THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. JUNE 8, 1919.
EGYPT FORGOTTEN
D
Fate of American Missionaries
u Causes Little Excitement.
INDIAN TROOPS RESCUERS
Airplanes Relieve Ammunition Short
age JIany Natives Slain Es-
cape Made Down Nile.
(Copyright, Canada, by the New Tork Herald
Company. )
fCopyrlght, 1019. by the New Tork Herald
Company All Rights Reserved.)
UK WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
CAIRO. If the whole world were not
In such, a topsy-turvy and turbulent
condition, America would be greatly
excited Just now over the fate of the
American missionary families who
have been besieged at Assiut, Fayoum,
and aeveral other places in Egypt
Foreign communities almost as large
as that which the Boxers invested in
Peking have been defending themselves
against natives. As it is little more
than a ripple upon the surface, little
public interest has been caused thereby.
At last all the missionaries have es
caped in safety, with tales to tell for
which there are no hearers except their
own missionary circles, for Cairo itself
is- in the midst of exciting times, with
the menace of threatened death hover
ing near. Latest to arrive were fifty
two American men, women and chil
dren from Assiut, where there .is a
large United Presbyterian mission col
lege and girls" school and hospital.
Their atory is an interesting one.
Situation Takes Critical Turn.
There had been intermittent excite
ment, processions and meetings in
Assiut. and a general etrike of stu
dents and lawyers, ever since the de
portation of the four nationalist lead
ers to Malta. Railway communication
had been broken. Not until Sunday.
March 23, however, . did the situation
take a critical turn. While the mis
sionaries and the Protestant Egyptians
were gathered in the native church on
Sunday morning a messenger brought
word to the preacher of trouble in the
city. After the "long prayer," and be
fore the sermon, the congregation was
lismissed and told to go home and
pray.
Soon afterward all the foreigners
were summoned by the British to the
big government school between the
canal and the river, for the natives
had attacked with firearms. Men,
women and children had to camp in
the schoolrooms. Rations were sup
plied by the British, and the American
women did the cooking for the refu
gees. The men took their turn doing
sentry duty, with whatever weapons
could be mustered. Some of the Ameri
can men did not have their clothes off
for a week.
Ammunition Sent By Airplane.
The most sinister aspect of the sit
uation was the shortage of ammum
tion. The troops were Indians, num
bering 120, and they were brave and
loyal to the limit. But their supply
of ammunition was low, and they did
not have enough machine guns to en
able them to cope with the mobs, who
attacked- from three directions. For
tunately, owing to the law which pro
hibits the natives from carrying fire
arms, the rioters were poorly equipped
with weapons.
After the first day of- fighting, help
came from the air, up the wile by sea
"planes. Cairo, knowing the plight of
the Assiut troops, sent an adequate
supply of ammunition and additiional
machine guns. After that there was
no real likelihood that the position
could be rushed by the natives.
From Sunday until Friday noon, the
nesieged carried on in reasonable com
fort and without panic. It was life in
panic style, for the refugees had taken
from home almost nothing. One mis
sionary. Dr. IL L. Finley, made his
medical rounds In the city throughout
the fighting.
British Interests Identical.
There was no- animosity to the
Americans, until the unfounded re
port spread that the British were using
the tower of the American college as
:i vantage point from which to fire
on the mobs. This rumor caused con
siderable bitterness, but it was later
corrected.
No secret was made, however, of the
essential solidarity of the British and
American interests. Both were refu
gees under the same roof.- American
missionaries, while they did not actual
ly participate in the fighting, never
theless did guard duty by night. At
no time have the Americans failed
to show their condemnation of the
nationalist violence and their support
of the fundamental British position,
although doubtless most . of the mis
sionaries have sympathized with the
Kgyptian desire for recognition by the
Peace conference. Should the cry be
raised in America that these Egyptians
are being tyrannized over by the Brit
ish, it should be remembered that all
the Americans in Egypt, most of them
missionaries devoted wholly to the
people's welfare, side openly with the
British against the present outbreaks.
