TIIE 3IORXIXG ORECOXTAX, FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1919.
DISTRUST 111 EGYPT
Facts About Revolution De
clared Woefully Distorted.
U. S. HELD IN CONTEMPT
Detention of Writer at Cairo Found
Humiliating to Americans.
Charges Are False.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
(CopvriRht bv the New Tork Herald Com
pany. Published by Arrangement.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. I now know
why I was detained for nearly a month
in Cairo, practically a prisoner, shut
off from communication with my gov
ernment or my newspaper and denied
all explanations for the mysterious re
straint which was fostered by the
American consulate. Cablegrams from
the Herald were awaitLng me at Con
stantinople, whither I have come over
land bearing the grave story of the
conditions in Turkey.
The messages tell the reason for the
Cairo experience, and put completely
into my hands the timid, conspiring
Cairo officials. The charges against
me by the British are two. They are
stupidly and completely false and in
credible to a person unacquainted with
the incompetence of the Cairo govern
ment. Before repeating them I desire
to express my contempt for the un
worthy British course in attempting
to shirk all blame and place it upon
the American government.
After using as dupes and tools the
three American officials in Cairo to
detain me in defiance of constitutional
rights Hampson Gary, the diplomatic
agent: Bernard Gotliob, his assistant,
and Brewster, American military at
tache,, timorous, little men the Brit
ish ostentatiously disclaimed all re
sponsibility, declaring to me categori
cally in writing that the military au
thorities did not know why I was de
tained. They said that they had no
part in the act and. far from objecting,
would give me permits to go anywhere
I desired as soon as they had permis
sion from the American agency. Even
after the cumulative Cairo incident it
was difficult for me to realize that of
ficers and gentlemen will deliberately
lie.
This high-handed action upon Amer
ica is disloyalty to all honorable Brit
ish traditions.
Kills Makes Xo Address.
The first charge is that I addressed
meetings of Egyptian nationalists. This
is fala in fact and implication. I
neither addressed nor led any meetings
or gatherings o-f any sort while in
Cairo, nor even of Americans. I never
so much as expressed sympathy with
the Egyptian cause wlen interviewing
nationalist leaders. During the Cairo
jubilation over General Allenby's proc
lamation five Americans in a carriage,
of whom I was one, were objects of ex
traordinary demonstrations in favor of
America, but w-e refused all demands
for speeches, short or long. We evaded
demonstrations as well as we could in
a city delirious over American ideals.
Neither outdoors nor Indoors, formally
nor informally, did I ever address na
tionalists or otler Kgyptians.
That such a charge could be made
shows either culpable ignorance or de
spicable mendacity of the British in
telligence service in Egypt.
The second charge is that I sought
to evade the censor by sending out
articles under an assumed name. That
also is false. Every article I wrote in
Egypt was submitted to the censor. I
did take pains to send duplicate copies
to America, but never under an as
sumed name. I resent that statement
as an insult. Even my long sojourn in
Cairo did not teach me how to act
under-handedly. If I succeeded In send
ing to America, despite the censor, even
a part of Egyptian history I have been
only fulfilling tte clear obligation of
my profession. Americans do not rec
ognize the right of any nation to sup
press international facts and knowl
edge which is essential to the fair,
democratic solution of world problems.
Incident Urrlared Humiliating;.
Had the Cairo consorship not sup
pressed and perverted the truth of the
Egyptian insurrection both the situa
tion and British prestige would have
been saved by English public opinion.
Moreover, had the facts been permitted
publication the American government
would never have fallen into the trap
that it did in its inopportune, needless
recognition of the British protectorate
over Egypt in a manner which has
turned trust and devotion of the Egyp
tian people toward America into bitter
disappointment and contempt. Every
American in Egypt suffers frequent
humiliation over this needless ruin of
our prestige.
Having only Mr. Gary to depend upon
for information, because of the censor
ship, and Mr. Gary being putty in the
hands of the British, the president was
led to throw away the confidence of
Egyptians in America and thereby de
stroy the ideal of this weak people. We
got no gratitude from the British at
Cairo for this. "Within two days the
local British newspaper, controlled by
the military, was bitterly attacking the
president and his principles, while
British soldiers were booing the Ameri
can flag and President Wilson's picture
in Cairo "movies."
