Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-22
GOVERNMENT OF ANGoRA.
W. H. Stewart.
Charlotte, R. F. D. 7.

Where New Government Of Turkey Is
Being Founded.
Was Home of Ancient Galatians Among
Whom St. Paul Founded Ancient
Church-Noted Also as Home Of the
Forefathers Of the Irish.
"a city founded by Midas Of the
touch of gold; overrun two centuries
before Christ by far-wandering cous-
ins Of the Irshman Of today; great
and wealthy community under Rome
and Byzantium; and in spite Of its
checkercd history and its past glory.
known to recent generations in the
west only because OF long-haired
goat.
Such is Angora in central Asia MI
nor" says a bulletin by the National
Geographic Society, where Mustapha
Kemal Pasha has set up the Angora
government which he claims to be the
real government Of Turkey. and from
where, supposedly surrounded by Boil
shevist agents. he is issuing defiant
messages to the Allies.
"The remote kinsmen of the Irish
who figure in the history Of Angora,'
continues the bulletin, were 10000
Celts from central Europe, who, unable
to push into Greece. decided to try
thedr luck across the Hellespont. After
harrying the country for half a century
they were forced to settle around An
CORA, then known as Ancyra. Their
country became known as Galatia.
There st. Paul is supposed to have
founded Christian church to the con-
gregation of which he addressed his
'Epistle to the Galatians In the fourth
:century the Celtic language was still to
be heard in Galatia, according to st.
Gerome.
A Touch of Celtic Spirit In Asia.
"Thc Celtic invaders were always in
the minority and were finally absorbed,
as the Norman conquerors Of England
were absorbed by the SaXons. Many
observers profess to see the effects OF
Celtic blood in the people Of Angora
today. and describe them as lighter in
complexion than the people of other
parts of the Near East, and the most
genial Of the Mohammedans of Asia
Minor
"Ancyra dwindled to village under
Celtic rule, but following the anneXa- :
ton Of Galatia to the Roman Empire
in 25 B. c., and during the hundred
years in which it was maintained rs
the Roman frontier province, the city
took on great Importance. One of the
most famous of the ruins Of Asia Mi
nor Is that of beautiful marble tenn
ple in Angora dedicated to Rome and
Augustus
During the Byzantine period Ancy-
IA became even more important. its po-
sition between Constantinople and Mes
opotamia and Persia making it the me-
trupulis IF interior Asia Minor The
rising power Of the Turks was indicat-
ed by the fall of Ancyra into THEN
hands more than hundred years be-
fore the fall Of Constantinople. Bu'
Ancyra was captured shortly afterwarc
by the Christian Crusaders during one
of their farthest sorties inland and was
held by them for eighteen years unit
1860, when it again fell into Turkish
hands.
A City of Mud and Marble.
"Though marble reminders Of its an
cent glory are scattered about in th'
Aneora of today, it is predominantlE
dingy city of mud brick houses ant
narrow streets. y moque is Dull
against one of the marble walls OF tn
noble old Augustan temple. The wall!
and gates Of the city arc constructed @
fragments Of demolished Greek and lto
man buildings, cnlonnades and othe
structures.
1.-THE city ia go miles southeast o
Constantinople. 1t has population o
about 10000, approximately a third -"
them Armenians who speak Turkish
It is perched on q rocky plateau to tn
north of which stretch plains merging
finally into great desert On thes
southern plains are pasturcd large hero
Of sheep, and goats with long silky haI
which have made the name, Angora
familiar to western ears. Large quan
titles Of wool and mohair are exported
Cats. and TO 4 less extent dogs AM
other animals in the neighborhood o
Angora have unusually long silky nan
II is believed that the climate and per
haps the soil Of the region arc resp"n
sible for this peculiar development.
Alaska produced minerals 10 tn
value OF $22,O70O0O in 1920. Thes
/ figures bring the grand total of IN
country's mineral output mp to. Sl6o,
600 600. The United States paid Rus
sia sT,200,OO0 for Alaska.