The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-20

at the coronation Of the new sultan the
hymn sung was not the usual Hamidian
hymn. but the by mn Of liberty. Even
more significant Is the statement Of
ruler himself to NJ. 81. Donohue
ofsthe London Chronicle, who has
been friendly with the Young Turk
leadersxfor years. 1t is the first time
a ruler of Turkey ever gave a state
ment to the press, another sign of No
hammed's progressive character. Here
is the statement in full:
During my seclusion Of thirty-three
years my enemies have sIandered me.
They have said that l was a mailman.
bordering on imbecility. and shut me
up for years But Allah has so willed
1t that now in his merciful bounty be
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 a message which !
would send to Europe and to the en-
tire world and which is the first of its
kind eve to be sent out from within
these walls.
'Say to them that l have ever been
the convinced and ardent supporter of
the cause of enlightment. liberty and
progress. BY the help of Allah. the
most high. l shall follow answering
~ 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 beer stilled. You
ask me what l think of the situation
in modern Turkey as l find 1t today
after the political resuscitation of long
years. l win tell you hat though shut
up here l 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,
l have beer an advocate of a consti-
tutional charter and parliamentary in
stituttons From this opinion l nave
never deviated. hold it today as
strongly as I did when a young man
seeking to imbibe the knowledge Of
western civilization and it's methods.
81 am a firm supporter of the policy
of young Turkey, with full enjoyment
Of political freedom. l see nothing in
IL IuCOAlpdtiDie Will NOudu lLlcddu
sacred law"
Personal Description of Mohammed.
A person who is well acquainted
with Mohammed V. gives the follow
ing sketch:
He is tall and well proportioned,
but inclined TO stoop. His features are
regular. but he has a oCk nose like
hat 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 be is a great admire of classical
music.
like the deposed sultan. the new
ruler of Turkey is Il good craftsman,
and he sketches well. He has two
wives and several children. three of
whom are loyS 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.