The Open court . would scarcelyhave been so without the assistance of the Albanians, who were thusinduced to take the initiative, for they furnshed the most vigorouspart of the Turkish army, ^^hen the Young Turk government wasfirmly established the leaders of the movement intended to reform ALBANIA. 83 the whole empire on a modern basis as a civilized state. They metresistance in several portions of the empire, and especially in Arabiaand Albania where the people were aroused to indignation. Turkishofficers were sent there who demanded the disarmament of thepeople. Guns and other weapons were
The Open court . would scarcelyhave been so without the assistance of the Albanians, who were thusinduced to take the initiative, for they furnshed the most vigorouspart of the Turkish army, ^^hen the Young Turk government wasfirmly established the leaders of the movement intended to reform ALBANIA. 83 the whole empire on a modern basis as a civilized state. They metresistance in several portions of the empire, and especially in Arabiaand Albania where the people were aroused to indignation. Turkishofficers were sent there who demanded the disarmament of thepeople. Guns and other weapons were to be surrendered, taxeswere to be levied and magistrates appointed. Instead of a free re-cruiting where volunteers might join the bodyguard of the sultanin Constantinople, a system of compulsory service was introduced,and the Albanians resented these innovations. This caused anothercommotion among the people, and again they met in Ferisovitch inthe spring of 1910, where they swore to preserve their THE TLNAEL AT KATCHANIK. The new Turkish government did not tolerate resistance. Theysent an overwhelming detachment of troops equipped with all ap-pliances of modern warfare, including Hotchkiss machine guns,and they succeeded in putting down the rebellion with great the Albanians gained temporary advantage in their moun-tain fastnesses they could not make their resistance permanent, andtheir heavy losses forced them to submission, the result being theestablishment of courts martial through which great numbers ofAlbanian chieftains were delivered to the gallows. Having cut off a detachment of Turkish troops at Katchanik, 84 THE OPEN COURT. where the train that carried them into the mountains had passedthrough a tunnel, the Albanians gloried in their victory ; but un-fortunately a foreign railroad employee was in possession of acamera and the brave Albanians enjoyed having their pictures when the Turkish machine guns later got the best of
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