ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "انتفاضة عربية: التقارير العربية؛ تقارير السير م. سايكس" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٣] (٤٥٠/٤٢٣)

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as Kidwai’s are se d Tn T d' pi 'f S W j, back lt} U P 111 subtle w ays. Such letters
press but with a d d Ind!a > T and >n due course find their way into the native
tricksl tltt P f dttiei ' ence .- 1 am quite sure (from long- observation of similar
tricks) that, before long, various Indian newspapers will be found sayino- that ‘ the
^ great Liberal rev.ew, the “Nation,” has startled England by feE that thl
bherif ot Mecca ought to be mercilessly butchered ! ’ 7 CleCiaun g that the
Yours sincerely,
“ (Signed) Lovat Fraser.”
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The Indian Press and the Sherifs Revolt.
referring Sthe^Wif^revoh Y" pe y Sal a number of cuttin g a ^om Indian papers
expected from the telegrams of thelndianYovernment 6 ^ ™ 1 ' mt “ W « ht haVe ^
Movement for the Overthrow of the Young Turk Party.
Constantza, the^rd August^ say^l—l* 1 Balkan Peninsula > “ a despatch dated
of Ilirln 6 U1 y^a^ 110 ? 1 . 6 against Enver Pasha and the Committee
ot union and i regress rs rapidly gaming strength. The Old Turk nartv has
latterly been reinforced by the clandestine adhesmn of many important pemons
who, while openly professing loyalty to the policy of the Young 1 Turks secretly
uI7a r rtis:n°s aUSe ° f Ent6nte ’ ^ stead % ai “ a * ‘ b e overthrow of Enver and
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‘ For the present Enver’s enemies dissimulate their hostility to the Govern
ment while secretly fostering the growing discontent. Demonstrations of Moslem
women have been organised, who besiege the Ministry of War, crying “ Give us
back our husbands sons, and brothers!” The Ulema, with the Shelk-ul-Islam
stand aloof from the Government. They are much excited at the Arab revolt’
Th they attribute to Enver’s pro-German policy and anti-Islamic tendencies’
ey sympathise^ with the Grand Shenf, who, they hope, will proclaim himself
Caliph and obtain the recognition of the Moslem world. Such action would
probably lead to momentous events in Constantinople. The dissensions among
Young lurtv coteries have latterly become more pronounced.” ^
The I oung Turks and Islam.
, • J 1 ? 6 “ Near East,” in its issue of the 28th July, published a translation of an article
which had appeared in the “Mokattam” on “The Atrocities of the Turkish Govern
meat and its unlawful Conduct in this War.” After giving a number of reasons for Its
contention that the present rulers of Turkey completely disregarded the fundamental
rules of Islam, the article ends with the following paragraph : -
• o “We have just learned, through their papers, that their commander-in-chief
in Syria has expelled hundreds of families from Syria to the interior of Turkey for
acts for which the women are in no way responsible, and which are supposed to
have been committed by their husbands or sons. Such an act is foreign to Islam
and true Moslems and the original author of it can only be Germany. Moslems
cannot admit of a Moslem Government being under the direction of such a Power as
Germany, as this is clearly contrary to law.”
to .WiVYF w ° uld appear tbat ]:) j emal Pasha had carried out bi « threat to deport
Reptrt ” N S* n S< 7 1 Wh ° Sai:r " ' i lm P erlai interests to their own.” ISee “ aY;..,,
[See “ Arabian
Italian Ambition and Yemen.
The Idea Nazionale,” of Home, had an article in its issue of the 23rd Julv on the
importance of Italy securing political and economic influence in Yemen. The writer
urged that it was necessary for Moslems that the Holy Cities should not be touched
dmectly or indirectly by any Christian Power; and that it was necessary for Italy that
a a ip late should not be founded under foreign influence, and so become an