Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-14
Belgians Loafed, and As the British Blockade Thwarted Belgian Industry, Germany Had to Find Them Work.
ALL GETTING GOOD
 PAY AND ENJOYING IT
Act Is In Accordance With the Hague Convention, Says
 Germany Believes U. s. information Inaccurate.
ORy Review Lease.i Wirel

BERLIN, Dec. 13.-iBy Wireless to Sayville) reply to the in- quiries of the United States into the matter of the Belgian unemployed and the deportation of Belgians is publish | ed today in the Norddeutsche Allge- incline Zeitung. and is given out by the Overseas News Agency as fol lows:
 U. S. Hasn't Facts.
 "The government of the United states of America has protested against the transportation of Belgian worlIingmen to Germany and against their compulsory employment for work, passing this on the view that these measures are in contravention of humane principles and of interna. tional practice as to the treatment of the population in occupied territory. The German government thinks that the government of the United States has been incorrectly informed regard ing the cause and tLe-executfon of the measure and therefore considers it ap- propriate first to explain the facts in detail
 Blockade Forced Act.
 Tn Belgium unemployment for considerable time has been extending in a perplexing fashion among the in dustrial working men. This prevail ence of unemployment has been caused by the English policy of isolation which has cut of Belgian industry from the importation of raw material and the exportation of manufactured goods and has thus brought the great CT part of Belgian industry to stand still.
 Millions Idle.
 By this manner almost half of the working men in Belgian factories. numbering altogether in round figures, 100000. were deprived of the pos sibility of earning a living and many more than half million Belgians who formerly supported themselves by in- dustrial work, were made dependent upon public relief Adding the mem bers of their families, this number is increased three fold or in round fig ures, one million and a half persons.
 Right Before Law.
 From the standpoint of Belgian economic right. upon which these un- employed infict a heavy burden, as also from the standpoint of public or der and public morals which are most dangerously affected by general unem ployment and the accompanying con ] sequences, this situation makes it eX- tremely desirable and urgent that ef ficient measures for Improvements be taken. This has been recognized and pointed out also by fair minded Bel , gians for long time.
 Put Loafers to Work.
 Under such conditions the gover- nor general of Brussels on May 15. {. 1916. issued an order by which. upon all persons enjoying public relief and ! declining without adequate reasons to . accept or to continue to do work cor ] responding to their ability, conflne- ment of coercive labor was imposed.
 Deported Happy.
 Belgian industries being in de- pressed condition, it was impossible to procure for all the unemployed work Or at least proper employment, within Belgium itself. The only thing pos sible, therefore was to assign them to work in Germany where a large num- Der of Belgian working men had all ready voluntarily accepted work. were well fed. were receiving high wages, and were enjoying fair working con ! ditions.
 Refers to The Hague.
 These measures are completely in . accordance with international law for according to the Hague convention re- lating to war on land (parasraph 43) the occupving power is obliged to un- dertake the maintenance of public or der and public life in occupied dis tricts and for this purpose. as far as the country's laws prove insufficient. to act by complementary orders. The
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