The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23

, 1si.a1.s 20 prove them have found
.-'i'.e or personal terror.
~ should - evident 90 thIrErr-- 49,
H'i-.t.,s..t ne Germans 60 rot want th.
H. -. r. s-arNr. on tf- -ontrary. b.
.eIiii.l11R = advantage that food should
Ie.ch the Hairlar. promptly A dead
I. rs VII p, - so1d 60 Germans. IA,
80 pf the most dcr-aIy populated aud
10 i,' Gus among the small nations
w"nll D.. good asset Trerefure a.
sNli'd helEiAus 90 return arf a.. r.fl
y heins sn-N cred hy th1usanIs Whole
thelr pitifuI i--tunEinr. 10 fhafr Ts-
Nasiated Villages I'm some zectIour tha
,-a-S 80 er"wdst with people old
Elan , mothers. fathers. mothers. little
chiidreu drar-iuE ths.r Few p1szss- Ion.
% any KIM -; "a vehicle they can E.t
hold of-hant and dog drawn rnrts,
mskeshift wagons. or bahv cI-rilg.s
and usually urruourtinr tho Who'll. is
= Wee baby. To what are they return
The aom,-com.rs.
They are coming biindly back as
wounded animal seeks tts home There
are many among their cIearest thinker
who regret o. They think they see very
clearly thu German policy Ia urging a.,
Desperate men and women. they say viii
,iuteh Al the straw nearest. n a. any
Ma} f"rmtnF can Identity herself with
"a" rvrous'ructed homes. the Belgian
peasant tu time ury come Co accept the
I ucruaG yoke. That 90 lsust h the b POI
lic' ot those who are Against ths return
OF me peasants Co their homes. Person
siH ron what / hay" seen ~ the peu-
PIE. q" not agree wifn tht- view.
nave talked with many Of them. tor they
TAX freely 20 Americans. whom they
nave come To- trust through "a be- greco
admiration Tor brand Whitluck tic
American minister in Brussels WHO has
done remarkable work on their behalf
bchcNe that The hatred Of the n T.
wiped out Tor generations. II goes too
deep. No matt g what prosperity nlEL'
como L" th" nelgiars from that source.
thty viii never forget that Germany
laid waste their land ana killed their
loved ones ln IA iirft place. Nowherr
ln town or city. have 4 seen tho least
rNidcncg 81 a r"irntiuE on tho part OF
the EelEtsus: I have never seen groups
OF Germans sud Eelsians together. This
~ true from TOD Co bottom OF the social
scale. from the lady to tine strestwalk-r.
They walk apart on th. same sidewalks
a. Do Ia separate worlds
lnpr' csdcnted then as b. the task or
FEEDING the Eclgisus. the difficulties an
the way OF rohabilitarlng th .u are even
more evident In fact. under the exist
ing conditions they gcem almost impos-
sible. Nevertheless. Their are devoted
men theT, with whom 1 N-s Invited 90
consult. who are anxious Co do all ia
( Their power To- help their country lind
Its way again.
At their rvqu q I pointed out some
things which might be accomplished and
which might help the situation ia some
degree. from tn. very fact that through
them their best Administrative lead rs
sun remaining would b. drawn tugeths1
ana thus form "a nucleus OF stability
from IN, present chaotic conditions. IL
would not matter So much if tho imme-
dlate gains w.rv small. The plans nee
essitat"d getting permission from the
Ltiinnns To- bring Ia raw material. and
then To export tEe manufactu red articles
Tor Germany controls every means OF
transportation. Then a. was necessary
10 y O. ..HH..H
the marketing OF the articles exported.
Tho FIRST work Owen 20 BelEianE.
p or many r,1sous tho making OF lace
leiihherchltiS ana collars seemed the
best starting point. IN the first place
me HiaAlng requires no machinery and
the raw material could be most easily
imported on the Backs Il r.u and ey-
ported iU an" same way 20 necessary.
Then may OF tho Women .,ar. ,lr.,,ly
FAMILIAR with tH, work. and 81 b. sim
pl- enough go tuat large number OF
them CouIa be easily taught. Moreover.
,,nItr T. aiFt', q demand for such ar
ti'i'~, anu ~ this ,as" BE- seemed likely
tn-fe womb De an additional sentimental
demand moreover they would be Of no
So the work mas been organized to
rr'''e'i ON e. large scale. and arrange
meme nave hc,n uar. with number
market them ug 90 Cd certain number.
AL.er that II i' planned to begin 60 sup
ply th" American market
lu addition GO thvs. initial stems.
. money l- greatly needed. There i~ y w
under ,lrcu~si"r nlyu Co raise loan
u s-uu.u"u.Nuu. 10 VIII have 60 us con "a
firm business basis. There g. mo- more
gold iu the country. Whatever money
the Belgian national government. now al
Huyr-, might be able To- raise would De
largely needed FOR the army and Tor ag-
ludlN running Co.,. government. ON the
cally constituted that they are naturally
good agents for this purpose
10 De- rfui 'Hsd Goo ask each community
how much they would like to borrow FOR
amounts could us obtained What each
WOULD make lrsuIf IsH vDusiblc FOR and.
/ DO further laEaiiastiuu was necessary.
To- ifk. Ihn F..ea..f! steps through tHs
needed i'y tire uuoled communities 90 be
raised lu America 1ue England. uE iH-
suing. through banking houses and tho
rate ~ interest that would make them
marketable It uHI and EH ISSUED 900
small enough den"mlnat ions 70 re sub
GUM ErmpIfulss. These buyers would
be- sure uf reasonably safe Invest
ment. for with this loan added 20 their
per i1f8bItIut OF France. whose credit
has not been doubted.
Zach community would scr bv This
plan What DO had subscribed for. minus s
per cent. which . per cent would b. held
back ns Euarantro Co pay the debt "f
hg any ,IEUr. would lr unable tu meet
frlir r.rutrrfErufa on The maturity OF
fnF bonds. And TT fhI" sum was not
needed D. other l.uUuuifi,s if would 90
back 'H I.. urI sinai community.
Or fHr. ..u HerHe foo undertake Co. tho
ra geological effect uf such recon
afrurfI.n effort would D.. u| iusutiruubIr
EIIU. fH fH r.. rrd fIH world Of large.
seeing f.HI ."sr won" taking III - aIbir
means t1 h.lr th.msgIv@s. would prob
1bIE b.. TH.' rur. liberal Boo their EIr-
luE toward .." immediate relief which
la aH r."." .rr..
neocnatructi0n Difficulties.
MII.H...r WH" HH. looks Hf the prob.
lem uI 'r. saving rod rehabilitation uf
fU. I.".Hr.H people I".r. Hrs many and
rr.Hf TI"IIHuIf... fH %. mot The ruur-
fTs IH .f.r.urr.# "H. aH devastated and
f.t ..uI.fI.H .. ... people is such that
I. FL. H.TH.f hopeless IH plan methods
.fH... r..fu.|. U.a.. ..T .IHH.|If. Cor
fHs.r execution. fHIuE fH. IH~. cob
..|.r. |I|. solution ".... wool Do occur TH
HU. HU. .H.rr.nH . ... woke uf study
|r f...Hr. ...HI| HH fH get the women
Hn# children .I. off fH. country. aud
Keep ..... H.. UrH| fHr var I. over.
#IHfH.. .... d. urI.I.luI. possible HI