DRUSE REVOLT
CHANGE IN SYRIA STATEMENTS IN FRENCH CHAMBER. NO TASTE FOR WAR. PARIS, Dec. 21. A distinct change in tho situation in Syria was announced by M. Briand in 8. statement, in the Chamber. He said that, the Druse revolt had largely subsided. 'The local inhabitants at. present were defraudinf themselves •against bands of marauders. M. Painle.ve. reviewing the situation, argued that. General Sarrail was forced by the facts to fire a few shells into Damascus to avoid very serious ('vents. Ho warmly defended General Sarrail, who had to cope with a difficult, situation in Syria from the beginning. He had possibly made a. few errors, which had been greatly ex aggera t ed. AL Bria.nd again spoke. Ho was continually interrupted by Communists. The Prime Minister pointed out that, Franco was exhausted financially and militarily after tho Groat War, and had no taste for fresh warlike adventures. but had been attacked. Franco could not evade the execution of the mandate. The speech was loudly cheered, except, by the Communists.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19478, 23 December 1925, Page 9
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