The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-10
says: ION file in state depnrtment)

ASahu " piolSst, tiTeutetieu " ieSiSu,
but did not. He returned. and Ger
man official here said that Belgium
would now be subjected to more ter.
rible regime-would learn what war
was. The prophecy has been vindicat.
ed. Recently was told that the dras-
tic measures are really Of Ludendorf'S
inspiration; do not know. Many Ger.
man officers say so"
II Won Blssing had opposed the pol.
Icy OF deportation when his own judg-
ment wns overruled. he consented to
become the "devils advocate" md de-
Tended the system In public. Espe-
cially instructive is the following cbn-
versation reported by Mr.. F. c. Wal
colt:
II went to Belgium TO investigate
conditions, and while there had op-
pOrtunity to talk one day with
Governor General Won Bissing who
died three or four weeks ago, man
seventy-two or seventy-three years
old. man STEPPED In the system
born and bred to the hardening Of the
heart which that philosophy develops.
There ought to be some new word
coined for the process that mans
heart undergoes when II becomes
stepped In that system.
II said to him, Governor, what are
you going to do II England and France
stop giving these people money to pur-
chase foOdr
Won sissino Relied on Starvation.
"He said. we have got that all
worked out and have had 1t worked
out for weeks. because we have ex.
pected this system to break down at
any time
"He went on to say, Starvation will
grip these people In thirty to sixty
days. Starvation is a compelling force,
and We would use that force to compel
the Belgian workingmen, many Of
them very skilled, to 20 to Germany
to replace the Germans, SO that they
could go to the front and fight against
the English and the French
"'As fast as our railway transpOr-
tation could carry them, we would
transport thousands Of others that
would be fit for agricultural work,
across Europe down into southeastern
Europe. into Mesopotamia, where We
have huge, splendid Irrigation works.
All that land needs Is water and 1t
will blossom like the rose.
"The weak remaining. the old md
the young. we would concentrate oppo-
site the firing line, and put firing
squads back Of them, and force them
through that line, no that the English
and French could take care Of their
own people,
ut was q perfectly simple. direct.
frank reasoning. 1t meant that the
German government would use any
force In the destruction Of any people
not Its own to fusther its own ends.'r-
Frederick G. WalcOtt, in National Geo
graphical Magazine. May. 1917.
A brief general view Of the character
Of the depOrtatiOns can perhaps be
gained hest from the report Of Minis
ter WhItlock.
"The deportations began In October
In the Etapc, ut Client. and at Bruges.
MS my brief kilograms indicated. The
policy sprend; the rich Industrial dis
tricts OF Hninnult, the mines and steel
works about CharlerOl were next at
tackled: now they are seixing men In
Brnbant. even In Brussels. despite
some Indications and even predictions
Of the civil authorities that the policy
was about to be abandoned.
1.-THE etapes were the parts Of BEL
gIum under martial law. and included
the province Of western Flanders, part
Of eastern Flanders. nnd the region
Of Journal. The remainder Of the Oc-
cupied part Of Belgium was under
civil government
PitiabIs and Distressing Scene.
During the last fortnight men have
been impressed here In Brussels. but
their seizures here nre made evidently
with much greater care than In the
provinces. with more regard for the
appearances. There was no public mn.
nounceIncnt Of the Intention TO depOrt.
but suddenly about ten days ngo GER
tain men In towns whose names nre
on the list Of chOmeurs received sum.
mons notifying them to report ut one
Of the railway stations on given day:
penalties were fixed for failure 10 re.
spond TO the summons and there wns
printed on the cnrd mn offer OF employ.
ment by the German government, ei-
ther In Germany or Belgium. On the
first dny out Of nbout 1.5OO men or.
dered to present themselves Mt the
Care du Midi nbout 75O responded.
These were examined by Germnn ply
slcians and 800 were taken. There
was no disorder. u large force of
mounted Uhlana keeping back the
crowds nnd barring access 10 the stn.
ton TO NIL but those who Ind been
summoned to appear. The commits.
sion for relief In Belgium Ind secured
permission TO give 10 ench dcportcd
man . lOnf Of bread. md some Of tho
communes provided wnrm clothing for
those who had none and In addition n
small financial allowance. Az by on.
Of tho ironies Of life the winter has
k>Aa sx.aen sell rntN sS,.. l.i