| Show THE KAISER IN PALESTINE PAtK STINE the hoisting of the german flag on mount zion in friendly proximity t to 0 the turkish crescent may properly be noted as one of the historical events of the year the occasion was virtually the cession of turkish territory to germany and must be interpreted as a notification of the existence of intimate relations be awen the sultan and the kaiser and in order or der to make the performance truly spectacular the piece of ground presented to the german emperor was immediately left in charge of the german catholics and a notice of this sent to the pope in rome standing on mount zion on a spot by tradition made sacred as the temporary abode of the virgin mary the head of german protestantism clasps as it were the ruler of edans edana by one hand and the wearer of the papal tiara by the other protestantism cathell am and mohammedanism apparently united united for one brief momet moment at least on sacred mund ground in judea was there a more strange spectacle presented to the world in modern times it is more than probable that the german emperor has conceived CoW elved it as his special mission to bring brine western civilization to the mohammedan world and that he needs the abe support or good will of catholics in this undertaking for years preparations have been going on the hand of providence must be acknowledged in the strange movement that started over forty years ago and that resulted in the establishment of prosperous german colonies at haifa jaffa and jerusalem through those germans and germany have become known to the natives many of whom hive have learnt to respect the flag and to speak the language of these colonists what can be done by them in the way of extending teutonic influence to the furthermost ends of asiatic turkey should they receive gavern government ment aid in their undertaking Is simply beyond calculation cu there is room enough in syria and throughout asla asia minor for some nome millions of german settlers and vast opportunities port unities for founding prosperous homes it is generally expected that the ruined cities of judea and israel will again rise out of the ashes like the fabulous phoenix that again the merry voice of the harvester will be heard on the plains and in the valley of jordan and then that civilization will extend to ta the north and the east until the highland of armenia is redeemed and on the banks of the tigris and bi abhi parate cities rise rivaling in population wealth and splendor the ancient nineveh and babylon are the germans to be the standard bearers of this thir advancing march of western tion did this panorama pass the vision of the kaiser as he stood on mount zion was it with this end in vae view that scattered germany was united and france humiliated was it tor for such a purpose that men like wilhelm prince bismarck and general moltke lived who can cak read and properly connect the various links of history it is certain that the turkish sh empire needs and seems seema to be ripe for modern civilization especially is this the case with the arabs not tomen to mention the armenians Armen ians who are daily supplicating heaven for deliverance mohammedanism hamme has fulfilled its mission as a civilizing force and can cam do no snore filore for centuries it has hm held sway in one of the most beautiful and favored portions of the globe but with disastrous result poverty ignorance superstition are its companions madans themselves are expecting is messiah to deliver them otherwise the exploits ot of the fadhl in sudan and the babi movement in persia would tave been impossible the spirit of god od is moving upon the disturbed waters the time then seems opportune for earnest efforts to spread light and truth in the turkish empire in view of recent history the question pertinent whether great britain hw hus lost the L hance chance evidently hers by reason of her great weal wealth th and power tan san I 1 it t be that providence Is about abou t to gle give to another the mission of ofa 11 a to the people of western asia aada |
