A Sketch of the Progress Made Under Kemal Pasha There was a good gathering of awanbers on Tuesday in the rooms of the American Womex's Club when a general meeting ws held, at which Mrs. C, Hanseombe presided, und at which Admiral Mark L. Bristol U.8N., gave a very interesting talk on Turkey.
Admiral Bristol went to Turkey in January 1919, and he then, spent the eight following years there as Hih Commissioner.
The Turkey of the 16th eentory, Admiral Bristol told his listener: was an empire which spread directions from the capital, Con stantinople, But gradually—the empire's possessions had dropped away and: through the war she dwindled even further. The lecturer then explained the different religiowe factions and the power they exe which interfered greatly with the influence of the Government. When witnesses wore questioned it the inquiry of the Smyrna Innding, and asked why they had not taken their grievances before their govern: ment's representative, they replied that they were forbidden to do so. They must go to their priest, who would take the matter before the Patriarch of his religion at Constantinople, and this practice hart fed naturally to the introduction of intrigue and many corruptions of justice.
The epcaker then went on outline the growth of the Youn, Turk Party in 1919, The opposition they met merely strengthened their resolution. Very few, sav the Turks themselves, really believed that, This movement would laet, but the Turks were determined, The Turks had re-organized their country in a_most efficient manner with Mustapha Kemal Pasha their head, and brought about one reform after another. Turkish women took their place alongside the mien; the fez was abolished; the schools connected with the mosques polished for they were pt and useless; the monasteries for intellectual study in which superstition and necromancy only were taught were also wiped out; fand the country began, really t live in peace and order.
Tu closing Admiral Bristol re. marked on the change of capital from Constdutinople, capital for 500 years, to. Angora a little town of mud huts, as it was then. But Angora had been, rapidly built and roads had taken the places of muddy tracks apd fine buildings had been erected. Constantinople was being greatly modernized ard had lost much. of its beauty and charm, with the advent of inex "and motor cars, but "never theless it aril had an atmosphere of the old work,
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