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- THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAXD. DECEMIIFR 28. 1919. ALL EGYPT PRAYS POLISH QOUNTESS WHO SEEKS $100,000 HERE FOR WOUNDED. OR IWEiENC Religious Spirit Marks Dem onstrations in Cairo. FACTIONAL STRIFE ENDS Mohammedans and Christians Join In CsheKinc in New Spirit of Nationalism. BY WILLIAM T. tBLXJS. Copyright by the New Tork Herald. Pub lished by arrangement.) CAIRO. Dec. 27. More important to the world at large than the success or failure of Egypt's active insurrection against British rule is the develop ment of an amazing spirit of toler ance, not to day fraternity, between Mohammedanism ahd Christianity. One knowing only the pre-war near east cannot realize the magnitude of the change in religious spirit which the growth of nationalism has ef fected. For centuries Christians and Moslems have been enemies. Today, In Egypt. Syria and Turkey they are crusading together, marching togeth er and praying together. The story is best told by incidents, though even then it will scarcely be believed, and most foreigners are skeptlcal of its genuineness or perma nence. M OSljs and Christian Vnlte. November 13 was the anniversary of the formation of the Egyptian dele gation to Paris to plead for national rights. It has been agreed by the Egyptians to observe this day as a national holiday. Demonstrations of Egyptian patriotism, solidarity and unity of purpose are always to be fea tures of the commemoration. This year on November 13 a great company of Egyptian officials, nota bles, students, business men and fel laheen, estimated to number 20.000. marched in a body to the leading Coptic church, the seat of the patri arch, and then to El Azhar, the world famous Mohammedan mosque. In both places as many persons as could enter united in public prayers for the independence of Egypt. Moslems led in prayers at the Christian church, and Christians led in prayers at the Moslem mosque. In the truest sense that event was sensational. It runs counter to all the traditions and expectations and writings upon the near east. If tol erance has really come between Chris tians and Moslems then a basic and revolutionary change has taken place In the history of the levant. Egypt Makes no Comment. Ever since the nationalist celebra tions of last April banners bearing both cross and crescent have been common in patriotic demonstrations. This linking of the two emblems of long hostile faiths now has ceased to excite comment in Egypt. A Christian preacher named Ser glus has been the most popular of all the speakers at the patriotic meet ings in El Azhar mosque. A Jewess was the first woman speaker ever heard within those his toric walls. If tolerance has really come to El Azhar, which, while a mosque, is also the world's central Mohammedan uni versity, then it is Inevitably coming to all the Islamic world, and religious wars in the east are over. When the news percolates to North ern India. Central Asia, the Balkans and mid-Africa that Moslem speakers visited all the Coptic churches In Cairo last Easter and that Egyptian Christians kept the last week of Ram -ndnn as a time of fasting and prayer in behalf of Egyptian freedom, then the ages-old bitterness between the two f:. it lis is bound to subside. Nnlifinnlum Supersede! Religion. Temporarily at least in Egypt, Syria, India and Asia Minor the pas sion for nationalism has superseded the old pre-eminence of religious loy ally. It used to he that a man was a Moslem or a Christian primarily and an Egyptian only Incidentally. Now he is an Egyptian first and an adher ent of some religion afterward. Of course, all British and most other foreigners scoff at the reality of this new and fervid tolerance. They nay that the Christians have taken up with the idea because they are afraid of the Moslems. A current story Is somewhat on this wise: A foreigner said to a young Copt: "Don't you know that this na tionalist movement 1 a Moslem scheme, and that If it succeeds you Christians will be In a minority of less than one In ten? Once they got the power, the Moalems would make you recant or else slay you." "I do not believe anything of th sort," the Copt is said to have replied, in a burst of patriotic ecstasy; "but even if what you say is true, it la bet ter that the 800.000 Christians of Egypt perish, and the independence of our ancient nation be secured, than that Egypt remain under the yok of England." Coptic Clergy In Evidence. There Is no doubt that this fervid sentiment represents the present-day mood of many or most of the Coptic Christiana, who are the original Egyptians. The Coptic clergy are in evidence upon the occasion of every large nationalist demonstration. Significantly, it was a Coptic stu dent who recently tried to assassi nate the Egyptian premier, who is also a Copt. The new tolerance or fraternity be tween Christians and Moslems will have radical consequences In many directions, if it Is genuine and con tinues. Most manifest of these will be the effect upon Christian missions. Americans maintain extensive mis sionary work in Islamic lands. The fanatical bigotry and antagonism to ward Christians of the Mohammedan religion Is almost a bedrock assump tion of all their activities. Now, If Moslems and Christians are to work and worship together, a new orienta tion of mission work will be required. ,,PP 8iaEaMjsa:-,. i A i Sftftf" JjBBBai '' -'r ' S t'OlNTKSS KRVSilV KA IT A-OK'I'R A SKA. SUN WORSHIP CULT LEADER IS ACCUSED Ottoman Zar Adusht Hanisch Sent West for Trial. LOS ANGELES WANTS Hlfi Ex-Slieepherder From Vtah Is Ar rested In Chicago to Answer to Revolting Charges. CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Ottoman