File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎216v] (441/834)

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in brief detail the Arab Movement. Next, he read a message
from Emir Feisal, in which he recounted the glories of the Arab
Cause and the successes of the Arab Army. He concluded with
a warm tribute of thanks to King George and Great Britain and
urged* every able man to join the Army of the Grand Sherif.
Sheikh Ali, the Poet, spoke extempore. He stated that an
individual was worse than useless, unless a member of, a strong,
united community. The particular community at the moment
was the Arab Army ; therefore he advocated most strongly that
all who could, should join. He ended with a graceful tribute to
the British Allies of the Arab Nation.
Ibrahim, the Priest, drew a comparison between the condition
and life of the Arabs under the Turks and as they now stand
under the British Government. He mentioned the Turks’
atrocities, their pillaging, murdering, leaving all to starve,
compelling all to join the army, pushing them into the line of
lire, like animals, not giving them a sufficiency of food or
clothing. Not so the British Government, which forces no one
to join the army against his will : it is self-supporting and does
not call upon the people to provide it with any food. Nay,
rather, it provides lood and drink for the needy, and dispenses
justice and equity in its administration. He then touched lightly
upon the fact that the British Government was the first to bring
a full and good supply of water to the Holy City. He ended by
entreating all to strain every nerve to liberate their country and,
by immediate and concerted action, to accomplish this by
bringing recruits in their thousands to the banner of the
Emir Feisal.
Hassan Effendi abu Sut urged them to seize the present
opportunity and live up to the glorious traditions of their
ancestors.
Said Effendi spoke at some length. He said that the Arab
Cause was a sacred one ; that the present struggle was one of the
Arabs striving to free themselves from their Turkish oppressors.
He said that the Turks put forward their warriors as being-
greater than the Caliphs, and wished to change the language of
the Koran into Turkish instead of Arabic—facts which loosen
the religious tie which once bound the Turks to the Arabs.
Then he thanked God that there were nations which stand up
for justice, namely the English, who are helping the Arab Nation
to-day. He then appealed to the people with passionate elocpience
and urged them to avenge themselves on the Turks, who rob
them and ravage their woman. He implored them to help the
enlistment for the Arab Army and volunteered there and then to
enlist himself, if someone would care for his dependants.
Mahmoud Yazim el-Beis began his speech by saying that his
predecessor had mentioned the word a Revenge ”. There were
good Turks as well as bad Turks. The Arab Nation’s bounden
duty was not only to avenge itself for the evil perpetrated by
the Turks, but also to show itself a constructive nation, able