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...Mustapha Kemal Pasha has disproved the adage, "Where is a Turk his own master?" by substituting the answer, "In Turkey! " for the usual retort, "In hell." These words sum up the fundamental characteristics of Kemal's policy. He stands today as the Emancipator of Turkey. He has lifted the people out of the slough of servile submission to alien authority, brought them to a realization of their inherent qualities and to an independence of thought and action...
...admirably written book, The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, says of him: "He proved by a personal demonstration that a Turk can be his own master in Anatolia without having to wait for a better world, and under his inspiration the National Movement sprang to life." Without doubt Mustapha Kemal Pasha is one of the great figures in contemporary history. He stands now against the unseen forces of Western civilization, determined to hold what Turkey...
Peace? The veil has been lifted and Mustapha Kemal Pasha speaks for the Turkish nation: " We desire peace! " This is a propitious omen for the future of the new Turkish State, and, backed by real sincerity, it will indubitably raise the prestige of Turkey in the West. It is certainly a feather in the fezzes of Mustapha Kemal Pasha and Ismet Pasha, his Foreign Minister...
...disrespect for Mohammedan law exhibited by Mustapha Kemal on the occasion of his wedding feast...
...Mustapha Kemal announced that hereafter statues of national heroes may be erected in Turkish cities. Immediate interest is aroused because this decision is in direct contravention of the teachings of the Koran, as interpreted in Turkey for the last 1,200 years. During that time sculpture which represented men or animals has been forbidden in all Mohammedan countries. In Turkey not even paintings or photographs have been permitted. Kemal's decision breaks with religion and ends a tradition...