The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
SAYS TURKEY Is ON
VERGE OF REVOLUTION
Former Ottoman Press Core
spondcnt Declares Entry
Into War Is Resented.
HE CHARGES DECEPTION

That revolutionary movement is UNI
der way in Turkey to force the Govern
ment to withdraw from participation In
the war, was asserted by Clement GourdjL
formerly correspondent Of the Ottoman
official news agency in Paris, on his ar
rival in this city yesterday. lie declared
that some OF the Young Turks. led by
Enver Pashs. had played traitor to the
country and that the war is now generally
regretted.
To a sun correspondent Mr. Gourdji said
that German agents silcnced the press of
Turkey and blocked the sources Of lnfor-
nation from other countries during the
negotiations which led TO Turkeys entry
into the war, Dispatches sent to his Gov
eminent stating the nature Of foreign
sympathy and the progress Of the war. he
said. we're returned to him by German
censors in Turkey. His country. he de-
clared, was plunged in Ignorance when u;
blindly followed the dictates OF the Kaiser.
The Young Turks" said Mr.. Gourdji,
have ruined Turkey. When the Euro
pean war broke out they proclaimed their
strict neutrality from all the minarets In
Cons'dutinople Then they began their
traitorous dealings with Germany. Kept
IN ignorance as to what was taking place
outside Of Turkey. and deceived az to tho
sympathies of the various races constl-
tuting the Ottoman Empire the Turkish
people we're led 60 do what has brought
on universal regret. My cOuntrymen re-
sponded with repugnance to the order for
mobilization which Enver rasha issued
under the vgilant eye Of l.imOn Won Lam
ders and his German officers.
MANY Turks In order not to be com
| PEELED to move counter to their con-
| sciences nave bought their liberty by a
| tribute of 900 francs TO the military
/ authorities, whose Golfers were empty
II is pi;iable fact that many Turks
/ living abroad faced with the alternative
OF paying or enlisting, have maintained
an iroulC silence. Better proof OF the
general feeling OF opposition to Turkeys
entry into the war Is shown 10y the fact
! that many Turks have enlisted In tn,
! French army and are now iighting against
those whom they were supposed to sup
/ port.
/ MY countrym men are now regre;tinF
| that they forgot so soon III" lesson ol
the Balkan war. when almost half OF
/ Inc country was lost In spite OF prOtes
| tations OF sympathetic protection on thu
| part OF Germany. The war party wa
bllndly seryi!c to the Kaiser. Even m
! Goebcn and BrJs.au were bought Tor hi'
profit Now while the press OF the res
rof the world IS reporting the fierce en-
| counters between the kurds and tho Rus
slams the Turkish papers maintain a pru
dent and approving silence.
| The repor; that the Ottoman Govern
ment Is planning a coup against Egyp
amuses me That will never b.. Egyp
tians ar, grateful to- England for he
benefactions. as the Tunisians are CRATE
! ful to France for what she has done there
And | have lived among the FellahS anC
Bedouins in Palestine and Syria and
know how enraged they were when II wa
suggested that they would espouse tn
/ cause OF the Turks.
! Tho Sultan at ConstantinOple NJ
longer represents for the Mussulnan tn
shadow OF God on earth Since the Kaise
has attempted to increase the size q
this shadow by his own figure the Alge
rian and Tunisian az least have been will
ing TO send their prayers direct TO heave
instead OF via Joustantinupi-.
Heretofore have been prevented fror
speaking my mind publicly on these sub
jects because my brother was prisOne
in Turkey Now he has escaped and
in Rome. From America therefore ! Civ
1t as my opinion that the kaiser's mil
itary game vita Turkey has been playc
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