They differentiate between Egypt's
practical claim and .the insurrection
ny lawnessness. Refugees are loud in
their praises of the courtesy and effi
ciency of the authorities during the
present ordeal.
Xatlv Casualties Ilenvy.
Of the number of casualties at Assiut
there is no official record. Four Indians
were accidentally killed by British fire.
Of the natives -the number was large.
One missionary said he saw a bridge
about three-quarters of a mile long
thick with dead Arams and Egyptians,
who had been mown down by the guns.
Fanatically brave the insurgents were;
but bared breasts are no protection
against disciplined troops armed with
modern weapons of precision. The
mobs also offered perfect marks for
the aircraft. The neighboring town of
"VValadia. with -a population of 10.000,
was destroyed by bombs and there
were many fatalities.
After a siege of five days boats ap
peared to take away the civilian popu
lation. These were the old Hamburg-
American ships now called the Anglo
American line, and, appropriately,
Bnjtish were put aboard the. Victoria
and Americans aboard the Puritan.
Australian troops were on guard. As
hostile towns were passed the soldiers
would prepare for possible action, but
aside from occasional futile sniping
there were no hostilities. The gravest
concern of the soldiers was to secure
milk for the American' babies.
Kile Trip Takes Four Days.
That Kile trip the last the mission
aries or other civilians will make for
many a moon took four days, one of
which was spent on a sandbar. It is
low water In the Nile. To enable relief
boats to reach Assiut, Luxor and other
points, the authorities opened the As
suan dam, where water is stored for
irrigation purposes. This will disas
trously affect the July crops. In a
score of ways all the Egyptians will
suffer for the deeds of the rioters.
Meanwhile the mobs in Assiut de
stroyed everything British they could
get their hands upon. As elsewhere,
the signal system of the railways, as
well as the permanent way itself, was
utterly wrecked. Rails and ties were
thrown into the canal and poles were
similarly treated. All the British shops
and many belonging to Greeks and
Copts were looted. No damage was done
to any or the extensive American properties.
Many Americans In Esjypt.
Famous In the annals of Christian
missions and travels is the American
mission in Egypt, which has been at
work here for more than 60 years.
While called the American mission, it
really Is a United Presbyterian enter
prise, with its headquarters in Pitts
burg. Its weekly public church service
in Cairo on Sunday evenings smacks
more of western Pennsylvania than of
eastern Egypt. The Psalms of David
are sung and the type of sermon and
worshipers is distinctively United Pres
byterian, except for the sprinkling of
red-tarboshed Egyptians present. Num
bers of British attend and after the
service some of the soldiers remain for
supper not dinner, mind you, but supper.
There are 90 American missionaries
in Egypt, in addition to 36 teachers and
other American assistants. Associated
with them are 822 Egyptian ministers,
evangelists, teachers, harem workers,
etc These altogether operate 291
churches and- stations, with a Protes
tant membership of about 14,000. There
are also 172 schools of all grades, in
cluding two colleges connected with the
mission, and 17,000 students. Three
hospitals and four dispensaries treated
more than 60,000 cases last year. No
missionary physician lacks for patients.
Something like 18,000 religious books
were also sold last year. This, exten
sive mission work centers in Cairo. Al
exandria, Assiut, Luxor, the1 Fayoum,
Zagazig, Banks, Mansurah.- Tanta and
points along the Nile. Because of their
sanity and thoroughness and fine
spirit, these missionaries have won the
favor of both natives and foreigners.
Held in abeyance by the war, there is
a great project under way for the es
tablishment here of Cairo Christian
university on the scale of Syrian
Protestant college at Beirut and Robert
college, Constantinople. The former
secretary of the United Presbyterian
mission beard. Rev. Dr. Charles R.
Watson, of Philadelphia, Is president of
the embryonic university. The head
quarters are in Philadelphia.
II01L FORESTS
IDEAL FOR CAMPING
Government Allows Outers
Great Many Liberties..
