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He received me kindly, and I told him what I knew of conditions in the country, what I had heard among the Arabs, and of my own fears and apprehensions. He was visibly impressed and he advised me to see Captain Decker, of the U.S.S. Tennessee, who was then in Jaffa, promising to write himself to the captain of my proposed visit. HE RECEIVED ME KINDLY AND I TOLD HIM WHAT I KNEW OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY WHAT I HAD HEARD AMONG THE ARABS AND OF MY OWN FEARS AND APPREHENSION HE WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED AND HE ADVISED ME TO SEE CAPTAIN DECKER OF THE U S TENNESSEE WHO WAS THEN IN JAFFA PROMISING TO RIGHT HIMSELF TO THE CAPTAIN OF MY PROPOSED VISIT
 were straggling in disorder, many of them on leave but many deserting. Soon after the defeat at the Canal several thousand soldiers deserted, but an amnesty was declared and they returned to their regiments. When I arrived at Jerusalem I found the city filled with soldiers. Djemal Pasha had just returned from the desert, and his quarters were guarded by a battery of two field guns. Nobody knew what to expect; some thought that the country would have a little more freedom now that the soldiery had lost its braggadocio, while others expected the lawlessness that attends disorganization. I went to see Consul Glazebrook. He is a true American, a Southerner, formerly a professor of theology at Princeton. He was most earnest and devoted in behalf of the American citizens that came under his care, rendering at Jerusalem the same sort of service that Ambassador Morgenthau has rendered at Constantinople. He was practically the only man who stood up for the poor, defenseless people of the city. DREDS OF SOLDIERS WERE STRAGGLING IN DISORDER MANY OF THEM ON LEAVE BUT MANY DESERTING SOON AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE CANAL SEVERAL THOUSAND SOLDIERS DESERTED BUT AN AMNESTY WAS DECLARED AND THEY RETURNED TO THEIR REGIMENTS WHEN I ARRIVED AT JERUSALEM I FOUND THE CITY FILLED WITH SOLDIERS GENERAL PASHA HAD JUST RETURNED FROM THE DESERT AND HIS QUARTERS WERE GUARDED BY A BATTERY OF TWO FIELD GUNS NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT SOME THOUGHT THAT THE COUNTRY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM NOW AS A SOLDIERY HAD LOST ITS BROOKED ISSUE WHILE OTHERS EXPECTED THE LAWLESSNESS THAT ATTENDS DISORGANIZATION I WENT TO SEE CONSULT BLAISBROOK HE IS A TRUE AMERICAN A SOUTHERNER FORMERLY A PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY AT PRINCETON HE WAS MOST EARNEST AND DEVOTED IN BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT CAME UNDER HIS CARE RENDERING AT JERUSALEM THE SAME SORT OF SERVICE THAT AMBASSADOR MORGAN THOR HAD RENDERED AT CONSTANTINOPLE HE WAS PRACTICALLY THE ONLY MAN WHO STOOD UP FOR THE POOR DEFENCELESS PEOPLE OF THE CITY
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