WORDS THAT ONE IS FORBIDDEN TO USE IN TURKEY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 324, 16 January 1909, Page 4

WORDS THAT ONE IS FORBIDDEN TO USE IN TURKEY

Tlic .November American Magazine ii (.-liuU-s ;ui article ~„ ii,,. Sultiin* of Tin key, which contains a mass of scnsatior "I fact,. Tin- author is Nicholas t -W"ss a Creek ttlm. f„r „,ai, yea is. was an nflit-isit in I lie Turki,' • liivcrnnieiil. Alter this nrticli which s|i,nv, up tin- ('iirrii|iti f Tin key. m;i.. i, thankful that lie live- else where, ami understands perfcrllv lli eauses of t lie "real Libera] inovcnieii now »oin» mi in tli,. iiati.in which lia heeit ruled so ,-iiicllv ami tvranieal! liy Abdul Ma mid. The followine. l.ri.'f extract ./in, on an idea of tlie. restrictions tlml Imv existed in Turkey: '■As fur Uie late of his subjects. Hi decadence of Tllrkcv. the future of til counti-y—«hat. dues Abdul llauii.l car about that'; The einpire. is his prival prope.'-ty by the right of birlli; it i the patrimony that he has inherited and which lie's.piunder.s like a prodiga sun. Tinker it is hiuiself! Ami ~.i"li. has forbidden in his estates words ,ncl as 'country," 'initio,!.' • |ieo|ile.' -liberly. 'revolution,' to be spoken or printedmore especially 'liberty' and ' rcvohl tio'n.' "A Tiiiiksh friend of mine, an oh scholar of the llulkio school, which i 11 kind of political science school, lob in., the following little anecdote. In (In French lesson, the professor bring i Turk, they were translating a pa?.' 0 some, r'reuch anthology. They came li it passage w'liere it was said that 'tin liultcrlly Hies with freedoiu.' The-pro fessor was perturbed: doubtless he wait fra id of being denounced hv spies (win were pleiitifnlin the schools) for allowing (he use of so guilty a word in 'freedom.' 'Stop.' said lie to the schol ar who was reading aloud; and. as tin pupil lie had addressed stopped. Ik toucher hastened lo translate himself ' llic butterfly flics with ensc.'''