The sun., 1908-08-14
FEAST OF BXULTAHT SYRIANS
WITH A SLIM YOUNG EDITOR
EXPORTING THE CAUTIOUS.

| TURKS IN Paris. Has Seat ef Honor and
Toasts the New Consultation - -siundJI
hey stays Away-"Ameriea" Cheered
saiim Molrarzel. the slim young editor
Of the Syrian daily paper Al Hoda. stood
I'D at the Syrian dinner In the pergola
room at 'Kalirs restaurant last night and
| spoke in words that burned
| Il take exception to what has been said!'
he cried. 1T has been said here tonight
that the constitution was granted 70 Turkey
impromptu. That is not 90. The Ottoman
people had been prepared for centuries
for this event Of to-day. Mems blood was
shed that we might enjoy this constitution.
! II had time would lay bare to you what
! the Young Turks have done; disguise.
| suffering and peril Of their lives have been
nothing TO them. It has been said tonight
| that We should move with caution now that
the constitution has beenrestored. This
| 10 no time for caution. II is a time for
| moving onward with that FIRE and vehe-
mence with which We have already trod
the path
Tho dinner in the pergoia room. where
modern electric fans blew noisly through
the palms, was given by the Syrian editor s
Of New York TO Make Moutran Pasha.
for many years head Of the Young Turks in
Paris and now on a visit to this country.
A conference held In Moutran Pasha's
apartments In the Plaza Hotel on Monday
night hgnalized the formation Of a world
wide Ottoman society, the Syrian Ottoman
General Union, which is to enlist Arabic
speaking peoples all over the world in the
cause Of reform In the Turkish Empire.
At the dinner last night the formal an
nouncement Of the new organization was
made by Moutran Pasha.
The dinner. which opened very quietly.
attained It's first enthusiasm when Moutran
Pasha. speaking in Arabic. proposed q
toast to the new Constitution. The Star
spangled Banner ELECTED no applause.
but Dixie brought lot Of clappins.
When the band played the Turkish national
hymn. the -Hamidie." every one rose. and
when the players passed without break
from the "Hamidie' into America ther Q
came cheers.
Mundji Boy. the outspoken Turkish
Consul General In this city, now Charge at
the Turkish Legation at Washin gton. who
was expected to appear. did not show up
Perhaps he felt he would not be at home,
q Turk among 90 many Syrians. though he,
like Moutran Pasha and the other diners. Is
thoroughly In favor OF the new regime In
Turkey.
A slight controversy developed between
two speakers. Salim Mokarzel and DR.. II. A.
Elkourie. secretary of tho Syrio-Amerioan
College at Birmingham, Ala. DIR. Elkourie
is conservative. Though heartily in
favor Of th Q new constitution he is on the
anxious seat
Il didn't. have any inspiration whom
oame here, said he In excellent English,
'till was bitten by o mosquito. Here
eetic surpriss) / suppose it was the stes-
omyia fasciata We know that that insect
carries disease. For many centuries T,r-
key has been suffering under what might
call the Stegonyia Turkists- That hypo-
theticsl creature has caused infinite cor, up
tion and graft and degeneracy in tho Sen,-
sFor the Stegomyia turkista there is
but one antitoxin, one cure. It h educa-
ton; fear We viii, In our Joy ct the arrival
tional salvation-oeution. care, discretion
We are In more critical stage than we were
before. What guarantee have We that the
men who now hold Government posts will
support the Constitution? We must watch
Najeeh Hany. q Syrian banker Of Beirut.
who is soon TO 60 with Moutran Pasha on
o hunting trip In Canada, sat upon the
Pasha's right. He spoke briefly, limiting
that the Pasha and he would endeavor to
Syrian society. Nasri Hatem's little son
aroee and read poem in Arabic In honor
Of Najeeh Hany. Here Ia trauslation:
I've card Of Najeeh Hany
And my cart would throb with pleasure
But now hsve seen him and know him TO be
honorable and perfect
He Ia among loftine&s an exception:
We most all honor and respect him.
Who win blame me for loving him-and he Ia an
object Of love.
Ms love and admiration
shan be q subject 10 me Of Inspiration.
When It came salim MokarzeIs turn to
speak the young man took issue with Dr.
Elkourie He did not think there was need
now Of prudence and caution. Mr. Mokar,
Join hands with the Young Turks and move
on toward further reforms before any
impetus was lost.
The translation was made by DR.. Ell.
sThe syrians and other Arabic speaking
folk compose the great majority OF the
sultans subjects said he. -They will
compose the majority In the Parliament
when Il IL oonvoked Heretofore We have
excepting during the regime Of Izzet Pasha,
and he stands for the past and gone. Now
that we are 10 have not only a voice but
the controlling voice let US stand irresis-
tibly for reforml"
Mr.. Mokarxel was oheered nightly.
On Moutran Pasha's left sat DR.. r. Had
dad, who spoke doubtf>llly Of the project
Of Salim Elias, and T. Abdoo. who last
Sunday suggested the building Of a battle
ship for Turkey. and pledged themselves
for 81, 600 each toward Its cost. 1t looks
now az II the plan would fall through.
Kali Farah, a Syrian Of Montreal, who
owns several mines and who was intro
duced by ToaetInaster Alexander Yasaji as
the John d. Rockefeller Of the Syrians,r
spoke enoourasingly Of the prospect Of the
Syrian society in Canada
Moutran Pasha said that he did not be-
heve that the army OF the Sultan would
retreat an inch from the position II has
taken for reform and the Constitution.
sIf the Sultan tries to aienate part OF
the army said the Pasha, -the rest OF IL
will turn and rend him. There win be
uprisings that will end his reign
Cardinal Gibbons at Orvteto.
spsefai Cobis Despatch 10 THR sun.
ROME, Aug. ls-Cardlnal Gibbons, who
IL now in perfect health, accompanied by