Zar Adusht Hanisch. self-styled "little master" of the Mazdaznan cult of sun worshipers, was arrested tonight and started for Los Angeles, where he was Indicted on June 4, 1918, several re volting offenses being charged. Han isch was convicted In the federal dis trict court here In 1913 of sending Indecent matter, his cult book, "The Inner Circle," through the malls and was. sentenced to six months in Jail. Hanisch and a number of his fol lowers were said to be celebrating a holiday fete known as "Eahan Bar" In a private home when Lieutenant Charles A. Jones, of the Eos Angeles police, and local detectives Invaded the place. The cult's high priest was attired in white flannels and golden slippers and. according to the police, roared a profane protest at their intrusion. At the detective bureau Hanisch agreed to waive extradition, declar ing "they have nothing on me in the west." Hanisch claims to be 70 vears of age. but the police say his fathers age Is 72. Hanlscli's real name Is said to be Otto Z. Hanisch. son of Richard Hanisch. a Milwaukee music teacher. He was said at the Chicago trial to have' been a sheepherder In Ctah. The Mazdaznan cult had a preten tious temple on the shore of I.ake Michigan on Chicago's south side when It was raided prior to the con viction of Hanisch In 1913. Later he established headquarters In Los An geles, but fled following the Indict ment. It Is said the cult now has a half-mllllon dollar temple in Zurich. Switzerland. Countess Krystyn Rawita-Ostrawska. director of the Polish Red Cross In Siberia and wife of Count Christian Rawita-Oatra wska. Polish high commis sioner to Siberia, has come to this country to raise $100,000 with which to transport 3000 wounded Polish soldiers who are living in unheated box cars and wooden barracks in northern Russia, by ship from Vladivostok to Danzig. It is stated that the Polish Red Cross has no funds, and the American Red Cross is using all its facilities to help the civilian population of Poland. ZIONIST TRADE PUNNED HKRCHAKt MAHINK. HARBORS AND RAILROADS PROPOSED. Campaign to Raise $10,000,000 Tor Reconstruction Work Will Be Launched In January. NEW YORK. Dc. 27. Plans for sending an engineering commission to Palestine to survey the country with the ultimate purpose of establishing a merchant marine, constructing har bors, railroads and highways and re claiming swamp lands will be dis cussed during the next three days at the second annual convention of the Zionist Society of Engineers and Ag riculturists, which opened here to night. Consideration of Palestine's recon struction problems are Deing nis cussed with more interest at present than ever before because of plans of thousands of American Jews to move to that country. The Zionist organi zation of America will launch on Jan uary 18 a campaign for $10,000,000 to provide necessary funds for recon struction work. Proposals for rehabilitation are contained in ths report of James Haines, secretary of the Zionist engi neering body. seniors. S8.24. and the freshmen, with an average of 83.78 per cent. Of 1SS students f6 have an average of 90 per cent or above. Following are the names of those who have the ten highest averages: Esther Adamson. Clarence Mertsching, Erie Laughlln. Zenda Hendrlckson. Dorothy Campbell and Ruth Daven port. Elizabeth Campbell, Margarette Folly. Elva VVilhoit and Madge Row ell. Ruth Mulholland, Ray Goodmillec Alice McNelly and Inez Iverson. The highest scholarship for the past two six weeks' periods has been held by Esther Adamson, a senior. AVIATOR ALCOCK BURIED Thousands Pay Ijast Tribute to Filer Who Crossed Atlantic. MANCHESTER. England. Dec. 2T. Funeral services were held here to day for Captain Sir John Alcock, the first aviator to make a non-stop air plane flight across the Atlantic, who died at Rouen. France, as the result of Injuries received when his plane crashed December 18, near Cottevrard in Normandy. Thousands of persons attended. Full military honors were rendered at the grave. Airmen acted as pallbearers. As the funeral ceremony ended buglers sounded the "last post." Hundreds of persons assembled in St. Paul's cathedral here today for memorial services held in tribute to Captitln Sir John Alcock. whose funeral was held in Manchester today. DAVID ROBINSON VISITS Kx-Public Defender is in Portland With Bride of Ten la. David Robinson, former public de fender of the municipal court and now director of the law enforcement de partment of the United States public health service, with headquarters at Washington. D. C, was a visitor at the municipal biilldinsr yesterday. Mr. Robinson is In Portland business and with him is his bride ot ten days, formerly Miss Edna Khain wald. daughter of Edward Shainwald of Portland. Mr. Robinson and Miss Shainwald were married in San Francisco on De cember IS at the Riohelicu hotel From here they will go to Seattle and , 1 men east by way of Helena. Cheyenne and Denver. They will make thelt home at the George Washington Inn tn Washington, D. C. llAMSCH LOXG SOUGHT FOR 'Persian Prophet" Wanted in Los Anareles for Revolting Offen-c-. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 27. Ottoman Zar Adusht Hanisch. "Persian proph et." arrested In Chicago tonight, has been a fugitive from justice since June 4. 1918, when he was indicted here charged with revolting offenses against young children. More than 20 Los Angeles boys and girls are de clared by the police here to have been his victims. Charges that he was a secret Ger man agent also were lodged with the district attorney during the grand jury's investigation of his alleged activities here. 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