The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-19
THE UNFORTUNATE
BYSTANDER'S
HARD LUCK
Correspondent of National
Geographic Society Gives
Interesting Account of the
Unhappy Fate of Belgium.

Washington, D.. g.. Nov. Per
hnps mo- other organization in the
United States Is Keeping In such close
touch With tho geography Of the Euro
pean war AZ the National Geographic
Ho,isty of Washington While it =
furnishing geographical data daily 80
the press. 10 Is Itself receiving u wealth
az geographic material with reference
to tho countries az war. their peoples.
their customs their Industries and
their geographic history. In "a com
muuicatiop on 'Bclgium. the Innocent
Htstandcr William Joseph Showuiter
tolls the more than soc. 600 members
OF the society
'rhc Belgium Of TODAY has an area
lefs than fourth 49, great a. Mis-
sissippi yet at the outbreaks of tho
present war us population was four
times as large az that OF Mississippi
TWenty-tw" and q half countries like
belgium could bee tucked away la u
state like Texas. and their aggregate
population would Doe more than that
81 the United States and Germany to-
Fsthcr
According Co his writer Julius Gaze
ear himself bears early witness Go the
bravery OF the Bclsilns. who. hc SAYS
were Drawer than the Aquitaui or the
Celts. due Go the fact that they were
nearer the Germans. with whom th"N
were constantly at war.
Within Pcieium's 1873 square
miles ol t]"rritor, smaller than Mass
aehusetts and Connecticut. with "a
population of ..sf9.UUu there lived. at
the outbreak 81 the war. u,irh three
million Freuoh-gpeaklug Walloous
who ,aUnot tain with % ike number
Of their rumpatriot Flemish speak
INK Fiemings On their habits OF
mind and methods OF rainin ga ,iveli-
hood ,hcs differ as widely as the
f.uelish aud the French. but the Dond
az religion has nouud them together
for generations. with never q rratri-
cidui Waf in their modern history.
The B.lgian constitution. framed In
1880 hy a convention of Belgians.
guarantees freedom eft conscience. Of
education, and of press. and HE right
col peaceful assemhiage. The klngship
D. hl,d hy succession. 4 senator's
pay. remarkable us 10 mas seem. Is %
free pass ON the riiio Dads without %
dollar 81 actual salary a representa-
tive gets q free pass ~ ANp0 a wear.
The suffrage laws are interesting.
\ Belgian gets one vote when he
reaches the age 90 20. o.. NJ the age
e.. 50 he gays one dollar iu taxes aud
o. married or a wIdoWer with leglti-
mate children ne geis a second vote
D. ne pays 20 certain AMOUNT OF taxes
co. hoid- university diploma DE ls
entitled fu two additional Nptee-cN-
stut that lu mo- case mas "a man cast
more THAI three votes fu selecting
representative. parties and not men
are voted Tor. and each party gets "a
representation in proportion 30 its
voting strength
The Belgisus srr line farmers.
Th,y grew. 'ist year. % uush" 90
wheat Gel the acre where we grew D.,
go bushels OF bafley GO ID 80 ii-
bushels ~ Potatoes to oar ae
belgium has been a hand of low
wages md cheap living Many of
the people who fashion our cN4uis-
i. Beigi5n la,ea gct only i've dollars
q week. I9d the average wtRe-earn-
cr's income Is only about $40 "a
year. but with an that. the Btlgidn
houseW To-. an artist ln making IL lit
tie GO a Iona way. has fed her family
well and cloth'd them comfortably.
There were NO miikmen iu Bel
puum. ion The women drove tho dog
,atts thai constituted the nation s
mlk aeH Every milk can had 90
shine. every lng had io have harness
tu nt him. "a bowl Tot bis driukiug
water. and % carpet or Gag Go 90"
down on whcn Tired. 80 dos i1 Bel
Rium. except those 81 the rich. cscnp-
ed bearing his share of the family
burdens.
The people OF Heisinm were the
world greatest beer drinkers before
ths outbreak of the present var win
ass gallons per capita per year, as
compared with the German consumi-
ton 81 eos g%ailelF ON % ether
hand The clai1n used ouiS one gallon