The Detroit times., 1910-07-09
BY JERJEs aARsooM.


one OF the greatest massacres in the
worlds history came direct from Sui
tan Abdul.
will ask pardon for saying some.
thing OF myself. While at the Royal
Military college | became a member
OF the Young Turk party along with
a number OF my friends. Later at.
tended aud graduated from the Rob.
erts college established by Americans
in Constantinople. Then literally pro-
vided with money by my father came
to New York, intending to perfect my
education by attending Harvard. About
the last words / heard my father say
land he still lives In ConstantinopIe)
were: my son, you are going among
an infidel people. Do not make friends
or they will lead you from the religion
OF your fathers" And so / came TO
New York devout Mohammedan.
Why He Became Christian.
But one day became involved In a
religious discussion with an Episco-
palian bishop and he made the remark
that | was too ignorant OF Christianity
to discuss 1t. Then felt myself badly
stung, as you Americans slang II, and
said / would study the teachings OF
the Nazarene Christ to the bottom.
The result was that | became a Christ
ian and | am ready to die for my
adopted faith. The result was also
that my father, when he learned OF 1t,
wrote me that must renounce Christ
ianity or be forever banished from
his house. l refused. and when later
l went TO Constantinople | was order
ed from his sight, although my good
mother fell at his feet and pleaded for
me.
One OF my friends who had been
with me in New York was one OF those
who had joined In the Young Turk
movement while we were students at
the Royal Military college, and when
II became apparent that there would
be exciting times IN Turkey, he re
turned there. As an emissary for the
Young Turks he was sent to Adana al
the beginning OF the massacres there
and from Adana he wrote me several
letters. cannot describe to you the
horrors that he wrote me about, of the
thousands of Christians, young and
old, women and children, ruthlessly
slaughtered in the streets OF that city.
Brutal OFFICIAL Orders Tots Slain.
On one of the days when the
slaughter was at its height, a group OF
Christian children, about 20 OF them,
whose parents had been killed, came
running down the street toward the
palace. At the gates of the palace they
were met by the governor in his Of
fetal robes. To what followed my
friend was an eyewitness.
What would you have?" the gov
ernor asked them.
For a moment the children were
overawed, then one holder than the
rest of them spoke up: Our parents
told us that IL ever we were lost we
must call for Jesus. Are you Jesus?"
Then the governor knew that they
were Christian children and he said !:
mo, am not your Jesus, you little
Christian dogs, but | will tell you
where you can find your Jesus. March
right over to that open space and you
will soon see your Jesus"
In apparent confidence that the
promise would be fulfilled, the chill.
dren did as he ordered. Then oc-
Cured enc OF the most horrible things
he had ever witnessed. That COVER
nor ordered a company OF soldiers be.
fore him and said: by his majesty
command to kill all Christians and
spare none, | command you to fire
upon those children until all are
dead"
/ need not relate all that my friend
wrote me OF the unspeakable sight
that followed. II is enough to say
that on that very night my friend left
Adana for Constantinople armed with
hnf h. milf IN N
himself was responsible for the mas
sacres as to leave not the slightest
room for doubt.
Taas information was reported in
full to Sheyket Pasha, leader of the
Young Turks. And my friend was
appointed one OF those TO go 20 the
sultan in his palace and place him
under arrest as a man unfit to rule q
great country whose people had BIZ
gun to see the light and were strug
Cling for freedom.
Not few Americanse have asked
me why didn't they hang the sui
tan?' and my answer Is that he de
served hanging, but that It was wiser
not to. Let him live, repent and
die" was the answer OF the conserva
tive Young Turks TO those who want
ed TO put the old tyrant out OF the
way.
Feared Partition Of Turkey.
One great reason why the Younl
Turks seized the government was
their fear that with the outrageous
rule Of the sultan as an excuse, some
European powers would step in and
partition Turkey.
Besides this the Young Turks wer,
by no means absolutely sure OF main
tanning their hold on the government
and il must be realized that the OLE
sultan still had, and still has some
loyal subjects.
There Is still another reason-tht
sultan has wealth--estimated at $3.50,
coo 900, some OF IL invested in for
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