Fortunately the issue is not one of
veracity between the Cairo officials
and myself. Upon two occasions when
I was a witness of the great popular
Egyptian outburst of enthusiasm for
America I was accompanied by one or
more of the Arabic-speaking American
missionaries.
All the facts in the case are in docu
mentary record. I am hastening home
with them as well as with the startling
story of conditions in Turkey.
rmrnw of Americans Resented.
The simple explanation of the entire
incident is that the military authorities
at Cairo resented the presence of an
independent American correspondent at
a time when they were adopting drastic
measures to keep the facts from the
world. They apparently assume that I
smuggled- out stories and photographs
of British atrocities upon the natives
which 1 never wrote, preferring to let
the Milner commission deal with the
wanton destruction of villages by
troops dropping bombs and sending
machine-gun fire from airplanes and
automobiles on peasant crowds which
were not engaged in any violence, and
killing more than a thousand unarmed
men and women and children.
Particularly the British were resent
ful that I should witness, and to Brit
ains and Americans candidly criticise,
the complete collapse of English sports
manship upon the occasion of the jubi
lation over General Allenby's reversal
of the acts of his predecessors. British
military and civilians openly and bit
terly criticised General Allenby for
doing simple justice when he should,
they said, have killed more natives in
stead. The military broke up the peace
tul Egyptian celebrations, with hun
dreds of killings resulting. The best
of the British in Cairo and all the
Americans shared my amazement and
indignation over this blow to the fa
mous spirit of fair play.
For every word sent by me from
Cairo I stand unreservedly responsible,
although I was not permitted by the
censor to write the full truth. I ac
cept no responsibility for the form in
which the telegrams may have been
published in America owing to the cen
sorship and telegraphic and editorial
mutilations. I have carbon copies.
Some of my earlier dispatches, when I
was accepting official versions and re
ports, may not stand the test of a fuller
knowledge, for the British communi
ques did not tell the truth. If there is
any British fair play left in Cairo the
officials, will apologize for slander
upon me and for their part in a con
spiracy with truckling local American
officials.
STATE UNABLE TO ASSIST
fuxd for exterta1xmext of
fleet cxavailable.
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce
May Co-operate In Raising
Money for Purpose.
SALEM, Or., July 24. (Special.)
Commercial bodies of the various towns
and cities of Oregon probably will be
asked to provide funds for the enter
tainment of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and part of the Pacific fleet,
in the event a committee o the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic club of Port
land follows the suggestion of Gov
ernor Olcott.
The governor a few days ago received
a letter from the Portland club to the
effect that the naval authorities had
accepted an invitation of the state's
executive and Mayor Baker to have
the fleet anchor in the Willamette and
Columbia rivers, but that funds for
entertainment of the visitors were
lacking.
After investigation the governor
found that there was no state appro
priation from which funds might be
used toward the entertainment of the
visitors and as a result feteing of 'the
naval officials and men must be borne
by private subscriptions. Governor Ol
cott then communicated with George
Quayle of Portland, secretary of the
Oregon State, Chamber of Commerce,
who has agreed to co-operate with the
committee of the Multnomah Athletic
club in placing the proposition before
the commercial bodies and raising the
funds required for entertainment.
Mayor Baker telephoned the governor
this morning that of the $7500 needed
to defray the entertainment cost he
did not believe Portland should be
asked to contribute more than 20 per
cent.
Charles F. Berg was named chairman
and W. J. Hofmann vice-chairman of
the entertainment committee to . wel
come the officers and crew of the Pa
cific fleet, due in Portland the last
week of August. The appointment was
made at a meeting of the executive
committee of the committee of 100 in
charge of details fdr the reception of
the fleet.
Frank E. Smith was named chairman
of the committee to handle the parade,
R. A. Stewart chairman of th commit
tee on automobiles and Ralph W. Hoyt
chairman of the committee on music.
Each chairman will select the members
of his committee, according to Dow V.
Walker, secretary of the committee
of 100.
CHINESE WITH OPIUM FINED
Albany Restaurant Proprietor Pleads
Guilty and Pays $100.
ALBANT. Or.. July 24. (Special.)
