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Show - 1 urkisPeasants More fo beH pitied Than Armenians, I f Sa s Sabaheddine. cl'Buvolutions Which HaveH 1 Kuntry for Many Years jJPr Ken M 1 s of rwers for 'M ( Riiilr Own Ends, I J rParls,Prlnco Snbnheddlnc, a - jj'l ephew of tho sultan of Turkey nnd II Hhlcf of tho young Turk pnrty, has ad- f-Jl H usscd a letter on the subject of tho fil ,;i soncratlon of Turkey to Senator l P arre Ilertholot, who recently ap- mm pt aled to President Roosevelt In be- - fl fiilf of tho Armenians, Tho letter Minplalns that the revolutions, which II fj '-jyV'o. torn tho country for many years, S'l H o been organized by tho official B'nts of certain powers for their own f I ds and points out thnt whllo much "Jfl JBmpathy hns been given tho Armc- ( -U ljnsl tho Turkish peasants are moro- . Vibo pitied. Tho agriculturists, tho (iH 'Ll'icc Bays, nro all forced to serve In B9ij ''irrrfly, and tho women are left to W' ttfyso enough to pay tho exorbitant T if Hflxes. Intelligent and educated Turks v ffi Q Atho are trying to gain reforms are ar- bItrarlly arrested, tortured, banished ?A and even murdered by Irregular trl- fM buuals. This persecution, however. M oasjonly strengthened the movements tfi llio reforms Imposed by Europe on fl Tufkoy, tho prineo snys, havo accen. If tfuated tho troubles. Tho Interests ot m 'tho Armenians and Turks nro Identl- a ";caj. The Kurds being Mussulmans, tfj not Turks, ravngo both Armenians H' 4nd Turks lndlscrlmliiatoly. It would J UeU great gain, ho says, If the Kurds, JwlVO are tho finest race, could ho at. j 'the'hed to tho soil, as their ferocity Is I: 19' direct result of their present so- i Clal condition. jfl Tho grent and Imperative reform, Sm Pclnco Sabaheddine continues, la ad- UCB mihlstratlvc decentralization In tho mi ewj)lro which would permit tho in. Br dustrlous inhabitants to cxcrclso ef- sK ;fetlve control over tho management vSi "j(Ctho locnl affairs nnd take the npc- Wjfi isSnry measures to maintain perma- fiint order and peace. JHbs fatt ICuropo nnd America decided ta WA (ttervcnc, the letter says In conclu- -bIoii, they must In justice Intcrvono HjHjHjl infavor ot all tho victims of tho pros- LWm :ht regime; besides which Turkey be- XjHBH Utg tho grent link between eastern LB ihtl western civilizations by reform- W V .lng and bringing her Into line with 5 modern Ideas, It would effaco tho on- - f .1 'togonlsm of tho two civilizations. ! .1 life VI |