The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-29
KIND WORD FOR TURKS
DR.. Harper Discusses Conditions
In the Sultan's Country.
NO DISORDER Or DRUNKENNESS.

President of Chicago University Says
He Dia Not see a single intoxicated
Man-Trip In quest Of Permission
10 Excayate RUNE OF Ancient Cities
Declared Highly Successful.
@The Turk does not deserve all the
opprobrlum that has been thrown upon
him This statement was made by
President William r. Harper Of the
University Of Chicago the other day
in telling Of his experiences in Con-
stantinople, where he went for the pur-
pose Of securing tlrman giving the
university the right to excavate the
ruins of ancient cities in the neigh
borhood Of ancient Babylon, says the
Chicago Tribune.
"The Turks have received much IN
inst abuse. continued Or. Harper.
There are many things we should
take into consideration before passing
Judgment on Turkey as a governing
power In Europe We are accustomed
TO think that Turkey has made no
progress. If we compare the condl-
lions In Turkey today with those
which existed twenty years ago
when Abdul Hamid came to the throne
it is found that the progress made is
amazing
eve were in Constantinople for the
celebration Of the sultans birthday an
niyersary. The streets were crowded,
but / saw no disorder and no drunk
enness. l did not see a single man in
toxicated all the time | was in Tur-
key. cannot say that Abdul Hamid
Is popular with all the people. There
are two parties, and that is where all
the trouble lies. The officials are afraid
that members Of the younger and rad
ical party win assassinate the sultan.
If this happens no one win be safe in
Turkey and anarchy viii prevail
Or. Harper would not say whether
he believed there was ground for In
reference by Christian nations in
Turkish affairs because Of alleged
atrocities against Armenian and Mace
DOMAIN Christians, but said that his
sympathies had changed greatly.
DR.. Harper considers that his mis-
sion to the Turkish capital was sue
cessful. He expects to receive a cable
gram soon telling him the sultan has
issued the necessary firman.
1--WE were accorded the best of treat
ment I'd official Constantinople," said
the president. eve first met Hamdl
Bey, director Of all the imperial mu-
seums. He aided US greatly, and, with
his help, our petition to the sultan was
properly framed and presented We
received assurances from Turkish Off
cials that our requests would be grant
ed We were there while the Amer
lean war ships we're in the harbor as a
result of the Magelssen affair Our
petition could not have been presented
at a more opportune time The gov
eminent was then disposed to show ia.
vors to Americans Permission TO
make the excavations will carry with
1t the guarantee of safety for our par
ties. Soldiers win be sent by the Turk
ish government with each party to pro
tect 1t from the Bedouin Arabs"
Dr. Harper said that about 10000
annually had been guaranteed for ten
years to carry out the research work,
He intimated that the money had been
promised by Mr. Rockefeller.
While in Germany President Harper
visited DR. Herman E Won Hoist, for
merry head professor Of history at the
University of Chicago Professor Won
Hoist is critically Ill, He sent by Or.
Harper messages to the board of trus-
tees, the faculty and the students Of
the university. Dr. Harper viii de-
liver the messages at the unwilling Of
the oil painting OF Professor Won Hoist
now on the way to the United States.
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