The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-15

his children. at the point of the bayo-
net they block the entrances to the
homes preventing wives and mothers
from rushing out to say a last fare
in groups of forty or fifty and push
them forcibly into freight cars: the
locomotive is under pressure. and as
Ger gives the signal and they depart
Thus another thousand Belgians re-
duced to slavery. without previous
trial. condemned to the penalty which
comes next in-cruelry TO the death pen
atty. deportation They don't know
how long their exile is going TO last
neither do they know where they are
going All they know is that their
work will benefit the enemy Sew
eral of them have been brought 10
signify coercion or by threats-an
agreement which they dare TO call
voluntary
While they certainly take the I'M
employed they also take large mum.
BERN the proportion of one quarter
for the ACCOMPLISHMENT of Mons-of
men who were never out of work and
belonging 10 diversified professions
butchers. bakers. tailors. brewery
workers. electricians. farmers. they
even take the Youngest men. college
and university students. or young men
from other high schools
This in spite OF the fact that two
high authorities of the German en-
pire had formally guaranteed the lib
erty of our compatriots.
The day after the capitulaticn OF
Antwerp. the frightened populace ask
ed itself what would become OF the
BelgianS OF military age or those
which would arrive at that age before
the end Of the siege Baron Won Huene
military governor OF Antwerp. au-
! thoriZed me TO reaSSure in his name
the frightened parents. However. as
rumors were running that in Antwerp.
Liege. Namur and Charleroi. young
men had been seized and forcibly car
ried of TO Germany. | asked Governor
Won Huene TO confirm 10 me in writ
ing the verbal guarantees which he
had given me He replied that the ru-
mors pertaining TO deportations were
without foundation. and he gave mo
without hesitancy the written declara
ton which was read on Sunday Octo-
/ her 18th. 1914 in all the paroochial
churches OF the Arrondissemeut o.
Antwerp. Young men need not feal
OF being carried off 10 Germany. eth
or for enrolment in the army or FOL
forcible employment
Immediately after tile arrival a.
Baron Won der Goltz in the capacit,
OF governor general al Brussels.
Went 10 ask him 70 ratify the guar
antee given by Governor Won Hnen,
10 the province OF Antwerp. extendin.
! them u the whole country. withou
any time limit. The governor genera
retained my petition in order 70 con
slider il al his leisure The follow
ing day lie was good enough TO com,
in person TO Nalines 10 express his az
prevail. and in the presence OF tw,
aides de-camp and my private score
tary. TO confirm the promise that III
liberty OF the Belgian citizens woul.
be respected.
In my letter OF October 18th las
i TO Baron Won Kissing. after remindin
: him OF the undertaking given BIZ hi
predecessor. concluded: Your e,
| cellency Will understand how painful
the burden OF responsibility | shout
have insured towards families woul
be is the confidence they placed i
| you through me and at my earnest el
treaty should be so lamentably disa]
: pointed
: The encouragement replied: .Th
! employment of the Belgian unemplo,