Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-05
Agreement by Berlin to Com
pe1sate for Property Seized
by Invading Army Is Shame
fully Broken.
FINES ARE IMPOSED
AND PROMPTLY COLLECTED


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Amsterdam. Nov Cva London
600 p m)-Tho Chamher of COM
mcrcc Of Antwerp has issued re-
port written BY its president T. Cas-
tclcm TO the members of the porma-
neut deputation which represents the
chamber before the Bclglun govern
ment outlining the steps which the
Bclgian provinces had taken 20 pay
the German war levy of lSo,O0o,oOO
francs Cs96.ooO,OoO) The reports
states.
Tho Belgian provinces have just
paid The German administration the
ninth monthly instalmont of the war
lcyy of 100000 francs. They
have up to date actually paid out
360,00O,000 francs of which $4,000
GOO are to be credited to the 10000,
coo imposed specially with the guar
antee that indemnity for requisition-
ed merchandise would as soon as
possible be fully paid in currency
1T. therefore, remains to our PROV
inces, In order to free our country
completely from the heavy burden
imposed upon her after four months
of invasion and devastation TO make
monthly payments for September,
October and November i91d-that Isl
another 40, 100000 Of which 10000
600 ure on account of the 60,OO0OOO
special imposition in exchange for.
the guarantee Of prompt payment for.
1equisitioned goods
Belgium Meets Obligations.
oThcse facts show that for the nine
months Belgium has most scrupu-I
lously met the engagements in her
name al the time Of the convention
relating to war contributions. This
is. however, of an entire
ly reciprocal character Moreover iil
Belgium has fulfilled her obligations
the German administration Is very
much behind with theirs, which isl
shown clearly by The facts gathered
by the Antwerp Chamber of Com
merce.
81 had the honor to send you onl
March 19. last duplicate report onI
the subjects of acquisitions cn masse
which had been imposed ON the tradel
Of Antwerp These acquisitions en-
braced the total amount of stocksl
i'm our warehouses and stores there
al the time of the occupation byi
German troops. The reqWsltioned
goods we're for the most part remov !
ed by virtue Of might which is great |
rr than right. without any REGARD toI
The rights of the owners on holders, !
without any previous agreement aSi
to the price of The sale. The actual
figures of the requsitons have
reached and passed $4,000, 600 francs. /
Five months more have passed since
described the situation in my re-
port Of March, without the smallest |
in that situation. Pay
nents received since then do not rep
resent tenth part Of the sums stilll
owing. May | also persuade myself |
10 call these so-ealled payments ad-
ynnccs representing some 80 to so
ser cent of bills, advances made by
credits in marks payable at incl
,eichshank, recoverable three m0nthsI
ifter the conclusion Of peace and the
payment of which on maturity in
,olves the parties in the risks Of eX-
,hange TO an extent which can be
appreciated by all?
More Obligations Imposed.
"From sixty TO seventy million
'rancs for acquisitions remain TO be
which include
1othing but merchandise Of Ant
gerp.'
Il excluded from my calculations
relating to the industrial
world, factory buildings and yards.
these acquisitions have been consid-
rable and should represent a great
lumber of millions.
NJ. Castelein then reviews a series of
cts and FORMAL engagements by
which the Germans and BelgI8ns reg
lated the matter Of requisitions stat
ne that at first the Germans made
many acquisitions forcibly and in
ummary manner. Then in December
he war levy was fixed at $4,000
rancs monthly for "A series of twelve
months. The Belgiam accepted this
igure and after securing a formal
romisc of prompt settlement of the
the sum was raised to
100000 with prompt settlement
Gpulated. ON January 9, 1915, Gov
rnor General Won Kissing promised
hat a body Of Belgian business men
would be appointed to reach solu-
ion of the problem Of payment for ir-
egular requsitions NJ Castelein con
inues
"Of all this, gentlemen, nothing has
No commission was APP
ointed at Antwerp and with few ex-
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