The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-07
THE PASSING OF ABDUL HAMID

I'LL TH0Ollsu vi ABDUL [AMiU
Although do intend any defense the recently
deposed Sultan of Turkey say anything
THAN ne deeryedst there is rather tragic side to his
The recent events in Stamou making history before
our very eyes the deta accomplished by party called
1oung Turks has also accomplished tragedy in the life of
man who was very human if he humane.
We not taking sympathy Abdul Hamd-who if all
accounts be true must have been of the
pcabe depos of the earth merely striving to present
another side of the picture
Here an old who has been remaining ru-
e1 with autocrac all the world for something like thirty
years He lived in marvellous rather group them
which in its reality fortress Thousands trusted troops
surrounded him. Inside these lines of troops personal body
guard sworn to die in defense of his Within
the walls guarded every luxury which the Koran permit
ted and unlimited wealth commanded
Outside country berdden by superstition fanaticism
slavery debt taxation consumption and almost every other evil
Which can be imagined Yet the Sultan himself
ng in wealth. negectng the interests of his people
he houghom any possible attack not only upon his life but
upon his throne we'll
Gradually however the ideas the progressive world
crept into his domnons The of his wealthy avores
eed and educated abroad They
do which are not written down in the Koran because the
Mohammedans who wrote that wonderful did not know of
them in that day than Moses proper speed limit
for an automobile street crossing when Ten
Commandments.
Out of this modern knowledge and out of the young men who
nave mbbed has what commonly called the Young
Turks They not necessarily young men-indeed many
them boards and have grandchildren Young Turks
really should be New Turks They represent the spirit of the new
thought opposition the DID, They represent the protest
against the old established orderey the young thought
opposition to the odhe eternal protest against dogma the
customs of the fathers
The introduction of this idea into Turkey been nsdu
permeag and complete started among the upper
among the of wealthy who had been educated abroad
it extended through the and spread the peopto
pie who followed its teachings bndy without scarcely knowing
what all about It spread into the very Ydiz Kiosk itself
into the councils of the Sultan and fnaabout year ago
this potentate compelled grant constitution
parliament
Things drfed along for while 1t would better
for Abdul Hamd if he had allowed them to drift
conclusion But the spirit of nrigueof double dealings
rampant the palaces of the Sultan For
probably know exactly how determined to make
stroke the order Of things and restore the DID, There
revolt people killed and the fled; the Sultan
into his again and looked he had victory
The modern element rallied however, and returned STEAMBOAT
with army behind them All the anatcaly loyal of
Suans troops joined these Young Turks There day
of the bitter fighting that Europe has known the
and theneven the last loyal defendants of
jected ndgnty of audience which he commanded
he did not wish to
His army has crumbled-at least it is governed by
the crook of his finger his wealth will be taken from him. his
cred person said to have felt the touch of rough hands, he has
of his power and his old age Abdu Hamd H. must
change his nickname from the Sck Man of Europe" to the
Prisoner of STEAMBOAT"
There human side to the picture well there pot
ca Considering the Sultan merely this climax of his
tragedy which ranks material along with of those
which the pen of Shakespeare has mmoralzed.