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She told me how kindly she had been treated by President Bliss, of the Syrian Protestant College, and of all the good things the college had done. SHE TOLD ME HOW KINDLY SHE HAD BEEN TREATED BY PRESIDENT BLISS OF THE SYRIAN PROTESTANT COLLEGE AND OF ALL THE GOOD THINGS THE COLLEGE HAD DONE
 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. 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! With a saddened heart I pursued my journey into Beirut. My coming was a joyful surprise to my sister. Many sad things had happened since she had last seen me. During my imprisonment she had suffered tortures, not knowing what would happen to me, and now that she saw me alive she cried from happiness. EADERS 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 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 WITH A SADDENED HEART I PURSUED MY JOURNEY INTO BAYROUT MY COMING WAS A JOYFUL SURPRISE TO MY SISTER MANY SAD THINGS HAD HAPPENED SINCE SHE HAD LAST SEEN ME DURING MY IMPRISONMENT SHE HAD SUFFERED TORTURES NOT KNOWING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME AND NOW THAT SHE SAW ME ALIVE SHE CRIED FROM HAPPINESS
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