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ago established a very considerable
educational institution known as
Roberts college Just across the
Bosporus from what was then Abb
dull Tfaimid's capital Of Constanti-
nople, now called Istanbul It's
still the Turks biggest city, al
though they've transferred their
seat of government to Ankara, for
nerly Angora.
They were proud Of this college
and treated our missionaries with
a lot of consideration. To be sure,
one of them was kidnapped once.
but it wasn't done by Turk The
kidnaper was a Macedonian bandit
leader. Boris Sandansky. The mis-
sionary was Ellen NJ. Stone. The
Turks did their best to catch Boris
but he was too elusive. Finally
the ransom he demanded was
raised by popular subscription in
this country and he turned Ellen
loose. Shortly afterward l was in
Constantinople and Hilmi Pasha,
then minister Of the interior. told
me that, in his opinion. Boris and
Ellen framed up the kidnapping be-
tween them, split the reward and
parted on excellent terms. He said
he thought that was why Bros was
so impossible to catch; Ellen didn't
want him to be caught any more
than he did-not until they got the
reward, to divvy between them.
OF course I'd no means of know
ing whether or not Hilmi was fight
about II.
The story certainly does suggest
q pretty wild region. Well, so it
was wild, out in Macedonia.
Naturally Peaceful
But the Turks naturally are a
very orderly people. My visit syn
chronized with the Young Turkish
revolution against Sultan Abdul
Hamtd.@- He was in the immediate
act of being overthrown. There
wasn't any government. Never
theless, a stranger, like myself,
W dS dS Ed4G dS AlG NOAlQ Oll
Broadway. There was plenty OF
fighting but innocent 5ystanders
weren't molested a bit. Business
went on as usual--no footing; no
miscellaneous violence. One day
stopped in the Rue Cabristan, just
opposite the American embassy, to
get my shoes shined. The kid set
up his box outside the curb, the
sidewalk being overly crowded.
Along came about a battalion of
Turkish cavalry. occupying the :
whole roadway. | wanted 10 hunt
my hole but the kid hung onto my
ankle. The officer in charge gave
an order and the entire military
outfit, sWerving, politely went
around me.
I've referred 10 the United States
embassy. l got we'll acquainted
with Louis Einstein, our first Sec
rotary. and asked him why. consid-
ering the citys complete state Of
anarchy. things were so civilized.
ITS because. he said, this pop
ulation inherently is so decent"
And Louis Einstein was an author
ity.
The Armenians. having been
Turkishly a good deal massacred,
probably wouldn't indorse this ver-
dict. I've always had a'suspicion,
though. that the Armenians must
have been middling aggravatIng, or
so nice a crowd wouldn't have mas
sacred EN-.
But beware the fury OF pa
tient man" VIGOROUSLY he's the
ugliest fighter under heaven, once
get him started The Turks. being
superly-patient, are SPECIFICATIONS
II they ultimately go on the war
path The Armenians can testify
to that effect.
One for the Book
And have those Turks got nerve!
Well, while | was in CONSTANT
nople (now Istanbul) | had occa-
sion TO cross the Golden Horn in a
horse cab. At one end Of the
bridge was a gang Of Young Turks
At the other end was a party Of
Abdul Hamidites. They were shoot
ing at one another. sweeping that
bridge with death and destruction
The cabman drove onto 1t calmly
bound to cross because that was
uyhat IA hired him IN do ft's a
toll bridge The tolls a few cop.
pers All | had was piece Of
silver. | tossed II TO the collector.