The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-31

All the English and the lndiar sos
der knows 10 that ME dead eOHarades'
bodies ara stripped and scrnetimss
mpsilated, TINT II n trooper lose his
way alone he N little kkeiy ~ FetHTE,
that perhaps a bullet has uung past
his own topi or puggRret' from a mud
wall above which nH,ters white
flag. that hs has now and again found
dear loved friend lying. AL ofense
against the morning light. with t1roas
cut from ear 10 ear; consequently for
good or III the word Arab Is not una
to evoke the gentlest feelings In our
soldiers breast.
This depression Is necessary to ap-
preciste the manner OF the occupation
Of kut--the Turks had aed in haste,
oar men. both horse and foot, reached
the town soon after they had gone
For the last week the Turkish COM
mander had been maintaining hl5 pres.
tige by daily bangings and shcoiings,
his last sct before leaving had been
to shoot sl% individuals for desertlon.
spying or cowardce.
Enter the Hctors, within an hour
the women wer- charering milk, dates
and sweet lines. the merchants we're
offering contracts. policemen were pa
trolling the dirty little streets. gov
ernor was established in an Office
tired troops were standing In the sun
while billcts were sought for them.
and most unbelievable of all the Arab
cultiyators we're dropping In to com
plain OF certain horsenan who had
ridden through crop OF beans. and
OF supply and transport officer who
had parked his belongings In u gar
den.
The Rule Of Terror.
II must not be supposed that our
coming cvokes enthusiasm. nor our
Justice gratitude, nor our discipline
admiration, 10 the Arab mind these
are not the qualities OF "kingliness -
king must rule by terror aud be
guided by caprice--rea3 the chronicles
OF Tabari and you will there see what
kingliness was in ommayad and early
Abbasid days. Haitai when he ruled
Irak said no man must be abroad after
shutdown. and presently they brought
to him certain Bedawi who had been
found asleep In the market place.
live In tho desert and | knew not OF
the order. O most suspicious Gov.
ernor." III you are telling a lie you
will be executed and burn In hell. and
II you arc telling the truth you viii
die n martyrs death and dwell In
paradise" replied Hajjaj, and they
hewed the Bedawi In pieces, Now.
that sort OF justice is the zenith OF
traditional government In lrak. and
when people come with policemen and
low taxation and quiet, then they will
be regarded as persons whose motives
are as inscrutable as their actions.
kut 10 a dirty. tumhle-down. insani-
tary little town. but the minaret and
the portals are signs OF grace. They
are not very old, yet in design and
line they are as perfect as the best
work Of ancient times. and they signi.
fy that under the crust aud flth of
ages OF neglect and mismanagement
the Arab fires OF intellect. poetry and
art survive where the land Ia not
sodden with marsh or parched for
want OF water II is as fertile as In
the days when the worlds civilization
radIated from its prosperity with
the people deep down under the viii.
derness and chaos induced by cen.
turtles OF evil rule and poverty there
lies the capacity which made Nineyeh.
Babylon, Persia. Parthia. and again
Persia. and lastly the Caliphate. the
center OF Asiatic culture, progress ant
wealth.