The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
TO Allow Armenia to be
!. Slaughtered a Disgrace.
REF FORMS ARE EARNEST
The Red Legged Soldiers Of France rance
Will be Changed to Dirt Colorcd
anD Prosaic Forms
Pope is WE'LL
BY MAX o'REL

HYs MAX .o'RELL.
'JspecIal Gable to The Times Dispateh'
PARIS March 21.-Ihe European pow
4crs allowed Armenia to be slaughtered ny
Gthe Turks, and they will lose tnelr I'VE ~
Y allow Macedonia TO be slaughtered 'as wen
as tho other Christians who i've uhuer
the sabre of the Sultan.
Sf Il believe, however, that they nre now
In g earnest about the Anstro- RUSSIAN
fsrhcme of reforms iii Macedonia ana, as
far as good intentions 90, llley i mean -
see the reforms Carried out.
4 AlI1the powers fear war IN the Balkans,
hit unless the reforms arc renllzed q I once
| do not see how war can be aVerted.
;rhe question nov is whether the. reali-
zntion OF any such schcmc Is prpcticanic
under a government like that oi tho
Tul k. = M !, ,,,
very suspicious ialacrity. But II IS dun
cult TO SEQ how Turkish officials are going
To carry out reforms SO opposed TO the
Turkish traditions of responslpll'tS, IN I'M
ance and tic treatment Of Christians.
s4. mt the worst note struck in that con-
cert, or, I should say, Chcaphony, IS the
great disappointmcnt felt in bulgaria.
I. Sewia and macedonia Mt the nature OF the
reforms, ana from scrvin comes the call
70 Russialto adopt cocrcive measures, SO
that serious reforms may be carried out
Such appeals aim at more radlca chan
nels than the present scheme, ana Russ'a
will certainly not respond 70 them unless
she is swept forward Dy an u,.con.lo''''Do
wave Of popular feeling, as IN 1878.
As you see, the outlook is not promis-
ing.
THE picturesque uniforms Of our gal
liant soldiers VIII soon be thing o. the
past. 5.rlsE
A year&from now tho once familiar rcd
logged soldier will be changed into
dirt-colored prosiac-loolinS Individual.
rho kepi is also doomed and Will be re-
placed BY the soft hat Worn by Uncle
Sans boys In blue.
Even the bright brass buttons ana
white gloves are TO go, and the recruits
who relied mainly upon these charms ~
their uniform to captivato female hearts,.
who willingly would give up to them al
tho delicacics of their masters table, AFRO
spying hard times ahead, when tho
+ mounted policeman or brightly uniforms
cd gendarmo will capture all the spoils
thut by right should SO TO tho "plous-
4 pious
@ Primes Ferdinand OF Bulgaria, whose
position has never been more critical than
at the present moment, celebrated the
= forty-Second anniversary or ms birthday,
only a few days ago.
IN His ascent Of. the throne came out quite
by chance.
der, who had given to tho notorious MI
Ian OF Servia such well-dcsrlvcd and
hearty drubbing on the battlefield. many
names were proposed and rejected.
". At length three delegates were sent outS
ION a tour Of inspection among the royal
cadets Of Europe
u One evening member OF the denllta-
ton was drinking his beer at Ronachtrs
Circus. in Vienna, when friend intro
tluced him to ono who knew Just the
man for the post
Next day Prince Ferdinand of Sake
Coburg- Gotha was waited upon and Of
fered the throne.
The Pop. has entered his ninety
fourth year, the usual celebrations have
taken place. besides those connected this
year with his Pontincate Jubilee,s the
same reports have been circulated. that.
owing to fatigue ana overexertlons his
Holiness had caught little chill nnd
the truth Of It all is that he is perfectly
well and does not want to be told by
anybody that he should take care Of
himself. ats
His attachment to life Is n happy and
+ gentle form of vanity.
He is proud Of Ills age as some men
are proud OF heroic deed. or some wo-
men OF their beauty, He hopes to 1.-Two
to be hundred, Just for the fun of tho
thing, for I should imagine that 1t was
not for love Of n world that has made
this pontifcate at least as melancholy rs
that OF his predecessor.
His fascinating personality has more
than ever endeared the Roman Catholic
& Church In the hearts of the Catholics.
but his consummate diplomacy and
4 craftsmanship have not succeeded In In
creasing the influence OF tho Church OF
Il Rome nor has his ambition of keeping
J France ''the eldest daughter OF tho
= Church" been satisfied
The old saying that UNEASY lies the
head that wears n crown" is Just as true
today MS in the times of Shakespeare
and there is reason TO add that the heads
Of republics slumber uneasy ms mon
archs,
& Car Nicholas Of Russia lately said to
n personal friend. whom he met at the
Danish Court: ~ do not wish my worst
enemy to pass nights as restless and
haunted as some OF mine
The Kaiser. Of course, would not he
acting up to his standard II he should nj
low himself to rest quietly asleep all
night.
lie rises at all hours during the night
as the within selZes him.
During the first years OF his reign he
frequently alarmed the whole garrison
of Berlin. and made men pass IN review
by lamplight,
The good people of Berlin were en-
: thusastic In their admiration Of thelf
Emperor who thus showed that he
guarded them day and night, until II
was found ont that frequent earaches
prevented him from sleeping
But no man on earth outside Of u
murderers cell Is so haunted IN his sleel
as Abdul lIamld, the ruler Of Turkey
He shoulders at the approach Of dark
ness and there Is no nook or corner
OF the Serial that Is not illumined "a
giorno'' from sunset TO sunrise,
~ Abdul never sleeps but few minutes
at a time and awakens with start all
covered with perspiration.
Secret spies renort to him several
times daring the night, and hardly q
night passes that he does not sign al
4least one death warrant,
The President Of the United states
seems 10 he the only executive ofAA STATE
3 that enjoys perfect rest
he decisrcs himself that Ne elceps Iiif'
!, n phllesaph7r and a soldier "%Ila c'eneil-
I'd fsgf open InGulh
lA-y 81 sure tha' not ore
! - ~ Igftrr m epl.JgiHns who WplilI