New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
person could not he impaired to other phases OF

OF course. there is shadow. and a very deep
one, I sorry 10 add to this not altogether
unattractive pictm The Mahometan is taught
II not actually by the Koran at any rate by MS
Church. that it is not necessary to keep lalth
with a Christian. The latter is in the eyes or
a true believer. an outlaw, and there are man!
Of the holy orders of Islam (notaby the Senoussi
Fraternity. numbering many millions and con-
stituting the Mahometan counterpart oil the
Jesuit order of the Catholic church, VINO actu-
ally teach that it is pleasing TO Allah FOR
Mahometan to rob and kill Christians ana Jews
whenever and wherever he can find them That
Is why the Turks have such reputation ior
mendacty and dishonesty among Western ma
tions Their religion instructs them that no
nromise and no engagement made either to or
with Christian are binding. and they are there
fore perfectly ready to promise all YOU ask them
without having the slightest intention of keep
ing to their word in the matter. Moreover. in
uniting 10 death Christians they fondy imagine
that they are rendering to Allah identcally the
same service that the Christians al the time OF
the Crusldes considered they were performing
when they Instituted wholesale massacres OF
Jews on the ground that the latter had muir
dered Christ.
THE CRUELTY or ALL ORIENTALS
y
door, one woul not seek to excuse them But
any one who has travelled much will be ready
to agree that such things are by no means pc
culiar 10 the Turk The tendency TO torture
and to mutiatc the human frame in one way
and another providing ii be that Of a foe, Is to
be found not only among the subjects or the
sultan but in every Oriental country prospect
i've of creed, and even among those European
nations that have oriental blood In their VEINS
such as for instance the Spaniards The cruel
ties that are now being pcrpetrated IN CUBA are
every bit as bad. if not worse. than those when
have excited such horror in Armenia and IN
Crete and in keeping with the savaSery that
stained the Carst wars in Spain twenty years
ago savagery that was rightly ascrbed to the
presence Of Moorish blood in Spanish veins.
Here in the Occdent we have an old proverb
to the effect that the Almighty helps those that
help themselves That proverh. unfortunately
does not exist in Turkey. where even the pest
| look to Allah to take the whole trouble off their
hands What Is the use of worrying. or exert
ing ourseves?' say they; IF Allah wishes
thing to be done. it will be done. no matter
whether we contribute to its performance or
not" Tho result is. everything is allowed to
slide" if the expression may be permitted ana
that matters are put off from day to day. If
DELAYED time and again. or left alone altogether
on the understanding that if Allah wishes the
river TO overflow a; that particular point, 1t
will overflow whether the dam is repaired or
! not And this particular doctrine pervades ana
| Influences the entire Turkish system and may
| be said TO paralyze all the energy and vitality
of the Ottoman Empire Especially Is TINS inc
| case at the Yildz Kiosk. where the sultan per
| ssts in retaining the tangled threaus vl IN
,,iraO mar
with disastrous results. For. IKE DINER u' NJ
he cannot be brought to see that there Il an
| advantage in doing a thing on one daH ram. '
than on another. The consequence ~ that lhs
most important affairs Of the state are allowed
| to lie by week after week. and month after
month, until the time for action mas pasSeu o'
/, and the evil become irremedlaD!e.
Moreover the critical character Of the situa-
| ton is rendered more acute by the fact tha' ne
has placed his entire and complete 'ohnuenor III
a palace favoritc of the name OF izzet bcy' sur
| named eel Arab" Uhe Arab, who is imbued
/ even more than his Imperial master win the
| fanatic conviction that ii Is unnecessary 10
| keen faith with the unbclieVers ana thdl ever
| concession t. the latter Is displeasing In inc
sight of the Church OF Islam he Is one 81
three former palace favorites an neauns
| same name himself. But ne mas SuCcneu' =,
| in driving both Izzet Pacha and izZet fncho'
| into exile and now remains alone by the oul'a" :
| side He hears the title Of Communicates 'l
| ,ha varhal Commands Of His Imperial Majesty
| the sultan" and as such he is literally the SUI
| tans deputy and vice-regent RANKING "n,N
|
| grand dignitares of the realm lhuceu wv
| Sultan seldom sees any OF these worthless anu
| when he does invariably overwhelms mem N.Y."
! renroa ches on accOun. Of lzzct eXclaliniht
| "You knew that needed a man IKE thd'' anu
| vet YOU permitted hin. TO exist for years rish'
i'm this city without ever attracting my 1tt'''i''
| 10 him" 1t is difficult to write anything au
| tben,ic about IZZet's past. For. except the sui
| tan he has not single friend EVERY pVus A.
| hnrs him and no one save his monarch anu ms
| confidential secretary have good Wprd ID say
| T-,a
| him nnust therefore be regarded with soou
| deal of caution. This much. however may w
said about him. that he hcld me o'liur ~ p1''i ~
! magistrate in thu Turkish metropoHs uh.I. III
| some wav or another H. attracted the attehuUh
| of the sultan. His capacity for work ms Scll-
| possession and his sleeplcss Watchi u'S9 a. a.,
| ,,hanomenal Indeed one Of the secrets OIL ms
bower is that he is beginning t. be resard ied
both in the palace and outside OF II as PossvsS,
| of supernatural powers. AZ one OF those I'm
or ganu which are portrayed in the Arabian
Tjqhts" a belief which is 10 certain eNien'
borne out by the altogether uhcan"H wv" " '''
cold piercing relentless gray eye ,
one common miscOncepton ABOUT uie "uita"
which needs to be corrected at the present Juhc
ture when not only his throne. but ms very en-
istence appears to be in danger. is win regaio
to the position which he occupies III o,hei ma
J hometan countries than Turkey II sp'I"S - y.
generally believed that he Is looked upon aS
cort 81 none or sicc-regcnt OF Mahohc'' ny
>1ab,ynotane i'm ALI parts Of the world-n one
word that all followers Of the Prophet are VIII
ing 10 pay him spiritual alIcelah'e aS amp
This is altogether wrong Nc,li evc,
nor any Of his immediate predecessors haar eno,
been regarded az Calph and he ~ ccrtaihIy mo'
acknowledged as such in Morocco fcisia' ii''i'
a. ,shonis,an \orthern Africa Arabia or Java
Indeed so little is his spiritual authority iecos
ni2cd outside Turkey that in Persia Aiehanls
tan and Morocco II is capitai oilehce 10 ~ az
. 80 81 any ,nosaun Nor is he regarded a.
C 20 nv any OF the Arabs either In AFRICA Oh
Asia II is an unquestioned article or faith II
every section ard sect OF Islam 'hrous,iou ~, 49,
-, ,b.t The CaliDh must be an Arab OF 'l'
,rihe Of Khorcish. These requirements are u
no sense fulfilled by the present TURKISH dg" a..
-. wbich bases It's preposterous claim 10 I'M
~ "i'. 80, a enccjes OF alleged cesson on th'
nart Of the last Abasside Caliph in Cairo TO SUI
PAL c,,rn the First The man who to-day come!
w.. f,,lAllnY the rc4ulre IncnlS ~ WV