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The presence of the two American cruisers in the Mediterranean waters has without any doubt been instrumental in the saving of many lives. THE PRESENCE OF THE TWO AMERICAN CRUISERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WATERS HAS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING OF MANY LIVES
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. 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.  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 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
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