Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-14
KEN IL ROSE
from RANKS
Noted Turkish Leader Was Born In
POyerty-Story Read Like
Olden Romance.
United Press.)

.-.H MAJ taSNas ledQer Oh the
F.. Nationalist, reads like a ro>
me e of the middle ages.
He was born in 1881 and educated
at the Turkish Staff College School
in Constantinople, which at that time
was under German influence. He was
a Junior officer at the time of the
Young Turk Rebellion and won dis
tinetion
His extraordinary military ability
was recognized by his superiors
who saw in him a dangerous rival to
the Triumvirate composed of Enver,
Taalat and Djemal, who were then in
control.
He was assigned to protect Gallipo>
Ii in the hope that the campaign
would break him. But in spite OF
great difficulties, he was successful
and when ne returned to CONSTANT
nople, his reputation was established.
He became an object of jealous ma
tired to the Triumvirate and was as
signed to the most disagreeable and
difficult tasks. His successes con-
tinued and ne finished the war with
the rank of General
Immediately after the Armistice
in 1918, he began to cast about for a
career more promising than that of a
soldier Renal waited patiently IN
the background observing what APP
peared to be the final breakup of the
Turkish Empire.
Then came the landing of the Greek
troops in Smyrna and their advance
through Asia Minor. He left Con-
stantinople and went to Sivas where
he assembled a small handful of men
and became the champion of the new
Nationalism. He realized that the
world in general and Great Britain
in particular were against him, yet
in the face of what appeared inSur-
nnourtable obstacles, began laborious
preparations for the rehabilitation or
the Turkish Empire. He was out
lawed by the Sultan. ridiculed by the
Allies mad harassed by his own coun-
trymen.
Within the brief space of three
years Kemal Pasha succeeded in re-
building a nation, powerful and uni
ted out of hopeless, confusion and in
ternal disorder The story of those
years is one of interchangeable effort
and farsighted leadership.
His artillery was a conglomeration
of German. Turkish and Russian
nieces. adding some English and
French as the Nationalist movement
EXPANDED. With old German planes
as q nucleus. he built up an air ser
vice with machines from every coun-
trv in Europe.
German dumps furnished most of
he equipment for his amy until the
way was opened for him TO procure
rifles, ammunition and uniforms
from France and Italy.
Ora uslly he ASSEMBLE. around his
standsr the best military minds in
Tnrke, inside the Triumvirate. Fin
ally = time when he doubtless
sensei ne weakness of the Greek
inva and the divided sentiment
cvist.lg among their supporters, the
Allies, he began his military cam
paig
L. Que os the most spectacular adj
-or- u ai lory Kemal Pasha, drove
orr Minor, an invading army
his own and captured
material and equipment.
IS Il 1uTh VI NllC hlOOSA "
He is comparatively poor and
a bachelor, his salary from the An
cora Government being slightly less
than 5000 monthly.
He was born at Salonika of par
ents who were of the lowest class
and poverty stricken. At present he
occupies a quiet villa three miles
from Angora, where he lives with his
mother His health has never been
good although It appears to have i'm
proved since the ArTistice.
The spell If his personality over
the Augora Government is absolute
and his supreme power unquestioned.
His manner is quiet, his speech, slow
and deliberate, but he is said to be
the hardest Swearer in the Turkish
army and that is going some.