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We were disarmed; our uniforms were taken away, and we became hard driven "gangsters." WE WERE DISARMED OUR UNIFORMS WERE TAKEN AWAY AND WE BECAME HARD DRIVEN GANGSTERS
rwent a change. In the first place, they came to realize that Turkey had taken up arms against Russia; and Russia is considered first and foremost the arch-enemy. German reports of German successes also had a powerful effect on them. They began to grow boastful, arrogant; and the sight of the plundering of Europeans, Jews, and Christians convinced them that a very desirable régime was setting in. Saffêd has a large Jewish colony, and it was torment for me to have to witness the outrages that my people suffered in the name of "requisitioning." The final blow came one morning when all the Jewish and Christian soldiers of our regiment were called out and told that henceforth they were to serve in the _taboor amlieh_, or working corps. The object of this action, plainly enough, was to conciliate and flatter the Mohammedan population, and at the same time to put the Jews and Christians, who for the most part favored the cause of the Allies, in a position where they would be least dangerous. EIR OPINIONS HOWEVER SOON UNDERWENT A CHANGE IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY CAME TO REALIZE THAT TURKEY HAD TAKEN UP ARMS AGAINST RUSSIA AND RUSSIA IS CONSIDERED FIRST AND FOREMOST THE ARCH ENEMY GERMAN REPORTS OF GERMAN SUCCESSES ALSO HAD A POWERFUL EFFECT ON THEM THEY BEGAN TO GROW BOASTFUL ARROGANT AND THE SIGHT OF PLUNDERING OF EUROPEANS JEWS AND CHRISTIANS CONVINCED THEM THAT A VERY DESIRABLE REGIME WAS SETTLING IN SAFAITH A LARGE JEWISH COLONY AND IT WAS A TORMENT FOR ME TO HAVE TO WITNESS THE OUTRAGES THAT MY PEOPLE SUFFERED IN THE NAME OF REQUISITIONING THE FINAL BLOW CAME ONE MORNING WHEN ALL THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS OF OUR REGIMENT WERE CALLED OUT AND TOLD THAT HENCEFORTH THEY WERE TO SERVE IN THE TABOOR AMLIEH OR WORKING CORPS THE OBJECT OF THIS ACTION PLAINLY ENOUGH WAS TO CONCILIATE AND FLATTER THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION AND AT THE SAME TIME TO PUT THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS WHO FOR THE MOST PART FAVOR THE CAUSE OF THE ALLIES IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD BE LEAST DANGEROUS
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