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THE OREGON; DAILY r JOURNAL; PORTLAND, , TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, ' 1909.
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Cairo an International Con
gress of Nations Its Cos
mopolitanism Veils the
Hatreds of Ages Govern
mental Shams. -
.
The Cairo of the "Arabian
Nights" la not unlike the Cairo
of today. The oriental In his
myriad phases serenely lle
forever1 the immemorial llf of
the east, his gorgeouanesr un
subdued and. his languor un
refreshed by contact with the
prosaic and energetic Occident.
Of the life that tails the streets
of Cairo Mr. HaBkin will next
discourse, considering It largely
from the standpoint of the mere
ly spectacular.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
(Copyright 1909 by Frederic J. Haskln.)
W"ashTngt6n, June 1. Egypt is the
gateway of the east. Entering It, the
Occidental la bewildered and delighted
by Its strange confusion of color and Its
nameless pell. Looking out of it, the
Oriental gazes with indifference, tinged
with contempt, upon the curiously dull
and conceited went. In Egypt, the cradle
of civilization, the fountain of both
western and eastern law and religion,
the twentieth century finds the gate
between the two worlds. There the most
enlightened Moslems are making the
last great stand for the revival of Islam.
Thtrt the missionary from Wisconsin is
battling for the ultra-protestant type of
Christianity. Opposed to both are the
reactionary and non-progressive Mos
lems and the ancient Coptic church,
inOHt conservative of all Christian
bodies.
' There the patriotic Egyptian nation
alist is making a fight for the political
reform of the Ottoman empire, and
from there was directed. In part, the
bloodless revolution which gave Turkey
h constitutional government, later con
firmed by the dethronement of Abdul
Mamid. And there Is England, indulg
ing the native patriot In his dreams of
reform, and at the same time ruling
him and keeping a firm grasp upon that
real and tangible gateway to the Orient
the Sufz canal.
ETerythlng Is "Nominal."
There is a country nominally subject
to the sultan of Turkey and nominally
a part of the Ottoman empire. Under
that power it is nominally autonomous
and Is nominally ruled by the khedive
of Egypt. He in turn is nominally cir
cumscribed by a sort of constituted gov
ernment which gives the people a nom
inal voice In the nominal government
And back of all this ts Sir Eldon Gorst,
His Britannic Majesty's consul-general,
who rules the country actually, although
nomlnallv he has nothing whatever to
do with It.
There one sees parading the streets a
well-drilled and well-setup regiment of
soldiers. It is a part of the Egyptian
arm v. It Is officered by Egyptians, for
the most iart, and owes allegiance and
fealty to the khedive.' It Is a respect
able army. But, an hour or so later,
there Is another regiment. Instead of
the khaki Hnd red tarboosh of the.
Egyptian, there is the scarlet coat of
Tommy Atkins. It Is a part of the
British army of occupation. That army
has been there more than a quarter of
a century. It came with the professed
Intention of staying three months, but
probably will stay as long as Brlttanla
continues to rule the wave.
Xn the Land of Paradox.
The Occidental has always looked
upon the Orient as a topsy-turvy land
where everything is -done backwards.
"We know that the Orientals begin to
read and write from the right aide of
the page Instead of from the left. We
bear of strange customs which offend
our own. We learn of-habits of thought
which strike us as impossible, and. in
Kgypt, at the threshold of the east, one
finds himself already in the "Land of
Paradox."
There was the first civilisation, the
first written history, the first code of
morals, the first law. Tne evidences of
the greatness of this early empire are
found on every hand in the magnificent
monuments which have withstood the
ravages of forty centuries. The tombs
of the ancient Egyptians are Inhabited
by tlie living Egyptians of today mis
erable creatures to whomcivilization
means nothing and who wok at the
great monuments onlv as a means of
bringing tourists in whom there is the
hope of bakshish. If there is a new
house in Egypt one of two things Is
true of it either ft Is built of mud or
It has been built by a Europeap. The
gr.indeur and glory of Egypt are de
parted
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society of the wealthy Occidentals who
make their winter homes In Cairo hos
telrles. The American Klrl stopping here
is quite as much interested in the Per
sian poet she meets at the hotel dance
us she is in the mummified remains of
the great Rameses in the museum: Even
the museum is a paradox, for the bodies
of the ancient Pharaohs and their price
less crown jewels are exhibited in a
building the exterior of which suggests
nothing but modern Italy.
Cairo and Alexandria are built after
Italian and French patterns and even
the immutable law of tlfe Prophet has
been bent that the parks might have
ornaments In statues of great Egypt
ians. The well-paved streets, tho good
streetcar service, the excellent police
system all these things are of the west
western. Tn minutes' walk In any di
rection will take the wayfarer into a
quarter where the streets are paved only
wtth 10 centuries of dirt, where the
donkey and the camel are the sole trans
portation agencies, and where the law of
the Prophet Is the onlv police regulation
needed. These are of the east eastern.
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Slavery as Good as Liberty.
The khedive lives in- splendor, but it
is occidental and not oriental splohdor.
His palace Is European, there Is but one
wife in his harem and be speaks French
or Eng'ish with his most intimate as
sociates. Not so westernized is the
Arab hoy who serves you in your hotel
room an eottra dollar a month or an
unusuallv liberal tip will justify him
In' taking another wife to his bosom,
thus enlarging his harem.
