The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

and the other troublesome Northerners
bothered him heap. and some of the
kinglets who had fetched and carried
for his father got so uppity they quit
paying rent to Bayezid. Seeing these
things, the populace rose up and de-
manded that Bayezid abdicate and let his
mettlesome young son Selim-the boy the
white horses, are named after-haye the
scepter. Selim sent word to the old man
that II the latter didn't resign peaceably
ne would chase him out of the country.
so Bayezid II quit and Selim came on.
Selim was as pugnacious as Coney Is
land tough and he kept something going
on all the time. He ham-strung half
dozen aspirants for championship honors
In Asia and In Europe he put the screws
| to as many princelings who got behind
\ with their remittances. Selim died In
$50. after eight years OF strict attention
to business, and an examination Of the
score card reveals a great increase over
his fathers batting average.
suleimnn the Magnificent.
After Selim came his handsome son,
Suleimsn, called the Magnificent Sulei-
man was the greatest OF the Turks. He
had the graces OF Saladin and the
vigor of Richard Couer dLeon. He had
learning and personal magnetism and
splendid military and executive ability.
Perhaps he was of the highest type of
Oriental despot and he ruled and fought
with an assurance that came OF the most
incisive intelligence. Under him the
Turkish Empire attained its utmost
splendor. He led his armies across the
Danube. after taking Belgrade. meeting
and destroying all opposition. Louis II
of Hungary and many of the mobiles of
the North were slain In battle. Budapest
fell before the onslaught Of Suleiman
and his triumphant warriors. and on to
Vienna he went. To the great capital
he laid siege promptly and was making
Roadway when happily he and his army
We're imperatiyely called TO his Asiatic
dominions to auell vast invasion by the
Persians. After driving the Persians back
within their own borders he returned to
his capital at Constantinople and quelled
a score of uprisings along the coasts of
his mighty domain. In every contest he
won the diamond belt, the big end of the
purse. the side bets. and the gate receipts.
Suleiman was the unquestioned champion
of the world. He won from all Corners
and was extremely anxious to take on the
heavy weights of Germany. France, and
England. Again and again during his
long and glorious reign he stretched the
rulers Of Southern Europe on their backs
and took everything they had In their
pockets. There were long strings Of trust |
Street brokers constantly bringing him |
presents and begging him TO let them run |
errands for him. When Suleiman died In |
1856 he was the undisputed Hot Stugh |
from the frontiers OF Germany to the |
frontiers OF Persia. The Black Sea was |
practically his own private swimming
hole.
Suleiman's successor was Selim II, and. |
like so many great mems sons. Selim |
was a lightweight and dissipated. He |
lost out pretty soon. dying as quickly as
Old Man Alcohol could get around to
him. In the meantime his fleet In the |
Adriatic was rsundly trounced by the
Austrian fleet at the battle of Lepanto-
Murad III. his son, was but a slight i'm
provement on papa, and the Empire lost
more prestige. Wars continued disad-
and when Murad III died
III took up his fathers re-
sponsibilities- Soon he exited by the
graveyard road and Ahmed I got the
office. Ahmed soon proved his incom-
petence and the great Empire seemed
about to break down in the loins. At
death his brother, Mustafa- got
the throne, the son line being extinct.
Mustafa was what erudite historians call
bughouse, and in a few months another
brother, Osman II, took charge. Osman
was a raw bush Lacquer and muffed every
chance that came his way until the peo-
pie from the bleachers came down and
lynched him. Mustafa, the bughouse, tried
1t again, but didn't reach first base. His
brother Ibrahim hit a pop-up and was
given his release. The Turkish Empire
was now in the second division, with
every prospect of becoming a tailender.
long line OF Mustafas, Osmans. Ahmeds,
and Selims followed. after ls4s, and once
in a while one of them would make what
looked like might be stretched into a
h,,4 all ell |,
on their feet and for 800 years not one
Of them made a score. Suleiman was in
reality the last man in the Ottoman
League to hit a home run
Two Hundred Years Condensed.
Gradually the Turks lost ground in Eu-
rope They parted with one Province Z
after another, and their tenure in Europe
Tor the past half a century has been :
guaranteed by the great Powers which
have needed Turkey as pawn in the
diplomatic game. The recent history Of ,,
he Turks is well known, or at least as !
asst disastrous war is now in the peace S
making stage. and the territory that will ;
De left them in Europe is hardly enough J
10 raise a radish on.
/ am sure my readers are DESTROYS of :
ny ending this contribution to the worlds
innals with rev ethical remarks con- 2
,erning the main subject matter herein.
feel the obligation and will respond to '
I. although / hesitate somewhat on ac- :
cunt of the delicate condition of affairs y
n Europe, growing out of the Turko- c
Balkan war, and assure the responsible l
authorities Of European chancellories
hat 1 am personally impartial I have no !
iesire to influence the outcome of the ne =
rotations now negoting. \
In the first place. / shall tell what ais 4
he Turk. 1t is the same thing that has c
.iways allied him. He began by degrad- {
ng womanhood and has, naturally, never T
'een able to rise higher than his birth
ource. could tell a lot more about Il
lin. but this is enough. All his other S
rrors are minor and mostly are the out s.
,rowth Of the main one. @
APPENDIX !!
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rom New Jersey, the same Province from a
whence came Tumulty Bey and Woodrow
'asha.
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