File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [‎446r] (271/348)

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8 xp»ot»d th«a to resort to such mi slewing attitude und
misuae the rerssa of Ood in the interest of the transgress,
ing nation »ho revoked the Shari*a* and set it aside
*hlie earn I’hilosphor has invented Ai“Qanoon AJL-Aouoi
(Judiciia Coda) ;** 44 aubstitmi th« 45 ^c.
Oh Xord auoh iaTuh taid sisong oscprassione aro
likaiy to oro«*to doubts and load to hatred and averoion
amongst tht Arab® ^ho aro ox|><ioted to unite tind uot to
gether in the right oaueo* the Kofcadama however ure
fra^uentiy eending such cirouiars wbioh they im^iy to
hare been m*itten under your order* which we do not
bolide. Therefore we refer thie matter to your iordwhiy
with a view that you will yrevent auoh ^ublioationa and
ahow your good will and sincere inclination toward® tho&e
ohlefa (Auluki© ^ 0 :)
Oh lord we are made astonished to find that the
writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. of she letter find® fault® and oritioiaea the
attitude of the Arabs which is entirely and solely do voted
in the interest of Hosiim chiefs who rule their country
independently and exercise their own laws and custom®
since they knew themselves and Axa the same relations
hare subsisted amongst them individually. Is it not more
reasonable for the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. to criticise the Turks who
befriended the Germans and unshe*t<*d their swords to
fight in his fwvor. Here in Yeman they are doing the
same for hie sake and all their proclamations are full of
his (G*mu*n , e) praise.
The Bngiish have come to Aden before the Turks
coming to Yeman, but they have not «^arreied with any of
the chiefs about his independence in his own soil, on the
contrary however we govern our country according to our
own religion and do ua we like. Over and above this they
(British) give ua continous subsidies, whereas the Turks
came into tho Yoiaan dfter th««a, fought with their co
religionists and turned thorn out of their own dwellings*