The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19

second may have at least a living chance
10 be considered.
That being the ssse the gscrstsryts
sometimss Pernitied 70 rspaFt vhile sitting
on his launches. but very freausntly he
must kneei n~feughout the entire Interview
WA nsv tfauhia Is IN stofs for my
fathers soaf ssks the Satan IN . bored
and unpleasant ,OEs tHs spprpprlsis. only
about one-kalf 81 the sntirs Fufkish rev
enue and II seems eFuei. Indeed. to make
hin work even far bait an hour pey esy)
rfshsin takes pp tbs AFs desumsnt or
.s,sss, and ether Issas Il o. siEss a cpl
-" ieisaa.i avs the sultap-Be It sef-and
that ends the matter, Ehsrsupoe Fahsin
nlssss ne sesasashs u bis rtsst saa con-
oasan' Is all ths Sultan will ~, Only
Occasionally he hscenfs more emphatic.
cpnSsRt-
at last the sesond Category Il reached
and more aften than net Tahsia Il tod In
an snSry voice 20 put sans Psper 70 the
left. meaning that mi failed "a aFause the
sultans inierest OF that ean&Rt u with
held Al all syents. the secFftaTy ueEsr at
tempts to argue . paint HIS Asjssty's
pleasure. once expressed, Is TIA highest
Law
After half an hour o., on e1tFssrilnary
occasions, an haurj has been paS<d IN this
wise. the Sultsa basins 20 shoE siEps OF
WEAKNESS. and the Pasha at anee. no mat
ter how many matters await decision.
throws himsslf on his face apd submits
that No mare business al state claims his
sublime Aatesty's at,sntien-'
More eften- though. the Sultan HIMSELF
ends the session By ealing cut: 'Eeier
Brak.' CEnaugh, let's have a restD
INSTANTLY the sscretaTy rings. yhsrsupoa
tvo seFihes appear, enc carrying . golden
basket the other a black ans- The off,
rfaI. ErAAn aA.-u 90 a-1 - st.
sscFetary eeunts out the Rpmhsr Of accept
Cd and rsiectsd documsntS
\ the hHt are placed In the gai5s1
basket the sultan once nope SAYS Trade
busuFdum' cFhsy have my eonsent'E the
soSssn. covering the Whole pFeSoa'isn as
suhmittsd hy the seeFetaTy- The black
basket with the rateetsd documents Eoss
eaek to the secFetaTy's efire, yh0 di=Poses
st.
The accented manuscripts ar. taken to
the ehancellOry and there Fegisss1sd as ex-
preSSioRs Of the imperial will.
'After registering they bscems trades. l..
=. laws. privileges CONCESSIONS and other
Government acts. as the case might BE-.
As SUCH they are inyiolabie-sfter an
naes hss ossn registered, Ha power on
EARN can Hullifv, or change. it. Tbs No.
hannedap world regards It IN the same
nEht - ths Ten Commandments
az - q most dangerous system" con-
unued the RasRs. for nothing Is easier than
to haedEiEk the Sultan under his ogn eyes.
TOT ne taxes No record Of his decisions him
seit-H the ScrsfarY has a mind to. he
map snpgsie ini1 the hesR Of Documents
on the right any piece Of paper he carries
about his psFsaR slthapt Abdul Hamld be-
tng the wlssE.
We have watched the Sultan in aae OF
his pleasant moods. which, To tell the truth.
ere feg and far hetEssa; when he Is an
sry; or hl-disRosa in body, things Rsve IN
. different eoufs.
TIL secTstaET. seeming stern. rererses
the order % things and begins With the Pc
utonS ana d0culents sure 10 arouse the
6ultanis Ire.
"Abdui Hand grows unsasIeF with every
and soon the word iREak' cEaaush0
Flnss out nsFcsiy, inissFupting the smelling
reader ere the docpment - halt fnishsd.
"As fRanciai claims ara regarded most
inconrenieRt and dlsssrssahla In Furkey.
such aFs NEST ofsen disposed Of In the sum
MARI manner described
Far instances, uneia sam wants the
money Ions overdue, the PasAa and Grand
Vizier have no sish 10 SEA tbs de6s iiqui-
dated. for wtth vs. 10 pay Peter means TO
rob Paul. and II ths-e 10 any robblng 70 Be
done. Turkish officials want To do IL them
selves.
'Brakr SHOUTS the Sultan. and the sec
- welcome to interpret the remark
as he Dleases- 1t may mean: I don't wane
to hear any more Of It. and again Decision
postponed Only when his Majesty l. yerr
particularly provoked. he adds: .AfIahv
seversen" For the Lords sake. shut upr1.
such are the reaspns why businexs Of
the Pasha. and why sstisfaetory
settlement Of foreign ard Internal questions
. forever delayed" WERE CARETE