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When one crossed the boundary from Turkish Palestine into the Lebanon province, what a change met his eyes! WHEN ONE CROSSED THE BOUNDARY FROM TURKISH PALESTINE INTO THE LEBANON PROVINCE WHAT A CHANGE MET HIS EYES
 and ten thousand French troops were landed in the Lebanon, to create order. Under the pressure of the European powers the Sublime Porte was forced to grant an autonomy for the province of the Lebanon. The French, English, German, Russian, Austrian, and, a year later, the Italian, Governments were signing the guaranty of this autonomy. Since then the Lebanon has had peace. The Governor of the province must always be a Christian, but the General Council of the Lebanon includes representatives of all the different races and religions of the population. A wonderful development began with the liberation from Turkish oppression. Macadamized roads were built all over the province, agriculture was improved, and there was complete safety for life and property. There is a proverb now in Palestine and Syria which says, "In the Lebanon a virgin may travel alone at midnight and be safe, and a purse of gold dropped in the road at midday will never be stolen." And the proverb told the literal truth. AR SHIPS WERE SENT TO BAROUT AND TEN THOUSAND FRENCH TROOPS WERE LANDED IN THE LEBANON TO CREATE ORDER UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE EUROPEAN POWERS THE SUBLIME PORTE WAS FORCED TO GRANT AN AUTONOMY FOR THE PROVINCE OF THE LEBANON THE FRENCH ENGLISH GERMAN RUSSIAN AUSTRIAN AND A YEAR LATER THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENTS WERE SIGNING THE GUARANTEE OF THIS AUTONOMY SINCE THEN THE LEBANON HAS HAD PEACE THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE MUST ALWAYS BE A CHRISTIAN BUT THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE LEBANON INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE DIFFERENT RACES AND RELIGIONS OF THE POPULATION A WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT BEGAN WITH DELIBERATION FROM TURKISH OPPRESSION MACADAMIZED ROADS WERE BUILT ALL OVER THE PROVINCE AGRICULTURE WAS IMPROVED AND THERE WAS COMPLETE SAFETY FOR LIFE AND PROPERTY THERE IS A PROVERB NOW IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA WHICH SAYS IN THE LEBANON A VIRGIN MAY TRAVEL ALONE AT MIDNIGHT AND BE SAFE AND A PURSE OF GOLD DROPPED IN THE ROAD AT MIDDAY WILL NEVER BE STOLEN AND A PROVERB TOLD THE LITERAL TRUTH
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