The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-26
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MORNING, APRIL 2s 1909
"Conditions in Turkey" Subject of
Sermon By the Rev. DR.. Paden

relegated their constitution to 'innocuous
Gesuetude." Since then the leaders OF
most of their time in exile. During the
last two or three years. however. they
have succeeded In getting their propa-
Ganda at work In various places through
out the Turkish empire, especially In
the European provinces.
Recently, as you know. they have sue
ceeded in winning over some OF the
strongest divisions of the Turkish army,
and are now in possession OF CONSTANT
nople. What do they want? What do
demanded may suggest the spirit OF this
movement. First: All Ottoman subjects,
without distinction Of race and origin;
shall enjoy personal liberty and be equal
as regards rights and responsibilities,
Again; The censorship of the press shall
be abolished. letters and newspapers
and offense5 of the press shall be inves-
tigated by ordinary courts. Further: Ac-
cording to this constitution. non Mussel-
mans for the future will be eligible TO
military service and admitted 10 the mill
tary colleges.
While the more progressive. of the
Young Turks pndoubtedly desire to be ,,,
possession at Constantinople declares that
this IS not part OF its program all II
demands is that the empire be goyerned
according 10 irs constitution OF 1876, and
not according 10 the whlm OF the sultan
Of the prejudices OF his chief muttl.
Really ii does not matter so much whether
Abdul Hamid he retained flgurehead,
provided ne will consent TO be figure
head, or whether the sultanshlp descend
according TO the laws OF the country 10
the oldest male member OF the sultan &
family, This heir-apparent ] believe, Is
the sultan's oldest living brother. who, II
not as shrewd man, is n better or; at
least. o less offensive man than Abdul
Hamid
The other possibility is that the sui
tan's oldest son. who was born in 1870,
not much matter. What matters most Is
that the empire be governed constitution
ally. and that all races and religions DC
given equal rights, Before this can real
y be effectively done, the head of the
Moslem church. IL VIC may call 1t a
church. must take his place win h @ inc
pire, and all these leaders, be they shciks.
Datriarchs. or what not must be shorn
OF civil power Let the sultan attend TO
civic affairs of his empire on the lines
religious leaders each attend to the re-
ligious affairs of his own constituency,
leaving the people and their civil III rulers eT
fairs OF the empire, If under this new
constitution. this separation OF churcn
from state. the Turkish people cannot
govern themselves and insure justice, let
some one take control of the affairs OF
the empire whose right II is to rule
At present. however. ii looks as u there
was hope for the empire within Its own
body, There is an old proverb which
SAYS THE tree must be cut down by one
of it's own branches It is just az true
that n tree can best bc pruped by ono
OF its own branches. Meanwhile, We of
the world which looks on must, perhaps.
learn some moro patience. God s Proyi-
dcnce in the course OF history is Gods
pionghshare to prepare the soil for the
sowing OF his VIII.
''Wise men and prophets know not how.
But work their masters vii
And kings and nations drag the plough
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