The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-01-04
GERMAN HONOR
DRAGGED IN DUST
Solemn premises Made to BEL
aians Proved 10 Be Worse
Than Worthless.
Pathetic ard plaaiasd ssppIieatisns of
Municipal Governments Answered
by Rebaks ard Heavy Fine
imposed by General Ifepfsr.

Orey The sarnest protest Of Card,
val MERCER, heroic Asad Of H.
church in Belgium. the ternbl'
plans Of The kassr's nigh officer
concerning the deportation 81 tAl
people we've carried oct. The sal
EMMY pledged pord Of ne German
governor genera! of Belgium count
ID Az nothing in the malignant hat
skowa BY The katssrs creatures.
Cardinal MERCER attempted 10 pss
saads the a.rSuaG authorities 70 aban
dpu their s~vvasse plans fcr ,i,e ~~isars
Ut Eslglnnx 10 assist 10 the pro#scu
zion Of the war reminding them Of
their solemn promises In lhe past
"Maitnes, l0fh October. 1915.
mir. Governor General,
THE day after the surrender Of An
wrrp the frightened population asked
nsclf what would become uf The hel
CLANS u aye 10 bear ara;s or who would
reach That age before the end IT tbs
occupation. The sntrratles IT the IN.
Tiers aud mothers OF families deter
sninsd me tn question the governor Of
Antwerp, Earon ven ilnen~, Nha had
Tfse kifYsfsss<Ass' 80 "sr<s~ssrx .sss sssa IL
t2o;,s l.s I.yyf tS,s.s.n,, . s,,x, q =, IA,
ii. agontxrd rmretits The s4iHer had
spread 'at Antwerp, nevertheless, that
nj iaege Samnr, aud rharteful yuung
men had been seized aud taken by
ferce 10 Germany therefore beg
Eesi Governor Son ilueue to be Epod
s-Ffiuf2f ~ confirm ~ ~f,~ M, " s'sssus ss.s
guarantee which he had given 70 me-
orally. ~ the effect that uathlng sian
liar would happen at An,Nerp lie
said to me Immediately that the RI
suors conccraiug Expectations were
without basis, ntl uphesitattngiy he
srnt mr Ia writing, umons other state
snents. The following Young meu have
No reason to fear that they ~iil bv Ia
Ken to Germany, either 70 be there on
rolled la the army or employed fer
forced labor.
solemn German Promises Broken,
Upon the arrival Of your predeces
nor. tho late Raron Won der Goifa at
Brussels had the honor ~ prosecuting
myseif at his house and requested! s:go
- be good enough 20 ratlry for the eo-
tire couniry. without time limit the
guarantees which General won Huene
had given me for the provlnre Of Ant.
werp, The governor general retained
shls request Ia his possession IN order
10 examine Il at his leisure The rol
Iowiug day he was good enough to
GENE IN persnn y Malnes 10 bring me
his approval, and confir,hrtfi' e. l,a Id
chr presence Of two aides do camp aud
af NV private SECRETARY. the promise
tina, the liberty OF Relxian cttisens
would be- respected
Notwithstanding all this. your gps.
eminent now tears from their hotnas
~rykmen reduced 10 spite Of ,aelr cf
forts 10 stste Of unemployment. sep.
arates them BY force from their wives
and children snd deports them TO en-
sny territory Numerous werkmsn
have already undergone this unhappy
Dot more numerous are those who are
with the same acts Of vic.
hence.
Meee1s"s Moving Appeal
IN th. name OF the liberty OF dotA.
s&a~ sesi tina liberty .ot WORK at Reigian
sdiixens In the name VI the iuvlola-
hility ~ families In the name ~ NOR.
q, interests which the measures Of DC
paftatirn ~ould grayrly casapo,mtsc
g,,ereor ~ iht rea,laco of AAtWtyp
ae' kv -h~ s7s>vFu.r general ths ,l.l
mcts'r YtI'rt uratytt ~ ret' rfgN,Se"
anthafly uf the ,'ewan e,ijrr. re-
specifically beg year cNtytisar, a. bg
Ess,J enough ta Nt1h]tan lhe wraN1rss
OF forced ii','r and az deportation ST.
naunaed ~ lev EriIiJu Varaaeu sud
Ia hr s,N,'d c0aQSh ~ r'ja~t4'r g THEW
homes tFaSs 81 o. have already bfeu
ti,',NortcS.
"Near ,'xgrllgAcy ssh apprrryA'. how
PAINFUL ter ue would he TIE weigh, 81
th. responsibility that | would Nave
IL hsar as teAarjs thsse famlies 4
a. lvaGdrntr which they have Sivea
yca throasa my agency and At NV re-
pues, were lsmsutsh,y iet~fvtd
i persist In t'ell.,irg that this S''l
net BE- the case,
-Ac~rs. Nj tscvwrer Ger~e~l tA<
ASSURANCE % my very high ,>,nssderS.
tina
IN, J. CARDINAL aERtIER,
"Arrh, ~ AauntNs"
Maet ttaai governments m Belgium
araealt,i 10 tha ,;erraea authorities TO
stssrcse tNetr g0mtws rhs two doc
hjca tsl'oa illuStratr EeSgiaa
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