Show IB OTTOMAN EMPIRE e Tarkish Form of Government Gov-ernment Going iiND VIZIER KYMIL P1SHA Jilt to His Villa OB the Bosphor Institutions of Learning Bulgarias Fountain Head OSSTAHTiNOPLE December 20 1888 racial Correspondence of THE ULDlIt I has been oft stated by the it brains of the Nineteenth Century it the government of the Osmanlis is JiopelesEly lost case nor are these ertions but recent Years ago its it-s most positively stated that the final sh was then nigh at hand and still Turk is a Turk this very day Tat we be not led into a like mistake saying the Turks must go let us ike the timely assertion that his pres It form oft of-t GOVERNMENT IS GOING Orientals are to be the continued lers of the Levant we cant think of i nore dignified and commanding race the position that the Turks with all Fnr little failings and it is rather to assumed that Orientals will ba the lers at least until there is some radii rad-ii alteration in the present political nation of Europe Te strong posi m here in the east is such that it is r better in the hands of a weak wer than with a strong one thereby e equilibrium of the Old World is ore fully attained on which has rested e peace and prosperity which has now an going onfor years But the asser m that the present tottering govern ent of the Osmanli must go is a fact B Jar and well founded That the gov jmnment is even now giving way totter 1 to-tter laws and customs are facts not be denied by any observer Of course ch reforms may be as yet but cold id tardy but tney are nevertheless tual and certain Staunch and energetic workers for form are a number of Turks who ve ttaveled in Europe and been con nced that Constantinople is not the eatest city of the world and that usselmen can themselves learn of tours unbelievers Among this amber are not a few of the Sultans inistry and probably the most noted 1 these is the GRAND YIZIEE HIMSELF ho is spoken of as the actual Mussel an Bismarck We have had the easure of an audience with His High 3ss at his private residence on the osphorous and as it may please the ader to know something about so gtmguished a personage as the idrazam as thfy here term this office the Grand Vizier and will not be niss in our talk on governmental Re rm we willquietly visit Kymil Pasha he is most commonly known He > Ids forth for the public two hours jtch Friday during which time auj Me may see him We had business worthy of His k jtighness consideration so resolved toke to-ke advantage of his reception hours ith this resolve we took a ten miu esrideby steamerup the Bosphoroas id landed near the noted villa Its = It-s halfhidden among trees and is it very magnificent in appearance hue the streets which lead to it are arrow and filthy swarming with the OMNIPBESEKT TDEKISH DOGS ne enters the garden gate under the J tarp gaza of a soldier and a straight > ath between tall poplars leads to the Massive door of the entrance hall I i he door beins open we step lightly i on the white marble floor of the aaciom hall and are at once met by a I rvant who briskly motions us to stand i ir fear we will advance with our shoes I I n a serious violation of Turkish et uette This is however probably not 3 prominent iu the eyes of the sor i ant as the faot that we might dirty his oor which ne must see is always in je neatest of trim Luckily we know ae custom and having on onr Turkish I hoeswhich are essentially two pairs fjwe divest ourselves of the over shoes nd are allowed to advance A second eryant leads us up the broad stairway frhen a third ushers us into a waiting oom and requests our cardswe being < rankS while a fourth servant waits pon us with coffee in such tiny little ups In the room sipping coffee and raiting for their turn are several I quarebuilt old Turks who seemingly ant compose themselve3 sitting a la frank on the fine cushioned chairs so ley I TUCK THEIR LEGS UNDER THEM n fine home style There is something say about Turk in this position that JanJt be described i one must seethe ctual performance to appreciate the omfort it affords them whether in heir own simple cafe or in fine French jarlors All conversation is carried on n a whisper in this grand mansion all 1 Carkish domiciles are sacred so this nust begreatly so belonging as it does 0 the Sadrazam f But here is tae servant announcing J n a whisper that His Highness will sees see-s this very minute What a flutter it Buses in ones breast as we follow remblingly behind the servant We ire soon brought squarely in front of a blanketlike hanging answering for a door and this the servant pulls lightly to one side exposing us to the scrutinizing scrutin-izing gaza of the Grand Vizier We > bow as becomingly rs we know how and he rises with ease and motions us to a vacant seat opposite him Here I I we are the private guests of the Sadra zam and what a funny little driedup J specimen of Turk he really is Why J he is nothing like the common dumpish dump-ish Turk He speaks English quite fluently and half adozen or more other II languages he is immensely popular with the representatives of the leading r nations because of his knowing their Y I lawn national tongue Being a fine 