Syrian Opposition to French Rule

Emir Chekib Arslan is known throughout the Near East as a statesman and a scholar. He was a member for Syria in the former Ottoman Parliament. He ranks as a ruling Prince of the Druses and his family is one of the oldest in the Orient. With Dr. Shahbender of Damascus, former Foreign Minister under King Feisal, he represents effectively the Syrian Independence Party, for which he has acted as spokesman at Genoa, Lausanne and Geneva.