A raid on the White House restaurant,
by two state plain clothes men and
Deputy Sheriff J. S. Van Winkle last
night produced a small quantity of
opium and a smoking outfit in the
room of Loo Foo, Chinese proprietor of
the restaurant.
Loo appeared in Judge Oliver's court
today, pleaded guilty and paid a fine
of $100. The celestial told the court
that he used to smoke opium but had
sworn off. The small packet in his
room was years old, he said.
Auto Defects to Be Located Free.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 24. Free
inspection of automobiles for defects
which are apt . to cause accident is
planned by the careful drivers club,
a local organization formed to mini
mize the number of automobile ac
cidents here. The inspection will be
held for four days from July 27 to
July 31 and experts with each make
of car will advise the owner as to any
Haw or mal-adjust men t of the mechanism.
CGU DISTURBANCE
SAYS GOVERNOR
Mutual Dependence Held Ob
ject of Annexation to Japan.
PRESENT RULE SUPPORTED
Missionaries Exonerated From Blame
in Uprisings; Coreans Assert
Indecent Treatment.
SEOITL, Corea. July 2. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) Before
leaving Seoul for Tokio. where it was
believed he would offer his resignation,
Governor-General Hasegawa issued a
statement saying that the Coreaa dis
turbances had ceased, thanks to the
"pacifying steps taken by the authori
ties and the self-control on the part of
the populace at large."
At the same time he voiced his re
gret that there are some Coreans who
still dream of national independence or
"who are wandering in an atmosphere
of doubt and uneasiness, which is apt
to again disturb the national accord,
not alone by menacing the national
welfare, but also by checking national
progress along the line of world devel
opment." The governor said the prime object
of the annexation of Corea was to con
stitute a wholesome body by the mu
tual dependence of Japanese and Co
reans. The (Japanese rule over Corea.
based upon the principle of assimila
tino and universal brotherhood, was far
from being partial. Nevertheless it
must be added that there must be some
differences in institutions under the
government between Japanese and Co
reans because their customs and lan
guage are not the same. He added:
Missionaries Are Exonerated.
"When the policy of assimilation
bears its fruits some day, it goes with
out saying that Japanese and Coreans
alike will be placed under the same
institutions and favored with the same
imperial administration."
TOKIO. July 5. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) The people of
Corea and the officials realize that the
Corean disturbances were in no sense
religious uprisings and that they were
not at all influenced by the mission
aries, according to the report of Mr.
Ishizaka of the Japanese Methodist
church, who, with two other officials
representing the federation of Japanese
churches, recently made a study of the
Corean situation. The other delegates
included a Japanese, Mr. Kawakami.
and Gilbert Bowles, representing the
Friends mission of America and sec
retary of the American Peace society
of Japan. Mr. Ishlzaka's report is pub
lished in the Tokio magazine Gokyo,
or "Guardian."
Mr. Ishizaka emphasises the discon
tent of Coreans because of the dis
crimination against them and particu
larly in matters of education. He
added:
Discrimination Is Charged.
"The teachers of primary schools and
even girls' schools, that is, the men
teachers, wear swords. Of course, the
people become antagonistic towards a
system which frightens them into sul
len obedience. Detectives follow the
people everywhere. From the moment
we arrived at Fusan we were followed
by them. At first we were ignorant
of them, but when w-e had an inter
view with the head of the police at
Seoul we were quite astonished to see
the reports of all we had said."
Continuing lie said he had received
complaints that the Japanese people as
well as the government officials seemed
to regard the Coreans as beasts and not
as human beings.
"The postoffiue officials," he went
on, "do not give attention to Coreans
if occupied with something, but let a
Japanese come in and the officials are
at once attentive. In crowded cars the
Japanese order t rvo Coreans to make
room for them.
"In our journey in Corea we heard of
women being stripped of their clothing:
of aged women being kicked by men
with boots on. and of barbarous cruel
ties everywhere. Many 4'oreans spoke
rsiiiir
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to us Japanese Christians of their un
endurable sufferings. We eaw men
who had been flogged whose wounds
remained and were very serious. How
should we who are Japanese and who
are Christians regard these Coreans?
Had the Japanese people and rulers
known the love of Christ and the love
of God this trouble would never have
happened."
