New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
KORAN AIDS SHEIK
In SUFFRAGE QUIZ
Quotation Shields Sultan's
Envoy-One Wife Is
Enough for Him.
WOMEN EQUAL MEN
MENTALLY, HE THINKS
Believes Rights Are Limited
Only by the Duties One
Must Perform.

"Woman suffrage?" The Sheik-ul-
Islam. His Eminence Sayid NJ. WaJln
Zeid-ul- Gilani, in New York City only
a single day, sat yesterday in the LOBBY
If the Hotel Seville and shrugged MS
shoulders when the question was asked
He smiled pleasantly as he gave MS
answer. shaking his head violently MS
hands voicing the emphasis his limited
English vocabulary could not express
"The only difference between men
and women is that men are a llt'ie
stronger in the physical that is all.
7 do believe the man and the woman
should have the same learning, for 70
learn is the duty of everything that
lives.
"The God says: AS many duties as
YOU have, so many rights you may nave
az Won need to fulfil your duties That
is the only answer | know"
With almost the appearance OF a
Frenchman, the sheik, man OF medl-
I'M height and slender, with a small
sandy beard and an infant mustache'
EXPRESSED his opinion on marriage
The man who is to teach the Moros on
the Island of Mindanao does not IN the
least resemble the traditional picture
If a silent, squatting. bronzed hgure'
frustrating itself three times IN the
direction of Mecca.
"For myself believe in only a single
wife. though my religion gives you
maybe one, two, three, four (hoiding
q finger aloft for each spouse ne is al
loweO. have one; that's all.
at is not for funds, for money
have come here. MOI No! Not money"
with a sweeping gesture that seemed
70 push all the tempting coin of the
Garth at is that the American may
know the man who is the mead OF the
Wabometan religion in the Philippines.
| am an educated man. | go back 10
make the Moros a race OF people the
American would not be ashamed TO
know. | am not fanatical." And ms
humorous blue eyes snapped as he told
of his trip to this city.
DENYING some of the newspaper re-
ports about himself, he continued:
"See. please. There it is that on
boat Manuel Calvo, on which ! come,
| eat nothing with other traveller be-
cause Christian food against my re-
ligion. That is not true. / am SICK
man: not the spirit, but the physical.
I cannot eat salt. | must have cooking
different. that is why. But tea | take
with other traveller all the time.
"Christian food the same good as
Mahometan. for the Koran say God
gave all believe all the religions the
same good No teaching that IS not
good. All the Koran | believe, but
think. use the scales on the Mahom-
etan faith and do not think the same
as ali they do. ! am writing pamphlet
to set down my teachings, my own IN,
tcrpretations Of what the Koran mean.
The shek is an American IN ms
dress. A light gray Panama cloth SUIT
with a stiff, high collar and black tie,
a soft green felt hat and PLAIN brown
walking stick comprise his costume
But YOU must have something be-
fore YOU 90. Please; it is the Ma
bometan custom" said the sheik, ris-
ing to make an elaborate bow. The
bellboy told him it was against the
rules to serve drinks in the lobby OF
the hotel. "What you call lemonade?
A drink? 1t is not. It is refresh
mont" But even the great sheik, lead
or OF 100000 people, had to obey the
rules of a New York hotel.