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Show news dispatches telling how fanatical fanat-ical Moslem elements recently broke into a motion picture show in Syria and attempted to destroy the French Officers' club. What was the cause of the trouble, trou-ble, also emphasized by minor disturbances dis-turbances at two other places ? Simply a rumor that Moslem women wo-men were seeking complete emancipation eman-cipation and some had discarded their veils at a dance. In dealing with the various races rac-es in the Near East the officials of the United States have to be very particular in their attitude toward tow-ard prevailing customs of the people. peo-ple. Unrest, discontent and vio? lence result when drastic reforms are permitted. Custom Stronger Than The Law Custom is much more powerful than statute law in the regulation of affairs, as will be seen from |