The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31

fhs tuuniff..-' q niun and proEr-ss and
inv~r H,-v --..~'..si ~ tho Iii-raI ofireru
and Generals Nhp mad. the r-volision
- tt- herr ~ that ~v~nt. were chosen
principally f1F their fHs- trf--fTsnr= ssssi
Issu4-s. their faces vuuld look veil In
rir'ur-- Will" kmmil- kr-t' nE- AMI his
mir = almost prr'ernatural Wisdom had
a. much - be- vlth be-. --bsCtion for the
p,at - Grand Vi-i-r - his lii .-rsli-m AMI
h. -Vf-rt"nr- Pu--ihly ~. advisabihty
of that s-l-,tiun ws- suggested hy tho
~T"~' rrulucs.d upon Foreigners. p-rhaT-
upon TURKS also e the Sultan Ahdul
Htmid Ito looked says tho author. like
some ob-c-no and tr~ach.rous hird a
prey that having hidden in the bowels
~ the earth for years. - finally trapped.
cags-l and hruusiit forth. blinking and
reluctant into the blessed sunlight. while
affair on the people shndder at the horror
The Padishah- manner Corrp~ponded 10
his sppeannc" on this great occasion.
h~inR common and undigulf~i lie
looked like a murderer who's. Judg. il
putting on his black cap rather than a
ruler blessing his Tropl~. The young
Car comments Mir McCullaEh. is a far
less powerful and intricate personality
than the Sultan. hut AZ the opening % the
first Duma he bore himself correctly and
committed no Kaucherie AZ the opening
| % his Durna Abdul Hamid looked on the
| contrary. like a man who expected oorpees
! 20 rise from the grave and denounCs him
and the author felt Mortified al the hideous
/ hypocrisy % the whole speech from the
throne. which was read for him. As the
second birth of tho Constitution was
] saluted nv IOi guns, the number pre-
scribed for the birth 81 "A sovereign. the
soldiers shouted and the bands played.
the Sultan began Co speak; hut owing Ia
the uproar not = word was audible even
20 the master % ceremonies behind him.
Perhe ~ he even swore TO observe the
Constitution. his apparent failure TO do
which on this occasion caused some dis
satisfaction in the House Having finished
what he had 20 say. the Commander 81 the
Faithful saluted the assembly with his
white gloved hand in his usual irrssolute
way and Shufiied out.
The question now was What sort ~
a constitutional ruler would the Sultan
make' Would he keen quiet and cease IN
intriRue' ~ naturally suspicious and
~ecretive temperament Abdul Hamid's
sanity NAV have hcen affected nv his
elevation Ia an erninence which in point
81 loneliness srrpasse= hat occupied hy
any human being: or he may have been
slightly touched with that madness which
runs in the family 81 Othman A. any
rate he had the monomania Of fear ~ an
insane degree. and this had led him ~
perfect a system Of government which
sm1rks. saws oar author. NOR" ~ Egypt
In the tenth century before Christ than ~
EuropA in the twentieth century after
II told 81 che ravaRant extent to hirh
the Sultan carried his spy system. the
average reader would regard hum ss
crazy II was dangerous for Turk not
only 70 enter Foreign con-'Ila'e VI en-
haSsv h,' even 90 pass ton often before
its door Turks could not receive 'hs
visits ~ Foreigners or even talk ~ them
without danger ~ arrest No one could
leave Constantnopl" vithou' permit
In short spi"s sw armed ev"rvwhere and
the slightest accusation made by them
lei 20 prison ~ death The reports ~
these spies. called -djournals- corrupted
from 'AA English and French wordl. were
carried 10 the sultan in Incredible NUN
hers. and no enjovsh them "a such an ex
tent that he hated 20 have bogus denun-
Citations exposed to him and his enjoy
ment - = good intrigue spoiled This
policy lei eventually - his fall fo- the
djournal- found in Niltiz after his dapnsi-
tipn show that ne " S sCreR Iously miSlNd
bv Ali Kernal Pev on the vital questions
- The committees power che state ~
feeling in 'he amy and me strength ~
'he Macedonian forre which Was march
ing on Constantinople He Sas gradually
brought To- believe that Ne had DON" wrong
20 viald. on .Tuly - isns. 60 msr. -hlnT-
cent nFth" Noslsrns and the army ans with
him. and this conviction. 50 Plea s1n' To- his
vanity. lai him 90 support tho ,pril
niutiny His adv s-rs he ALWAYS selected
among mon u 30 were inferior To- hirraaN
intellectually an, NOT superior morally
and This rule applied al-o - tha Foreigners
in his service II wa positively uncannv
To- observe TIE unsrrinP Instinct which
oT'on led him to sslaCi for advlucemer'
after only - f"w moments authenc" men .
whose language he could not speak and
~ v hose past h" kn"U nothing but whose
character was just the sort hs wanred
Two months af'ar the inauguration - .
Parliament, ~" impressive looking Grand |
Viziar Kiamil Pasha was oustNd hy the B
committee He was Mother great /
pa,rio, nor great consritutionalist per |
character With m" Oh cot - Increasing 4
his personal power he Illegally discharged I
M. Ministers 81 War and Marine On :
saveral occasions the Committee - Union /
and Progress had rcfrained FROM throw
ing him ou' for fear ~ losing Fngand's /
friendship: but whv the British Embassy .
and press should have worked 80 hard 70 .
have him retained on this occasion IL ]
mystery tho correct thing 10 do having .
been ~ support Young Turkey. Even
before his deposition Kiamil was dis
trusted 10y the Young Turks because he
had always NJ his elbow his son. Said ,
Pasha one ~ the very numerous Turkish
Vice Admirais who have never walked
\ 1uarterdeck. charming but thor
ouEhv corrupt and unprincirled man.
who had heen educated with one ~ the
Sultan'- sons and was IN close touch .
with AbIul Hamid
-Of all 'ha extraordinary events that
have re~entlv occurred in Turkey saws
Nr McCullagh. -'he most interesting and
.Ee ono that stands most in mood - e--