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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the time when we first knew that Turkey would join the Germanic powers came the news that the "Capitulations" had been revoked.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. ABOUT THE TIME WHEN WE FIRST KNEW THAT TURKEY WOULD JOIN THE GERMANIC POWERS CAME THE NEWS THAT CAPITULATIONS HAD BEEN REVOKED AS IS GENERALLY KNOWN FOREIGNERS FORMERLY ENJOYED THE PROTECTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNCILS THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SO CALLED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
, but not least, the Gulf branch of Zobeir. These railways delivered into German hands the control of Persia, whence the road to India may be made easy: through Syria lies the route to the Suez Canal and Egypt, which was used in February, 1915, and will probably be used again this year. To make this Oriental dream a reality, the Germans have not relied on their railway concessions alone. Their Government has done everything in its power to encourage 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. RAN AS WELL AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE GULF BRANCH OF ZOBEA THESE RAILWAYS DELIVERED INTO GERMAN HANDS THE CONTROL OF PERSIA WHENCE THE ROAD TO INDIA MAY BE MADE EASY THROUGH SYRIA LIES THE ROAD TO THE SUIS CANAL IN EGYPT WHICH WAS USED IN FEBRUARY NINETEEN FIFTEEN AND WILL PROBABLY BE USED AGAIN THIS YEAR TO MAKE THIS ORIENTAL DREAM A REALITY THE GERMANS HAVE NOT RELIED ON THEIR RAILWAY CONCESSIONS ALONE THEIR GOVERNMENT HAS 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
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