The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-12-19

has authorized me to inform you In his
name and to communicate by your
obliging intermediary to our popula1
lions. the three following declara-
tons:
"O) The young men need not fear
being taken to Germany, either to be
enrolled into the army or to be ems
ployed at forced labors.
"(2) If individual attractions of po-
lice regulations are committed, tho
authorities will institute n search for
the responsible authors and will pun
ish them. without placing the respon.
sibility on the entire population.
"(3) The German and Belgian au-
thoritics will neglect nothing to see
that food is assured to the pOpula-
ton"
These promises were not kept, as
Cardinal MERCER and his colleagues
show by abundant evidence In the "Ap-
peal to Truth"
"On March Odd, 1915, at the arsenal
Mt Luttre the German authorities post-
ed nCtice demanding return to work.
On April DIST 200 workmcn were CALI
ed for. On April 9th soldiers went
to fetch the workmen from their
homes and take them to the arsenal.
In the absence of workman, q men,
Der of the family was arrested
Workmen Imprisoned on Trains.
However the men maintained their
refusal to work, because they wera
unwilling to cooperate in acts of war
against their country.
"On May 9TH a workmen detained
| in prison at Nivelles were tried at
/ Mons by courtmartial, 'on the charge
of being members of secret society,
having for its aim to thwart the carry
ing out of German military measures
They were condemned to imprison-
ment.
"On May Sth, 1915, AZ workmen
were shut up in a freight car and
taken TO Germany.
"On May 14th, 40 men were deport-
ed to Germany.
ION May 18th fresh proclamation
announced that the prisoners would
receive only dry bread and water, and
hot food only every four days. On
May 22d three cars with 104 work.
men We're sent toward Charleroi."
"a similar course was adopted at
Malines, where by various methods
of intimidation, the German authori-
ties attempted to force the workers at
the arsenal to work on material for
the railways, as If it were not plain
that this material would become war
material sooner or later.
Stopped All Traffic in Maines.
"On May Both, 1915, the governor
general announced that he would be
obliged to punish the town of Mallnes
and its suburbs by stopping all com
mercial traffic if by 10 a. m. on
: Wednesday, June I'd, 500 workmen
had not presented themselves for work
:, at the arsenal.
. "On Wednesday, June I'd, not a
single man appeared. Accordingly, q
complete stoppage took place of every
vehicle within a radius of several kilo
D meters of the town.
"Several workmen were taken by
force and kept two or three days a
the arsenal.
"The commune Of Sweveghm (west
ern Flanders) was punished in June
:. 1915, because the $50 workmen at thu
u private factory of NJ. Bekaert refused
} to make barbed wire for the German
> army.
= 1.-THE following notice was placard
. ed at Menin in July-Aulusl, 1919
by order: From today the town viii
no longer afford aid of any descrlp
9 tlon-including assistance to theil
Go nhfl1rpn-tn
operatives except those who worl
= regularly at military work, and othe
= tasks assigned to them. All other op
:, eratives and their families can hence
y forward not be helped in any fashion
: Punished for Refusal to Work.
"SImilnr measures were taken II
~ October. 1918, at Hnrlebekelez-Court
a raj. Bisscghem, Lokcren, and Mons
- From Harlebeke % inhabitants wer
- transported to Germany. AT Mons
In NJ. Lenoirs factory, the directors
>, foreman. and 81 worllmen We're in
>, prisoned for having refused to wor
in the service of the German army. N
/, Lenor was sentenced to five years In
- prisonment, the five directors to
- wear each. six foremen to six months
= and the 81 workmen to eight weeks.
- "The general government had IT
course also to indirect methods c
commission. 1t seized the Belga
" Red Cross, confscated its propert!
y. and changed its purpose arbitraril!
-, 1t attempted to make Itself master {
- the public charities, and TO control Il
~, national aid and food committee.
- "If we were to cite In eYtenso Il
- decree of the governor general Of Au
: ust 4th, 1918, concerning measures i
49, tended 10 assure the carrying out
" works of public usefulness. and TIL
=, of August 18th concerning The uneI
" ployed. who, through idlenesS refra
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