The Burton Holmes lectures; . been told) a native Jew, by name,Benlezrah ; by occupation, a merchant, broker, and moneylender; and by nationalitw thanks to the protectionsystem prevalent in Morocco, an American citizen. Benlez-rah admits that his consular duties are not engrossing, norare they profitable ; for he receives no pay except in the formof infrequent fees ; but he holds to his office most tenaciouslybecause the United States has power to naturalize all itsservants in Morocco, and to grant them what are called protection papers. Were he not thus protected by someforeign power, the Sul
The Burton Holmes lectures; . been told) a native Jew, by name,Benlezrah ; by occupation, a merchant, broker, and moneylender; and by nationalitw thanks to the protectionsystem prevalent in Morocco, an American citizen. Benlez-rah admits that his consular duties are not engrossing, norare they profitable ; for he receives no pay except in the formof infrequent fees ; but he holds to his office most tenaciouslybecause the United States has power to naturalize all itsservants in Morocco, and to grant them what are called protection papers. Were he not thus protected by someforeign power, the Sultans assessor would, he assures us,soon strip him of his comfortable fortune gained in com-merce. A few days later we visited Mr. Benlezrah at hishome in the Jewish quarter, where we find him surroundedby his family. A high sepulchral bed, something between anOriental shrine and the proscenium of a Punch and Judytheater, is the dominating feature of his our call our host tells us more about the protection. FEZ i6i system. It ap-pears that all richmen in Moroccoare subject to themost barefacedrobbery by theSultan and hisministers. Whenin need of funds,the governmentnotifies its chosenvictim that a largecontribution forthe coffers of thesacred Sultan willassure the giverof the imperialfavor, and that arefusal to obeythe hint will befollowed by im-prisonment orconfiscation, or both,cannot be imprisoned
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