The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

lellSlFeiN IN Europe mas frequently ueFn Z
the guest az Poysdam OF the Kaiser. with /
whose sons he IS on terms of warm 4
friendship. and presents the most strik- I
ing contrast to his cousins, UncIes, and I
brothers.
Two years ago the sultan conferred /
upon Bur5an- -Eddine. who IS not the
eldest. bat the fourth OF his sons. the /
title Of nahim- The latter may be render |
in English as '-c0adiutor.-- ''aSSoclate"
or -'viceroy.' and il IS fact that this
/ monarch has from that time forth asso-
ciated this particular son Of his in many
acts Of his sovereignty. II is noteworthy
that IN the very rare instances IN Turkish
history Of the title having been bestowed
/ by SUltans upon specially favored reia-
] tives, II has been regarded as an indica-
/ ton Of the desire Of The sovereign that
/ the succession % his throne should be
vested I'm the prince in question. instead
I OF the legitimate heir apparent, and the
naEim has IN most cases become Sultan.
in defiance Of the statutes regulating the
! order OF succession
/ DyuasJic tradition and Koranic law pro
vide that the throne at the death OF a
Sultan shall pass 10 the oldest Of the
/ princess of the blood, Irrespective OF the
| fact OF their being his sons. brothers OF
/ even cousins.
I The senior OF them all is Rechad broth
I er OF the present Sultan. who was pre-
I ceded by his elder brother. 1Iurad. while
I the latter followed his uncle, the Inflated
Abdul ASST. who had several sons The
eldest Of them. Prince IZZeddine. follows
/ next after Eechad EGendL as second in
Z the line Of succession TO the throne AZ
I ter that come the present Sultan's young
/ er brothers, Sule.uan and Nahid-E -Ediire,
and the late Sultan Nurads only son.
/ Prince Salah-Eddine. the Sultan Abdul
I Ass.z-s younger son Abdul Medu: and
I then only the present Sultan's eldest son.
/ Prince Selim- Prince Burhau-Eddine IS
I the fourteenth i- the line % succession.
and his procIama tion as croWnprince
would mean the exclusion Of no less than
I thirteen older princes Of the imperial
/ dynasty. each Of whom have their friends
/ and adherents whose fortunes depend
Upon the maintenance OF thei- rights.
/ Emperor William is understood 90 have
/ warmly encouraged the Sultan in insti-
| tuting Bgrhan-E -Eddlre as his successor.
and IS said 20 have made known En- the
I various capitals of Europe his sentiments
| about the matter The sultan, 900. last
4 year sent Hakki. one Of his most trusted
( and confidential agents. 20 visit Vienna.
4 Rome. London. Paris and st Petersburg.
for the purpose Of sounding the d.Tsraut
and ls stated 70 have brought back a..
/ assurance that no objection viii be offer
ed from abroad % the change IN the
y order OF succession. providing i can be
ACCOMPLISHED without bIoodshed and dis
-u-banceS Of nature 20 irfict injury
upon foreign Efe. property and interests
For. al things considered the powers
would prefer 20 have on the Ottoman
I throne a clever. modern and up-to-da te
young prince. who Is known personally
70 most Of the rulers OF Europe rather
than q prince such as Rechad. the legiti-
mate heir apparent. Of whom practically
u no-hing whatsoever IS known
I For the past thirty years. indeed ever
. since his elder brother. tie present SUI
j tan. came 10 the thr0ue. he has been 20
all I1teuts and purposes a prisoner of
state. condemned 20 On existence Of COM
pTete Isolation. in the palace Of Dolma-
Bagtcle. surrounded by spies and by
guards The consequence is that no ore
dares q hold any intercourse with him.
- fearing 20 incur the 81 VIII q the com
: uauGe- Of the Faithful. who. % render
/, the segregation Of the prince -nore com
plst-. and TO facilitate his designs of
excluding him from the succession. has
.propaEated far and wide q report that
( be is im5ued with the evil eye
According 10 s-me. the prince Is a most
T enlightened and able man. according %
others. a gloomy old fanatic Not even
T those diplomats who have lived lo1ges,
b. al Cousta1tiuopIe can speak with any
s authority on the subject. and have never
3 set eyes on him Will even driving in
I the vicinity OF his palace is strictly pro-
r hibited by armed sentineIs- The Young
b
Z cousin Izzeddine. that IS 70 say. the two
e seions Of the House OF Gilman. who are
e next IN the line OF succession have
s f pledged themselves 20 apply and main
S tain the constitution Of 1916 in the event
OF their bersnirg Sultan But the leaders
y CT the movement have never been able "a
furnish any proof Of the truth OF this as
ID serriCl. and II view OF the uncertainty
which prevails with REGARD 10 the char
z arrgr OF the two princes the powers hold
d that il would be wiser. from a foreign
p point Of view 20 encourage and foster
e the succession or BUrnan- -EddIne who IS
e devoid Of fanatlcism- rather than that %,
% Rechad. who might. for all we know. tUrr
r. ont 20 be an Oriental CT such reactozary
n ideas thar c0mQaced 10 him the present
r sultan would appear q benevolent. demo
3 cratic, and b-0ad-minded ruler.
. TO what extent the KAISER Is reSDo1Slbl'
o for the Sultan's revival of the constItu
: tion Of 1876 IS a matter Of speculation
y But II is worthy OF note that it has fol.
4 I lowed Immediately upon the visit Of Gen
y Won Goltz 20 Constantinopie. Gen. vo7
D Goltz IS one Of the most brilliant officer,
s Of the German army. holds a particu
y larry high place iu the regard OF the Kai
J. ser. and constitutes one Of the stronges
q links between the latter and the Sultan
: whose army he has entirely reorganized
ID. In fact If the Turks made so brilliant
n showing against the Greeks twelve year
d ago. IL was entirely owing 10 Won GoItz
& Won Goltz during his recent stay at STAN
. bOul was the guest OF the Sultan, b.
Z whom he ives overwhelmed with token
Of favor and friendship. and It is sai,
g that his trip % the BOsplorus was 70
% sion Of the Ottoman empire into tn,
L. triple alliance This would vastl-
= strengthen the latter aggregation. and tn
: proclamation OF the constitution viii g
r far toward setting at rest the opposition
I. which might otherwise be aroused in III
% LIBERAL circles Of Germany. Austria. an,
Italy 20 any offensive and defensive ais
auce with an Oriental despoJ such as III
Sultan Certain il is that the relation
70 between Berlin and Constanunople ar
p closer to-day than ever before, and onI,
q g few DAYS ago news was received fron
ID PeIyin % the effect that the Germai
L envoy there had Informed the TsunEli
D.. Namen that all Turkish subjects in China
who have from time immemorial beei