The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-02
BELGIAN COMMISSION EN-
ROUTE TO UNITED STATES
TO MAKE CHARGES
ATTITUDE OF
BELGIUM DEFIANT
King Albert ANNOUNCES To Word
That BeEgians VIII Never Give !,
80 Up Fight For Honor
(By Associated press.l

Il, = (By Associated Press.l ~
London, Sept. 1.-The Belgian com
mission on its way to the United
states to protest against alleged Ger
/ man atrocities in the war zone read
an addresgto to King George at Buck
ingham Palace today setting forth
some of the happenings in the present
campaign. The address,. also thank
ed the king for Englend's aid against
the Germans.
The address in part reads:
"Slr: Belgium having had to
choose between the sacrifice of her
honor and the peril of war, did not
hesitate. She opposed the brutal ag.
grer5ion committed by a power, which
was one OF the guarantors of her neu-
trality. In this critical situation it
Is for our country an estifable tower.
OF strength to see coming resolutesand
Immediate Intervention by great and
powerful England.
,'Commissioned by hi2 majesty, the
king of the Belgians, with mission
to the president ST the United States
we considered 1t our duty to. make "a
stay In the capital OF the british eml
pire to convey to your majestpy re-
ppcctful and ardent expression of the
gratitude OF the Belgian nation. :"
Tho address reiefre6 s. to King
Georges message to King Albert and
the co7operation of the British land
and sea forces s & s. 2 {
This, continued the = address,
brought reiiewed gratitude and
srtfengt theneda Ell further the deter
mination of the Belgian nation, forc-
I'D 70 30 To war for the, prot ptection of
= !icr, Institutions, and her. I..-sa ..iss
In this respect she WINS des;rous OF
bringing to bear the care which Is
imposed on each nation by internat-
lionel convention and coincidence.
Barharious Treatment.
Our adversary, after invading our
territory, has decimated the civil
population, mas.sacred women and
( children, carried slnte captivity In
Offensive PEASANTS, put to death the
wounded. destroyed undsfended towns
and burned churches, historical mon,
. nments and the famous library Sof the
University of Louvain. All these facts
have been established by authenticat-
ed documents which we shall submit
to the government of your majesty
VIA Not Give Up.
eBespit.6 nil this suffering In Bel.
gtun, which has been made the per-
sonilcation OF outraged right, the
country is IusviGts II ;;;;::i:ai:s:: e the
utmost our duties toward Europe
Whatever may happen, she mast de-
fend her existence, her hopor and her
Iiberty, - -
king tseorge replied that Great
Britain would support Belgium and
filyt he was grateful for the gallant
z Belgian; resistance. He added that he
was shocked at the reports of Ger
man brutaIities
King Albert bade as tell all the
sworla that Belgium ID not crushed
aud never will be crushed. Such q
spirit as we have never can be down
ed. We win fight on aud on, and cue
cess finally will crown the efforts. OF
(, the allies - 49,
Such was the message that Carton
de Wharf Belgian minister or Justice
and head or the Belgian mission, de-
Sliyereti to Representative Of the press
following HtlIe visit OF the mission to
: King George and Sir Edward Grey,
British foreign minister n de Wharf
reviewed charges against Germany In
detail, laying great stress on the fact;
that the Germans had violated the
EratS lily OF Fcigiaft ia catering that
G5uiis..s - He ssSss=ssted alleged sPscific
niitragss on the part OF the Cernang,
giving t1Htes ana piaSS7a - and the
!. nasIias of perAons said 20 have been
killed Z
3 1UIaHrE WeE6 - TssI. z -
II have Etaten,ent :, said n de
Wharf from & rel liable man who Siss
tied fsonvain August 80, which says
IL G G As.ss ,.sa burn tssss taif.l-
ines sIsat day ana aeattsring ststtw 20
that every House standing would be
deatroytd Drunken Gerplan soldiers
were reeiing through the streets and
officers we're King - ts.s;Is
-sthe stseets
= ssIsoiiyain looks alike 4 second p6ip-
I poll Only the town hall ana the city
EtatioE are standing The cathedral
ana the fkeatre have Collapsed also
tbS library with It's rare old manuS
!. aofipts The uniyeFsity, which had
I 2;5D0 students Is 4 total ruin.
Aerachot with 5000 inhabitants
and Dfeet and many othar ii nnfcFkii ned
gsapes HnEfefed the SANS Fate q s
I.epgalfl At Diest d her and her
dlughtep OF twelve we're shot 70
death, ii younk 4 man Waa bound 10 S
tree and burned alive and tw1 nssn
ware hurled alive with their heads
downWaFd