The Situation in Macdonia

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 8961, 9 December 1905, Page 4

The Situation in Macdonia

IMr \V. A. ncftttary of the R-ii-kan Committee, at-nd.-* tht- London Tsii" .1 the follow u*;: not?a on a jonniev whh:h he J rro'nfry undertook tn Eh** Itatkan* «ita Mr L'Und l»ilxtt»[i and Mr ('. M. IJoyd : - It would Ev (iitfttjuU i'' i\v , £M* ,r atr and t'y m the K»j ♦ snv»'» vilfavet. the allotted J "P*»- «>i' th- Konoprut^i tfZltllS fti whkh V.'f M'.V. r«>.v." be i, n pp'»:;»d in t\i-- Ihe ► ivy before w«-» t:w l>ouh\n of the wow?*n and infants tim.-i.vuT' d by th - tro>;.i tu«a Turkish author it at i'altttka n.td arttvd th-*E vvM.i tr-irujuil ia thvtr <tatr;ct. »*vc;y |»roc.»utUtt vv,!s txki-ti t*> f>rr'vn;t_ \::j :rr-V nih<->ut K«"ri'>yr.kts.t aiui. r {„ pffvp.r.t vt«Utttc sh»" fharch wh-r»? the Up. I s»W»{M*>r»t!v Kifl 1 witft tiv- K.tifnaka'i'i <>i I'.ifonKa -ni'l KiKti-iaova. th' \~\* *<f { aiul > Htlmt K«h'* *'* it'*" all t-x* rttswi th-' hni rens'ms thi-v u';ue 'iid ru>t Turkish 9.w1 th» % pwpfo ki\M by sp»-nt l>ulTnck fcifte-I a chiUl oM : aiui vvrty 'Kiy pr»uhirt»l a murder. Sm.e tnm:\,h& mt:mh*'rj» *'i* & SVrvi;tn jitr.rl, who Etjrl surrer.fhml ,iiul *l» v - of t wer».» it; tmva in iho An.v tctit* In tlf- town tiikoS »?3.ws(rir"vii'>R4 i(i tti" art* ri"t nncommort: we h-ord <»i inunv of mufflers, violation?, AIU! rehhrries rntttMi by ami otlvers in th»- neighhoriioo*] and tit fctth. Tfie AiEwnian |H>rtiniw «S tV.xy vttayet. the nortii ;in<! Rofth wtSw, appror to iir in a .state ot nhhwlcsj?Rf'As. and the authority "i th»? and bc*a. As far as I'rkrend it n-tatns porn"" p*">wrr, hnt in Pj.ikov.i arifl IpeK it w only a ar/i thu- Katmakatri of l.iuni & h;t3 f«r than a y-ar pFTdrm't. not daring to take up his jkw.l- - Sultan recently"sent an frori | Conatantuioplr to negotinte with th»* M~ lwntit*s awl to hear thoir derrxand.s. He tn a vpry publir manner, but his rrEttfTi wms h."u>ty and rru'e lor Serf* itt thui «hstri«-t li-is atmost tna«pp">rtaW«». an»l ths* S-.tvmi! U twin? r.ipi'K? •limtm.-ti-'! ««;•* tirnnl r ar.'t flight. In th- s.»r.,nit:» 'H.-tric! it_ Wy.rul a • tK.if th- Tnrfcs ar-t-«nr»itmif th-» f.>rrn.it:-R -f «Jr.-. -5: li.t.-'I. f.> promote a !>►•? v»'« -'•n tEi l -* * »r» r>> Twr». h-iffiM- m••/••.-• -f i!it r »*:i,ri,ir,.-4 i>y ' - ' ctt?t. kil in iii.st.iiH '- i!i- !- ••■'■ '■; J lr! ' | l-v t^- - ii'" inr 1 -:.-- | Trtrk> .«-•• f.nir;.! itt tii>- • Inn-!,-. :>R»t L. m»> «{ t!i." '"Jr-'-'t;.. «vr T'tr«i.4i t:n-1--r;. (Thio prarti.-f. i.s afv> f»!!-.v«l :ti tft • M«t».i»tir •iistr:ct. In>» tn.iK-arf "t r.it! > p-MMtits at >r.vi!.». tw.-> hmttP tT'-ni stir. hy Torkt#!i tr.w>ps (iivii !>"->£.>re ««r .•►.rrivat. Tin- Italian r--rp Who vbi;-'i ti'.f f-pot m- tl-.it-tii.» o>;i T i-! n-it tu :, ' , . v i-f t- 1 -'- ' f ! ' ..I Knmitaju. Nf. P' tti! rii<. t!i-- IJiifs-tan Civil Ag»->tit. wh« ha.l n-t »h« >p"t in person, was ..f thf. opinion tiir.t_ :lt;-y rntsrht iif t:ai!..l Kotifitajis. Th« distort futtifi is }nf '- 'V I '' - str-vts <if cft-"- town it.'. 'f a>.-i«tH!a»iott.- «t ar.