The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-30
HOLY WAR, EXPERTS
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BY THE GERMANS

Germany instigated the Holy War
l of Turkey to kill Christians in the
/ Ottoman empire and India. This fact
| is revealed by former American Am
| bassador Henry Morgenthau in his
"reminiscences in the Worlds Work,
just published. Baron wangenheim
the German ambassador at CONSTANT
nople told Mr.. Morgenthau in so many
/: words that Germany's real purpose in
forcing Turkey into the war was to
arouse Mohammedan fanaticism
against the British and French. Mr..
! Morgenthau says:
In the early days Wangenheim had
explained to me Germany's real pur-
pose in forcing Turkey into the CON
flict. He made this explanation quiet
~ and nonchalantly, as though it had
been quite the most ordinary matter
in the world. Sitting in his office puff
fling away at his big black German
cigar, he unfolded Germany's scheme
10 arouse the whole fanatical Moslem
world against the Christians. Germany
had planned a real Holy War" as one
means of destroying English and
French influence in the world. "Tur-
key herself is not the really important
matter, said Wangenheim. Her
army is small one. and we do not
expect IL to do very much. For the
most part it will act on the defensive.
But the big thing Is the Moslem
world. II we can stir the Mohanme-
dams up against the English and Rus
slams. we can force them to make
peace
What wangenheim evidently meant
by the ''hig thing" became apparent on
November 18th. when the sultan is
sued his declaration OF war; this de-
claration was really an appeal for n
Jihad, or a Holy War" against the
infidel. Soon afterward the Sheik-ul-
Islam published his proclamation sum-
moning the whole Moslem world TO
rise and massacre their Christian OPP
pressors.
The sultan's proclamation was an
official public document and dealt
with the proposed Holy War only in a
general way, but about this same time
there appeared a secret pamphlet
which gave instructions to the faithful
in more specific terms. This paper
was not read in the mosques; it was
distributed stealthily in all NOLAN
medan countries-India, Egypt. Moroc
co. Syria and many others; and it was
significantly printed in Arabic, the
language of the Koran. 1t was a
lengthy document-the English trans
lation contains 10000 words-full OF
from the Koran; and its
style was frenzied in its appeal to
racial and religious hatred. 1t de |
scribed a detailed plan of operations |
for the assassination and extermina- |
ton of all Christians---excep pit those Of |
German nationality. A few extracts
will fairly portray its spirit:
But the time has now come |
for the Holy War, and by this the land !
of Islam shall forever be freed from |
the power of the infidels who op- |
press it. The Holy War has now be- |
come a sacred duty. Know ye the |
blood of infidels in the Islamic lands |
may be shed with impunity--except |
those to whom the Moslem power has |
promised security and who are allied
With it. CHerein we find that Ger !
mans and Austrians are excepted from
nassacreD The killing of infidels
Who rule over Islam has become
acred duty. whether you do it secret
V or openly, as the Koran has de-
reed: Take them and kill them
whenever you come across them. Be-
Iold we have delivered them into your
lands and given you supreme power
yer them He who kills even one UNI
eliever of those who rule over us.
whether he does ii secretly or openly. /:
hall be rewarded by God. And let
very Moslem in whatever part of the
rorld he may be. swear a solemn oath
o kill at least three or four of the in
idels who rule over him, for they are
he enemies of God and of the faith
"The Holy Way" says this pamph-
It will be of three forms. First the
ldividual war. which consists of the
ldividual personal deed. This may be
18th cutting. killing instruments, like
ne Holy War which one of the faithful |
lade against Peter Galy. the infidel
nglish governor, like the staying OF
ne English chief of police in India
nd like the killing of one of the Of
cials arriving in Mecca by Abb BusiT |
may God he pleased with him." The
gives several other instances
Z assassination which the faithful are
n Joined to initiate. The believers are
I'D to organize bands and to so forth |
nd slay Christians. The most useful
re those organized and operating in
ecret. TT IS hoped that the Islamic
orld of today will profit very greatly
'om such secret bands" The third
lethod is by organized campaigns,
lat is, by trained armies.
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