Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-18
PRELATE MAKES
PROTEST AGAINST
MOVING BELGIANS
Full Text of Cardinal MerCie'S
Vigorous Statement Regard
ing Deportation Given Out
by Associated Press,

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New York. Dee. l7.--C Cardinal Mor-
cIcrs protest against the deportation
OF Bclgians % Germany only brief
excerpts Of which came In the cable
dispatches. has been received here by
the Associated Press in It's fun text,
as follows.
"Malines, Nov. z, 1916.
Every day the military authorities
dCport from Belgium into Germany
thousands of inoffcnsyo citizens to
obligo them there to perform forced
labor
"As early as october 10 we sent to
the governor general a protest, copy
of which was handed 10 the represent
auye OF the Holy See OF Spain, tho
United states and Holland, in Brus-
sells but the governor general replied
To it that nothing could be done.
AT the time OF our protcstation tho
orders Of the occupying power threat
cncd only tho unemployed, today cv-
cry able bodied man Is carried off
pcilmell. assembled in freight ears,
ana carried or TO unknown parts. like
herd Of slaves The enemy proceeds
by regions Vague rumors had como
TO our ears that arrests had been made l.
In ThOruuu Client and Alost. but we
were not aware OF the conditions un-
der which they had been made, Be
tween October "a ana November II
occurred iu the region OF Mons Saint
Guislain Quieyraiu, Jcmappes, in
punches OF 500 to 1000 men "a day
The next, and the following days. Il
occurred in tho ACCOMPLISHMENT Of
Nivollcs Here Is n specimen OF the
announcement concerning the pro-
cecdinEs:
Specimen Announcement. II
by order OF the Krcschef every ,
male person over II years old shall Z
present himself. Place Saint Paul. In
Nivcllea. on November s, 1916, az 8
o'clock tBelRian time) Q O'Clock tCon- J
trail timD bringing with him his idon- {
uncation card and eventually his card
from the Mcldoamt
'Ony small hand baggage Is per J.
mltted. r
Those not presenting themselves D
VIII be forcibly doported into Ger h
many and VIII besides be liable to j.
heavy fine and TO long imprisonment. "
'Eccleslasties, physicians, lawyers q
and teachers arc exempted from this .
order. +
THE mayors will be held RESPONSE
BILE for the proper execution Of this h
order which must be brought imme- u
diately to tho knowledge Of the inhab- q
Itants
between the announcement ana a
the deportation there is an interval a
of only twcnty-four hours. !
Under prctcu OF public works TO N
be performed on Belgian soil the oc- Il
rupyng power had attempted TO OBJ /
air ON the communities the lists Of "
men out Of work. Most Of n
muniues proudly refused. e.
dtegees from the general A
rent prepared the way for the r.
On which Is In force today Il
tsnitr date OF August 10, 1915, a "a
irst decree Imposes under penalty Of a
and inc, forced work "a
N the idle. but adds that the work n
= 20 be executed In Belgium, and that d
Ion. compliance will be adiudgcd by "a
lelgiar tribunals. u
Decree of May .. r,
"a second decree dated May 2. !"
9l6, reserves the night Of the Grimun ~
authorities to supply work to the idle n
md threatens a fine OF three years 7,
ana 10000 marks inn Il
,osublC on anybody executing or or, n
ierng to be executed work not ar
iroved OF hy the general government
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