The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-01
YOUNG TURKS HERE REJOICE
.JOLLIFIC4TION DINNER OVER
ABDUL HAMTD'y DOWNFALL.
Every Mention or the Constitution Brings
Forth Checrs-A America and IAberty
share In the Acclaim New Regime
Warned Against Russian Greed.

The Young Turks OF New York. which
lie to say the local branch Of the party of
Union and Progress Of Turkey. and their
friends held a j%ollihcation dinner with
later speeches at Kalil's restaurant in
Park place last evening and had as their
chief guest the Turkish Ambassador.
Hussein Kaizim Bey.
Differing from the Americans in their
dinner speechmaking customs. the Turks
left the eating room and entered a different
hall for the addresses. and in this hall
smoking was forbidden. Nor were there
any women there. Nazri Bey Hatem was
chairman. Some OF the Turks spoke in
French, some in Arabic and some In
English.
The Ambassador spoke of the unfortu-
nate system which had ended in revolt
and by divine grace resulted in a consti-
%tutional government. When he JAILED
the Constitution there was a great u t
break of applause. as there was every
succeeding time that a%speaker mentioned
the Constitution. To the law to brother
hood and to equality tho Ambassador
looked for the success Of the future. with
these sentiments. he said. his compatriots
would 20 forward hand in hand for the
advancement Of their country.
George Cannon said that victory offered
the best salute. Victory assured liberty,
and there would be no return OF hateful
despotism. Animated by patriotism. the
assemblage Of the evening celebrated
the accession of Mohammed ", the con-
stitutional sovereign. Through the grace
OF the efforts put forth by the committee
Of Union and Progress and by Chefket
Pasha the party would go on without fear.
The speaker saluted all the emblems OF
liberty and equality and won his mead Of
applause by enchanting Long live the
King! Long live the constitutional En-
peror!'
Sallaum Mokarzel said that the notice
had been too short to assemble a large
company, but declared that the occasion
would be celebrated just the same and
that only the spirit counted. The Turkish
reformers. he said, wanted to build up a
government on Western lines.
Aldicides Bey praised the glorious and
liberating army which had ended a regime
that for thirty-three years had snnooated
every Ottoman and especially the Syrians
and Turks. Long life to the Macedonian
regiments. he cried: long life to Niazir
Bey. The army having dome its duty, it
remained for the statesmen and all Others
to do the rest II they wanted to resurrect
the Ottoman Empire. Otherwise they
would all be absorbed by the Russian
Empire-the speaker interrupted him
self to say the Empire OF the North
and the Ambassador seemed greatly
relieved at the change Of designation
and that. said the speaker, would mean
the R~ussofcation Of every one. That.
at least. he added. was his opinion.
Mr.. Landau said that only by following
the civilized path Of peace and industry
could the great objective the develop
ment OF Turkey-be achieved. The Turk
in himself was a moral man and prone to
follow and obey h man he believed to
be superior to him or of higher education.
At the close the Ambassador thanked
every one, thanked America and the
American press. and called upon the
orchestra to play the American national
hvmn. as he concluded with -Nive rAmer-
ique! Vive la grande nation AInericaine'"
After the orchestra had played The
Star Spangled Banner" il played THE
March of Plevna,- with everybody stand
ing through both pieces. america
and The Star Spangled Banner had been
played earlier in the evening. but just A.
the commonest words most often repeated
in the speeches Of those who talked in
English or French, at any rate. were
liberty. equality and fraternity" SO
more often than any other piece did the
orchestra play the "Marseillaise."