The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
For This Reason the Sultan Is
Held Responsible for Crimes
HIS SUBJECTS NOT GOOD
Truth Of Matter is That the Ruler of
Turkey is More Powerless Than
Criminal--Firm Grip of Rus
sla May Avail.
BY MAX O'RELL.
Especial Gable to The Times-Dispatch.
Copyright, loO3)

PARIS, April 5.-The poor Sultan Of
Turkey has such bad reputation that
he is made responsible for all the crimes
and atrocities that are perpetrated in
his dominions.
Some are real, some are imaginary. but
this must remain fact, that some Of
his Christian subjects are the worst
scoundreIs on earth.
The Greek Metropolitan, Of F'lorina,
speaks in exasperatcd language Of tho
murders and cruelties committed by Bull
garians and Albanians
."They are not men," he says, "but wild
beasts. These jackals do not coniine
themselves to murder, but they mutilate
their Victims and there are no atrocities
they are not capable OF"
Nobody could accuse the Greek Metro
poltan Of being lenent towards the Mus
sulmans at tho expense of his co-religion-
yists, and that is why 1t should make us
grow reflective to hear him give 1T as his
orinion that Turkish atrocities are "ludl-
crous compared with the deeds OF these
Albanians and Bulgarlans, those monsters
who are preaching the liberation OF Mace
donia."
The truth OF the matter is that the Sui
tan Is more powerless than criminal.
He cannot do anything. Only the firm
grip OF Russia may perhaps one day Sc
cure peace and order In the Balkans. But,
alas, at what price!
Heligoland, which was coded by Eng
land to Germany some years ago, In eX-
change for Zanzibar is slowly but surely
disappearing into the sea.
During the winter storms the Kaiser
visited the island and evidently regarded
the situation as very serious, for shortly
afterward number Of government Oil
cials crossed over to make thorough
Investigation.
It now transpires that these gentlemen
have given Zip the island for lost
Eight hundred years ago the island was
five times its present size, and as tne
crumbllng away of the rock is due solely
to geological causes. 1t Is admitted thht
human skill and power can do nothing TO
avert its complete disappearance.
The rock Of which the island is com
rosed contains a very large percentage OF
salt. which nothing can protect from dls-
solution by the North Sea,
I always thought there was something
the matter with Helgoland. or else John
Bull would not have let It Co.
Zanzibar is all right and to get 1t IN
exchange for lump of salt in the sea,
and to get Bismarck to accept the par
gain was one of the best things that Jonfl
Bull ever did in the Exchange Is no rob
berry business.
KAISER Wilhelm may be a little lmpu!-
sive, he may be too often ready to air
his opinions on any imaglnab BILE topic, po-
ntical, philosophical, theological, drama
tic, literary artistic. (why, the man Is a
perfect encyclopaedeD but 1t must be
admitted that automatically speaking, he
seldom makes mis- takes.
He made n big one the other day. how
ever,in Copenhagen.
Everybody knows that for many years
William II. has wished to come to Paris.
officially.
OF course. he has been here many times
incognto It is a queer idea, but II Is a
fixed one with him.
He wants to come to Paris and be nc
claimed by the people, but In Copen-
hagen he had a strange way OF express
ing that wish.
Meeting Princess Waldemar, nee Helen
Of Orleans. who WAS going to France to
stay with her father, the Duke of Char
tres. he said to her: II hope we Will meet
| in Paris"
Now he may wish to como to Paris ever
SO much, but Parisians do not want to
see him. However. there would be some
pfuuancy connected with his coming to
Paris now. which might supply COPY to
the humorists.
Moncleu- Jaures. tho reviver of the