Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-05
Religious Fanaticism Disap-
pears With Change Regime.
CHRISTIANS NOW IN ARMY
Hebrew immigration Encouraged
and Citizenship Promised.
GREEKS ALONE DISCONTINUED
Boycotted Because of Political Rea-
sons, However-National Senti-
ment Discouraged.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS
Special Correspondence of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald
CONSTANTINOPLE. September .. 1910
One remarkable consequence Of the
change of government in Turkey is the
apparent disappearance of fanaticism and
the manifestations of fraternal spirit
between representatives Of the religious
faiths formerly antagonistic.
The Greeks have serious reason to COM
plain. The patriarch of the orthodox
church, Greek members of parliament
ana other representatives of that race
are making earnest protests because of
the boycott they are suffering at the
hands Of the Turks.
The reason for that is political, not re-
lig1ous prejudice. The entire Turkish
nation is engaged in boycott of Greek
merchants and manufacturers, transporta-
ton lines. laborers, newspapers, books
and everything that they have been &C
customed to, because of the disposition
or the Greek population to send repre-
sentat1ves to national assembly at
Athens
The Greek population of Turkey num-
bers $4,000. if not more They demand
representation in the government of the
fatherland, although residing abroad and
home. The national assembly meets soon
10 revise the constitution and perform
other important duties in which all
creeks on earth, wherever they happen
10 De, desire to participate.
The people Of the Island of Crete are
also determined to send delegates, who
have already been elected Turkey has
formally protested against their admis-
sion on the ground that such an act
would be equivalent to the recognition of
nYnvfnnA ~
they claim 1t to be province Of Turkey.
AS You know, it is an old subject of
controversy. 1t was the cause of the
late war between the two countries.
Austria Punished by Boycott.
Boycotting is one of the fruits Of free
dom; one Of the weapons with which q
people protects its interests, Furnishes its
enemies and manifests its resentment.
Such practices were entirely unknown
and would have been impossible under
the old regime.
Inc boycott was first attempted here
with great success year ago to punish
Austria for annexing Bosnia and Herze-
gov1na. two former Turkish provinces.
All trade With Austria was stopped No
merchant dare offer Austrian goods to
his customers or deposit money in any
of the Austrian banks.
The steamers Of the Austrian Lloyd
Company, which has the largest fleet
on the Mediterranean, carried no passen-
gers or freight, and they might as we'll
have been withdrawn. No Turkish boat
man would have taken a passenger to
or from an Austrian steamer: no Turk
ism roustabout would have touched a
package OF Austrian merchandise.
This continued for several months and
cost the Austrians many millions of dol
lars. The same method is now used to
punish the Greeks.
There are posters In the window of
every shop in the retail district of Con-
reading like this:
Avis au PubliQue
Diplome de Participation
delivre par la
Syndicat de Boycotagne
organise contra les merchandise
HelleneS''