sultan is a soldier on fur
louah liable al any time 10 be called ON
~ serve his master RI field or garrison.
bat such is the corruption prevailing ln
every part or The Turkish administration,
hoth civil and military, that any one can
secure an exemption Who is able 20 pay
for 81 There is. moreover. a system Of
conscrIption organized by law 'hst 3 sup
nosed to zee carried out IN every part az
the er7pire. II is based on the military
system OF Germany. for since the las,
TurcO- Russian war the army or me pore
has been entirely reorEan'zed by German
Officers. who naturally adopted Tho plan
prevailing in their own country ana Wa
which they ars most familiar The ulA-
tary system consists 0f the nl1am. or rt@n-
lar ARMY. two classes of Bei.fs. or Lard
veh~ ana he Nus'afz. answering 70 me
IartfStFlr1u &c Prussia. AZ tAo aNN0a! ron-
Srrintfon tae ranks ~ the regular army
are supposed ~ 20 flied by the men ~
the lew. Who mus. serve s.X years w:tA
the regular army and FIRST reserve. IaFF
+asa r4ss mo the second reserve, - no
called only on enErEerrtcs- Here tHeN
remain eight years. subject - annual artl
az thst- homes thcn become members ot
.he thi-5 reserve Tor six years longer.
sans passing twenty wears either 'n tho
army or I'm one % che reserves. This Is
-%s -y-sttru. and in W8fkigE order. Z Noaif
f,.-s,..r tho government with aD army tn
tf,7e az Wy. of nearly .eNa.to men Eat
Ike evtryth.rE else in THrsty- .aeoFF -
ora thfac ana practice 9n.te aHa 1e7. ar t
as 4 matter ct f4r- taare are very ~"
districts where tAe system has hef1 pat '2
r5f-r-nr order. 8r3 uoae where tHf .a'-
..-f-.ta ~ Che wear 30 Do- huv exemption
r..,ra service 0Ne0rEc~ fery arH 3ai. tn G'
sa IN ore ease tn a military a-s.-. 4.t-
S7,vrua .ro population male t''t'' i-.-
e.st1 tae cnr1,ln- eiarefS 'ttl ~ CUES
ss,-~ ~ a lwo -a.n, paid down 81 rts p
$50 district Should Pep exempt The money
-s-4 ana tNn CONSUMPTION OH "rs re-
..,~..s r-tt+sru- rolls. ana arHt h3 +. r.'1
,,f -.rs.1-rI. te t'oc@ta 0t5nat.-s. i1 a.-
ssn.- tr. eru--r'p .tuc 0'il -tr "a~ if''
"a "a rs enroll thc poaa.a .'oa or i.e
.--s. - a .ri-7 all ths heZraFS ara power s.
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