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I went to Jaffa the same day and after two days' delay succeeded in seeing Captain Decker, with the further help of Mr. Glazebrook, who took me with him. The police interfered and tried to keep me from going aboard the ship, but after long discussions I was permitted to take my place in the launch that the captain had sent for the consul. I WENT TO JAFFA THE SAME DAY AND AFTER TWO DAYS DELAY SUCCEEDED IN SEEING CAPTAIN DECKER WITH THE FURTHER HELP OF MISTER GLASBROOK WHO TOOK ME WITH HIM THE POLICE INTERFERED AND TRIED TO KEEP ME FROM GOING ABOARD THE SHIP BUT AFTER LONG DISCUSSIONS I WAS PERMITTED TO TAKE MY PLACE IN THE LAUNCH THAT THE CAPTAIN HAD SENT FOR THE CONSUL
 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. 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. M 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 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
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