The Washington herald., 1908-08-11


kish Legation was described by a par
ticipant as an indignation meeting Of
Syrians protesting against the new regime
in the Ottoman empire for failing to ap-
point SyrIans TO Office
Mehmed Ali Bey. the Turkish Minister
10 the United States. Is a Syrian.
Allowing meeting of such character al
the .y5z-son is regarded as a strain that
may affect diplomatic circles While it
is not believed the Turkish Minister would
be recalled. yet last nights meeting is
regarded as one thing which Will bring
out the extent OF reform reached, and
show whether the new element viii hold
out.
without Representation
The poulation Of Turkey is 25.O00.O 600,
Daly 5,000.OO0 Of this being Turks. and the
other 100000 are Armenians, Syrians.
and Arabs.
OF course. II. as IS promised. a parlia-
ment is elected. then the Syrians and Ar
renians viii be in a majority. but some
Of them are scepucal about the promised
election.
One Of the leading Syrians al the meet
ing tonight said We are wiling 70 up
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favor OF a constitution. but we DO want
representation We were much pleased
when Manned Ali Bey was made minis
ter 70 this country. for he is the first
Assyrian to be honored thus
We thought that az last we were 70 be
dealt with fairly. but now this slight has
again made Us doubtful Of our standing
in the country We nave helped 70 upiIfr-
For I do believe that there is, and is 10
be- an uplift in Turkey under the new
constitution. which We highly approve
The greatest trouble. continued the
Syrian. is this enmity between our coun-
trymen- Until we conquer this We vii
never get on Now this story which was
published IN a New York paper yesterday
morning about the Minister'S father. il
was imply a cas- OF Jealousy between
q Turk and a Syrian
The Turkish Minister was present at
TIE meeting. and added his voice Of pro-
test TO the slight OF his compa1riots-
There are over $500 Syriaus in this
county. one-haIf OF them being men OF
extreme culture. and. as one Of them re-
marked. well able 10 cope in business and
progress with any men Of the world This
is the fact in Turkey as well There the
Syrians and Armenians absolutely control
the financial situation. II was the Syrian.
Isset Pasha, the father Of the --
Ali Bey- who established the first rail-
road in Turkey. although another Turk
had attempted TO esta blish Il before This
same Syrian established a wireless teIe-
graph between Turkey and Africa, 10 the
great advantage Of the commerce Of his
country
Power in America
K was the Syrians who first brouEht the
exquisite embroidery Of Turkey 10 this
country which is 50 highly. prized by our
women for handsome gowns. and. in fact
sometimes for entire gowns About all the
art that Turkey owns is the work OF
Armenians and Syrians. and they con-
slider that since they add 10 the progress
Of their country, they should be repre-
sent-d in their law-naking bodies.
The women OF the Syrians are further
advanced than the ordinary Turkish wom-
an in civilization and broad-mindedness.
Many Syrians have but one wife. al
though their laws allow as many as three.
The present Turkish Minister has never
had bUt the one wife. anc Il Is claimed
that his model family which could be
held up as an example to many Ameri-
can families is a fai rsampls Of the
Syrian family II refinement and culture.
Contrary 70 the ordinary customs OF
Turkey, the Syrians as a rule desire that
their women be educated and often
Syrian mother viii herself teach her
young. sending them out into the world
from the SerlusiCn Of her home a refined
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