Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-10
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NOVELIST srlRs TURKEY. ,
Woman Writer Exsrtin9 Trsmsndou,
Influence In War. Ridden Country.

woman Writer Exsrtin0 Tremendous
influence In War. Ridden Country.
tBy Associated Press.l
Constantinople Nov. There are
only two sincere political movements
In Turkey, one for American help. the
other for an independent country
which should be left alone, says Halids
Edib. Turkish woman novelist, poet
and nationalist. "AM the rest are
movements fed by fos eign money" she
told the Associated Press correspon-
dent today.
Small, handsome. q brilliant CONVEX
sationalist and speaker, Halide Edib.
a fiery advocate for new and better
Turkey, Is the best-known woman Of
her country. A graduate Of Robert
College for Girls. an American institu-
ton. she speaks English well and has
used it since the armistice to try to
convert Americans here to her hopes.
In the war she worked with her hus-
band. a physician, in the Red Crescent
or Turkish Red Cross. One Of her
novels, New Turania," q Turkish
Looking Forward" has greatly moved
her people by u patriotic appeal
II don't think any nation in Europe.
except perhaps Belgium, would BE dis
interested enough, or would be permit
ted by the other powers, to take over
the work that must be done here" she
said. $50 we have organized an Amer
lean propaganda which is evident In all
parts Of the old empire. Even the
humblest people realize the truth Of
our contentious, and for that reaSon It
has been easy to persuade them to
favor an American control.
The Americans haven't encouraged
us. and other nations have discour-
aged us, either by deportations or GEN.
sorship Of our press. We can't send
any one to America because the armis-
tice prevents US from travelling.
Moustapha Kemal Pasha, who IL an
honest, sincere patriot, believes q We
do.
What Turkey needs IL peace. mod
ern agricultural development, 40 our
soil is very rich. territorial integrity,
wherein there are equal rights to Mos
lens and Christians, and education.
We need q uniform school system.
There Is vast desire for education
and many parents make many sacri-
fees while children educate themselves
rather than go uneducated.
1.-THE woman in Turkey 10 much more
emancipated than is believed abroad.
and her education is part Of our pro-
gram. 1t Is true that in the past we
have ourselves been Influenced by the
Persian influence, which took from our
women their old freedom. It must be
remembered that all our women arc
not to be judged by those Of the city.
who don't count for much. In tho
country our women have oil the fam
lily responsibilities; they I'LL the; soil,
they care for the children, while the
role Of the man II moro that Of the
soldier.
Women in Turkey have their vani-
ties, too. just like women elsewhere.
In my novel. in which pictured Tur-
key as she should be, planned new
costume without the veil, somewhat
like that Of the Quakeress. but after
a time It was no longer worn because
1t wasn't found becoming.
much has been said Of the Pam
Islamic and Pan, Turanian movemsnts.
Politically I am for neither. The hrst
refers to religious union and the Sec
ond to the racial union Of peoples In
habiting north Africa and Asia. These
peoples are, loosely, Turks, Arabs, Tar
tars and Kurds. When the new Turk
idea started the old imperialists OBJ
jected that by it we would lose Arabia
and Syria. We appear to have done so
by the war. believe In q cultural
union Of these peoples, however. and
q continuance of our economic rela-
tions with Arabia. which were always
close and natural.
1.-THE national Idea isfo maintain the
integrity Of the Ottoman Turks. who
are people who change neither reli-
gion nor other ideas, and for that rea-
son have always been the champion Of
the religion Of Mohammed. We want
also to, see an Independent Armenia, as
we believe the latter viii never rest
until they have It, We want for our
boundaries the lines Of the armiatice.
that il Thrace, Asia Minor to the Rus-
sian frontier. thence to the trading
center Of Bagdad, which IL about one
half Turkish. tho It Is also inhabited BY
Persians, Kurks and Arabs. and thenoc
to the Mediterranean. A
Inside OF this territory we want
Greeks. Armenians or any ono. 90
long as they do not asitate politically.
There should be no religious distinc-
tons; we should abolish the old courts
and have them uniform. We should
take our patriarch out Of our political
cabinet and let him merely be head Of
our church system. The sultan should
continue In his dual capacity ~ Sul-
tan. politically, and a. caliph. Telt5
giously. .fS,
with growing economic prospsrity
Turkey would become better country.
but to accomplish what we need NJ
can't 20 alone. We realise that W.
must have outside help. which would
be respected by our people a4d the
Christians, and which IN reforming W
couldS bear any blame for reforms
Coming from an unpre1udioed source
they would be accepted
1.-THE sultan has been frightened ~
the nationalist movement and ~ the
suggestion that Ansricans would
make us republic. eliminating him
politically. We arc not 20 proc oNhe.
vik a. to wish 20 overthrow iNm, and
for many ysars y would ~ be;fat.
tempted. IA
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