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An order issued from Constantinople demanded that the official language of the college be Turkish instead of English, and Turkish officers even dared to enter the college premises to search for citizens belonging to the belligerent nations, without troubling to ask permission from the American Consul. AN ORDER ISSUED FROM CONSTANTINOPLE DEMANDED THAT THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COLLEGE BE TURKISH INSTEAD OF ENGLISH AND TURKISH OFFICERS EVEN DARED TOTER THE COLLEGE PREMISES TO SEARCH FOR CITIZENS BELONGING TO THE BELLIGERENT NATIONS WITHOUT TROUBLING TO ASK PERMISSION FROM THE AMERICAN CONSUL
ould 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. 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. What a blessing the college was for the people of Beirut! Many unfortunate people were saved from prison and hardships through the intervention of President Bliss. He never tired of rendering service, wonderful personal service. But alas, even his influence and power began to wane. The American prestige in the country was broken, and the Turkish Government no longer respected the American flag. LESTINE 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 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 WHAT A BLESSING THE COLLEGE WAS FOR THE PEOPLE OF BEROUT MANY UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE WERE SAVED FROM PRISON IN HARDSHIPS THROUGH THE INTERVENTION OF PRESIDENT BLISS HE NEVER TIRED OF RENDERING SERVICE WONDERFUL PERSONAL SERVICE BUT ALAS EVEN HIS INFLUENCE IN POWER BEGAN TO WANE THE AMERICAN PRESTIGE IN THE COUNTRY WAS BROKEN AND THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT NO LONGER RESPECTED THE AMERICAN FLAG
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