New-York tribune., 1916-07-04
RUSSIA AND TURKEY CONTRASTED
Unspeakable Methods Held to Surpass Any
Achievement of the Knout.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF June % Nr. Zsr,t
criticises Ivan Narodny's appeal for clos-
union between Russia and the United Sta.s
Says Mr. Zarck: Lately there is apparent
in the daily press, as well as in other PERIOD
icals Of the land persistent outcry e
praise Of Russia and her ways in the world
Well, I think it is high time that some ore
put in good word for Russia. For miny
years past numerous other writers OF tt'
same class have anticipated Mr.. Zarcs 70
describing her as "a nation. three quarters
Of whose population have never seen ne
light Of a book and all OF whom suffer ,a'
yoke Of tvrant government unparalleled
the world history Such references 70 Ru"
sia would command more respect If II ws,
not for the curious fact that from the SANE
quarter come all the appeals that Christii,
readers ever hear OF late in favor Of Il;
Turk
The world at large has learned 70 kno'
him as the "unspeakable Turk" But nov
he is being introduced as the "speakas'
Turk" and on numerous occasions Of lar
we have been told by those who have q goo
word for Russia that "the Turk is not su;i
a bad man.
Aside from the motives behind these cor
certed efforts 20 degrade Russia and elevsn
Turkey in the eyes of our people let Us looi
at the facts. In six years 1850 70 1856
Russia emancpated 100000 serfs. It COS
the highly civilized United States four yesH
Of bloodshed and untold treasure 20 fre
only 100000 slaves Since 1865 Russia hr
done much more TO elevate these formr
serfs than We did to elevate our ex-slsv.s
In 1918 she had 10000 schools, 900 tescs.
ers and 100000 pupils. Russias indusuii
progress has been simply wonderful lr 10
ten years Of its history did the foreign corr
merce OF the United States increase 100 PEI
cent. as did that Of Russia from 1903 70 1915
How does Turkey compare with this record.
What has she done 10 promote educstloi
industry, trade and commerce? Absollnf
nothing. As one writer says: "Since ne
beginning Of his career TO this day the Iu''
has built nothing, created nothing IN ~
domain of science, art, literature indusiri
commerce or finance. and therefore has ="
contributed one whit 10 the makeup a..
Growth Of cur civilization"
As for Mr.. Zarcks talk Of Russian tyrsrr
being unparalleled in the worlds history
would profit him TO study Turkish hsior
during the last hundred years 20 90 no tlr .
ther back from Protestant writers who iH
not overpartial 10 Greek Catholic nations
In his book The Rule Of Islam" ls-.'
Archibald J. Dun quotes from repof;
the Earl Of Derby the following:
During the Greek war Of ndepeneere
the Mshometans in a popular outburst sen.
the Greek Patriarch OF Constantinople a.
ignominiously hanged him before the ehHH'
in which he had been officiating, devsrN
his body TO the Jews to be dragged throw.
the streets. at the same time commiiI'
other atrocities There is no record IN
last hundred years Of Russian mob GO,
hitting such outrages on peaceable l''
ish Church Official residing in the C1'f'
minons.
In concluding his history Dun says
the case of the politico-religious s'N
founded by Mahomet We have seen "ns'
fruits have been. Scenes Of violence t,P
and blood and OF frightful oppression
invariably marked every chapter OF s'i
and Turkish history. It has been one
tale OF the might and ruthless teroelV
conquering race over the peace-lo'Ins ~.
lations OF Western Asia and Eastern E"'s
We have heard much about Russia" -.
ties during the present war, but u the ..A
tics Of human beings slaughtered 10
blood females ravished and sold in'o = ,,r
all with the connivance Of the lurS''1 1,ss
ernment. were published the showing
silence these enemies OF Russia ana Sn,ry
pions Of the Turk. w H.
Brooklyn. June 26, 1915.