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Moreover, as if by magic, the whole country became Germanized. In all the mosques, Friday prayers were ended with an invocation for the welfare of the Sultan and "Hadji Wilhelm." MOREOVER AS IF BY MAGIC THE WHOLE COUNTRY BECAME GERMANIZED IN ALL THE MOSS FRIDAY PRAYERS WERE ENDED WITH AN INVOCATION FOR THE WELFARE OF THE SULTAN AND HADJI WILHELM
other powers. What I state here can be corroborated by any one who knows Palestine and has lived in it. About the time when we first knew that Turkey would join the Germanic powers came the news that the "Capitulations" had been revoked.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. In the Ottoman Empire, where law and justice are not at a premium, such protection was a wholesome and necessary policy. The revoking of the Capitulations was a terrible blow to all the Europeans, meaning, as it did, the practical abolition of all their rights. Upon the Arabs it acted like an intoxicant. Every boot-black or boatman felt that he was the equal of the accursed Frank, who now had no consul to protect him; and abuses began immediately. D OF THE EVIL MACHINATIONS OF OTHER POWERS WHAT I STATE HERE CAN BE CORROBORATED BY ANYONE WHO KNOWS PALESTINE AND HAS LIVED IN IT ABOUT THE TIME WHEN WE FIRST KNEW THAT TURKEY WOULD JOIN THE GERMANIC POWERS CAME THE NEWS THAT CAPITULATIONS HAD BEEN REVOKED AS IS GENERALLY KNOWN FOREIGNERS FORMERLY ENJOYED THE PROTECTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNCILS THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SO CALLED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 IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE WHERE LAW AND JUSTICE ARE NOT AT A PREMIUM SUCH PROTECTION WAS A WHOLESOME AND NECESSARY POLICY THE REVOKING OF THE CAPITULATIONS WAS A TERRIBLE BLOW TO ALL THE EUROPEANS MEANING AS IT DID THE PRACTICAL ABOLITION OF ALL THEIR RIGHTS UPON THE ARABS IT ACTED LIKE AN INTOXICAN EVERY BOOTBLACK OR BOATMAN FELT THAT HE WAS THE EQUAL OF THE ACCURSED FRANK WHO NOW HAD NO COUNSEL TO PROTECT HIM AND ABUSES BEGAN IMMEDIATELY
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