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THE SENTINEL I not. Inquiries by mail are invited. Fifth Floor North CARSON PIRIESCOTT AND COMPANY T " rp. " The Galleries In the world of art, the Galleries" have at-tained a high place. Collections include works of American masters and emphasize the important and rep-resentative achieve-ments of these artists. A fine taste in selec-tion is evidenced in these collections, so that those who choose here may do so with full cofidence in the sug-gestions offered them. The "Galleries" are always interesting to visit- whether a purchase is contemplated or I ENNEsEMEW, ierzi s r first Irip (Copyright, by the Juedis June 17, 1896. On the Orient Express to Constantinople. In the evening I sat with Nevlinsky (a Pole and diplomat of much in-fluence in Turkey and the Balkans whom Herzl had won for his cause) in the dining car and unfolded before him the financial scheme involving twenty million pounds, of which two million would go as direct payment for the surrender of Palestine and eight-een million towards liberating the Turkish government from the control commission (the European Financial Control Mission). Nevlinsky objected strenuously. He had already told Ziad that I proposed the liberation from the control com-mission in the following manner: We pay one-third in cash. We assume the second third as our own burden-if we become vassals this third will be booked as credit towards the tribute we will have to pay. The last third we will raise through taxes on the state income to be withdrawn from the control com-mission and transferred to us. Nevlinsky believes it would be out i to Constantinople cher Verlag, Berlin, 1922.) The view of the Bosphorus from the white palace of Dolma Bagshe is won-derful. After Nevlinsky had alighted at the Yildiz, I rode alone aimlessly through the irregular streets of Pera and down under the bridge. * * * Nevlinsky returned late and peeved. Izzet Bey, the first secretary to the Sultan, was frankly opposed to the affair. "Too much support is promised for the plan," he said, and Nevlinsky supposes that the man who undertook the first steps for us here had pro-ceeded very tactlessly. This will have to be made right-a thing that will not be so very easy. Then there is another difficulty: the Sultan seems to be ill. Nevlinsky was not permitted to see him. What ails the Sultan is not known. Baron Popper had heard through his sister that Pro-fessor Nothnagel of Vienna has been asked whether he would come here. It would be a terrible contretemps if my audience came to nought because of this. . -. 1 ,a =., . ;: a:. d, : a '. ; of the question for us to dare to offer * * * the Sultan twenty million pounds for After dinner we went to the Con- Palestine. That such was, so to speak, cert Gardens of Pera where a visiting the value in exchange; but we would Italian operatic company is playing. have to pay for the sentimental value During the first intermission we met as well. However, we couldspossibly Djavid or Djevid Bey, the son of the acquire various concessions which present Grand Visier. I was intro- would make our task lighter for us; duced and immediately began talking thus for instance there was the business. We sat on aagarden bench; electricity-monopoly for all of Turkey. the notes of the opera came to us from But at all events the three divisions the distant stage as I confided the mat- would have to remain. ter to the young councillor.n * * * His objections were first on the score I have slept over the matter and of the holy places. Jerusalem, he find that Nevlinsky is right. I can maintained, must remain under Turkish even find a new advantage in this administration. It would militate change. In Constantinople I can and against the holiest sentiments of the will say that the terms must remain nation if Jerusalem were given up. I absolutely secret because I must first promised an extensive extra-territorial-confide everything to my committee. ity. The sites, holy to the cultured In this way I prevent a possible protest world may be the property of nobody on the part of Montague or E. Roth- and must be the property of every-schild against my proposals. body. I believe we will have to consent But if I return to London strength- in the end that Jerusalem remain in ened by my conversation with the its present condition. Sultan I will rush through whatever I Then Djavid Bey asked me what re-desire. Perhaps I will sound Bernato. lation would exist between the Jewish (A Jewish mine owner in South state andiTurkey.eThis is then the Africa.) *** same as Ziad's question regarding the * * * vassalage. I replied that I foresaw In Sofia, Bierer, (a local Zionist complete success only with indepen-leader) told me that a few days ago dence but we would at all events dis- Edm. Rothschild sent a representative cuss a relation similar to that of Egypt to Constantinople to offer the Sultan or Bulgaria or to that of a state pay-money in return for a permission for ing tribute. further