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

In July IS's the famous Third Army
Csrrs. the men ~ Salorica. gave freedom
30 Turkey when Parliament opened on
Dscemhsr II. lSpS MIR NcCullagh was
present 20 witness m" ceremony The
great square ~ 81 Sophia was 80 dansaly
packed with peopl" that oven the famous
dogs had disappeared for once. The khaki
Solsd soldiers # Salonica stod1~lo~e 10 the
Parliament House provided with an extra
larg. supply 81 cartridges for no one knew
what might happen: IN" Sultan might 10
lmurrlerad or dapoSad II ha refused 20 open
Parliament in narsDn, pr there might ~ "A
'rnutiny among IN" Palace Guards who
stood close az hand or r'aCtionarv coup
"a Stat These Macedonians were ready
for everything. No one could have fore
reen that IN less thRa four mDnths these
champions - Young Turkey. corrupted
,by The Sul'ln'S gold would themselves
head r-ac'iuna ~ mutiny IN front II this
very Parliament HOUSE, carrying another
whole army corps with them The most
.rernarkaha point in the scene. however
was the ven"rabl" hasilica mosIrI" 81 81.
Sophin Every IN" II it, roofs hut'reS-n-.
pillars ninar"t- and fat projections was
crowded with veilrd fe2zad Or turhaned
sights-er- numbering MANY thou sands.
and on tho extreme summit ~ the great
dome $50 feet from the ground. under
Meath the silver crescent which has re-
placed the cross stood the solitary figure
OF n Mohammedan priest his long rote
.waying m tho wind. Particularly sig
nIhcan' was this dramatic and uncor-
jsciouslv symbolic figure; because the
Inauguration n Parliament probably
'Hguifed that the hope 81 the centuries
NAV possibly never be realized. ~
SOPHIA may never again become a
Christian church
All O'clock 'he professions " Deputies
no. bios e,'clasllstics and foreign Amhas-
-.dors began 20 cDnverge On ~" parla-
men: Hous" STRIVING - fore" thor Wnv
Through a picturesque mas ~ all the
various faces represented hv thai inf
'ni,ely composite anpir" The comic
sT,.c's hAgin Hock ~ sheep crossing
the main stree, blocked fpr ten minutes
Abe way ~ q squadron ~ cavalry and ~
was not until che shef.herd hoy had Iut
IN his npr,"1ranr" with tho last - the
s'raRglers that ~" lancsrs and tho dorm
~ Ambassadors whom they Wer" escort
Ing were able - continue their course
The al, hur atfrl hu'"z N" self r"-' ~ M
~ 'hs hprraul"u ~ fNc fact that 4 not
r-ig lnallv AnItDlslu ='epherd- themselves
hoy v"r" 81 least i,--S"ndlnis - pas
t.rui rp'ulil' rt'r whp understood ,as
n 0nd,n ,.'In.fuHn would NOT have don.i
tra,' = '',' bpy "sr.t va- once cui IN
tao -" '.',"s uuli r"v"r h.' reunited
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