New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
Hundreds Taken Directly
from Factories. Of
fetal Says
HIBBEN DENOUNCES
GERMANY'S ACTIONS
Princeton President De
mandS l.. S. Insist on
Reparation for Belgium

Uavrc. Dec. 22.-Specifc details Of
the decorations Of Belgians. refuting
the reports from Berlin that only those
without work were deported and that
n others were taken 1t was the fault
o. .he Belgian municipal authorities.
wore communicated 20 The A ociated
Press to-day By Fernand Passe eco, d.
rector OF the documentary bureau OF
inc Belgian War Ministry.
The German pretension that errors
IN Judging the social condition Of those
deported were involuntary and imput-
ing them to the bad faith Of the Bel
gian authorities is entirely contrary
10 the facts" said ". Passlccq. at IS
10 he noted in Governor General Won
Bissing's reply to The protest Of the
Senators and Deputies. recently made
public. that he aid not dare 20 contest
the facts concerning the arbitrary
seizure Of employed persons
Seized in Coal Mines
at ouarcgncn. IN the coal region
south OF Mons. 5000 workmen were
summoned and 3o4 deported' OF whom
227 never had been out o. work. AZ
Dou- 1877 we're taken. of whom IL were
working: at Washes. 1856 deported' 1870
working; at Frameries. 200 deported'
1s7 working: at Hornl, $40 deported'
81 working; at Chin. loo taken 20
working. At Havre. Belgium. the
Mayor of the town offered to give
proofs concerning whether the men
we're employed or not. The proofs
we're refused.
.Fortv-six men. all regularly en-
nloved a. the Baume-Marpent rolling
mills AT Haine st. Pierre, were taken
Fror, the ellison works at La Croyere'
fftv emplovcs we're taken out oil total
81 oZs summoned. From the WORKS al
De I,ouyc ftty workmen were taken.
"Fiftv-ore ironworkers were arrested
f., tho rolling mills at La Croyere and
+O.ontv-fye were taken from the l3o
omployod at the boil. works at La
Louviere. From the Compsgnle Cen
traIo do Construction. at Hsine s..
Pierre. twenty-five workmen were
tsken From the blast furnaces and
fourdries at La Louviere 70 per cent
Of the total number employed we're
seized. making 1t impossible for the
works to continue operations.
Glassworkers Taken
Prom The G. Boel works at La Lou
Were 259 men regularly employed were
taken. including the office manager, ten
Office employees. - foremen ano u
workmen. The giEss works al Jemap-
pes. the only establishment OF It's klnd
IN the district. resumed work December
4 1915. and worked without Interrupt
ton. increasing its output, until NO
vember I, 1916. when II was smut down
TO- repairs until November 10. WIN
the intention OF increasing the pro
duction.
"Nore than half the skilled workmen
q. these works were arrested and de-
norted. including 40 per cent Of the
blowers. 60 per cent Of the first class
apprentices. 32 per cent of the second
class apprentices, 50 per cent OF the
extonders. and all the electricians and
sdjusters.
Germany released a few hundred
out OF the 100000 taken. to make
show Of magnanimity. The releases
were not spontaneous, but were the re-
suit OF the pressing representations
made BY the American and Spanish
ministers at Brussels
Montreal, Dec. -. The Montreal
Trades and Labor Council has adopted
a resolution urging the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor 10 protest to Presi-
dent Wilson against the Belgian depor-
tations, 10 was announced to-day.