colonization (in Palestine). Finally Djavid inquired about the Can this be a move against me? future form of government. "An June 18. Constantinople. Aristocratic Republic," I replied. Nevlinsky is of the greatest value to Djvduremaoude ste sionbhectod o eHiis landeo'Republic' to the Sultan. We arein- beyond all praise. He willhave to re- curably afraid of it. There is fear of ceive quite an exceptional reward. the infectious spread of this revolu- Yesterday afternoon we arrived in tionary form of government from one Constantinople. At the station we were province to the other." I explained tawwoa ited by Baron B. Popper and by briefly that I imagined a form of gov- journalists who are at Nevlinsky's egment similar to that of Venice. beck and call. The pashas who tray- Finally I asked him to be present at elled with us had dressed themselves the audience which his father, the in gala atttire before our arrival so Grand Visier Khalil Rifat Pasha, is to that they could proceed to the. Sultan grant me. He promised to do so and at once. They were met by a large is in general prepared to aid us with crowd. word and deed. At this question re- We rode through this surprising, gak tn the proposal intended o beautiful, filthy city, dazzling sunshine, gree pied thats I coud ereet colorful poverty,tcrumblingGbuilds.rthedetaioyta thIieular. Iwrte Thewinoof athe Hotel chalger-isimedatly to th~e eutngn Theo fitnhdewH ote Roal oer- Nevlinsky told me today that Russia looks the Golden Horn. The houses on had gained the upper hand in the the hillside are surrounded with vege- Yildiz, Kiosk. The condition of Turkey tation; it seems as if grass grew be- is not considered dangerous as long as tween the stones, as if nature were Russia's friendship persist. Izzet in- slowlyreconquering this declining city. lines towards Russia. Everything * * * that I will tell othe Grand Visier will Nevlinsky is very prominent and in- be reported to Russia. fluential here. He stands as well with We agreed therefore that I was to
Object Description
Title | The Sentinel, v.047 no. 12, 1922 |
Subject | Jews--Illinois--Chicago--Periodicals |
Description | v.47 no. 12 (Sep. 22, 1922). The Sentinel was published weekly by the Sentinel Pub. Co. from 1911-1996. |
Publisher | Sentinel Publishing Company |
Contributors | Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies |
Date | 1922-09-22; 1920s (1920-1929) |
Format | Periodical |
Language | eng |
Coverage | United States--Illinois--Cook County--Chicago |
Rights | Made available by Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership. To request reproduction from a print copy or inquire about permissions, contact resources@spertus.edu. |
Collection Name | The Jewish Sentinel |
Contributing Institution | Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership |
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Title | 00470012 6 |
Transcript | THE SENTINEL I not. Inquiries by mail are invited. Fifth Floor North CARSON PIRIESCOTT AND COMPANY T " rp. " The Galleries In the world of art, the Galleries" have at-tained a high place. Collections include works of American masters and emphasize the important and rep-resentative achieve-ments of these artists. A fine taste in selec-tion is evidenced in these collections, so that those who choose here may do so with full cofidence in the sug-gestions offered them. The "Galleries" are always interesting to visit- whether a purchase is contemplated or I ENNEsEMEW, ierzi s r first Irip (Copyright, by the Juedis June 17, 1896. On the Orient Express to Constantinople. In the evening I sat with Nevlinsky (a Pole and diplomat of much in-fluence in Turkey and the Balkans whom Herzl had won for his cause) in the dining car and unfolded before him the financial scheme involving twenty million pounds, of which two million would go as direct payment for the surrender of Palestine and eight-een million towards liberating the Turkish government from the control commission (the European Financial Control Mission). Nevlinsky objected strenuously. He had already told Ziad that I proposed the liberation from the control com-mission in the following manner: We pay one-third in cash. We assume the second third as our own burden-if we become vassals this third will be booked as credit towards the tribute we will have to pay. The last third we will raise through taxes on the state income to be withdrawn from the control com-mission and transferred to us. Nevlinsky believes it would be out i to Constantinople cher Verlag, Berlin, 1922.) The view of the Bosphorus from the white palace of Dolma Bagshe is won-derful. After Nevlinsky had alighted at the Yildiz, I rode alone aimlessly through the irregular streets of Pera and down under the bridge. * * * Nevlinsky returned late and peeved. Izzet Bey, the first secretary to the Sultan, was frankly opposed to the affair. "Too much support is promised for the plan," he said, and Nevlinsky supposes that the man who undertook the first steps for us here had pro-ceeded very tactlessly. This will have to be made right-a thing that will not be so very easy. Then there is another difficulty: the Sultan seems to be ill. Nevlinsky was not permitted to see him. What ails the Sultan is not known. Baron Popper had heard through his sister that Pro-fessor Nothnagel of Vienna has been asked whether he would come here. It would be a terrible contretemps if my audience came to nought because of this. . -. 