The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-31

"iour exceliency viii appreciate no.:
painful for me would be the weight OF
the responsibility that l would have
to bear as regards these families, il
the confidence which they have given
you through my agency and at my re.
quest were lamentably deceived.
II persist In believing that this will
not be the case.
accept, Mr.. Governor General, the
assurance Of my very high considera-
ton.
I'D. J. CARDINAL MERCER,
"Arch. of Malines."
Municipal governments in Belgium
appealed to the German authorities to
observe their promises. The two doc
uments which follow illustrate Belgian
appeals and German answers.
I'm the matters Of the requisition
made by the German authorities on Oc'
tober 20, 1916 <requisition of a list Of
workmen to be drawn up by the mu'
nicipality)
'The municipal council resolves to
maintain its attitude Of refusal.
ut further feels it Its duty to place
On record the followin9.
&The city of Tournai is prepared to
submit unreservedly to all the edgen.
cles authorized by the laws and Gus
toms Of war. = Its sincerity cannot be
questioned. For more than ewo years
it has submitted to the German occu-
patton. during which time it has lodged
and lived at close quarters with the
German troops, yet it has displayed
perfect composure and has refrained
from any act Of hostility, proving
thereby that it is animated by no idle
spirit of bravado.
I'm his declaration dated September
2, 1914. the German governor general
Of Belgium declared: I ask none to
renounce his patriotic sentimental
+ 'The city Of Tournai reposes con-
fidence in this decoration, which it Is
bodnd to consider as the sentiment Of
the German emperor, in whose name
the governor general was speaking. In
accepting the inspiration Of honor and
patriotism, the city Is loyal to q fundas
meutal duty. the l0ftiness Of which
must Be apparent p any German ON
Gel. I.
|. @The city u k6hndent that the
! straightforwardness and clearness Of
this attitude will prevent any misun-
.derstanding. arising between itseH and
the German army"
Answer 10 Lecture and Fine. +.
journal, 23rd October, 1915.
"In permitting Itself, through the
medium Of municipal resolutions, to
oppose the orders of the German mill
tary authorities In the occupied ter
ritory, the city Is guilty Of an unexam-
pied arrogance and Of complete mis-
understanding Of the situation created
by the state Of war.
"The clear and simple situation is
in reality the following:
1.-THE military authorities order the
city to obey. Otherwise the city must
bear the heavy consequences, as have
pointed out in my previous explanar
lions.
'The general commanding the army
has inflicted on the city-on account
Of its refusal, up to date, to furnish
the lists demanded-a punitive con-
tribution Of 100000 marks, which must
be paid within the next six days, be-
ginning with today. The general also
adds that until such time as all the
lists demanded are in his hands. for
every day In arrears, beginning with
December 81. 1915 sum Of 2QoOO
marks win be paid BY the city.
HOPPER, Major General
sEtappen-K -Kommandanf.s
4. The Oomm1saion Syndicate of 4llp
gian iwoehngmen also attempted 70 IN
dnce the German suthosities TO ahAn.
don their teeEibls paanA
Raeleeo Wfreaes - teesitnaeR
sUommiaGlon ayndAcale of Belgium
sngmeelA o0kA Oet, INA;
CUe H. 0osWpor Oenes1J a Beadum9
~Rxnsllency: ms @aasuees which
~ bsing PLANNED b yoar sdmaniep
fsadon 70 force the. unemployed p
voIk foe the invading power. tho -
portation, Of eur unhappy comrades
which has begun IN the REGION Of thD
etapes, movs most profoundly The en-
tire working class In Belgium
The undersigned members and rep.
reaantativea Of thu Rrent central 20.
clalist and independent syudicales Of