Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-01-13
NEW SULTAN WILL
 BE THE FIRST TO
 HAVE SINGLE WIFE
For B Years the New Ruler Was His Fathers
 Prisoner

have but one wife, and as such she will enjoy the same romantic posi- ton as the celebrated Roxaiana, the all-powerful favorite wife of Sulei- man the Magnificent, whose tombs for centuries have attracted visitors to the Suleiman mosque in Con- stantinople.
 Abdul Medjid is regarded as one of the most interesting personalities of Turkey. For 8 years he was prisoner in the house of his father, Abdul Aziz who was sultan for 15 years unti This deposition and death in 1876.
 q was happy during those long years," he said to the Associated Press, "because l married early, a1 twentv-four; married for love, and then 1 used my time improving my mind, drawing wisdom from the works of the worlds philosophers. He is no longer officially prisoner Since the dethronement and sudden death of Abdul Hamid in 1908, and the advent of the young Turks, he has won his way to liberty at least so far as travel in Asia CT in Constantinople is concerned, and also to certain freedom of speech
 In person he looks not unlike the old fashioned gentleman farmer ot England or America, Stout, bluff hearty, his dress is of rough, loose ly fitting homespun, with only the red fez which Turks wear in or out of doors to indicate his nationality When he doesn't smile, which is not often, his greying hair and moustache and wide, Circassian blue eyes give him the thoughtful air which has led Turks to declare he will be great sultan if the whirlagig of politics, internal and international, give him his chance to fulfill his dream of salvaging the wrecks of the Ottoman empire.
 "We have the makings yet of a great people, of people that will get ahead in the arts of peace and industry under proper conditions he said with an air of deep convic- tion. "Why won't America give us start ?" he asked in a quick pa thetic manner common to many ot the men of the nations defeated in the war.
 "Why should we have those hos tile war vessels in our harbor a year after the armistice?" he asked pointing to the ships swinging in the Bosphorus. "Why not settle our affairs; let us rest from the wars without number which we have had :"
 D,,,, 1oo fr0r second story window, as he talk ed, of the Dolmabaghcheh Palace the show place of Constantinople where he has the use of one wing
 Aren't the Turks anxious for an American mandate because they thereby see an opportunity to save themselves from partition and the loss of Constantinople? ?" he was asked.
 Here the Prince dropped his French and began talking rapidly in Turkish, to Ahmed Bey, graduate of Columbia University and editor of the nationalist paper, Vakit, who interpreted as follows:
 "We have no means of letting the people in America know what kind of people we are and what We think. The Turks want the Ameri cans because they know the Ameri. cans would treat them honestly anc help them develop rich country te the profit of both. The American have never travelled here much, nol gotten to know the possibilities o1 our people, who are reasonably hon est and hard working. It can no1 be said that the Turks have ever be , trayed their foreign friends so long as the latter acted in good faith. w have a long tradition of friendshir with the liberal western powers. Af ter the Turkish revolution Of 1908 these relations.
 These powers (England and France wished to maintain good relations with the Russians who, withou showing it, were hostile to us, ant finally the Russian influence becam; so strong that every person favora ble to Turks in the French and En glish embassies were drawn home by their governments. I personally went to the French and English am bassadors and warned them that il this policy were continued we should be driven into German alliance which would injure both the French and English and ourselves. This warning had no effect and the Ger mans began to send us big military missions. also our officers were trained in Germany, so we entered the war on the German side.
 "If the Americans don't come tc us now, the end of it all may be q partition leading to other wars in which America might be involved It might be cheaper for America tc risk millions on us now rather than to spend billions later on a new war"
 Asked if he were partisan ot the Nationalist movement, the Prince answered.: "A person in line for the throne can't become involv- ed, in particular movements but must renresent his entire people"
 The interview ended by the Prince saving: "Now let me interview you Will America keen her word ana sign the peace and enter the League of Nations" ?" Then he shook hands warmly, and touched his heart and forehead in sign of farewell. and mo- tored hack to his home and studio where he is painting new pictures ot his beloved Circassian wife and SOY and daughter.