The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-23

1auolns " DyTlAn, VINO eulteQ hC ConoVh
a paper called HIdl (the Crescentl. After
ward Hall Ganem became the founder Of
Ia JeuHe Turquie, another progressive
organ. which appeared In Arabic and
French. His utteranoes were vigorous
and to the point. as evidenced by the fol-
lowing paragraph written in answer to
some agitators abroad who called for the
introduction Of q European proteotorate
or a partition Of Turkey,
I'VE want he said, sour country TO
maintain it's independence, It's full indie!
pendence. The Ottoman people. who are
henceforth to direct their own destiny,
shall not be loaded with chains, nor drag
a ball behind their feet. We do not mean
to escape from the despotism Of the dreary
monarch who rules over us for the purpose
Of submitting to an sven more intolerable
despotism. II We must perish. we will
perish rather than submit to q yoke which
would dishonor without saving u.s.
The platform of the Young Turk party
IL to uphold the Constitution as drawn
up by Midhat Pasha in It's entirety. In
tensely patriotic. they would not tolerate
q special propaganda on the part Of the
Christian races. az that would mean the
breaking up Of the empire. On this 40
count they declined to cooperate with any
movement on the part ofthe various Chris
tian races. realizing that their own Moham-
medan coreligionists were suffering as
much or more than the Christian subjects
at the hand Of the Sultan and his palace
advisers.
They appealed to Europe for moral sup
port. but received 80 cold q reception even
from the English Liberal party that they
finally became convinced that they would
have to take the matter in thoir own hands
and force the issue. Within the last two
years their activity has redoubled. From
their headquarters in Cairo, Paris. Geneva
and London representatives have been sent
out to all the different countries to interest
them in this active movement.
Shaban Bey, a Mohammedan Albanian,
was commissioner to make America his
field, securing the interest n financial
support Of his countrymen, Of whom there
are several thousands in New York and
Its vicinity. He saw many prominent
people in this country. besides securing two
interviews with President Roosevelt. The
apparent failure of his mission did not dis
courage him in the slightest. and with
flashing eyes, folded arms and In his strik-
ing French English accent he declared
just before his departure;
Il nave come to this land Of the free to
interest your people In my people and
put my oountry's cause before and
your President. II I do not interest you
! shall not then be discouraged As long
as I have my right arm and my sabre. my
people and my terrible courage. I shall
nevair dispair.'
In tho last council Of the party held in
Paris some forty-thrse delegates repre-
senting all the various Ottoman races
decided that the time was ripe for q decisive
blow at the most vulnerable OF the Sultan's
d~efenoes. ais army. Unpaid for years,
scantily Glad. half starved and detained
in Adrianople and Salonioa beyond the
period Of their legal service, the officers
as we'll as the rank and file were quick
TO respond to the call made to them. tn
outcome every one knows. Deprived Of
his right arm, his army, and especially
his strong and trusted Albanians, the Sui
tan was forced to hunt up the thirty years
buried Constitution and bring II forth once
moro to the light Of day.
Onoe more the Queen Of the East has
put on her garments OF rejoicing. Tho
people thus far seem a unit In their Joy
over the change of their padishsh's heart.
A free press and free speech. ray without
hindrance. public gatherings without a
ban-it Ia too good for them to realize.
The dangers that furk In the path Of the
Young Turk party are thus summed up
by one Of its members:
1. That hotheads do not overstep the
limits set by able and experienced leaders.
.. The Sultan's duplioity, which he has
shown In all these years in dealing with
momentous questions, even to taking an
oath on the Koran TO support the consti-
tuition thirty years ago.
8. The Orthodox element Of the Turks
who nave not been in sympathy with the
Young Turk party. believing Its members
to be represented by the Sultan. all athe-
lists and imbued with the spirit Of the Glaours
who seok to undermine the Islamic insti-
buttons.
4. Tho political secret agents Of the
various European Powers over on the
alert to meddle with the internal affairs Of
Turkey.
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