The Washington times., 1901-11-10
SUPPORTED BY THE STATE.
One of the Reasons Why Turkey L.
Financially Crippled.

Can YOU ina aRine population of which
almost every subject is supported by the
State? Such is the Empire of Turkey.
Every Turk with the least smattering of
education scorns to have any other en-
ployment than that of his Government
Few Turkish merchants exist, for trade
is mostly in the hands of the foreign pop
ulation Medical men and lawyers. as
soon as their studies have been completed,
are engaged in the Government service.
Is it to be wondered at that the State is
always in a crippled financial condition.
True, half the official world rarely receive
their full pay. but they gladly put up
with It in preference to striking out in
their own line.
Il have known the case of an ordinary
boatman vino easily earned from three to
four pounds a month. petitioning an in
nuential man TO get his son twho had
learned to read and writel a small Gov
ernment appointment In vain was he
told that the pay connected with this
appointment would be almost nominal df
anything He could not be persuaded,
however. and the youth, instead of using
his two strong arms and earning an hon
est penny, is now probably sitting some
where at the Sublime Porte waiting to
relieve burly old Pasha of his coat,
umbrella, and goloshes, with which no
true Turk can ever dispense. even though
the thermometer stand at 80 degrees
The reports that the Sultan's health is
giving way. although not strictly true,
are not entirely without foundation. His
condition is decidedly weak, but this only
arises from extreme nervousness and
anxiety, which is necessarily brought on
by living in such great seclusion. So
great is his reluctance to come into con-
tact with strangers that no tradesman is
ever allowed to come into the immediate
prese nee of the Sultan. When new or
der is given TO his tailor the clothes
(reaGy to be dtted) are brought by the
workman. who is requested 10 wait IN
some adjacent apartment. OF sudden
the door opens, and his Majesty appears
with the new garment on Eight or ten
PAGES are made toward an opposite door,
through which his Majesty disappears,
and this is the only way the Sultan con-
sents to be tried on.
Here is another Instance of His Ma1es-
tvs great tinessc. 1t is q Well known TACT
that no petition can personally be pre-
scented to the Turkish sovereign. and that
no one is allowed TO approach him in
public. One Friday. at Selamlik, during
the Nisit Of a Roman royalty. an indi-
Yidual ESCAPED the notice OF the Suafds,
and when the Sultan alighted from his
was seen To approach Nakoup
Pasha according to custom. roughly
pushed the petitioner back, but the Sui
tan whose presence of mind is great,
fearing that the Grand Duke might CON
ceive an unfavorablr impression Of the
treatment of his subjects. auSrily re
preached the Pasha adding, In my pres
ence / forbid rudenesse Yakoub Pasha,
astonished and bewildered. had the au-
dacity to reply TO the Sultan, 'Edehsizlk
Kaboul etmem. which in any ordinary
language means i refuse to accept the
term rudeness.' but which in Turkish can
also be Interpreted as I return to you
the word rudeness.' The following morn
ing a Governorship i'm district Of Arabia
was conferred on Yakoub Pasha. and he
set out for his destination in the same
vessel with the eXiles who were supposed
uople Correspondence in Modern Society.