The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-12
Young Turks Bold Ambition to Be Japanese of Europe

SYroubIes in Albania and disorders
tie tribes of Araois. wh" Aorninal-
the heajship Of the sui
~ have reminded the Turks that the
%nary object of reform In Turkey is the
s),-ranization OF the military and naval
2I,6s OF the empire, Squabbling among
offIcers sent TO paclfy Albania has
tthasized the necessity and made II
Kent. For In spite of the upheavals of
VI last year or two, the problems Of
Hkey-in Europe remain almost unal-
pId and the danger of war on wider
VI than the Albanian outbreak is grav
s1|oIay than before the Young Turks
"a 10 power. Always the Christian
Ls-breught under subsection five cen
IA ago, when the Turks drove their
I luto Europe in an effort To conquer
world for ohammed-cherish the
h of reGaining their liberty. At the
la time tho two German nations. Ger
" and Austria Hungary. have given
he Indications Of 4 desire 10 prolrng
Tcerman belt into the disputed Turk
lnroyinces Of Europe. From sea 10
from the Baltic and the North sea. 20
Aegean and the A6riat!c-the amoi-
L Teutons aspire to see their flag tri-
bhant,
X Mt any rate, the Young Turks funk
their movement In us 'neennoa was vas
inctjyely protective measure. If
army and the ships OF w1r OF the sui
Ihnd not been threatened with 6efcat
he hnnds OF expanding Christian coun-
< the mass Of the Tu Ks could never
Il been moved To chan; &c the order OF
h government. II is n one-percen-
[ nsinoritv-a accoriing to my observa-
Etl,at suffers compassl ~ for the sub
4 |ChrIstians The RESI- of the Turks
h nc sympathy for nom believers III
tHmmed.
Hc argument of the reformers which
kxbt over te their cause the majority
'I6eir co-religicn nIsts was by NJ means
rIca for justice neither fer justice
Iifbjecf races nor for justice To them
Hs Being MohammedaDs. the mass
IIhe ruling people were content t6
IL n fhe sultan governed with might
Idefied the enemies Of Islam.
Argument That Won.
was not even the premise OF fair
l,lent fur military service that gained
DAY, the true believer being ever
b. 10 serve and suffer for the khalif
Ms religion without monetary com
pstion. And only small proportion
Ihe ruin., men in Turkey arc not
M believers in the Moslem faith AMI
Me religious authority which hitherto
heen claimed by their sultan. The
Eimcul lIat won for the Young Turks
\ that The forces OF the sultan wers
Etqllate TO defend the country-that
I w-rc Inefficient To defend Islam
(bst thc inroads Of Bulgarians, Servi-
II Russians or against the rivals OF
u .>avs, the ambitious armies of
gria- Hungary and Germany
trh An enumeration Of effective en-
bs-Greece not being considered as
not include Great Britain
Y cjyeting nation. This fact. together
& the recollection OF Britain's Cri-
EAn alliance IL hold back the Russians,
EFAl as the knowledge of her present
To-, st r,I
gfrisn TERRITORY toward southeastern
Bnpe. accounts for the extensive mani
tttIcns of friendly feeling for England
p,h have taken place throughout
kfey since the new government came
X power.
lid though the first object of the re-
3Iagainst Abdul Hamid's government
|jiihe reorganization of the war forces,
ll;ey was only somewhat less moved
a a,serious and extensive reforms In
1y branch Of the government. OF
ase the reason she was less moved
dlbers of her ruling race had come
lppreciate the value OF good govern
H. AS long as the race adhered TO
ifeachings OF the Koran as delivered
1 1.-The great majority OF Mollahs
| l1ghout the Mohammedan world,
IL MAS no great alteration possible.
is because the book of Mohammed.
4 the traditions OF him. set down the
Al OF living in terms too hard and
4 But sufficient intelligence had
a into the rsce-as in no other free
Ale that adhere TO Islam-to permit
dertair members becoming patriots as
dRguished from pure religionists. in
fix words. those whose love Of the
,|i had given place to love of country.
list OF these patriots had become
.lifers and some out-and-out atheists.
lEh IL was necessary for the new gov
lneuf that they should UNFOLD the
.e Of the religion SO dear to the pas
U Of the average man of their race. |
NJ Young Turk, with whom / had been
Missing the relative merits OF Mo-
medan and European armies. / once
ted out the incapacity, though unde-
sle bravery. Of the Mahdi's men IN the
I'm The young man exclaimed; But |
ID people are not like u.s." Now. thz
Ilage Mohammedan subject Of the sui