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I was, of course, known as the organizer of the young men's union which for so long had put up a spirited resistance to Fewzi; I was still looked upon as a leader of the younger spirits, and I knew that sooner or later Fewzi would try to make good his threat, often repeated, that he would "shoot me like a dog." I WAS OF COURSE KNOWN AS THE ORGANIZER OF THE YOUNG MEN'S UNION WHICH FOR SO LONG HAD PUT UP A SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE TO FUSEY I WAS STILL LOOKED UPON AS A LEADER OF THE YOUNGER SPIRITS AND I KNEW THAT SOONER OR LATER FUSEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE GOOD HIS THREAT OFTEN REPEATED THAT HE WOULD SHOOT ME LIKE A DOG
serious nature. Fewzi's friends and relatives, in the mean while, were doing their utmost to stem the tide of accusations. The Kaimakam (lieutenant- governor) of Haifa came in person to our village and threatened the elders with all sorts of severities if they did not retract the charges they had made. But they stood firm. Had not Djemal Pasha, commander-in- chief of the armies in Palestine, given his word of honor that we should have redress? We were soon shown the depth of our naïveté in fancying that justice could be done in Turkey by a Turk. Fewzi Bey came back from Jerusalem, not in convict's clothes, but in the uniform of a Turkish officer! Djemal Pasha had commissioned him commandant of the Moujahaddeen (religious militia) of the entire region! It was bad enough to stand him as an outlaw; now we had to submit to him as an officer. He came riding into our village daily, ordering everybody about and picking me out for distinguished spitefulness. My position soon became unbearable. Y TWO CRIMES OF THE MOST SERIOUS NATURE FUSEY'S FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN THE MEANWHILE WERE DOING THEIR UTMOST TO STEM THE TIDE OF ACCUSATIONS THE CHEIMICON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF HYPA CAME IN PERSON TO OUR VILLAGE AND THREATENED THE ELDERS WITH ALL SORTS OF SEVERITIES IF THEY DID NOT RETRACT THE CHARGES THEY HAD MADE BUT THEY STOOD FIRM HAD NOT JAMAL PASHA COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMIES IN PALESTINE GIVEN HIS WORD OF HONOR THAT WE SHOULD HAVE REDRESS WE WERE SOON SHOWN THE DEPTH OF OUR NAIVETE IN FANCYING THAT JUSTICE COULD BE DONE IN TURKEY BY A TURK FUSEY BAY CAME BACK FROM JERUSALEM NOT IN CONVICT'S CLOTHES BUT IN THE UNIFORM OF A TURKISH OFFICER JAMAL PASHA HAD COMMISSIONED HIM COMMANDANT OF THE MOHAJAH DEEN OR RELIGIOUS MILITIA OF THE ENTIRE REGION IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO STAND HIM AS AN OUTLAW NOW WE HAD TO SUBMIT TO HIM AS AN OFFICER HE CAME RIDING INTO OUR VILLAGE DAILY ORDERING EVERYBODY ABOUT AND PICKING ME OUT FOR DISTINGUISHED SPITEFULNESS MY POSITION SOON BECAME UNBEARABLE
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