The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13
PATHETIC. ENTRIES IN
ABDUL HANDS, DIARY
Former Sultan Felt That Turkey
Would Become Prey o;
the Powers
NO FAITH IN ENGLAND.
Believed That Possessions in the
Balkans Were Source OF Weak
ness to Empire
NO FAITH IN ENGLAND
BERLIN. April -

BERLIN. April u.
\ further instalment OF eX-Sultan Abdul
Nauiids Thoughts and Memories from
his diary appears in the current number
a. "Nord und sud
Tho red sultan thought that Turkey had
become weak on account Of having grown
10 TOO great an extent; SO he does not
complain that the empire lost those
Balkan lands. which were so difficult TO
i'e, Tor he helieves-or believed when
the diary WAS writ;en-that Turkeys safe
- lay In drawing back and concentrating
her energies. and the sooner we do that
The sooner will our weakness and illness
be overcome. Then Europe will see that
the ursrised sick man will become a
strong man
on the vexcd question Of training Turk
Ism officers 'in Europe" the sultan says:
My friend. the German kaiser. praises
me progress OF our officers who study
III Germany But ! am afraid the kaiser
Is wrong, for The special report OF my
Berlin ambassador shows that the study
Of those young gentlemen ;s n very in
sufficient affair
Only a few devote themselves in
dustrious!y to their work. II costs a
great deai for our young sons OF Pashas
10 study Prussian military science. but
il is a good thing for the foreigner to
sec.
The old virtues OF the osmanl sim
plicity and sohriety, are often lost bv our
young men in Germany. They ACQUIRE
habits OF immortality and drinking, and
return as blase daudios. look down upon
ineir comrades, on our ola and tried gen
c!ais. and mock al our customs"
Predecessors Errors
Aodui Is not the first 10 make such
observations. He also believed in a
thoro1sh!y Mohammedan Turkey. IN
nrins'hs back TO the empire, in order to
strengthen 1t. all the Ottonans VINO had
wandered into neighboring states
As 10 Turkeys troubles. the denos.5
SULTAN says
nan send US peace and quiet. No la nd
4et1!tes mem more. We know that our
.Aie leaves much TO he desired I'M,
1'r worst iAing is the intriguing or the
VINO are bringing about our ruin
EeeF III. Year out, they disturb us
In View OF the machinations r. tho
movers how can We lead our people for
"a.d: II we could only have ten years
~ heace. then We might hope to be equal
10 the mucn-admired Japanese
Throughout the diary Abdul illuminate.
AGAINST extravaganza ana luxury. "'ro 80,
my Nl@.eTS "A good example" no saws 81
nave cut down my civil list / know I'm
the European press often RACES aralns,
ny size OIL III, but one must know tha,
nave almost a whole town 10 la!n,aIn.
am also the kalif. the Father 81
an Islam, and my purse belongs there
fore TO the Moslems of all tb, yn,l5
siiah knows how little require for nv
SELF any
Shallow French Novels
We mus, have a censor.' Abdul ex.
Gains. In the west, ne thinks. with lis
hsh DEGREE OF general education. CEN
soEsA!p may NOT be necessary. but the
eN-sH.lan says that il is necessary 70
treat ms subjects as children. for they
are indeed' only biz children" ana but
signify educated 1t is a great pity. he
aaus, mat 50 many shallow French nov
e's ma their way into the harclns
f'el!Sh machinations'' make Abdul
very angry There now rests for ms
ne says, only one way 10 salvation Tha,
Is 10 annihilate English intr!gues /, is
necessary tor'Sie 10 place MYSELF NJ no
mead % thu sOsta-lled reform movement
must give way bSfore English machina-
lions, and ] shall announce the constiitI-
Ton That Is tho last move in tho gam
Perhaps those who revel IN
schemes OF reform Will find ont later that
ine new way leads TO the abyss; In inc
eAd they Will perceive, trust, that Tur
key can only live II the Ottoman loyaIlv
adheres 10 the solid foundations or o,Ir
sacred code. Otherwise. we shall fan be-
lore tne Christian powers WHO wish to
destroy US"