. Across Asia Minor on foot . d, as portent of all this desecration, were thepuffing and clanking and bumping of constructionengines and trucks, and the thunder of blasting farand near. Such treatment, at German hands, hasovertaken the highway of Cyrus and Alexander andHaroun el Rashid. At a point not far from Chifte Khan the railwayline passed from the northern side of the ravine tothe southern, crossing the road and river by heavybridges. These were being built, and for some timeI stood and watched the German foremen at you see German overseers in Asia Minorthey always create a
. Across Asia Minor on foot . d, as portent of all this desecration, were thepuffing and clanking and bumping of constructionengines and trucks, and the thunder of blasting farand near. Such treatment, at German hands, hasovertaken the highway of Cyrus and Alexander andHaroun el Rashid. At a point not far from Chifte Khan the railwayline passed from the northern side of the ravine tothe southern, crossing the road and river by heavybridges. These were being built, and for some timeI stood and watched the German foremen at you see German overseers in Asia Minorthey always create a strong impression of efficiency—of almost unnecessary efficiency, for they appearequal to much higher work than any they are are always busy, always in sight, always readyto answer a question with precision, and never seemat a loss with any problem. Perhaps they arepicked men—you hope that they are—for their capa-bility is impressive. But behind it all is somethingelse, something more subtle than industry and. o u
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