The Washington herald., 1912-01-28

Malaysia who does not-regard 1taly's at
tack upon Turkey as an insui. 10 HIM
self and TO his faith. to the prophet and
to Allahil
What Rousins the aIosIems Means.
Sixty million Mohanmedans OF India
united IN protest against theat war
by means OF a monster petition to the
British government. asking its interces-
sion. In Egypt the anti-Christian riots
became so threatening that the British
garrisons We're called upon 10 suppress
them. In Tunis the French soldiers had
to restore order. In BerbeTy the Moorish
army sent from Spain TO subdue them.
In Central Asia. thousands Of miles from
the seat Of war, the Russian Barrisons
quickly had to be re-enforced. And most
significant OF all. in Tripoh itself the
Arabs. crushed under Turkish oppression,
promptly allied themselves with the
Turks-surely not because they love
them.
Italy and Turkey. one way or another.
will come TO terms. There Will be no
holy war''--not now. Turkey cannot
afford to summon the faithful Of the
whole world to unfuFI that sinister BAN
ner, which Is more than a flag. which Is
a threat. stored up against Christianity
since the days OF Ottoman and his Sara
Gems and Janitsharies. The invasion Of
Tripoli was more than "a fortnights
campaign" The Italians have already
found that out to their cost The end is
in sight, though not the kind that Victor
Emmannel was led to anticipate.
But though practically meaningless, let
us SEQ just what would happen II the
Moslem hatred of the Italians should
develop into an authorization uprising.
Ten Million Fighting Men.
Statistics compiled by well Informed
staff officers show that the Moslem ma
tons could put into the field sat least
10000 Of ezceHentIy drilled soldiers,
armed with modern weapons. Britain's
Mohanmedan regiments in India, the
Spahis OF the French forces in Algeria.
Egypt's Grenadiers, the Sudanese
Camel Corps. the excellsntly drilled
Turkish Infantry. taugaJ modern tactics
by the Prussian general, Won der Goltz-
Pasha, give some idea OF how formidable
such an army might prove
This Is not all The proclamation OF
holy war" would call to the nag
OF the prophet at least ten million un-
trained. but good fighting men, who,
without moments hesitation would go
to their deaths, for has not the prophet
promised that the only sure road to
the paradise was to die in battle against
the unbelievers."
And now let US dissect the terrible con-
sequences OF such an uprising. The six
thousand British soldiers in Egypt would
be massacred, for the population is
nine-tenths Mohammedan. The handful
Of police and officials in the European
Possessions OF East and West Africa
would be swept on the face OF the earth.
France, by virtue OF her Overpowerlng
army might hold the coast towns OF Al
geria, but could not protect her people
on the interior. Morocco would shake
on the varnish Of her present civilization.
Result of the RObber Campaign.
Austria would have to give back Bos-
mia and Herzegovina to Turkey. Rus
sia would have her hands full with the
Caucasian Cossacks, and perhaps would
have to abandon her trans-Caspian POS
sessions. And In India, doubtless, would
be enacted the bloodiest scenes of all
for the Hindoos would not hesitate a
moment in making common cause with
the Mohammedans there to put an end
to the hated British rule. The Moslems
OF the Malay peninsula, of Java, Bor-
neo, and Sumatra would kill on the
Dutch or British colonial forces, and in
China the great Mohammedan rebellion,
which It took fourteen years to suppress,
would re re-enacted.
The most powerful fleet Of battle ships
would be OF no avail IN such a world
wide war. and the lives Of millions of
Christian residents in Moslem countries
would pay the penalty. Such might have
been the result Of Italy's unwarranted
robber campaign, were not the present
Sultan of Turkey a piece-loving, middle
of-the-road man. But will his advanced
ideas prevail forever against religious
fanaticism and hatred! FT.ANEUR