The Detroit times., 1916-07-15
TURK LOSS
TO ARABS
lIEAvYBL0W
Binding Tie of Otto
man Empire Is Now
Severed
IMPORTANCE HAS
BEEN OVERLOOKED
{ Christians Soon to Be
Able to Invade
Holy City
~ THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.

~ THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.
10 vague IL American knowledge
eeneerning the geography and pol
& l1hcs Of the near east, that relatively
+ ~. persons have read, or. having
soa&. have understood the news thai
~ sAr1bs Of the Hejaz have reve:t
4 ~ ~ captured Mecca from the
\ INrtx. and that they were attack
Il ~ Medina. Jiddah, the Red sea
lpost ~ Mecca. was also taken BY
F'ths Arabs. Kerbela and Meshed
~. IN southern Arabia, or Baby
)onla, " use the ancient name. have
1 ~ been reported in revolt against
<zp0eiaatinople.
Al o. this IL news Of staggering
Il tppsrtapce. II Is worse for the
0phltme Porte than the Russian vic
ElpgteN Ii the Caucasus, or the dnal
EGpye&1nee Of the tie that bound
xSYp( 70 Turkey. This IL the su-
ffen1n misadventure for CONSTANT
EDpDlass For II means in q single
4 Gpn&ence, that the one tie which
or11n1 the copgiomeraIe Ottoman
Gnptse together. loyalty to the sui
IN - Caliph. or successor of Mo
boyn16e(, has been severed. The
SCo1lr&ats has been taken back by
{l1e l5ubs. to which II rightfuily be-
1n1 and with whom II resided for
Eeont1g1es after the death of the
4 pfUr1et, until the sons Of Gilman
frG6ted II from the family Of
ee61eh. with whom Mohammed de-
5egoo4 4 should forever remain.
x = he near east politics and re-
4 HrAop are ipextricable. Religion
E1oy - aid to be sup2r-politics.
- rather than party binds PEG
nl tp0ether. The one explanation
z ~ continued survival Of THE
4 6ot man Of Europe" IL simply
n 1am Turkey mas represented the
h o1ership OF all the followers Of
y ~ Prophet. These zoo. 0o0,00(
" osiems, scattered through the do
Rlpinn Of Great Britain. Russia
erluany, France, Italy and Hol
md, have been ever before TIL,
B SlAds Of the statesmen Of Europe
NJ The present sultan OF Turkey Il
coannna nder of the faithful" n,
VA ~ many other titles, the latest be
e. ~ giyan. - II In sandonic irony
" b ~Mohammed the victorious" NJ
\ 6ltrfbutc of his ONCE approaches II
ES@Mportance his position as the sue
nopr Of Mcharjmed. That Is tn
s m ~ his power. Now. az al
y knfs know, there 10 not a droJ
IA ~ a4robiap blood In the veins o
!, ~ Turkish sulians. Hourly the,
u 4ve tlyed II fear OF revolt Of the
l1thfal. which might be caused By
III 19OyIedee OF that fact. Even IN
Fsil}e past the Issue has been raised IN
< u name OF orthodoxy by the Arabs
~ especially by the Wahabis, who
1I4xe ever been Keen to- protest thai
<k<Ite Turks are not good Moslems
MA The Csliphate wrested from
( Tnf4ish hands. the Turkish empire
\ ,tretltatly crnmbles.
Il ,Hehlud the military activity 81
M vnr has gone an immense
Il otnopnt Of secret intrigue On the
tart Of al nations concerned. 1t Il
new gsnersliy known that ty the
agreement Of the Allies the Turkish
newer u to be overhrown. II the
AlAles are successful. As Lord
Ngyee said the aher day. the power
- Q4y Chriyliaps Is to be forever
Ef1skep from the Turk.
n n preparation for this consume
1natjoR, md 70 remove forever fror
~ 1urk the power to proclaim a
1olv var" Great Britain has Ions
Y ~ discussing and negotiating a.
80 vhom she should assist TO as
n euEp the Calipbate. There really
a v1to only two possibilities. tho sui
~ q Egypt being out Of The ques
Iopo, These two were The sheiki
CO the EcnusM and the Shereef o
n Ieocpe- Persons Who keep nforme;
E ~ PEAR eastern affairs know tina
1 many months ago Pritain's choic,
*AlD1l a the Shereef of Mecca. HI
c1aios vere superior in many re
cpocts. Most important OF all, hi
q Aone was in Mecca. He is a known
y nGpro 10 hundreds Of thousands n
II S0o1lema over the entire Islami,
Vosll Mecca Il the capital and tn
(1s1ns a. the Faithful. lie IL OF tn
1SIbo q Korsish, to whom tn
13abs would rally. ~ well % othe
on1ome.
= ~ this elaborate and intricat
((bug the ehiah Mos'ems. VIII
scented unc-thodor ny the SUI
uoeo taken into consideration
1oo1ly won over. The impor
- (his politically lies In u
~ ~ Noelems Of Persia an
- oninh Meslsms. This Sc
~ Kssbsis and Meshs
5ooo4 soooad oaly 20 Me
<1oro1na. Tness hive revol