The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

not hesitate. She sacrificed Artv.n
and saved Calais. and III that Csf-
q not TO her. but to Franc ana
England, and through England
America.
Il, after this. one Belgian
without a full meal whilst thoC~r
OF Iapdogs are living IN luxury Ir.-
Canterbury 70 San Francisco and fre-,
Blarrltz TO Venice. there is "a
nothing more to be said for ra
kind.
Britain's duty in the matter is WV,
clear. II should relieve Holland z
her uinous overload of Belgian :.
gees. Hollands hospitality has be-,
Wonderful; Il her
hopelessly overtaNed by it: she cs-
not provide for the material wants
the refugees ana of her " ~
dangerously overcrowded frontier vii
lagos and towns. The British Cover
ment should quite simply offer h.
transport Belgian refugees to IN.
British Island, preferably to Ireland
a catholic country where there il
plenty Of room, and give them al
the advantages enjoyed by our prison.
ers OF war without the loss OF ,h4.-
liberty. 1t would be fair 70 extend
TINS succor to refugees in France ais.
because, as the war is now heir+
waged on French soil. the French
nave their w refugees on the.r
hands. Also-though no Frenchmau
or Belgian will confirm ms in this
l am persuaded that in England.
where every Belgian is a stranger and
a nero. ne will be more comfortable
than IN France. where he is not 81.
actly a foreigner and not exactly q
Frenchman. and is therefore some
tlineS a little at a disadvantage.
Nothing Between Belgium and Star.
Walton.
But all this leaves untouched TIA
plight Of h Boieians in Belgium
Inc efforts that are being made t.
help the Belgians in France and Hol-
ana and England do not reach them.
lhelr position IS desperate, and must
remain SO until the Germans are
driven out of their country. In the
parts held by the Germans their
pllSht IS bad enough: for as the Ger
mans are IN the position Of a tenant
with a very short lease. they Will not
spend money on the premises, bcin1
indeed much more bent on removing
everything that is not a fixture: and
all the industries are AT :
a of the war.
There is absolutely nothing between
them and starvation except the CON
1rlDutlOns OF all citizens OF the world
VINO realize that il Belgium had done
hOthlng more than raise the courar.
or the whole world by her astonishing
Ieat or holding up an apparently ir-
reslstlbiy superior force for just LONG
enough TO save French democracy
from humiliation and give the pres
tlee of Prussian nilitarisrn it's frs+
ana most surprising check, a contri>
butlon to the funds Of the Commits
sion for Relief in Belgium is the ma,
1nent OF a debt. and not a caprice ~
charity. have tried TO show. I hone
succesSldily, that the circumstance
ulloeI "hlcn that service was rem
uefeo greatly add to the obligation
n in particular that Belgium
thoush flrst and bravest in the field.
Is the one belligerent there who can.
not by any possible sophistry he ac-
cuSeo or having brought about the
o~loooshed and destruction from
Wfilcil she has been the greater sur
ferer. SUI
everywhere you will find men an.
grily asserting or DENYING thar Rnssia
"llled this war. that Germany wiIIad
II, mat austria willed il. that Britain
"llied 1t, that France willed it. No.
pooy asserts that BELGIUM willed IL
except the Prussian Inilitarists tryine
10 make q desperate case for tho
lelstrs 70 which the worst usaees IL
war have been pushed against BEL
GUM; and them no disinteres1ed ner-
son ever p%retends TO believe.
l therefore, make, not an appaa!.
but a claim on ReIgiun's haba4S
"hich she IS too gracious to make for
herseif She has taken for her peo-
PIE WIN the thanks due TO q hene-
iac'or the payments offered nv mr.
neptors' and has never reminded ms
mat We have paid but d small in-taI
thehe OF what we owe her. 1t is tr1o
-a' ne an mas been Acknowledged
by all England's mosr i1,ne+~1,,.
5ooheSineh' poets ana in
KING Alberts Gift Boot M
'ut We must pay as well as ac-
and we must even paw thA
me.t ouSiy as our acknoulrdy-
',iNht haS stopped short inst q -
snort OF COMPLETE Justice as ON, b;sa
4.'pt the war stops short of the nj
81 honest truth about ii. And 4baf
NV IS as have said. that Of ali
a1ona iiserehts. Belgium and Belgium
~ Is innocent af all $3.50.