The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-06
They Are Revolutionizing a De-
caying Empire.
FREEDOM FOR BULGARIA
Robert College M,n Did this Work
Which Brought the Russian Army
to Constantinople-The Spirit
OF the Pilgrims.

lam T. Stead says:
Judged by the results. the Spanish
war has mighty little return from a
prodigious expenditure. compared with
the returns already realized and to be
realized from the peaceful campaign
which America is wagiDg in the otto
man empire. Bv an expenditure OF
hundreds Of millions of dollars and the
sacrifice of over 1000 men, the United
States has succeeded in ousting the
moribund sovereignty Of Spain from "A
couple Of islands near her W shores
and of raising "A question as to her
continued dominion in the Philippines.
The results achieved by the infiction
OF hideou suffering upon the unfortun-
ate islanders. whose relief was the main
object of the war. small though they
be, represent probably the best and
quickest dividend ever earned by mod
ern war.
Compare this result with those
achieved by the Americans, who. for
the last 30 years. have been patiently,
silently laboring for the regeneration
OF that vast composite OF wrecked king
doms. principalities and nationalities.
called the Ottoman Empire. Thirty
years "a couple OF Americans,
Christian men. with heads on their
shoulders. settled I'm Turkey and set
about teaching On American methods
the rising youth of the East In an in
stitution called the Robert college. They
have never from hat day To this had
at their command a greater Income
than $50, 900 or $40. 900 a year. They
have taken no hand I'm politics. 1ney
have abstained from Identifying them
selves with any sect, nationality or
party. They have stuck to their APP
pointed task. and they are still stick
ing to IL. They have insisted that
every student within their walls shall
he thoroughly trained on the American
principles. which, since they were i'm
ported by the men of the MayfioWer,
have well nigh made the tone of the
world. They taught all these students
five languages, but they never hesitat-
ed to proclaim that. though they spoke
with all the tongues under heaven. IL
was but foolishness unless the moral
and spiritual character of the student
was trained and moulded by religious
men. Moral development. spiritual dis
cipline. is the most essential part OF
education. The true object OF college
education In the development of the
faculties and the formation of charac-
ter. That was their line and they have
stuck To Il now for "a years.
U itsts ~
college Is today the chief hope of the
future OF the millions who inhabit the
sultan's dominions. They have 200 stu
dents In the college to-day, but they
have trained and sent out into the world
thousands of bright. brainy young fell
lows who have carried the leaven of
the American town meeting into all
the provinces of the Ottoman empire.
Robert college men are turning up
| everywhere. If the good work goes
on the alumni OF this American institu-
ton will he able to supply the person
mel of the civilized administration
which must some day supersede the
barbaric horror that is at present
named the government of Turkey.
The one great thing lone In the max
ing of states in the last quarter OF the
| century was the creation of the Bull
garian principally. But the Bulgarian
principality, the resurrection OF the
bulgarian nationality, although ma
terially achieved by the sword of the
liberating and %avenging hordes of Rus
STA. was due primarily To the Robert
college. IL was the Americans whu
sowed the seed. IL was the men of Rob
| ert college who took into Bulgaria the
glad news of "a good time coming, when
bulgaria would be free. When the
Turks, scared by the propaganda OF
liberty. descended I'm wrath ON the help
less people with sword and flame and
worse than bestial lust, To eradicate
the newborn national aspirations. II
was the Americans who brought the
whole horrible truth to the light OF
day. Mr.. Disraell. then premier Of
England. lied about II i'm his place m
| parliament. not even scrupling to falsify
dispatches and betray the confidence al
his country. i'm order To shield the
Turk. All was i'm vain. robert col
lege men were on the spot. Their chlei
was in constant communication with
the ambassadors and journalists of Con-
stantinople. They found in Mr.. Pears
an English barrister of high standing
a correspondent Of the Daily News, a
! man fearless and capable enough To
stand the brunt of making the awful ex'
posure.
What followed is a matter of his
tory. The revelation of the trutf
about the Bulgarian massacres shat.
tered as by dynamite the traditional
| policy NJ England. Mr.. Gladstone
sprang into the field. The Russian peo'
pie, moved to its depth by the storie:
OF the sufferings of their brethren
could not he restrained. The czar lib
orator carried the Russian arms IL
triumph To the very gates Of STEAMBOAT
! Nor did they return till. by the treaty
of San Stefsno. they had created tina
Bularian principality, which had beer
dreamed out on the astral plane b,
students OF the American college.
When the Russian army Of liberia
lion returned home after the peace wa
signed. they passed down the Bosphor'
us; and as each huge transport. crowd
ed with the war worn veterans of tn
Balkan battleields. steamed past tn
picturesque crag of Roumelisusal, oi
which the Robert college sits enthroned
they one and all did homage To h in
stitution which had made Bulgaria pos
sible. by cheering Justify and causin,
the military bands To play American
airs. IL was the tribute of the arti
fcer in blood and iron To the architect
on whose designs they a builded tn
Bulgarian state.
But the influence OF the American col
lege did not stop there. When the con
stitutional assembly met at Tirnovs
TO frame the constitution for the new
born state. IL was a Robert college grad
uate who succeeded i'm giving the new
constitution its extreme democratic
character. and when. after the Russiani