Show claims G girls eirls are sold as slaves in jerusalem jerusalem remarkable desclos ures of the existence esl stence aang arabs in palestine lesline Pa of slave traffic in young girls Is made in fin an article by el dainna Dal aril published in a leading local newspaper of lie Is editor dajany who is one of the most prominent arabs in public affairs in palestine reveals that there Is a steady sale of young girls from arab villages to urban and rural arabs who sometimes buy children outright for a specific number of years for example 25 years after which they are granted their freedom this Is considered a bet ter bargain than bua buying ing a child outright the average price of a young girl now Is stated to be although six months ago when economic conditions were better suh children brought a minimum of about the main purpose of the purchase of children Is to train them as servants the peasants peasant 4 who sell the children are aware that child traffic Is forbidden but are stated to lie in such economic straits that the disposal of their offspring represents their only means of ing hunger linasan el dajany appeals strongly to the british authorities to put a stop to this inhuman traffic stating that even arab officials of the palestine government have been among the purchasers of children |