Evening journal., 1917-10-02
GERMANl-s OUTRAGEOUS AND NsOLENT BELGIAN
PROPOSAL

TIP 70 the present Germany and.Germanys rulers re-
u main inccrrisbis.
1hsy have isarned nothing. They are undeterred by
tn hatred and Of hs world They are blind 20 the
shai their ns1eusahis invasion o. Bogum has made
Gsrmsn methods stencil In the nosiriis Of an honest
rsn- ara few places than rghi here in VIII
ulnston-
6rcr.ns wildly for peace possible before they are
utterly endorsed the German rulers have supplemented
thsr insout reply the Pope. really piece Of blum
INTENDED for the Allies. with verbal message 20 the
raral nuncio Munich delivered By Foreign Minister
E1shimann
The supplement Is as bad the original messase
Ts German idea proclaim the restoration and free
5on ~ Belgium. such way that the little country
would have ths name, but none OF the substance Of
nbsriy. u would be converted into Gorsmn depen-
sency.
According 90 Euchmann Germany Husi have the rght
10 develop her economic enterprise freely In Belgium,
especially in Antwerp. This means Germany must be
given special privileges denied other nations. and that
Antwerp must be made German seaport city
Furthermore Belgium would be required TO guarantee
that any such menace threatened Germany In 1919
would be excluded. OF course this is nothing buVn-
other vicious German he. When the Germans in
vaded Besium on their way 70 France they at nrst
frankly and cynically avowed their purpose.
France had great frontier forts facing Germany. She
had none facing friendly little neutral Belgium. There
fore the easiest German roal 70 fdle sttltu Dl way
OF Belgium. As a result the Prussans made the Belgian
treaty mere scrap Of paper
When they realized how this had horri1ed the world
they attempted to justify their violation Of all inerna
tiona law by pretending archives seized in Brussels
vealed Belgium had long plotted with the Allies about
war measures Keeping up this scandaous farce, Ger
many now soemnly proclams in the future Belgium
must not menace" Kaiserthum-
Belgium says Kuehlmann. must also maintain the adj
mnlsirave separation Of the Flemish and Waoon dis
cis introduced by the conquerors, because
this corresponds 70 the wishes OF a majority Of the Bel
sian people and because Germany desires such separa
uon ION account Of her racial sympathy"
Here another display OF Prussian arrogance. There
az t"o sections Of the Belgian people. There the
Maioons akin TO the French and speaking French and
'ne flemnss akin 70 The Teutons and speaking Fem-
sn' belgium never made any distinction between her
two races. There was never any bitter rivalry AZ a.
matter Of fact her greatest writers We're men -, v,.h
origin who preferred The more beautiful and meodious
French.
When Germany rutlessly conquered pelgi,-o .ho
Prussian masters made OF their usual clumsy he.
like attempts TO support by proclannr ,ho,,
kinship to the Femings, and fostering division bees,
the Flemings and Waoons. But up TO date an their o.,
forts have been in vain.
But the Kuehlmann eTrontery came 10 a climax in Il
concluding gracious offer that Germany would conrbu
share Of the compensation to be paid Belgium for w
damages. Only share-and that by Germany WIFI
the Belgian lands, made desert OF fert
fields and a ruin Of once busy cities
II is this monstrous Germany that we must rs
and beat-so thoroughly that Germany will not
able to name the terms upon which will make pea
but will be forced to accept civilizations terms.