Evening star., 1922-07-09
RULE Of 100000
PLANNED BY ARABS
Re-EstabIishment of Empire
/; Pleasant Dream of Lead
l. erS at Cairo.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.

Especial Correspondence OF The star ana the
Chicago Daily News.)
CAIRO. Egypt. May 30.-The Arabs.
whose ancestors in the seventh CEN
tury. with their capital at Damascus
and later at Bagdad, ruled half the
known world from the Indus to the
Pyranees, are striving to establish an
other Arab empire. Ever since the
Turks, under Sultan Selim II. con-
quered Egypt. in 1918. the race has
been split into scattered Kingdoms
and wandering Bedouin tribes. Now
European mandates have taken the
choicest portions that were to have
been the nucleus of the new empire.
This is the fundamental cause of the
revolt in Syria. the discomfort in Pal
eStine and the uncertainty IN Mesopo-
tamia. renamed Irak to give the
Arabs at least their own name for
that rich country.
Arabs estimate their numbers at
So,0cO,000 of whom 100000 are
Mohammedans and 100000 are Chris
tians. In Yemen, their most important
independent kingdom. 5000 Arabs are
of Jewish faith. Arabia and the coun-
tries on the east and south shore OF
the Mediterranean are the Arab lands
Few of them are under Arab rule.
Irak, Syria-which to Arabs means
Syria. Lebanon and Palestine as de-
jordania are the immediate objectives
of the present movement Egypt and
the Sudan are included in the later
scheme, Cairo to be the capital OF the
new empire.
Various Arab States
Though they are we'll defined king
doms, few of the boundaries of the
Arab states appear on maps, and their
population in many cases Is merely a
rough guess. However, according to
Arab informa ton, they are:
Irak. or Mesopotamia-Embr
the fertile valleys of the Euphrates
and Tigris. Is extremely rich in nat
ural resources and needs only irri-
cation and development of the oil
and other minerals to make 1t the
richest country in the mideast. Popu-
lation, 100000. Bagdad is the capi-
tai. Ruled by Melek (King) Feisal.
third son of Melek Hussein of the
Hedjaz Under British mandate.
Syria-Divided into five states. in
cluding the former free province of
Lebanon. Population, 3.250.0o0. Capt.
tai. Damascus. Under French man
date.
Palestine-Richeri in historical as
sociation than in products of the soil.
Population. 100000. Capital, Jerusa-
lem. Under British mandate.
Transjo nsjordania-Rather sterile por-
tion of Palestine. extending from east
Dana Medina railroad. Popula-
tion. 100000. Capital. Aman. Ruled
by Emur fPrince) Abdullah, second
son Of Melek Hussein of the Hedjaz.
National government with British
advisor.
Ell Hedjaz-The north half of the
west coast of the Arabian peninsula
and dividing the north portion of the
central desert with Syria Very poor
country. but important to Moham-
ry,oo 11r Nf hn hnI pft a
of Mecca and Medina. Population.
100000. Capital. Mecca. Ruler.
Melek (King) Hussein Eben (son of
Ally. Free kingdom.
Asir-South of Ell Hedjaz. Fertile
and rich; Population. 100000: Capt.
1drissi. Free kingdom.
Yemen n Rich Province.
Yemen-Southwest end of the Ara
bian peninsula. Extremely rich in
agriculture and grows most of the
worlds supply of mocha coffee. Pop
plation, 100000 Capital; sanna;
(son of Hamid ell Din. Free king
dom. except for Alden and the con-
tiguous territory held by Great
Britain.
Hadramaut-Souther end Of Ara
Ruled by between twenty and thirty
Arab chiefs.
Oman-Eastern portion of penin-
sula. Partly cultivated. Capital.
Maskat. Ruler. Sultan Teymur. Free
kingdom.
Nejd-On the east coast of the
Arabian peninsula between Irak and
Oman and embracing the interior
deserts. whose tribes the Turks could
never subdue. including the empty
desert. whose sands roll like an
ocean Capital Ryad. Ruler, Sultan
Abdul Aziz Ehen Saoud. Free king
dom.
Laheje-Small. partly cultivated
section, between Alden and Yemen.
Capital. Laheje. Ruler, Sultan Abdul
kerim. Free kingdom.
weit-The northern corner of
Nejd. Small but rich country. Cap
ital, Koweit. Ruler. Emir. Mobarak
Eben ell Sabbah. Free kingdom.
Mohammara-Indep portion
of Irak and Persia at the delta Of
the Bashrah river. Small and rich.
Capital. Mohammara. Ruler. Prince
Khazaal Khan. Free kingdom
Each of the countries which does
not have an exact census, cheerfully
estimates it's population anywhere
from 1000. 900 to 100000. The
numbers of the Bedouin tribes are
equally doubtful. AS to the coun-
tries along the north shores Of Africa.
the figures are more reliable. The
Arab records are: Bedouins, 9.000.0 900;
Egypt, $4,000, 900: Sudan, 5000, 900:
Tripoli. 100000; Tunis, $500, 900;
Algeria, 100000 Morocco, 100000.