| Show tolerance among amon the ll 11 yet the turks if they are arc no not las hig i officials and havo have not lived in porn arris from which they take home its vices only tho turks I 1 say bay are licit goiti no iti c I 1 malicious nor jealous nor dl dislo 1 they iro are not intolerant even at boast ii I 1 I 1 no outside causo cause comes to wound the u pride which is all 1111 tile the more touchy as it has no justification but tile the turks me M e haughty very unconscious of it hov bov ever and are ignorant to a degree that they do not even suspect their ism is never fired by the sight of an alim alien creed by public procession processions process ions by ch christian L festivals as tar far as they are concerned all this has no existence they pass to one side bide they see it but do not look at it their fanaticism which in ill reality asks for nothing more than to bo be allowed to slumber as they do themselves is awakened only by a wound to the pride by a palpable and visible insult given to their beliefs christian priests can traverse streets with their insignia and their sacerdotal costumes preceded and followed by their devotees carrying banners wax candles and crosses and singing with all their ini might lit the turks would not get angry althis at this any more than they would at a procession of children with their dolls they even praise their musicians and their drums at tho the funerals of bish bishops aps ops and the processions professions process ions of corpus christi Cb risti and nothing is moro curious than tile the sight of turkish soldiers col diers in full uniform following with the most profound respect the crucifix and the holy sacrament but lot let a christian take it into his head to enter one of their mosques without their authority and without submitting to all the ceremonial of Mussel manio aunill humility and they will drive him out in a brutal manner this is ie not intolerance it is obedience to the principle that every man is master of his own house and wo we may be certain that when the so called turkish fanaticism has inflicted severe punishment upon european sc offers or upon persons that are too inquisitive it is not always the turk that began the quarrel between tho the disciple of christ and the I 1 follower of mohammed M emile julliard in the cosmopolitan |
