Show SYRIA BENEfITS MANDATE Native Dative Population Forced to Admit Success of French BEIRUT Syria Dec 26 The The streets of this ancient city which for hundreds of years have borne old Arab names have been been given French designations as ss one of the results of the French mandate Although the I Moslem press which represents represent a majority maj majority ma ma- j of the people manifests the I spirit of public antagonism to the introduction Introduction in introduction In- In by the authorities of French customs and the French language it I concedes that French occupation has been a boon to S Syria The financial conditions of the province province province ince are more stable now New laws and regulations have been made for forthe forthe forthe the bar placing the legal profession on ona ona ona a higher basis A new new police pollee force has been organized assuring the population J lation of better security than existed during the Turkish regime New and modern public schools are raising the standard of education In brief reforms re reforms re- re forms have taken place In all branches of the government for the betterment of S Syria ria A A noteworthy event occurred a few days ago when Marshal Gouraud ou the French high commissioner proclaimed I Ithe the new constitution I According to the new regulations Syria Is divided into four autonomous States each endowed with deliberative j councils elected by suffrage These states are Damascus Aleppo the and the Great Lebanon A As s regards the first three they are to unite in a a. federation with a federal congress congress appointed by the thet t states states' gov gov- The Great Lebanon at present present present pres pres- ent will remain outside of this union managing Its own affairs independent Independent- ly However it Is at liberty to join with the others when conditions seem favorable While White the two cities of Beirut and Tripoli are Included in the state of I J Great Lebanon still they are to have local local autonomy The law allows each I I a general governor with executive power Ho He will have an advisory council council council coun coun- cil nominated by the government until elections are possible The two general general general gen gen- eral eral governors will be nominated by bythe bythe bythe the high commissioner after consultation consulta- consulta tIon with the executive of the state of Lebanon In the East the races are so intermingled Intermingled Intermingled Inter Inter- mingled that no Western power could govern there without discontenting a ag g good od portion of the population says saysa a a. Near East missionary He adds The question arises Can France afford af- af afford afford af af- ford to turn against her the Mohammedan Mohammedan population of Syria |