The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-25
c. R. CRANE GETS
70 YEARS. PRISON
SENTENCE IN SYRIA
American Accused of
lnciting Disturbances
in French Territory

PARIS. MAY 2s.-- CBy the as-o.
ciat,'d Pres -t harlcs R. Crane
WIN T. reported Co have bsrn con.
drmncd by a French military count
"a 20 Years Imprisonment. H. nov,
stopping at n Paris hotel
Nh"n he was asked this after.
noon about his condemnation hs
refused to say anything in regard
90 the syrian situation. adding that
he wa~ making an effort to d.
sonctiing regarding t,
Mr. ranc has uut bs'cn under ar.
rcst or surveillance.
CHICAGO May eb.-sentencc of
90 years lu prison ON n charge of
luciung recent disturbance In
French mandate territory ln Syria
has been meted out to Charlos n
Clane. of Chicago. by a French
military court in DamaHcu- ac-
cording % a copyrighted dispatch
from Cairo Egypt published to-
day In the Chicago Daily Nows
heSe reports. according tn the
Daily News dispatch, say the mill-
tnry court passed tho sentence
after "a hearing hy default tthat
Dr. tu nhrrnce u the accusedl'
Mr. Crane WIS the American
Ambassador 10 China during the
latter years o. the Wilson admin
strnuon.
"A notice IN the nowspap-rs ''
| The dispatch continues "quotiue
the official communlque. adds that
tho American government has been
notified OF the verdict.
NanAH.NIHaH s.aas-.aa... ....
tho court held that Mr. Crane was
equally responsible with numerous
! syrians who are serving terms in
prison on account OF the outbreus
Reports from syria are thai
politlgul prisoners are obliged Oh
sleep on the iail floor and 20 sab
ust on dry bread snd olives Miss
Twfi.ch Rahwnudil. % ycurs old
WAS recently arrested in damascus
h.rause she was a pupil OF Miss
| NaEid Aahed, "a mufism teacher
| Involved Boa Tho disturbances Mas.
Nuhed was one Of the women Sc
lerted by M crane 90 receive
educational benefit in the United
States His check Tor 81 0go o.
defray her travelling expenses
prompted tfe charge that the
! American government wus sub
sidiEinE the syrian malcontentr
"After they had put her through
ihe third degree IN a vain effort
40 fore. the child Co give infnrma
ton they sought they ioched her
up fur two hour la an empty
tomb, She was then taken back
To prison In a state of COLLAPSE. %
WAsHINGroN. May 2B-In.
Quiry has been made by ths
French Government 81 the Amsri.
can state department as 70 ths
status OF Charles q Crane. whr
Tor the past six months has been
conducting an inquiry into condi.
tons in Tie Near East The state
department. q was learned today
has replied that Nr crane was
acting entirely on his own initiu.
tive and authority and was with.
uut any government commission
Mr. crane. after trip acres,
Siharia into Soviet Russia last yoai
ana after short visit To The
United Stnics len Cor southern Eu
rcpe a being stated that h. intend.
ed visiting Albania and Anataiia
which Was Juri being evacuated D,
the italian and French troops whf
hRd been in occupation since the
close u IN, world war
Recently ar. Crane was heard
from IN SYRIA where he was said
20 De making an inquiry Into con.
dltions of the Arabian and the
Turkish population The atten.
ton % the French government
waa soon attracted 10 Mr.. Crane
nciivities Although Froncn off.
ciais expressed the belief that Il
could not be said that he was In.
citing the natives 10 Resistance
agairst the French military fofcsl
occupying Syria under the term
Of the treaty OF Sovorca they 10.
gard hls prescnce a. hlEhly mimi
cal
Tho natives with exalted ideal,
q American Institutions. were said
20 have been encouraged by Mr.
Cranes presence among them a
resist the Application of fh,
frVnch maDdate over Nhe eountr,
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