One sees a blacK man In gay dress
with three deep scars in each cheek
he la a slave. Slavery still exists in
Egypt despite the conscience of England,
but In a form which emphasises tho
paradoxical - character of the country.
Any slave may have his freedom by
asking for It. There Is no other re
quirement whatever. Strange to say
there are many slaves who do not make
the request. The harem of the wealthy
pasha Is guarded by slave eunuchs just
as In the time when the good Ha.rnun
aj Raschld roamed tne streets of Cairo
Dy nignt.-
The "Gate" In the Orjent.
Egypt Is the gateway to the east and
Cairo Is the market place before the
gate. In tho orient great significance
its adjoining court. It was so in the
early. -days of Israel when Eli and his
sons sat in tne gates to judge tne
people; it la ao today when the Young
Turks, gather at the Damascus gate In
Jerusalem to talk politics. From the
earliest dawn of history the gate has
barn the general meeting place for ori
ental. Cairo well supports Its share in
the metaphor. Its streets are thronged
with peeple from almost every nation
of the world, east and west, and- there
Is a goodly number who are literally
men without a country. The most dar
ing stage director would not presume
to dress a comic opera cast In as many
varied celora and costumes as are worn
in the Estbekleh uardens of Cairo on any
Sunday afternoon nor could all the
greaae paint on Broadway coajtira up
such a varletyof complexions
Cairo Is the capital of modern Egypt,
built by the Arab conquerors In the
efffhtll rAntlirV vrltVttn alcrht n Vi m.Imm
f of Memphis, the capital of the glories
hi ancinni cgypi. u nree hours distant
by railway train Is Alexandria, the
Greek capital of Egypt and for cen
turies the tenter of education and ,cui
ture for the wt.ole world. In another
direction and about the same distance
away, la the modern Jiity of Port Sain.
x ttaea Canal Was SgTpi'a Death.
Port Said wa built at the northern i
entrance to the Suea canal and for 40
years has gloried in the title of the
"turnstile of the nations." This is the
true gateway to he east, and here
lies the dead bo-ly of the national as
pirations of Egypt. When the great
commerce of India had to be trans
shipped at Suez, carried overland to
Alexandria and there again trans
shipped, Egypt was prosperous and out
of debt. The canal project so burdened
the country with debts that it lost its
independence under bankruptcy proceed
ings. It was all for nothing, for when
the Isthmus was cut through there
was no more commerce for Egypt and
the great commercial ports of Sues and
Alexandria dwindled in Importance.
The Znfrang-ibl) Barrier.
In Cairo the oriental and the occident
al people mingle with each other, take
something from each other, study each
other and sometimes delude themselves
into thinking thev understanil each
other. But after all. there Is the bar
rier which Is never broken down. It Is
Because of this changeless and un
changeable difference that Egypt is so
inuruugniy fascinating. for, as the
orient loving Kipling has written:
"East is east and west is wesl, and never
the twain shall meet.
Till earth and sky stand presently at
b gi?m juagnieni seal.-
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AH SA3I CRAZY
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Hakersfleld, Cal., June 1. Raving
crazy ann possessed or a murderous
mania, Ah Sam, a Chinese cook, Is In
the city jail after running amuck and
creating a reign of terror tn the town
of Weldon. He waa captured by an
unarmed man.
Sam went crazy when his supply of
opium gave out. Me seized a rirte and
after attempting to kill his employer,
Charles Brown, ran howling down the
main Dullness street or Weldon, shoot
ing at everyone within range.
leaving the town he made for the
upper Ke,rn river country. A posse of
men unaer uonstaoie Hignt or Kern
ville followed him. He was caught in
a stable by a hostler, who seized him
from behind and wrested the rifle from
his grasp. The gun was discharged
during the scuffle, the bullet passing
mrougn tne nostier s doming.
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Ministers and Statisticians
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Railway Mail Clerks Convention.
" Atlanta.-Ga June 1. Atlanta became
host today to a notable gathering, the
occasion lelng the annual convention
of the Railway Mall association of the
United States. The association is com-
fiosed of the railway mall clerks work
ng for the government, of which there
are about 15,000. Almost every state is
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was formally opened this morning with
address 38 of welcome by Governor
Smith, Mayor Maddox and others. The
sessions will continue four or. five day,
during which time many questions of
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in the railway mail service will
be ; considered.
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bad license legislation and the work
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Interests to suppress the disorderly and
111 regulated saloons.
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TO IRON' WORKERS
Pittsburg.
Pa., June 1.
upward movement in the
ZEPPELIN SHIP
LITTLE DAMAGED
Aviator Not Discouraged;
Mishap Might Have Hap
pened to a Boat.
Berlin, June 1. Mechanics who are
repairing Count Zeppelin's wrecked air
ship, Zeppelin II, near Qopplngen, state
that the damage to the craft is not so
frcat as was at first believed. Although
t will take some time to make the nec
essary reairs, it Is believed the ship can
be removed to Zeppelin's shops at
Frlederichshafen b- Thursday.
When the craft is in the shops Zeppe
lin's entire force will be set to work
replacing the bow plates of aluminum
which were torn out by contact with a
tree yesterday when the count's long
flight was ended by accident. -It Is prob
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great ship is in shape to make another
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Count Zeppelin ts not in the least dis
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might be wrecked while attempting a
difficult landing in a strong wind. The
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tree while the aviator was attempting
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h wages of the
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cent and amounts to a restoration of
the old rate which was In effect before !
the general cut In wages was made last
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