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The Lebanon would have fought for its independence as heroically as did the Belgians. Even the Arab population would have welcomed the Allies as liberators. But alas! THE LEBANON WOULD HAVE FOUGHT FOR ITS INDEPENDENCE AS HEROICALLY AS DID THE BELGIANS EVEN THE ARAB POPULATION WOULD HAVE WELCOMED THE ALLIES AS LIBERATORS BUT ALAS
 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.[Footnote: Since the above was written the American press has chronicled many atrocities committed in the Lebanon. The execution of leaders and the complete blockade of the mountains by the Turkish authorities resulted in the starving of eighty thousand Lebanese. The French Government has warned Turkey through the American Ambassador that the Turks will be held accountable for their deeds.] I could not help wondering at the mistakes of the Allies. If they had understood the situation in Palestine and Syria, how differently this war might have eventuated! The Lebanon and Syria would have raised a hundred thousand picked men, if the Allies had landed in Palestine. 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 FOOTNOTE SINCE THE ABOVE WAS WRITTEN THE AMERICAN PRESS HAS CHRONICLED MANY ATROCITIES COMMITTED IN THE LEBANON THE EXECUTION OF LEADERS IN THE COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF THE MOUNTAINS BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES RESULTED IN THE STARVING OF EIGHTY THOUSAND LEBANES THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS WARNED TURKEY THROUGH THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR THAT THE TURKS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEEDS AND FOOTNOTE I COULD NOT HELP WONDERING AT THE MISTAKES OF THE ALLIES IF THEY HAD UNDERSTOOD THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA HOW DIFFERENTLY THIS WAR MIGHT HAVE EVENTUATED THE LEPENON IN SYRIA WOULD HAVE RAISED A HUNDRED THOUSAND PICKED MEN IF THE ALLIES HAD LANDED IN PALESTINE
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