THE TURK & SUFFRAGETTES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1913, Page 10

THE TURK & SUFFRAGETTES

The Turk is, firet of all, a man. 110 has tho whole splendour of such a title, and he ha« tho whole of its limitation (writes G. K. Chesterton in the Daily News). Thoro is no such thing in human history as a femtilo Turk, Man in his merely tmutculino pride is tho creature that oxplaius every quality in tho Moslem. He has rested for hundreds of years on all tho things that make a. mala merely proud of being a mule— tho sword, tho riding of horses, thi? multiplicity, and, therefore, tho hubjeetioh of women. 110 has always gono t in for naked glory. 110 has worn his victories as ho wenrs his jewels. The Turk never considered a conquest as throe thousaud miles added to his map, a thing to bo considered and cultivated, lie always thought of it as three thousand miles added to his U<h'l, a-? it swept across a conquered world. He wore women ns sapphires in his crown ; and could not have too many. He wore nations as crown jewels; and there canhot bo too many crown jewels. But ho was, fir^t a.nd last, tho insolent male; and if tho Suffragettes lia<J any instinct for politics (which is abetird) they would havo anticipated Monteiiogro and made a row m Constantinople instead of London.

Kditor (to new roporfcer)— -You say i this report of (ho fire that "tho iuH' glare of forked Raines shot athwart <li dark-domed ekjv' Are you Bure of that New Reporter— -Yes, sir ; I saw the who! thing. Editor— Did you notice any ii Kuratice man looking about the place, o learn what caused the fire, or the pr< liable amount of property destroyed .New Reporter— No, sir. Editor (strii tug match)— Welt, jusfc watch the luri glare of forked flames athwart Ihis re port !