The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-05-06

president of the chamber Of deputies:
General Schefket Pasha, the command
er of the victorious army that has lust
captured Constantinople, and Enver
Bey, his assistant in command, to
whom Schefket Pasha chivalrously
gives credit for planning the cam
paign. All three Of these men have
gained many Of their ideas through
contact with the outside world, Ahmed
Ria through Punishment from his
country and Schefket Pasha through
education in Germany. Enver Bey
was in Germany at the time the recent
revolt broke out, but hurried home in
time to organize for the march on Con-
stantinople, which has resulted in the
dethronement Of Abdul Hamid.
The Hymn Of Liberty.
These men will do much to shape
the course of empire under the reign
of Mohammed V. It is significant that
at the coronation of the new sultan the
hymn sung was not the usual Hamidian
hymn, but the hymn of liberty. Even
more significant is the statement of
the ruler himself to M. II. Donohue
Of the London Chronicle, who has
been friendly with the Young Turk
leaders for years. 1t is the first time
a ruler Of Turkey ever gave a state
ment to the press, another sign Of Mo-
hammed's progressive character. Here
is the statement in full:
During my seclusion of thirty three
years my enemies have slandered me-
They have said that was a mailman,
bordering on imbecility, and shut me
up for years. But Allah has so willed
it that now in his merciful bounty he
has been pleased to call me to fulfill
my destiny and rule over Islam
Il beg you to be the envoy for the
deliverance of message which
would send to Europe and to the en-
tire world and which is the first Of it's
kind ever to be sent out from within
these walls.
''Say to them that I have ever been
the convinced and ardent supporter of
the cause of enlightment, liberty and
progress. By the help of Allah, the
most high, shall follow unswerving-
ly the path of duty, seeking to act
justly and honorably to all men, be
they giaours or true believers.
'My voice has been silent for thirty
three years, but the voice Of true con-
science has never been stilled. You
ask me what 1 think of the situation
in modern Turkey as I find it today
after the political resuscitation of long
years. I will tell you that though shut
up here have contrived, feebly per-
haps, to keep in touch with the march
Of progress Of the outside world
'The few partisans who have been
loyal to me through the dark days of
adversely are aware that from my
earliest years, while faithful to the
precepts and teachings of the Koran,
have been an advocate of consti-
tutional charter and parliamentary in
situations. From this opinion 1 have
never deviated. I hold it today as
strongly as I did when a young man
seeking to imbibe the knowledge Of
western civilization and its methods
81 am firm supporter Of the policy
of young Turkey, with full enjoyment
Of political freedom. I see nothing in
it incompatible with Mohammedan
sacred law"
Personal Description Of Mohammed.
A person who is we'll acquainted
with Mohammed V. gives the follow
ing sketch:
''He is tall and we'll proportioned,
but inclined to stoop. His features are
regular, but he has a hooked nose like
that Of Abdul Hamid His eyes are
blue, and his hair and beard are light
red. His manners are very gracious
and easy, and he is exceedingly gen
erous and kind. He is not at all
fanatical, but he is sincerely religious
He plays unusually well on the piano,
and he is a great admirer Of classical
music.
"Like the deposed sultan, the new
ruler of Turkey is good craftsman,
and he sketches WELL He has two
wives and several children, three Of
whom are boys. His wives are both
highly educated and are the daughters
Of distinguished pashas. They dress
at home in the French fashion,
This is the first constitutional mon
arch Of the Ottoman empire, mark
ing the beginning Of a new order in
one grand division Of the human race.
The sun Of liberty has risen over a
new quarter Of the earth.