- ifrtt-r-.t. l''t! .=••-"■.•- pans of vifav-'T to t:t r "t-r \t hotft ;>rr! Ok!trt.-la th.Tr is w>t-.-.fie-r. ati-i at t«:h tifj" p!a-.« v>- lotirui ' r t ,,v l by tEi»* ponutat ton ami vory anrtotts. th-PtAflv.-.-! ;i.~ to ati t'.- '-r - -TV ■ --- n.-snia th- Italian ottiivr iiari. to ;'j:-t.-r.t at anv rat«>. lit ,-ionpuvj t.fiwFi- tt miking p- r.-|tt-.-s-,f tons f"r arm.-. !>> liir-s-'ti arrompanyir,; tii-'m. Th-" <-a/a »■:*' I»il>na. ti'-ifh of tit" • "t - h. whi.-h i.» :h- C p!,..r.- of rfNTnu--. a "No JTan Kind mw brijanrfa anri rrtmittaU of .--.!t wits. -MI tf;n,., cho h »Vf« mv!- tittftx tmpl-ar-ar.t. for th-mj-tv.-s in th-ir o-.-n . | tat-., n-frt*. irt Dii.ra. A!li M'.:in bn-an'ts front Dthra ns.-.k- raiita into th.> .-'irTotuuitna vilUirw att'i rarry off poijanta. whom th.-v iorc.» to work for 'ii. nu _ S..rr..- improvt'iii'-nt ' ■' (i;.-rif»ittt*'_ M ttt»? u-i n.i'rin. ri>' his tc.-sn • tl.-'tft. Ih» "t-i----c-rsv rompfain. how-v. r. ttv-t- th" popi's who pios through tii- tt'larm. rt.- srh-wl ..tirt tfiprf r-jr.-ivf K-tt.r notions of tln-ir .intv IwnitK' rapi.iiy rorrttp!.:<l when thev ,>f-"trat;.-if.-rT>'ri to their .-oiintry posts tro:n ruvwiation with tfie ot<i.-r gen'lann.>.4. ami N-catts- they rr. riw no encourngeimut t'rom thrir owr. ojliccrs. "(hey are now roCt,!ar!v paid, and in or.r our gonciarn.ori" escort rpfttsi-d to accept anv pit from ua. !!ut th.> pia.,-.> of tf»- g.-ndanno .« u f.otirc" t" tht- loiintrysidr lias Ik'-ii taken !>v *"'dtT. . . It b "diffitait to hold the opinion that the rivit - M-rionsly thomseEvrs to the task of reform in tho aense in which it would be understood in this roiintrv. Their work seems to bo chiefly of a" ( terira! kind, and tlieir move. dt-pond entir*-tv upon t!to&e of I!itn;i I'asha. 'i'ttev have rertainiv not stuc...i,xi in the ot t(... population, arwl in tin- villages tn p-rtera! they iiive not li-en seen, nor are th.'ir ttaiti.-> even known. Unit VF.ir .1 new titli- -sv.-t.-in was adopt..j in f,O vi!iai;«: this yar it has been tri-d tn three" r.izas. and it is projwwcd tiiat if in 11)06 on a still larger d.'.ite it shoufd in 1007 !>e adopte<i out the three viiayets. .\.=- the pui.lir were ted to understand that the r&srntnl point of the tithe reform was that it _ should I>-' ,'dopte.! sp»c«li!v. to nieel t!ie d;.-fn-i;j altd .-eonemir ditlieislties arising from the events of 190.V the pare ramtot he ronaidered satbf" ton". Itrit the more vital objection i? that the most rorupetcnt nut horitv I could rorwult assure.! Lite ttiat tiie new system was virions in th" i.nd hb rritiri.-n'-s seemed to !>e tmar.oWer.iMe. The tithe is stilt farm-d. and the or iartdowner. is rcspor.Mbie for the whole sum. b-i:t.s left free to recover halt front the landholders ;|K-- n .--t!ii th** bnrnt ttu v Okitn»l.i di>tnrt t found that the tithe had already b- .u pair! this year. Thev had had no money irom the Turkish < fovcrnnient tor rebuilding hnoitfi. the only money received was from the English ISeiief Committee. The work of rebuilding was going on. but most o. the vUtacers lived irt Instily-constructed hovels.