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[Footnote: Since the above was written the American press has chronicled many atrocities committed in the Lebanon. FOOTNOTE SINCE THE ABOVE WAS WRITTEN THE AMERICAN PRESS HAS CHRONICLED MANY ATROCITIES COMMITTED IN THE LEBANON
 years the French language and French culture have taken hold of the Lebanon. No Frenchman has more love for and faith in France than lie in the hearts of the Lebanese Christians. They have never forgotten that when massacres were threatening to wipe out all the Christians of the Lebanon, ten thousand French soldiers swept over the mountains to spread peace, life, and French gayety. And when the poor people heard the language they loved, and when they found out that I too was the son of an oppressed and ruined community, all the sadness and bitterness of their hearts was told me,--how the Turkish soldiers had spread over the beloved mountains of Lebanon; how the strong, stalwart young Lebanese had been taken away from the mountains and forced into the Turkish army; how the girls and women were hiding in their homes, afraid to be seen by the soldiers and their officers; how the chieftains were imprisoned and even hanged; and how violence and pillage had spread over the peaceful country.  PROVINCE FOR FIFTY YEARS THE FRENCH LANGUAGE AND FRENCH CULTURE HAVE TAKEN HOLD OF THE LEBANON NO FRENCHMAN HAS MORE LOVE FOR AND FAITH IN FRANCE THAN LIE IN THE HEARTS OF THE LEBANES CHRISTIANS THEY HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THAT WHEN MASSACRES WERE THREATENING TO WIPE OUT ALL THE CHRISTIANS OF THE LEBANON TEN THOUSAND FRENCH SOLDIERS SWEPT OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO SPREAD PEACE LIFE AND FRENCH GAIETY AND WHEN THE POOR PEOPLE HEARD THE LANGUAGE THEY LOVED AND WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT I TOO WAS THE SON OF AN OPPRESSED AND RUINED COMMUNITY ALL THE SADNESS AND BITTERNESS OF THEIR HEARTS WAS TOLD ME HOW THE TURKISH SOLDIERS HAD SPREAD OVER THE BELOVED MOUNTAINS OF LEBANON HOW THE STRONG STALWART YOUNG LEBANES HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND FORCED INTO THE TURKISH ARMY HOW THE GIRLS AND WOMEN WERE HIDING IN THEIR HOMES AFRAID TO BE SEEN BY THE SOLDIERS AND THEIR OFFICERS HOW THE CHIEFTAINS WERE IMPRISONED AND EVEN HANGED AND HOW VIOLENCE AND PILLAGE HAD SPREAD OVER THE PEACEFUL COUNTRY
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