Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
SULTAN WANTS ONE WIFE
WILL BE FIRST TURKISH
6 RULER TO CHANGE CUSTOM
Abdul MedJid No Longer Prisoner. and
Ia Permitted 10 Roam
About Asia.
.coNsTAHT1NorLE. Feb. ot.-

tCONSTANTlNOIlIE. Feb. 2l-lur'
key's next Sultan. Abdul Mediid. now
The heir apparent. will be the first 10
have but one wife. and as such she will
upjoy tho same romantic position rs
rrful favorne wife OF Suieiman the
Magnificent. whose tombs for centuries
hpvc attracted visitors TO the Suleiman
Mosque in constant!nopie.
Abdul Medjid is regarded as one OF
the most interesting personalities OF
Turkey. For thirty-three years he Was
Abdul Aziz, who was Sultan for fifteen
yours until his deposition and death in
was he Aa aaS ?S Gssuse 'hosG mar !GsG
early. at II. married for love. and then
used my tine time mprovinns my Mr. mind d.
the worlds philosophers" lie is no
longer officially a, prisoner. Since the
dethronement and SUdden deash o,
of tho young Turks. he has won his
way 10 libertv at least SO far as travel
in Asia or in Constantinople Is con.
Ccrncd. ANA lSo 20 Il certain freedom
OF speech.
Looks Like English Farmer.
In person he looks not unlike the old
fashioned gen;leman farmer of Eng
land or America. stout ,o S.uii, n fttins
homespuN. with only the red fez when
Turks wear in or out OF doors to IN.
dictate his nationality. When ne aorjn :.
hair and nious,arfc and wide Circas
Sian blue eyes give him tho thoughtful
will he a great Sultan II the whirl:eig
az politics, internal anu !ntcrnAiIoN
give him his chance 10 iulh!l h'S
dream OF salvag!ns the wrecks OF inc
W. have the makings yet OF a great
ncoaic Of :. people that will get ahead
in the arts q a ne sad With mn
Ar Of conviction. Why won't America
live us a start he asked III Quici!
athletic manner common 10 many os
why should we have those hostile
VA vessels n our h ,sfsd 7ai Sa 70
the ships swinging in the bosrho-nS:
Why no, settle our affairs; let us resi-
from the wars without number when
Gaze, LonEinsly ut Palace.
The prince was looking out from =
>.-coiY,;-~tc~v window. as lie talked. OF
he pa'r,abae,hcheh Ta!acc. the show
H,ie' 81 Pm M ,Hn ys;nr "''e't i" 49,"
AREN'T the Turks anxious for an
american mandate because they there
ry sec an opror;unity 70 save them,
Co7stantinopie:' he was asked.
Here the prince dropped his French
Ind began talking rapidly in Turkish
- Afrlcd Enia Bey. graduate OF Co
fur,,bia l-rive-sity. and editor OF the
,:a,iona,.s; paper. vakit. who inter-
ir.,ed as follows:
w: have no means OF letting the
r"ople IN America Know what Kind OF
,,eoDfr wN ar. ard what we think. The
TURKS want the Americans because
;rey kuow the Americans would treat
: 7l.yr honestly and help them develop
ricI country. - the profit OF both;
The Americans have never Travelled
v=rr much. nor gotten 20 know the
pssibiiiiies o. our people. who arc
-caSonahly honest and hard working.
.gtrrannot ne SAID that the Turks have
ever hetraycd their foreign friends so
We have long tradition OF friendship
with the liberal Western powers Aft
or the Turkish revolution Of laos. We
we're most anxious TO continue these
relations.
Plead. for American Aid.
'But hero came our difficulty. These
POWERS ENGLAND and France wished
- maintain good relations with The
Russians who, without our seeking IL.
were hostile 20 us, and finally The Rus
sian influence became so strong that
every person favorable 10 Turks in
me Frsneh and Enslish embassies
mcn's personally went to the
Trench and English ambassadors and
warned them that II this policy We're
continued We should b. driven into :;
German alliance. which would injure
both the French and English. and our
serves This warning had no effect,
ana tn" Germans began 10 send uS big
military missio also our officers
were trained in Germany, so we en-
Tered the war on the German side
IF the Americans don't come Ia US
row. the end OF i all may be a par
'ition. Leading 10 other wars, in which
America may he involved II Nigh.
he cheaper for america to risk mil
ions on Us NOW rather than TO spend
billions later on a new war
Asked If he We're partisan Of the
Nationaiist movement, the prince AN
Swercd: ~ person in lime for the
thrcnc cau't become involved in par
'icular. movements but must repre-
sent his entire people"
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