TROLLEYS NEED BILLION
IMPROVEMENT IX PAST FOlIt
YEARS FOUND SMALL.
Chairman of Association Committee
Forecasts Early Bankruptcy
for Many Iines.
WASHINGTON. July IS. Street rail
ways of the United States will need a
total of approximately $1,000,000,000
each year to enable them adequately
to meet the demands made by the pub
lic, according to estimates given the
federal electric railways' commission
today by W. G. Kradlee. president of
the Stone At Webster Management as
sociation of Boston.
Mr. Hradlee declared that between
$600,000,000 and $700,000,000 in new
capital was needed annually for exten
sions and improvements and probably
$350,000,000 for refunding of outstand
ing obligations. He said that little had
been done In the way of improvements
in the last four years owing to unusual
conditions.
"There are only two ways to obtain
this money." Mr. Bradlee said, "either
through municipal ownership or throu
through municipal ownership or
through the establishment of some
plan so that the private investor will
feel that he can count on a reasonable
return if he invests in street railway
securities."
Guy K. Tripp, chairman of the com
mittee of 100 representing the Ameri
can Electric Railway association, pre
dicted that many of the larger electric
lines would be in bankruptcy before
the commission completes its hearings.
Upon completion of the railway tes
timony, adjournment will be taken un
til August 4, when Secretary Baker
and a group of economists will begin
testifying. On the completion of their
testimony another adjournment will be
taken until August 11. when the mayors
of large cities. Including New York.
San Francisco. Boston. Buffalo. New
Orleans. Seattle, Detroit, Chicago and
Cleveland and members of the various
commissions will be heard.
Toyo Panamas
$2.35
all shapes.
Straws
$3 and Upwards
Ben Selling
Leading Hatter
Morrison at
Fourth
OPEHnTORSJETjlACK PAY
RETROACTIVE INCREASE IS TO
. DATE FROM JANUARY t, 1819.
I Phone your want ads to The Orego-
nUn. Main 707". A ft!S.
"A Babe in a House
is a well-spring of pleasure,"
says Tupper. He might have added
in more prosaic vein that a baby is
also a well-spring of expense.
One of the many duties parents
owe a child besides shelter, clothing
and food is education. Are you
planning now that your boy shall
1 have a technical, agricultural or
professional course for his life work? Or will he have to be
contented with high school?
Think 10 cents a day, saved persistently from babyhood, in
vested in a savings account, will, with the interest, give him two
years of higher training. Can you afford to deprive him of
such an impetus towarid a sucsessful life?
This pioneer, bank solicits youi baby's account.
LADD & TILTON BANK
Washington and Third
Girls Jubilant as Steady Workers
Will ReoelTe $2 7 With Others
In Proportion.
.
T f 1 p h o n r operators yesterday re
ceived notice through their union that
they would receive Increase of pay
retroactive to January 1. 1919. The
message was sent by Mrs. Nellie John
son, international president of the
union, to Mrs. Agnes Johnson, president
of the operators' local.
Officials of the local of the Brother
hood of Eloctrlral Workers say an
nouncement of the girls' victory means
that the men strikers will receive the
same terms, although the men's union
has not received notice to that effect.
The operators received the news with
enthusiasm. The back pay will range
from $1 a week up. meaning that oper
ators who have worked steadily from
the first o( the year will receive at
least $?7 In a lump sum. Girls who
get more than the minimum salary
probably will receive more, inasmuch
as the back pay will be based on the
terms on which strikers went back to
work.
Union officials yesterday began work
on the new adjustment board. They
say the new board will handle only
disputes between the company and
union employes, and that non-union
workers will get no benefits from It.
For that reason union officials believe
the adjustment board will be a strong
factor in recruiting their ranks.
Chamber Wants "Seattle Spirit."
SF.ATTLK. Wash., July 24. (Special.)
Action has bon taken by the Seattle
chamber of commerce to have the
steamer Seattle Spirit. launched here
recently, allocated to rome local steam
ship company. In this way. the cham
ber maintains, the vessel will be
manned by a Seattle crew and would
be in every way a Seattle ship. The
Seattle Spirit was so named after Se
attle's effort In the fourth loan drive.
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TODAY
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