Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-25

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What adds TO the tragedy O
appears TO be IN sight. Opposition
leader and former Premier Saeo
salaam told this writer:
The strike win continue as
long as Glamour remains IN
ONCE"
To this President Camille
Weld TO the forces Of terror and
Glamour replies I'VE shall never
destruction" The President re-
fleets the feelings Of the majority
Of the population who are con-
WINGED that II Is not only the presi-
dency which Is ct stake but the
future Of Lebanon as an inoe-
pendent nation.
The Core Of the Problem
The current crisis in Lebanon
which was spanked by the assassi-
nation of en- opposition news
uaperman and which now osten-
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sibly centers around the question
Of the reelection Of the President
is In fact far deeper than these
two issues. It Is q manifestation
of an age-long problem which has
divided the population OF this
country for centuries. The core
of the problem Is that the ma
jority Of the Christian popula-
ton has been and viii continue 70
be oriented towards the West.
On the other hand the majority
of the Moslems look eastward TO
their coreligionists for guidance
and their political thinking is in
fiuenced by trends in Egypt and
syria. Consequently. the further
the Syrians and Egyptians pun
away from the West the greater
becomes the problem between the
Christians and Moslems.
One consequence Of the current
crisis in Lebanon is that It has
brought together many strange
bedfellows who until very recently
have been mortal enemies. Work.
ing hand-in-hand with the gov
eminent forces are members OF
the Syrian National Party and the
Phalange Party. Ideologically the
Syrian National Party aspires for
q greater Syria. However. the
merger Of Syria and Egypt has
been q great blow to their pro-
gram. The Phalange-mainly a
Christian Party-Stands for the
full independence of Lebanon and
has always been suspicious OF the
intentions of neighboring Syria.
CA bomb Just exploded with a
terrifc blast. 1t could not De
very far away
Help From Arob Republic
Although opposition leaders
deny It, it is no secret that the
UAR is feeding the Lebanese IN
surgents with arms and money.
Broadcasts emanating from Cairo
and Damascus have made no secret
OF the desire Of the JAR 10 see
the Lebanese government toppie
and President Glamour out Of
ONCE, However, in spite OF tnis
ouen interference in the internal
affairs Of Lebanon, the Lebanese
government has most reluctantly
submitted its grievances against
the JAR to the Arab League AND
the Security Council. 1t is reared
in government circles here that
feud with the JAR on the inter.
national level could only add iuei
to the fire. In his press CONFER
ence Friday afternoon Foreign
Minister Charles Malik expressed
the desire Of having the problem
settled on the Arab League Level
rather than through the security
Council.
while accusing the JAR of in
tervening in Lebanon's affairs ne
was quick to add that Lebanon
will not allow any member OF the
United Nations to use the present
crisis between two Arab countries
for its own advantage. What
Lebanon seems to be aiming at is
to establish legal case against
the UAR and win the support Of
other Arab countries to its cause.
Support for the Lebanese gov
eminent has come from an unex-
pected source, Israel. Arabic
broadcasts from Israeli Radio