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In the Ottoman Empire, where law and justice are not at a premium, such protection was a wholesome and necessary policy. IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE WHERE LAW AND JUSTICE ARE NOT AT A PREMIUM SUCH PROTECTION WAS A WHOLESOME AND NECESSARY POLICY
ncourage German colonization in Palestine. Scattered all over the country are German mills that half of the time have nothing to grind. German hotels have been opened in places seldom frequented by tourists. German engineers appeared in force, surveying, sounding, noting. All these colonists held gatherings in the Arab villages, when the ignorant natives were told of the greatness of Germany, of her good intentions, and of the evil machinations of other powers. What I state here can be corroborated by any one who knows Palestine and has lived in it. About the time when we first knew that Turkey would join the Germanic powers came the news that the "Capitulations" had been revoked. As is generally known, foreigners formerly enjoyed the protection of their respective consuls. The Turkish Government, under the terms of the so-called Capitulations, or agreements, had no jurisdiction over an American, for instance, or a Frenchman, who could not be arrested without the consent of his consul. DONE EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO ANCHOR A GERMAN COLONIZATION IN PALESTINE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE GERMAN MILLS THAT HALF OF THE TIME HAVE NOTHING TO GRIND GERMAN HOTELS HAVE BEEN OPENED IN PLACES SELDOM FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS GERMAN ENGINEERS APPEARED IN FORCE SURVEYING SOUNDING NOTING ALL THESE COLONISTS HELD GATHERINGS IN ARAB VILLAGES WHEN THE IGNORANT NATIVES WERE TOLD OF THE GREATNESS OF GERMANY OF HER GOOD INTENTIONS AND OF THE EVIL MACHINATIONS OF OTHER POWERS WHAT I STATE HERE CAN BE CORROBORATED BY ANYONE WHO KNOWS PALESTINE AND HAS LIVED IN IT ABOUT THE TIME WHEN WE FIRST KNEW THAT TURKEY WOULD JOIN THE GERMANIC POWERS CAME THE NEWS THAT CAPITULATIONS HAD BEEN REVOKED AS IS GENERALLY KNOWN FOREIGNERS FORMERLY ENJOYED THE PROTECTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNCILS THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SO CALLED CAPITULATIONS OR AGREEMENTS HAD NO JURISDICTION OVER AN AMERICAN FOR INSTANCE OR A FRENCHMAN WHO COULD NOT BE ARRESTED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF HIS CONSUL
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