The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-02
Rk avn ARtB-R RELATIONS
WITH EGYPT AND w NIs.

"a VI srs"a - - neFcssary starving
point FOR hs development, The Arab world
IL bounded on the north by Q line starting
at about Ladikiya on the Mediterranean
| ana cutting across to Mcsul ON tho Tizris.
and the peninsula has never occupied other
than y religious position in the MohAmmedan
world Within thirty years Of the found
| ing OF isiam an political power. the centre
OF influence had passed outside never to
| return again. The Arab States that grew
strong and powerful were created elsewhere
, ana Win the help OF other elements, Egyp-
tian. syrian. hesopotamian. Gothic. Bsr-
Der. u to Egypt. Syria and Mesopotamia
thnt the Arab idealisfs look as future rally
ING points The rest Of the Arab world
iays no claim To any such distinction. The
onarh OF MOROCCO has indeed ths merit OF
being real desc~ndant OF the koraish the
'sm'y OF the prophetl merit which he
shares with the sultan Of Zanzibar and the
Aga Khan IN India. hut Morocco has gone
70" lar along It's own lines ever again TO
pay part IN the world politics OF lsla M
ioar'her win iunis ana Algeria. N Is bound
IN come progressively nnaes .he influence
OF It's great neighbors across the Medit-r-
raneah. anu II has yet To show that IL has
lne "rs' conception OF the role OF q modern
Stsue' however oriental such a state may be
~ remains then TO consider whether
hsyp, or syria or Mesopotamia. or all -hrse
comp'hed. contain tho elements necessa ~
TOT IN tran concentration. The Egyptian
-'onss pTooabiy imagine themselves
csheu upon 10 lead such a rcjuvenesceuce
AZ tho tims when tho constitution was re-
o.'ameu IN constant inople they became
unony 'ond. demanding admit ncs to the
IuIA"n Parliament. M representing an
'n'esra par OF the ottoman Empire. They
reserved scsnt recognition: for. as | have
ssm eisewhere. the Young Turks very
Ish'N we're AFRAID TO add an Anglo-Egyp-
,mn question TO the many which they had
IN hand TO solve. In addition. IL may well
%" mat 'hey had no mind to strengt hen
'he h,so innuence IN the empire by adding
'ho ""'xht OF the progressive element
tsypt. or 10 increase the voice OF the
ARAB deputies In Parliament. where twelve
nilihons OF Arabs are represented by sew
envy deputies. while the seven million
iurh- nave $50 Spokesman. The Khedive
"s1. mas "h"ther consciously or uncon-
sc'ousF. given some color to thess aspira-
.'"nS' MS yearly visits to Const ant nopls
MS own and his mothers stately palaces
on tho bosporus. his somewhat ostcnta-
.tous pilgrimage To Mecca last winter. and
h's return via the hUaz railroad TO Haifa.
na's created the idea in the mind Of some
shor's'xhted people that hs has some such
Iea'her IN his bonnet. that hs might wish
10 put himself forward ~ tho leader OF the
hrao 'nea' Hut from what know Of him
! Snouih CONSIDER him too practical a man
ahd 100 farsighted To risk his present posi-
''"n OF ease In order TO play any 30 nebulous
q role. tie has prospered too well under
hhshsh supervision. and without any ~
,he cares ana worries that weigh down the
crown OF rulers. be they autocratic or con-
stitut1onsl
Hut one may well ask OF what fashion A.
such an Arab revival to be? What link In
to bind all Arabs together IL IL to he
nI. tic