Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-13
ARTICLE No. s.

ARTICLE No, s.
THE third Of a series Of atrocities
prepared by Dana c. Munro, OF Prince
ton University, George c. Sellery, of
the University Of Wisconsin, and Au-
gust G. Krcg. Of the University Of
Minnesota, for the committee OF pub
lic Information Of the United States
government.l
Having violated Belgium.s neutral
laty, wrecked her industries. burned
her cities ami rnassacred her civilians,
the Prussian invaders enslaved on
the plea Of their being "idle"-such
[of the vanquished as could be util-
lied IN factory or field In the interior
| of Germany. Similar practices were
followed in northern France. while In
Poland the Undesirable" civilians
were systematically starved to death.
In each distance, aside from the i'm
mediate gain to be had thru the labor
Of deported men. boys ana girls, the
Prusstans were faithful to the creed
that was established. by kultur: Re-
move obstinate peoples from occupied
territory 70 tho interior thereby Prus.
sianiSiny the frontier and, making II
SAKE 1ori autocyacN1 IA,
Until the. present war the whole
Icfvihso4 world has hoasted Of It's adj
vance In humanity. This advance
has been marked in many. fields. and
In none had Sreatcr progress been
made tAan In the protection to b
stven 20 tina private citisen In an in
vailed country. IA Tar back a. 1858,
II the "lnstructions Cor the Govern
lwent sot Assnies OF the United statea
An The Fssld.s the United States de-
tclare4:
"2s. Nevstthsiess. a. civilization
has advanced during the last centu-
ries. so,has likewise steadily advanced,
Iespecially In war on land. the distinc-
t!on between the private individual
belonging to hostile country ana the
hostile country itseh. With its men
In arn1. The principle has been more
and more acknowledged that the un-
armed Citizen b to be spared In per.
son, pfoperty and honor 40 much a
the extgencies of war win admit.
"zS. FFiyate citizens are no longer
murdefed snslaved or carried on to
distant parts, and the inoffensive in
diyiduaf = O. little disturbed in his
private selatioAs a. the commander Of
the hcettls troops can AFFORD to grant
In the OvcrTulinG demands OF q Wig
orous war.
The elmost universal rule IN
resnotes times w1s. and continues TO
be with bAF6Arous armies. that the
private Individual Of the hostile coun-
fry = destined to suffer every priva-
tio8 of liberty ana protection and every
EdisruDtion OF family ties. Protection
was. ard still Il with uncivilised peo.
pie. thu. sxosption."' ss3
NsveS1 % Darbariss,.
These Asclarakions were made In
me mt1st of our civil war-one OF
the wcFiGe Asrcest connicts. A haif
century later after mors than fifty
years c6 prcgreGs. the German pow
ernment has gone back to the meth
DDS used ~ sharbarous armies" and
anci y4hsedi people 1T has deliber.
ately 6dDpt0d tho policy OF Aeportinx
anea AA6s women boys and, xiris. and
Eofs forcing them to work Tor their
s.captofs q AaA even compelled them
TO max arms and rnunitions for use
sagadnst their allies and their own
AeGA aAA 6jool. Is, IA !. i13l I
No otAer ut of the German xoy-
'eFnsnent his aroused spch horror and
sdetsstation tAruout the civilized world.
lhousands Of helpless men ana won.
g. boys and sisis, have BEEN en-
slayed. Families have been broken
up. Girls have been carried OF to
or Wofse q strange land.
ana their relatives have not known
where they haye been taken or: what
!thetr late has been. This system 81
xqece9 labor and deportation en-.
Dra0ed the whole Of Belgium. POLAND
ana TIE occupied lands OF France.
Z Huns ccvst Labor.
N his report Of Jan. IL. 1917. Ii 4ha
kecsstafy q State Brand Whitlock.
uaintster q belgium, said:
IN order to understand fuzzy the sit
!. - a!tNo0 ~ - necessary to go back to1
thA apeuppn of 1914. At the time We
49, osgpIdxing the relief work the
Gonsete ational the Belgian relief or
3ansaataoa that coilaborates with the
ooaAntsstn0 Tor relief in Belgium-pro
POSED an arrangement by which the
belgian government should pay to its
own employees left In Belgium, and 9th
e. unemployed men besides, the wages
ehat they had been accustomed to @re.
.eetve. The Belgians wished to do this
both DOR humanitarian and patriotic
purposes.
The presence Of these .,1iemployed.
however. was q constant temptation to
German c,,piditys Many times they
soslht to obtain the lists Of tho chom-
4 slC rs Finally. however. the military
party. always brutal. and with an as
founding Ignorance q public opinion
and Of moral sentiment determined
tn PIT those Idle men to work"
& oosns Early psportatione.
( IN the early dayseofe the German adj
yance into, Belgium the people had
learned to fear the worst This was
Particularly true in Antwerp. In order
to alleviate their fears and to obtain
guarantees which might hasten the
restoration OF settled conditions Cardi-
nal Mercier secured from. the German
governor OF Antwerp promises, [butl
these promises were not kept, as Car
dinal MERCER and his colleagues show
~ abundant evidence in the Appeal
TO Truth"
.pa March q, 1915, at the arsenal
81 LDtte the German authority post
ed . notice demanding return to work.