Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
IN the Turkish Mission.
Lamsoun. on the Black sea,


land partly on horseback. PARTLY In a
wagon. Travelling In some parts Of
Turkey ls quite cury. IN others quite
hard and difficult In Syria nn1 pni-
ostinc ono can acquire spring Wagon
at reasonable figures, and for horses.
saddles moderately good can BE- had.
But after one leaves the Arabic ~ 1lilrg
line In Syria and enters into the Turk
lsh speaking part OF Syria North
syria) aud then proceeds farther north.
the country becomes more forbidden
and its people more coarse and unciv-
liizcd. until one arrives 20 Gar ror.h
that the European influence from the
Black Sea trade con be- felt. then there
r. laNlty Of strictncss and a mIldor
and more advanced feeling prevails.
The roads in Syria are far better
than those upon Asia Minor. Those In
Syria are often strictly hut tIaHai
made Of the best OF material and In
good style, making travel cufy la
Turkey proper the state roads. which
are few and FAR between. arc poorly
3D.
Some crank engineer has here and
there been at work and Ia the place vi
ccoromizing labor and mcuun, ID can
plainly be- seen that he has had BONE
pot theory In hia head which hy cNc.
cutting he has imagined himFelf great
and accomplished
Tho rad bed In the north IL o. the
toughest Kind. Large cohbls stones
and rocks no large ~ mans head are
laid In pave fashion OF ia the old old
country style 90 that even nt beat tho
wagon o. on q continuous bump. bump
an the time. But ne cnn easily bn un-
deniood, the road VIII not romain o.
built. for uH soon aH u hocumra wet tho
rocks move out OF their place and they
may bU seen IN any other place but
whore they were intended 10 las.
''rho roads are horrible" said n colonel.
n travelling companion. when I rot
60 swas ! shall complain 90 the paahn. 4"
| Well be- needed 10. he was not slow IN
coudcmninE the government from top
/ 90 bottom. Htill he was going 10 Com
utnntunplc 60 seek an appointment au
] "a mutUnrlf, "a governor OF u province.
| lie had taken 20 drinkigH and he said
| hln salary allowed AZ an editor was
/ insufficient. lie WIS somewhat cdu-
| Gated but he was ntll "a Turk.
! hut road building IN curse 20 the
| people. IL IN forced upon Thorn. they
do not want roads. In many places
they destroy the bridges ana other.
wise blockade travel IN one place
/ crossing very dangerous river the
government had Put Ia bridge In adj
vance " the regular building of the
road. This the kurdn did not wnnt
though they needed it every time they
went 60 town. The bridge was de-
rtroyed for no other nrpAtrnt cause
thhn that the people on one side Of the
river did not want the people on the
other side 10 bring their sheen over
there 20 rrnxe. 70 90 prevent IL they
destroyed the bridge
The business part o. the people com.
plain that road tax OF about nfty cents
per man n levied and that the Money
II not honestly spent Thoy. of cnur,e.
would like 10 see the country built up
but NJ there l. no settled policy Of i'm
provcmeni In Turkey impruvement. can
only De done by some Wise and enerret
u governor, which happens now ana
theu 10 receive an appointment. The
policy OF the rovernmfnt ia called plum
der by any ana an except BY thom-
selves, No one can have much OF any
thing unless he knows enough 10 keen
on the right side a. some leading
| pnHhn. when he can nm " a sudden
become wealthy and iust NJ suddenly
loose d all n he r. unfortunate enough
10 IAN into disfavor.
In paying their taxes people are driv-
On 20 deportation. n they wish 20 be
honest they are followed up from one
thing 20 another with a new tax or n
me Tor this cause or that. % that the
man feels he VIII DO nothing save that
which he Il compelled 90 do Few men
think o. paying their taxes, no matter
] a.. aH.NN a
often close M their business aud leave
% draw out paying or 10 get o"t Of u
| nh together II must BE- understood
taxcp arr collected by officers who 90
10 the houses or shops or Villages and
force tnNor.
| Brother Nlshan Sherman heard Of
the government call Tor a new regiatra-
tlon Of children born In later years.
This was cried out on the market place,
no notices being placed. Soon Brother
| shrnlnlan went 90 the registration Office
| gave IN the names OF the males In the
! family and paid the tax for the child
ron and himself But when he wanted
his receipt he was told that the taxes
were two days overdue and that he
| would have % pay lue " 10 panstres
| for each nfrsnn. tie refused. lie said
he knew IN mo- tlmc set and said " was
[ enough that BE- came willingly 20 pay,
] while hundreds were ON the llst Who
neither reported nor paid. Many OF
whom were more able than he, But
they Insisted on thHIr nua. Tney knew
I how to rrt a. A. thli time nothing
/ was done. hut ns soon ls he was home
from his trip with BROTHER Lund's par
~ 10 JcriiHulem, they s.nt an oficer
and fetched him up before the authori-
hos. lie aha not with 90 pay, but they
| said; 1--WE wish you had not phid u
al an. but now that you have pad the
tnN you must pay tha ilne also ana be-
| aides. "a man That can go 90 Jerusalem
ma travel three or four months should
mot Kick FOR paying "a small ine OF 30
plnstres about n2i)" they snid Aunt-
| ingly. Wen. he paid % - he would
! 0thorwlre be- locked up UNTIL ne dld pay
M Moat " the people "a thr town have
paid no attention 90 H. ash,u anout
Ii. they say they have not got H. TINS
works some times until s9ne business
of importance must Dr. done with the
government; then an BACK taxes are
! hunted up aud a demand " made UPON
me applicant Tor a clean sheet petore
any business can be done
Taxes vary a little IA places Where
the law IL Justly administered, one
tenth OF the crup whaAorVer " col
looted but In some districts ono.elghth
Is taken In some places the TAX on
the garden IL more. than me vT9p Nh9y
levy 10 SUIT them1tlVes, rms u
ramedlod Ia other places ny leNyins
reasonable re per dofrgu,; anu thus