The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-28
LIFE IN MODkR1 PALEss1xR
usv.s improvements 4. 80 Ansssns hand.


l. iptand. transforming tho saat of thu Proyin-
/ cioi Covornmart from Acre to tbis place.
TIM. on.ns. mac ham recommended on the
,-o,,,I. ~ Tho su,arior aroollonce Of thu har.
bor 81 Haifo on tia Increasing export trade
,nd v.niaiv growing population and. above
ali nm the Constantly auomentino influence OF
foreiyner. which Ia tho natural result OF the
inf,osv NJ tboir cap,tsI and Of their industry
ard orrnr,r;ss
Tho old fortross NJ AGRA at present thu resi-
dapca NJ tho oovornor on Mutessarif contains
a nonul.ti ~ nho,,t O OOO pent AN wi, hin tho
wn,ls If thu fort and crowded into nj nrea of
uttIe mora than anv aorea They are for tho
most pnrt fanatic Mosloms. which means a
state Of stnenntion In industry and .om mercial
pursuits. and in conseouence OF the military
rule which prohibits ANY OK usion Of tho town
outside Of tho wallis Of tho fortress within
range OF tho guns no expansion ia possible to
tho inhabitants Tho population OF Haifa on tho
other hand. IA increu sing with great rnpidity
and the place seems to resound from on O end
to tho other with the clink of tho stone mason's
chieyl. M new houses sprinR up in all direc-
tons These considerations would not alone
| howeyor Rccount for tho resolution at which
| the Government seems to have arrived
| Three fourths OF tho popu!ntion OF Haifa are
| eithor Roman or Greek Catholics; in other
words. they aro under tho protection OF tho
| tho French Consul whom religious questions
ara concerned; and the policy OF the French
Government in Syria has boon to extend its re-
| ligious protectornte into political and secular
matters. to a degree which is CONSTANT, irving
rise TO AWKWARD questions and complications
"oI a. r"n. u o Of Tho ,ou.. nro,.r,v in tia
so, - ". ~ "o.,o p'oroy ~ .no
Carmel. who considsr tho whoo Of Carmel
| frow tho mono.,arv Mt tho ,voster, e,,rnmitv
OF tho mountain to their chapel at the Place OF
Eiish's Sacrifice ut tho other end. rs a sort OF
n'w'ee preserve anu push 'no'r asrosateH pre-
tensions to such nn extreme that thoy look with
att.mnta tn hny land in ,hs mountain and
A..eu'"s w wy Iaau ~ .na n'o ~, AID, anu
NV avn az naronca. NM, IL has hssn tho cause
monks and the German eolonis,s. who consider
5na. oes n NV ~ xoSu tisn. 10 o"' lana On
mn AZ tho q, th
| ~, o.h.. g., ~; =, $50. ANY,, ,.si''. W
buyine land tncro. or. indeed. anywhere else
| in Pule4tine although thsy nre entitled to do
so by treaty and in pursuit OF this policy tho
| local authorities are instructed to throw every
obstacle in tho way of foreign enterprise of n'i
| uescrip'iohs' nu'' eS?eei"hy 10 render IL I'M
possible for % not subjects SS o, Turkey to
.a..,, . "n', .,.." 80, ., VI. -. 80 80
ne jewish splony Of zimn,agrn. which Is also
| n tho nuighD1rhoOl q haiia. oy prompting
solves. on tho ground thnt they have no right to
tho hind. They INV" based this claim on the
erty. who was an Austrian Jew. in whose
hhns was 3ou;mt h1r 1'g S ss
hoH chil,iiess; nnd, ac.orann;; TO mrkish Jaw.
propSar' , hes"r.S a., ZIP @ M T ~,
eanmun, M'S e ,es caTcnss" nee anm TIE
I,"s S .merniora ea ne, me pr"psri!y
| ~ SO hnppGn"l. h,Ws.eT' tnat .hs owner uiu
se d ht n. r.useT n's admit mi The
| SviuencD oi any o"t tios'eni' ~ 70 ~net,ier ne
mao ION ro or hI All nn w'fn r. ts ae
was nainrniiy impnIisiDe 10 comfy WITH. Ile
@ %I took oisr tho
f W. "a S no far o ant
but unsrstnd that pcrmissan ' h tS0 1t last
h:sn oI,ainsd Ior ths orasiion Of houses on
The fat h9wsy'. I'm torn'En qne@tiaRn n arr
Sunstanty arising NJ uau eahr ut ont OF r"ncl
Jeflsh c9 ,N I and that no such questions
n, o1 az sfrr. Snoro ,nfne Is pi,, nm
dorea y as,rmn' N the eye. OF the Governor;
tie m t tbs aca Ie me hs Do OF
yTt been Snnci.nsa az Constaniinopie: ana the
" wan have been M' eo s.s
S:,s shanss; Sr:,n; e reason shat tSsy:
maa,estv VA suffer whio the Eornat!an OF
ma i"npos"1 tnmS,'pA'1y OF anr,s,'nns
how1ysr TIA, the Government nay cHnsiaet
tmt t no, 'Tyn'y ann dHSnun OF ,,n p"titneri
| De moved 70 u n!Acr "hsio the loyalty AMI DO;
shm' =, ,,,y n.'b' W. m"I 10 ana
| sihouiu .uIsn'"tl le NateiioI- Az ~ events;
| There cai' DC ne uoMnt tn"t mo 'ahaSe Will
enty ha arr ah hn, rn ~. ''e ,.uo q;
| eint ners. hhu NM th'te wiz &c cohH.utraD'e
iT ,S Oh pm"p'o rom i nsre 20 VIZ Town WHICH
ms no n' ~ ~, S'iri,'"et 81 D,f'nE huch
c",,'N. CIV Ihoin .s' Phcc OF Ieshinnce.
tieant,ns ht'ni...1i,n r., nenn ..iSn OF TINS
| onnhot, lilly 10 rsaho'n 'me r.eSenI Governor
| ahu repase hiin "y noGe inin'ii4nnt ana ac,
alvn inmc6, nanry, ! grange Mhlrh has caused
E."ht ~. -; I'm 10 .uos OILS ana 1hrls-
| t'''HS h''lh Splto ~ ms ne mao con-
| ,tti'eu 10 MAKO hinlso,, very uhpnnuiar with
| we iorineI Whne nr ii.os"tner Iallcd 10 senr
ihl,or. VINO thn".n very ;nmi,ot IN number.
were YER e"hI,ti.Iy "nf,Sei ~ hfoi,S borrower