3 French scholar he knows the position of his government well and assiduously > labors for its reforms During our talk with His Highness he boasting said his government had ALL KINDS OK RELIGIONS CIAll kinds of Chrstians and all kinds of here he paused a little but finally came out with Musselmen Our errandlm a hardly finished when I twopachasaw unately arrived and IJ rJ pV N 1 were ushered in by the servant without ceremony When tile blanket door was pulled aside this time there was a miniature race between the two pachti who trotted right up to the aide of the Sadrazam and salaamed in royal Turkish Turk-ish style The salaaming ended there was a desire on the part of the two pachas to kisi the gown of the Sadra zm after true Mohammedan honor His Highness being dressed a la Frank was thus minus of the essential gown this however was made up by the pachas trying to catch his coat tail The Sadrazam vigorously resented this action for some cause but the dachas were the more persistent on their side so for a few minutes these royal personages per-sonages had a lively skirmish over the COAT TAIL OF HIS HIGHNESS the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Em-pire It is only justice to the pachas to mention that they triumphantly succeeded in their aim But how about the less distinguished foreign visitors When quiet was restored the pachas took a seat to condescendingly wait until His Highness was disengaged There was a painful look on the countenance counte-nance of the Sadrasaru 6S hejooked at us and then unavoidably took a quick glance at the new comers We at once saw the position that it would hardly be equity to keep the royal faithfuls waiting while he conversed with gafours so we made our exit as graceful as we could and found the first the second the third and the fourth servants all ready and waiting for theback heesh This last is the evil of a visit to the Sadrazam But to return as the novelist says to our first subject There is probably not anything that acts so forcible in the reform of a government as the education educa-tion obtained in schools Knowing that in this lies the true essence of reform in Turkey as it has been in other countries coun-tries the writer has busied himself in his spare time visiting the most NOTED INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING Osmanlis schools are virtually closed to a stranger but Armenian Greek and foreign schools have been visited In the most of foreign or mission schools a bitter prejudice was engendered by knowing I was from Utah Probably the highest and best school here is the Robert College it is certainly the finest we have had the pleasure to visit It was founded in 1863 by the munificence of Christopher K Robert of New York and under the direction of Rev Cyrus Hamlin DD It was incorporated incorpor-ated by the Legislature of the State of New York and is governed by a board of trustees residing there An Irade was granted by the Sultan here for its establishment The object of the college col-lege as it sets forth is to give to its students without distinction of race or religion a thorough educationequal in all respect to that obtained at a first class American college and based upon the same principles During our visit to the schools we found students of nearly all nations here in the east and many Europeans tha largest per cent come from Bulgaria Bul-garia which country acknowledges the school as its cR WHIKG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION The school is doing an immense work of reform in the Orient and in conversation conver-sation with the vicepresident of the 1 college Professor Long he whispered I that Right in this building is the fountain bead of all that has been accomplished in Bulgaria Look he said our list of graduates contains the names of nearly all the most distinguished dis-tinguished men of that government Its disemination of American ideas is undoubtedly a vast force for the proper dressing of these lands Proud America Amer-ica her principles will ultimately rule the world But to finish our visit at the school To one who has had a few months alone among the simpleminded simple-minded natives as is the case with the writer a visit to the Robert College is like dropping in on a small America The language of the school is English and most of the professors and instructors instruc-tors are right down Yankees Some had acquaintances in Salt Lake and questioned about Utahs interests in one homelike style After the school hours a walk was enjoyed over the historical grounds near the building escorted by Professor Henderson The location of the school is a lovely quarts quar-ts on the Bosphorous surrounded with points of high historical interest all combine to give it a physical position equalled by few if any other colleges at the world From what one may see here in an educational sense it may be inferred that these various local and foreign institutions will lend an influence that will shake the very foundations of tyranny in a few years Give a few more American institutions free scope and it will be sure to be such It will be American you know CLOVE |