El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

medan church dignitary. TO proclaim a
molly war against the infidels. Then
the hosts Of Islam gather around the
standard at COnstantinOple and launch
themselves against the infidels-
MOhammedans Divided.
But this is the year 1914, not $50 nor
yet 1853 There are now no less than
q Mohammedan sects. And never did
Arian and Athanasian hate each other
more deeply than do the Sunnites and
the Shiahs, the two main divisions OF
the Islamites. The Turks are Sunnites.
This bars right away from service with
them the Mohammedans Of Persia, who
are all Shiahs.
Then. too, the different 8Iohamme-
dan communities are separated wide
", geographically. They cling ten
aciously to their religion, but they
nave little intercourse, either OF goods
or Of news.
It is fair to believe that a proclama-
ton by the sultan at COnstantinople
would not reach Moslems for many
months or even years. Then it might
be flouted
Ethnographically the Cossacks are
closely related to the Turks But the
hard riders Of South Russia were in
the front ranks Of the cars troops in
the Russo-Turkish war and in the
present struggle they would be unlike
" to desert on account Of the com
Inand Of the Sheik VI Islam, And as
for the Persian Mohammedang they
would probably be attacked early in
the war by the sultan's men The
Kurds would raid toward Teheran and
russians and MOhammedcl Persians
would oppose them.
Might Rouse wild Tribes.
The sultan Of Turkey might, how
ever. cause a great deal Of trouble by
rousing the wild tribes OF Arabia
These Bedouius. always fighting the
Constantinople ruler, might yet be
brought to his standard BY a combin-
alton OF religious fanaticism and desire
for booty. In British SOmaliland. too.
there are 100000 Mohammedan negroid
natives who remember wildly the
wars OF the Mad Mullah" and might
De induced TO take up arms again.
Inc Germans promise 10 take ad-
vantage OF Egypts discomfort. Egypt
has been under rule Of Great Britain
since 1873 There have been many
plots against the government in re-
cent years and Turkish emissaries have
lately been very busy in Egypt. But
the discontented class in the Nile val
ley is small The fellaheen, who are
not fighters anyway, realize that Brit
ism control has meant better crops and
peter times. There are, however,
aDout oOu'VO0 desert nomads in Egypt
ana these might be rallied to a jehad.
Students Might Join.
CAIRO Is the seat Of Moslem learn
ing Here IS the mosque and univer-
Sly OF Fl Azhar. with 1900 students.
The Sheik VI Islam is himself a grad
uate. The students would ioin in a ie-
had and their influence would be con-
Siderable But the $4,000 Egyptian
troops, who are differed by British,
probably would stand by their masters
IN the rest Of Africa, Tripon, recent
~ conquered by Italy, might revolt.
But Tunis and Algeria. which IS sup
plying the celebrated Turcos, would be
loyal to the tricolor.
Most OF the negroes Of Africa are
now Mohammedans, but there is little
unity among them. On the whole. the
5s,OOO.OOO Mohammedan Africans under
french rule, the Is. O00 900 under the
Brltish rule, and the 2.O00.O 900 under
IIallan rule could scarcely be reused
70 serious efforts against the whites.
me Kaiser has only 1000. 900 Noham-
medans In his African territory.