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What became of my report I do not know,  whether it was transmitted to the Department of State or whether Captain Decker communicated with Ambassador Morgenthau,  but at all events we soon began to see certain reforms inaugurated in parts of the country, and these reforms could have been effected only through pressure from Constantinople. WHAT BECAME OF MY REPORT I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WAS TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR WHETHER CAPTAIN DECKER COMMUNICATED WITH AMBASSADOR MORGANTHOR BUT AT ALL EVENTS WE SOON BEGAN TO SEE CERTAIN REFORMS INAUGURATED IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND THESE REFORMS COULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTED ONLY THROUGH PRESSURE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
me 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. 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. Captain Decker was interested in what I had to say, and at his request I dictated my story to his stenographer.  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 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 CAPTAIN DECKER WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT I HAD TO SAY AND AT HIS REQUEST I DICTATED MY STORY TO HIS STENOGRAPHER
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