LANDS MAY BE LEASED
LONG BEACH CELEBRATES
Welcome Home Jubilee Enjoyed by
Population of Peninsula.
LOND BEACH, Wash., June 7. Sat.
urday last was a red-letter day for
Long Beach and the peninsula people
in general. A huge welcome-home jubi
lee, equaling any Fourth of July cele
bration ever held here, was enjoyed by
the whole population of the peninsula,
from Nahcotta to Megler, and even peo
ple from South Bend, Astoria and Fort
land came for the occasion.
A dance was held in Sylvan hall,
which was decorated elaborately by the
boys from North Head radio station
with flags of allied nations intermin
gled with the Stars and Stripes.
Hunting. and Fishing Are Permitted
During Open Season Homes
Slay Be Built. -
SAN FRANCISCO, CaX. May 31. To
the majority of prospective summer
campers or those figuring on vacations
in the great outdoors there exists little
or no distinction between the national
forests and the national parks. As
matter of fact there is considerable dif
ference which must be taken into con
sideration by the vacationist in arrang
ing for his annual outing. The prime
difference between the two is:
The national parks are maintained in
their primeval state, it being the pur
pose to preserve these districts as nat
ural heritages to future generations as
examples of wilderness when the hand
of man has. eradicated all frontiers.
For this reason nothing is allowed to
be disturbed and birds and wild ani
mals find safe sanctuary here. Rigid
regulations are strictly maintained.
The national forests, on the other
hand, are maintained as an economic
asset. Timber is cut and herds grazed.
Campers are at liberty to come and go
as they please without restriction, and
the huntsman and angler with few ex
ceptions is required only to conform to
the game laws which obtain in the
state in which the park is located. Fur
thermore, it is possible for persons to
rent from the government at from $5
to $10 a year a half acre or acre of
land, on either short or long-term re
newable leases. To this he is given
practical . ownership during his lease.
On it he may build any sort of summer
home his fancy dictates. He is amena
ble only to such regulations as obtain
in any community. Should he not care
to renew his lease, the property re
verts to the government. In the case
of buildings or other improvements, the
government will buy these at a fair
price if they are available for use. In
the event they are not. the owner is al
lowed to sublease the property.
There are national forests located in
21 states, or just half of the states of
the union. Alaska and PorV Rico also
are provided. The states, together
with the number of national forests
each contains and their total acreage,
are:
State Parks.
Alabama 1
Alaska 2
Arizona .................... .10
Arkansas .................... 2
California 20,
Colorado .'. ...................IV
Florida 1
Idaho 19
Maine 1
Kelso Band Has New Director.
KELSO, Wash., June 7.- (Special.)
Vincent Grewelle has been appointed
director of the Xelso municipal band,
which was organized a short time ago.
He succeeds Philip M. Hicks, who has
been coming from Portland once a
week to instruct the band. Mr.
Grewelle has had long experience as a
musician, having been a member of
Grewelle's orchestra and other organ
izations. He Is well qualified to direct
the band, which is making rapid prog
ress and will soon be advanced far
enough to give street concerts.
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Michigan 1
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Montana ........... ......... . IS
Nebraska 1
Nevada 8
N-w Hampshire 1
N--.v Ik-xico 7
North Carolina 1
Oklahoma. 1
(trtKon .17
IVn-to Rico 1
juth Dakota 3
Ctah 13
VlrBlnia 2
Washington .......11
West Virginia 1
Wyoming 12
Thus the 151 national parks of the
United States contain a total of 175,
951,266 acres, which are open to the
people of the country as permanent
recreation grounds. In the Tusayan and
Kaibab national forests of Arizona, the
Pisgah of North Carolina and the Wich
ita of Onlahoma are located national
preserves designated under special acts
of congress for the protection of game.
Maps of the national forests are
printed for free distribution and are
obtainable at any forest service office,
headquarters or stations. They show,
among other things, every road and
trail within the forest, exact descrip
tions to nature of the country, the best
fishing and hunting grounds and where
meals, supplies, water and other neces
sities may be found.
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