The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-20


which bestows upon Turkish subjects
many rights which taken away
years ago. With the revival of the
constitution general amnesty
10 all political prisoners and many
othef Details which outgrowths
or ths new order of things.
Two years ago if you had told an
Amercanized Turk that you had wit
messed a 47-ninue demonstration for Z
.he sultan IN Consantinope he would
nave retired behind the corner ,an,n
post and laughed himself to death TO-
DAY ne will smile with pleasure for
demonstrations for the former tvr,nt
OF the Ylldiz are Of weekly occurrence
me sultan seldom leaves his palace
!. ! !.
"lthout MS people giving him an ov,
tion. we"
Every former subject of Tnrke 3
we'll remembers the Yildiz K;os,. W. "a
which was declared to be a SYNONYM
1or Turkish tyranny. The kiosk is sitnotoa ,, V&&
on the Golden Horn and the grounds are W.
scores OF paVlllons and each evening tho su1
tan was wont to choose one of the doroitor;os N
in which to pass the night
iiave'ets IN turkey declared it was his
manner OF escaping assassins for il was never
known to outsiders just where the monarcb
chose to sleep. Uneasy rests the head that
wears crown, said wise patriarch 1one
ago The sultans rest probably tho un
easiest OF any in the world during the wears
a -. .: was ~ co's'ltuoh He was always surround
ed by his own bodyguard; there was an oner ard
ana battalion of soldiers besides innumerah1o socrot
service men, whose business consisted of snvinq NO
personal bodyguard ro f '0
1u'Aey was SO 1uil OF sples tourist declares that
men could not talk freely within sacred confines of
the family home for fear that kinsman might no IN
the governments employ a spy. It is declared that
20 per cent or the Turkish subjects were snies ON,
poyed 10 tell tales about the other IS per cent Naturally
1t was uncomfortable to think harsh thoughts ahont
his highness. N'0N
The first demonstration which created Turkish fad
was the ovation given Abdul when he went to Selamk
for the customary prayers in the Hamidie MOSQUE He
was received with the widest fervor by his neon1e and
he did unprecedented thing when he stood IN in his
carriage to acknowledge his subjects greetings That
was after he proclaimed the constitution Of 1876
to be in force.
Since that Friday there have been numerous wild
cheers for his hghncss and longer does he find it
to employ substitutes targets for nans of
assassins The photograph of the sultan accompanying
TINS arcle Is made from crayon drawing which the
ruler posed 1t is probably the only likeness of the mon
arch which was produced with his consent It took
weeks after the granting of the to secure
his permission to sit for the sketch. was even then
rihe peevish and the sketch had to be finished in one
sitting of half-hour.
The picture is declared to be the likeness of his
majesty which ever produced The sultan never
of his own will been photographed since he came to
the throne of Turkey He has Stunned camera fends
he would shun bomb-throwng enthusiast but never
throughout the world Consequently the reproduction
shown in this issue is the first authentic and official like
of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. 1t made by a
Turkish artist high in favor in circles.
The story of the tyranny of Turkish monarchs is long
and is said to be ended in the restoration of
constitution The tale begins the founding of
the empire back in the thirteenth century.
The Ottoman Turks originally from Central Asia
and in the sixth century they in connection with other
Turkish tribes, pushed west From the Saracens they
their first religion. First the Turks were slaves
then mercenares and eventually they succeeded