South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-17
ARAB PLEADS FOR
UNITED NATION
FREE Of TURKS
Son of King of the Hedjaz
Points Out Reasons for In
dependence for Farm,
FROM II. r II. THE ENIIR FEIsUL
(SOn OF the King OF tie Hcdiaz.l
Copyright 1912

created Dy the Arab revolt against
Turkish misrule has been OF no lit
tie significance in deCideing the fate
OF the Ottoman Empire The pri-
mary causes of this revolt are 10
hoe found ia the treatment OF The
Arabs by the Turks during four
centuries. For the past hundred
years. indeed there has been clear
evidence OF the smOuldering FIRE
The Turks have viewed the Arabs
with hostility. not unmixed with an
preheusiOn. since they saw iu us
Virile race Of people. one also more
numerous than their own
After the. announcement which
was made during the Turkish revo-
luton of 19O6-in which Ue took
prominent part by the wav-we
hoped that a satisfactory Under
standing might be reached. but our
hopes were not realized. The young
Turks, who gained an ascendencs.
were completely dazzled by tine el,-
ter OF the Hohenzollern SWORD and
swiftly adapted themselves To- Ger
many's policy in the east. They
went so tar AS 20 initiate their task
masters methods in dealing with tine
nations within the Sultan's frontiers
Everything was TO re Turkided
as were all the nations within the
Sultan's frontiers. That is 90 say.
each race in the schools was 20 dis
card its own language: also. IT'S
rights Cf nationality This scheme
was intolerable To the Arabs. whose
anguage-superior TO Turkish-is
the language OF the Korean and who
in themselves are stronger and OF
lar more ancient culture than the
Turks
The oppressOrs set about 20 am
nilate the Armenians, who. however.
refused 10 become Turks The Ar
abs were exposed 10 the same dan
gers and prosecutions. but they
proved to be too strong to be swept
from the face Of the earth
Turkish Atrocities.
Early in the war. those Arabs who
were dependent upon cereals pro-
duced in districts remote from Their
own were cut off from their food
supplies by the Ottoman government.
with the result that thousands per
shed The Turks. nevertheless
knew how TO profit from the lighting
qualities OF the race they were so
eager to Cypress, and the Arab CA
suaIities in the war were very great.
At Damascus and Beyrut many
eminent Arabs were hanged by order
of the Turkish authorities The Of
fceTs of my encourage have AIN had
narrow escapes from the Turks.
whose methods were so cruel So
iniQuitOus that they could no long
er with honor serve under the sui
tan's banners. The ili-treatment OF
the Syrans-Syria is the center of
the Arab mOvement-nduced me to
go via Damascus to Medina and 90
Mecca. where ! started the Arab re-
volt. Thousands OF Syrians i'm the
Turkish army Joined me. As my
troops took 10000 prisoners ina the
campaign 1T may be assumed that
they contributed their share 10 the
successful termination OF the war.
There are certain questions assoc
ciated with our affairs which have
direct European importance. while
there are others which can only be
answered by the people OF the Ma
hommedan faith The question OF
the Caliphate for example must he
decided hy the MOS'ems themselves
The Arab Revolt
s. very serious point. which. UNI
like the choice OF the CaIiph. is of
European concern. has to do with
establishing unity among the Arabs
They must not be diyI5ed o.. diner
emit influences. feel confident that.
my Allies Will not revert 10 "a policy
Of colonization. but. on the contrary.
VIII maintain "a strict regard for the
principles for which they fought
namely the principles Of justice and
rcht
My chief aspiration is 20 bring
bout the political unity of the Aran
speaking provinces and To- remo,e
all European designs which may be
directed at colonization
To mas be pointed ont that r.
Arabs raised the question OF their
independence some time before War
The Arab congress which met in
Paris in 1912-1S put forward the
proposal OF compile autonomy. and
Turkey was compelled 20 promise
the Arabian countries this Conces-
sion. But the ottoman Government
failed 10 keep faith with the Arabs.
who. however, did not allow them
selves To be cast down although
eXiled and bitterly prosecuted. Those
whose sentiments were merely sus-
pect suffered the same fate as those
who avowed themselves the cham
pions OF freedom. Tile ideal OF lib
erty and independence was firmly
Implanted in their hearts
on the first occasion which pre-
scented itself the Arabs threw them
selves upon their oppressOrs. and
owing 10 the advance OF my troops.
the standard of revolt was raised
everywhere
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