La Junta tribune., 1911-01-14
From the Land of the
Unspeakable Turk

say lldt RDDu T'pOl N CUNT lIOHi
tuana and the other villages that
were destroyed year ago. The gov
ernment sent officers TO examine
these places and give an estimate OF
the loss. This was done and In due
time the parliament made an appro-
priation which when divided gave a
good help In the rebuilding OF the
villages. so that today those who have
the money are building better homes
and those who have built have erect
ed much better places than they had
before
Just last week the writer stopped
night In kessab. an Armenian vii
lage which was sacked and burned a
year ago, ! saw II shortly after the
trouble when Il was mass OF ruins
and ashes. Today II Is rising up
out of its ruins better than ever II
was. II is so good TO see the poor
people who have been so down trod.
den getting start again even II
they are In some debt. They seem
TO have the determination to go
ahead and II they only had such help
as other nations give 10 their peo-
pie. conditions would improve very
rapidly. The property Of the English
and Americans In kessab has not i'm
proved and though all have sent their
losses TO their respective governments
these have SO far failed to do any,
thing for them. II seems that the
loss would be on themselves, which
is far from Justice
The new parliament has opened IT.
session and as We would expect
year Of hard work ahead and impor-
tant issues await their decisions. To
show you a sample OF their work
send YOU a clippingof their action on
the passport question. from the orr.
ent, Constantinople, November %.
1910.
Fourth session, November 18th. a
letter from the senate was read which
requested the speedy endorsement Of
the seventy fourth article Of the con.
sututiou a. revised. Il vas voted to
give the matter Immediate attention
4 letter from the Grand VizicT ask
Ing whether a young man at the age
Of military service could be- regarded
as Il support to aunts OF unclcs who
have no other dependence Vas for
war1ed TO the military committee
Then the discussion of the passport
lill Was resumed Finally By vote
OF 10 against ~, the first article re-
qu,ring passports for those travelling
10 foreign Countries was accepted.
Then the remaining seventeen ar.
ucles we're accepted with few
changes II was voted TO request the
minister OF the Interior TO BE- pres
ont on some day and answer ques.
tons with reference TO the spread
OF cholera
Fifth session. November 2lst
After thv reading and endorsement of
the records OF the previous meeting.
the president announced that M the
vote taken the day before a mistake
had been made. namely. three OF the
white votes making passports oblig.
atory we're not signed aud that unless
those who cast these blank votes an.
nounced their Identity fresh yoi.
must be taken. After discussion the
vote was taken with the extraordinary
result that the securing OF posspor,s
was made voluntary. The vote stood
81 against -.
"A proposition To require those re
turning from foreign countries to
show at least their Ottoman Tcskcf,s
was refused In the afternoon let.
ter was read from Said IN. tuskubi
In which he presented his resignation
on the ground that he could not
share In the deliberations OF body
which changes It's decisions twic. a
day The matter was put on the
docket, An attempt was made 10 re-.
'iNe the discussion on passports II
VAS voted to return the ~ first to
III. committee. AZ ID. request OF
the minister OF public works the dis.
cuSsion ON the bill for the encourage
mcnt OF industries was postponed, and
attention was given TO the bylaws
The first two articles were accepted
but IN. third occasion.d hot debate
which lasted to the close OF the scs.
sion %
Nov as to the matter OF schools
and education thcr. hay. been no
steps taken for III. opening Of schools
In the mountains or villages. A bill
Was recently passed giving the min.
i.t-r OF education power To open Ad.