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The Turkish Government later repented of its leniency in allowing these Russian Jews to escape, and gave orders that only neutrals should leave the country  and then only under certain conditions. THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT LATER REPENTED OF ITS LENIENCY IN ALLOWING THESE RUSSIAN JEWS TO ESCAPE AND GAVE ORDERS THAT ONLY NEUTRALS SHOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND THEN ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
itizens of neutral countries to leave the Ottoman Empire. These cruisers had already done wonderful rescue work for the Russian Jews in Palestine, who, when war was declared, were to have been sent to the Mesopotamian town of Urfa--there to suffer massacre and outrage like the Armenians. This was prevented by Mr. Morgenthau's strenuous representations, with the result that these Russian Jews were gathered together as in a great drag-net and herded to Jaffa, amidst suffering unspeakable. There they were met by the American cruisers which were to transport them to Egypt. Up to the very moment when they set foot on the friendly warships they were robbed and horribly abused by the Jaffa boatmen. The eternal curse of the Wandering Jew! Driven from Russia, they come to seek shelter in Turkey; Turkey then casts them from her under pretext that they are loyal to Russia. Truly, the Jew lifts his eyes to the mountains, asking the ancient and still unanswered question, "Whence shall come my help? MPOWERED TO ASSIST CITIZENS OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES TO LEAVE THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE THESE CRUISERS HAD ALREADY DONE WONDERFUL RESCUE WORK FOR THE RUSSIAN JEWS IN PALESTINE WHO WHEN WAR WAS DECLARED WERE TO HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE MESOPOTAMIAN TOWN OF URFA THERE TO SUFFER MASSACRE AND OUTRAGE LIKE THE ARMENIANS THIS WAS PREVENTED BY MISTER MORGANTHOW'S STRENUOUS REPRESENTATIONS WITH THE RESULTS THAT THESE RUSSIAN JEWS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER IN A GREAT DRAGNET AND HERDED TO JOFFA AMIDST SUFFERING UNSPEAKABLE THERE THEY WERE MET BY THE AMERICAN CRUISERS WHICH WERE TO TRANSPORT THEM TO EGYPT UP TO THE VERY MOMENT WHEN THEY SET FOOT ON THE FRIENDLY WAR SHIPS THEY WERE ROBBED AND HORRIBLY ABUSED BY THE JAFFA BOATMEN THE ETERNAL CURSE OF THE WANDERING JEW DRIVEN FROM RUSSIA THEY COME TO SEEK SHELTER IN TURKEY TURKEY THEN CAST THEM FROM HER UNDER PRETEXT THAT THEY ARE LOYAL TO RUSSIA TRULY THE JEW LIFTS HIS EYES TO THE MOUNTAINS ASKING THE ANCIENT AND STILL UNANSWERED QUESTION WHENCE SHALL COME MY HELP
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