1 ,a =., . ;: a:. d, : a '. ; of the question for us to dare to offer * * * the Sultan twenty million pounds for After dinner we went to the Con- Palestine. That such was, so to speak, cert Gardens of Pera where a visiting the value in exchange; but we would Italian operatic company is playing. have to pay for the sentimental value During the first intermission we met as well. However, we couldspossibly Djavid or Djevid Bey, the son of the acquire various concessions which present Grand Visier. I was intro- would make our task lighter for us; duced and immediately began talking thus for instance there was the business. We sat on aagarden bench; electricity-monopoly for all of Turkey. the notes of the opera came to us from But at all events the three divisions the distant stage as I confided the mat- would have to remain. ter to the young councillor.n * * * His objections were first on the score I have slept over the matter and of the holy places. Jerusalem, he find that Nevlinsky is right. I can maintained, must remain under Turkish even find a new advantage in this administration. It would militate change. In Constantinople I can and against the holiest sentiments of the will say that the terms must remain nation if Jerusalem were given up. I absolutely secret because I must first promised an extensive extra-territorial-confide everything to my committee. ity. The sites, holy to the cultured In this way I prevent a possible protest world may be the property of nobody on the part of Montague or E. Roth- and must be the property of every-schild against my proposals. body. I believe we will have to consent But if I return to London strength- in the end that Jerusalem remain in ened by my conversation with the its present condition. Sultan I will rush through whatever I Then Djavid Bey asked me what re-desire. Perhaps I will sound Bernato. lation would exist between the Jewish (A Jewish mine owner in South state andiTurkey.eThis is then the Africa.) *** same as Ziad's question regarding the * * * vassalage. I replied that I foresaw In Sofia, Bierer, (a local Zionist complete success only with indepen-leader) told me that a few days ago dence but we would at all events dis- Edm. Rothschild sent a representative cuss a relation similar to that of Egypt to Constantinople to offer the Sultan or Bulgaria or to that of a state pay-money in return for a permission for ing tribute. further colonization (in Palestine). Finally Djavid inquired about the Can this be a move against me? future form of government. "An June 18. Constantinople. Aristocratic Republic," I replied. Nevlinsky is of the greatest value to Djvduremaoude ste sionbhectod o eHiis landeo'Republic' to the Sultan. We arein- beyond all praise. He willhave to re- curably afraid of it. There is fear of ceive quite an exceptional reward. the infectious spread of this revolu- Yesterday afternoon we arrived in tionary form of government from one Constantinople. At the station we were province to the other." I explained tawwoa ited by Baron B. Popper and by briefly that I imagined a form of gov- journalists who are at Nevlinsky's egment similar to that of Venice. beck and call. The pashas who tray- Finally I asked him to be present at elled with us had dressed themselves the audience which his father, the in gala atttire before our arrival so Grand Visier Khalil Rifat Pasha, is to that they could proceed to the. Sultan grant me. He promised to do so and at once. They were met by a large is in general prepared to aid us with crowd. word and deed. At this question re- We rode through this surprising, gak tn the proposal intended o beautiful, filthy city, dazzling sunshine, gree pied thats I coud ereet colorful poverty,tcrumblingGbuilds.rthedetaioyta thIieular. Iwrte Thewinoof athe Hotel chalger-isimedatly to th~e eutngn Theo fitnhdewH ote Roal oer- Nevlinsky told me today that Russia looks the Golden Horn. The houses on had gained the upper hand in the the hillside are surrounded with vege- Yildiz, Kiosk. The condition of Turkey tation; it seems as if grass grew be- is not considered dangerous as long as tween the stones, as if nature were Russia's friendship persist. Izzet in- slowlyreconquering this declining city. lines towards Russia. Everything * * * that I will tell othe Grand Visier will Nevlinsky is very prominent and in- be reported to Russia. fluential here. He stands as well with We agreed therefore that I was to |
Collection Name | The Jewish Sentinel |
Contributing Institution | Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership |