The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1908-01-02
BRAVERY OF TURKS
NOT THE nasuLr OF aeLiosous
lNaptRATlon.
Writer IN ere Contemporary Assle~
Declares laslFsssnes 20 Dagger
ls Purely Racial Char
actefiaiic ~ith Ther


The hYasWry IL the Turkish Meh.
med lfommYl u peli kn0wn A.
cordiuR % a de iiiilhkhs la Ne Goa
Temporary keview Is gfogeeda ffum
the absolute unconsrienanssa II dan
kes ln lta hllndneke il il slmast ani.
nAiiike. hus. precisely On that ae.
count. kn0@s ~ iimlte lss nature u
t.sat revealed ~ the atteption the
Turkish soldier IL capahle q Swing
ln me thict q battle q trivial "details
u ordinary lIfe. such As me undoink
q bis boos HtFsnKA which be Nii alt
down calmly and nneanrernedl9 @ puf
riKhs. y ghe niEAg III bird. which he
wiii follow n ila cu8Fae. ~ : humpr
ona incitont whiSh uiu 80 him iAaeh.
luE II IL = purely racial character.
istir ConsFaFY ta shat ia generally
thought "a b. The ease. religious 10.
spiFsgion has little as uothing 20 30
wtsh h.
lalatigsm 0nlY adds ~ lh~ m@Fll&@
enthusiasm of fhe Turk II makes him
mSte eager. more atfeuuoDa. more en-
tsfpr.king IN battle uith ne lnndel
sinee death IL such ease secures 20
him she trnnseendsnt rewards II
mJFs4fdom Iias hlN fsAFieNnneua a.
nnt grvaier when ~ ls wMRtnE var
aEalasi ihs latter shaa vhsa he =
aEhtlng has Fsbsiiioas Albauiaa or
Arab sorsilrsonlst uhich ~ i con.
sisntiy employed IN dulhE b. order of
the sultan he i as enduring ss b. Il
brave. and a. disripiined a. be - 90
duFinR What BE- can pat 70 with IL
ths way of haFaahirs II sssry aseerip
tion is faf bsYupa TIE capacity of the
EuropeAa soldier. not sGciudlnK ths
hsaslAn. wha. kowesef. might equal
The Tafe IN this connrction Nefs u
not Ger the arlnkinr hahlt 10 whirh ne
"a victim And from whlrh ire former
IL absulussiy frve
To nnd en- skart parallel fof The
poser u he Tafk 10 dsfY az fuf1ns ~
sufsftng ve tnusi 80 10 China and
tsraa Il does nuf detfart in fhs leaEi
from he merritt Ia this respect % SAY
whRs IA perfectly trge 10 aln cAse a. IN
that uf tae Chinrss and japanese that
his impsnslveasss whefs rhin rfoaoc
inr cifcumsiances are conrefnsd. pr.
eocas ia = great measure ffum inasusi
bilitF Ultimately this means TIE pc
session u a. encepilouaily healthy
and fuhuNs eunasitafian and heaith
and sirenrth whlrb certainly aFs
among tie tnhsftfaness 81 ths Turk
arr Efszs virtues The aiseiraus q the
Turt dos not she's ia zup~rhsIzi mat.
tsfs iis reserves bis salute fuf ran
biova kseeFals saf otherwise hshASea
towards hla aHpsfiofs 9Th eans
aene Ahlfh Rfu=ieees = baA imgEssason
un thsse wto are sceaatomse - con
necl ateiienes Nifh 8 complicated dis
giay 4 Tespeet nui nis submissive
nras q lhose IL command is suite
extraordinary. thoafh uHasf the pres
sst government y Turnkey TIE Goa
dltlons u his miiitAg service have
bscome 81 lntalafahls thAl mafiny
haa seeems : ffeqasnf eecaFrenss Ia
ihs imperial artui The eaHaer is
thst aay discipline 81 ~ EXISTS Ia iia
midsf The Feilani sna fesaafoefai
should aaa tkat ihia laai quality u
eharagseelslie 81 az ths inhahssAnta
q 1afkss pho. 10 he semihafAafons
eoatl,f6h of The courts are constantly
foresa T. etsfelss their sits sith
great Eesaness 30 preserve thslg late
etisfenEu