New-York tribune., 1910-04-08

Sultan Mehemed's action IN bestowing one
OF the sixteen -year-cld princesses Of the i'm
perial family of Turkey in marriage on
Euver Bev is although a great honor.
nevertheless one which cannot be altogether
welcome 10 this extremely level headed
young officer. who. now military attache
~ the ottoman Embassy at Berlin, is still
regarded as leader NJ the military element
of the Young Turk party az Constanunopie
I'm fact. Enver was the moving spirit and
-le brains cf the military pronunciamento
that extorted a constitution from Abdul
Hsmid and which put an end 20 the rule
% The infamous YflGiz Kiosk ring. Al
though the highest Offices were within his
grasp. and he could have had the portfolio
of minister or the grade OF general he de-
clined everything 81 the kind. refused even
promotion 10 a colonelcy. and returned 70
his post as military attache Of the Ottoman
Embassy AZ Berlin. with his former grade
~ major.
When Abdul Haulid attempted the coup
d-etat last spring which resulted in his dep
osition Enver hastened from Berlin 10
Salonica and assisted the generalissimo,
Shefket Pacha. In placing Mehemed on
the throne. again returning quietly 70 Ber-
I'm as soon as his task was completed In
--arv. the Young Turk party stiu remains
the power behind the throne. and the pres
ert sultan. aware OF its strength and Of
the fact that Il is subject 70 the direction
of Enver. even though ne is SO far away. al
Berlin. wishes 70 assure himself against be-
ing deposed In his turn by allying the
voune officer. in a matrimonial sense, 20
The imperial family.
when the sultan thus bestows a princess
Of his house on one Of his subjects II is Of
fciaIIv REGARDED as so great an honor that
Il cannot be declined under any circum-
stances. no matter whether the lady is
homely or good looking. shrewish or good
tempered old or Young At the same time
Frver must know perfectly well that the
men thus distinguished by the sovereign
are always regarded with a certain amount
~ contennt by the people and lose most
of the prestige which they may Heretofore
have possessed They are known as
"Dauacs" which has become almost
term OF contempt
Noreover. when q Noslem weds princess
~ the reiRning family ne ceases 10 be mas
ter in his own house. and even in his harem-
II Is she and not he who r. supreme. and
while she often may give him cause for
jealousy. vet she win not tolerate any other
wife or even odalisque. in his seragio. he
is condemned 20 uonoCany. in spite Of the
fact thar the Koran comedies four wives 10
the true believer.
The fa-re--f--law of Khe5ive Tewfk. =
Har-v Pacha. found this ont 20 his cost.
Fo-. married 70 one q the most imperious
daughters of sultan NEEDED. she took sucn
execution 20 his having shown some signs o-
admiration for vOunE sir among her al
teraarts that one day she caused 20 he
placed before him q silver dish on which,
when Tho cover was removed. he saw the
severed head of the unfortunate odalisQue.
That taught him lesson ~ constancy. and
i- has aIwavs been my conviction that 4
Khedive Teufk was 4 strict monogaTnlst
and was the most faithful of husbands Z
was. because his terrible and cruel old moth
ar-in-Iaw lived most cf the year al Cairo
with her daughter. the Krediviah. and that
be probably feared that the latter might
have possibly inherited some of the mater
1a' decision of character
I-r6er the circumstances. i- is easy 70 un-
5e-stan1 that although the princess am
aured 10y the Sultan 20 Enver Bey rs quite
Young. and is beautiful, the major has re-
cuestaE that the marriage might be delayed
f0r two years. In order thai he might com
rIetn his education abroad and render him
seIf more r- for the honor 10 store for him.
In two vea-s' time there is much that may
har7en. and Before 1872 possibly he may be
able to evade the projected matrimonial
alliance MARQUIsE DE FONTENOT.