Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
FROM MISSIONARY FIELDS.

sold as hirh A. 10000 and 10000 plstres
piece. (22 piastrrs 500 government
standardl These tax CATERERS then
upprcFs the people, and those that have.
are forced Go pay ln some way OF 0iher
The government. as rule. will hear
no complaints from the people.
For Instance. a man may be- uniu4tly
taxed ON bic property ur cvCn Tor his
nelrhhors. and he says Go the TAX rath-
Or This ls not my property. this i7 my
noirhh0fF he viii say, You pay 70 nli
and collect from your ueirhhpr, but
the nOiehhuf Will not pay. au The man
has the choice Of having hI8 grain left
on the thrushlng floor. unmgaaurrd and
untitled until hc pays. n he does not
my at once. then hc VIII have 20 $50 TO
the tax gnthcrcr and ask him TO come
and probably have 60 walt for days. and
hla rr1m loft ont On the rain, and hU
hlmHolf aa guard. They thrcHh ln tne
field. and when done 10 must Doe tfhpd
before % can be removed. Tor thcfc d. no
confidence here. tnul 10 can De- tlX-
tithnd II must Do gunrUd. or 10 Will Doe
stolen. 90 that practically the man has
40 other chance than 90 pay what they
ask and be satisfied with what they
leave. This De- because there ls no pro.
toction and mo- one iU appeal 90. ! had
"a long talk with the German consul To-
Amasia on the subject, He said they
experienced no great trouble ae the pou-
ni6 had general confidence In thUm, and
then when ihc law was satisfied all
parties had 60 ho. But to the natives %
In not Hn. especially tn Christians.
There ~ not much difference. however.
for n tho Christian On moro highly
taxed he i1 more capable " making his
living and h. makes more money and
can meet his obligations botirr, Win
equal chances 10 would not De- long I'M
nj tho Christians would own the Coun-
iry The Turk. who ~ made tu De nom
progressive and quite immovthle In his
w1Yu Dr. forced 10 cypress his Christian
subjects and keep them from nrcumu-
l ihtlnE. or they would be like the Jews.
they would own the country as the
Jews own the world. Tin Turks arr
warriors. not business mun. They can
| spend In pump ana parade the earnings
/ Of other people, but they cannot plan
Z and economic. So LONG nH mcy could
conquer and plumber some foreign ma
j tlnn the home subjects were All rlfht,
but now that that IL long Hlncc
u1rt, system of home In
thaf thcy have not the slightest m1wl-
edge o. Thnt thfy know nothing w
| political economy will be shown in an-
/ other aWicio. when the Armenian quta-
slon will be discussed.
~ De- wonderful. however. how sub.
mlasivc che people are. They almost
e. "a man blame the government Cor
something. They know % 4 corrupt
and rotten 90 the core. yet they DO not
sneak of rebellion. Thry arr kept IN
/ Ignorance 0f che world and iiH pr9grea'
and are made 30 believe th1f hoy have
/ iu thrr country about an fhti IL worth
having In ihls world, and ihH Odd u
I pleased only with Islam. They mover
think ~ llfuuT a hand against The gov
] u % ~ NN D. FHUH a. ID
earth 40 safe and free from Hfultlon ~
| IL this government. n they were MOI
lnterfcrcd with hy the other nations
thoy would last a long tlmc az home
AZ the people are satisfied with a htil'
bread and leave 90 live. II II fhi
Christians who rebel. They, o. course
feel the yoke. as ihey are ngt % IN
faith with the rulers. Ana were they
enc CHRISTIANS. not dlsiurbsd BY on
side influences, they would last q loni
time yet, a. they have lasted a Iona
time In the past.