Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-03
NO MUTILATED BELGIAN
CHILDREN IN AMERICA
Rev. J. f. Stillemans Voices
This Belief Despite Rumors
to Contrary. y"

NEW YORK Jan. 2 - Belief that
there arc In the United States no mutt
lated children from Belgium. victims
of German atrocities In expressed by
the Rev. ] T.. Stiilemans, hrector OF
the Belgian bureau here. despite ru-
mora to the contrary.
"But this has absolutely nothing to
do with the question OF German afro
cities or Of the treatment meted ont
to- Belgian or French children" de.
clared the Rev Stlllemans Some peo-
pie seem to think that unless children
with hands cut of are brought to this
: country there could be no truth In
whatever they hear concerning Ger
man atrocities First OF all, children
whose hands would be cut Off would
most probably die, II they survive,
how would they lie gotten out OF Bel
GUM? supposlnE they were. no eone
ia France, England or Holland would
permit the bringing Of these children
to America. There are, thank God
i enough kindhcnrted people In these
countries to given these poor little vic
/ Tins whatever care and affection
their sad condition calls for II IL not
necessary to bring these children To
this country to establish the facts In
! the matter, We can not bring the
bodies OF those that were murdered
! no more than we can bring our de
stroyed cities to this country
008 Victims.
The official reports OF the Bel.
gian government on the massncres OF
7 Dinaut, give The names Of sos victims
In that unfortunate city OF whom there
were ! below s years. 9 from to .
l22 from 10 TO 10. and "a OF 10 and
II years OF age.
The same official reports on Lou.
vain give the names Of 2l0 victim,
OF whom there were three less thar
years old. from 10 to IS, of II
and II years old. The Belgian gov,
eruuent possesses n great many sworr
affidavits as to the cruel way II
which these people and these children
were murdered.
II believe that the rumors as tC
mutilated children being In this coun
try are started and circulated by tn,
Germans themselves for the sake o
being able TO declare them erroneous
and to claim victorlously tho lllogi
cally, that all other accusations are I,
be Judged untrue since In this partlc
ular case no proof is Forthcoming.
Witnesses I'm America.
! Several " the witnesses of afro
cities have been and are at present IL
Ame5ica, the most noteworthy amonl
them being professors OF the Louvail
university, These witnesses, however
are often afraid TO speak on accoun
of tho reprisals the Germans woulC
take upon their relatives living In Bel
gium.
The accusations against the Ger
mans will stand unrefuted and Ger
many will continue to be abhorred AZ
"A most degraded nation I'm histor,
until the Germans will submit to 4
complete, and official inquiry con
ducted by a disintercsted court This
however, they have always refused
The Belgian Free Masons appealed Il
their comrades OF Germany asking
fair investigation. The Belgian blsh
ops acted likewise, as well AS the Bel
gian Socialists. In all these chses IN,
Germans refused, They had the op
portunity OF clearing their reputa
tion and they have the same oppor
ltunity today. but they know better
than to attempt 30 desperate task