Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-26
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workmen to be drawn up by the mu-
"The municipal council resolves 10
its attitude OF refusal
ut further feels II its duty to place
on record the following:
''The city of Journal is prepared to
submit unreservedly to all the exigen-
cles authorized by the laws and Gus
toms of war. Its sincerity cannot be
questioned. For more than two years
II has submitted to the German occu-
patton, during which time IL has lodged
and lived at close quarters with the
German troops, yet II has displayed
perfect composure and has refralned
from any act of hostility, proving
thereby that IL Is animated by no idle
spirit of bravado.
I'm his declaration dated September
2, 1914, the German governor general
of Belgium declared: Il ask none to
renounce his patriotic sentiments
"The city of Journal reposes con-
fidence I'm this declaration, which Ii is
bound to consider as the sentiment of
the German emperor. I'm whose name
the governor general was speaking. In
accepting the inspiration of honor and
patriotism, the city is loyal to funda-
mental duty, the loftiness of which
must be apparent to any German otli-
Ger.
THE city is confident that the
straightforwardness and clearness Of
this attitude will prevent any misun-
Outstanding arising between itself aud
the German army"
Answer Is Lecture and Fine.
journal, 23rd October. 1916.
"In permitting itself, through the
medium of municipal resolutions, to
oppose the orders of the German mill
tary authorities I'm 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:
"The military authorities order the
city to obey. Otherwise the city must
bear the heavy consequences, as l have
pointed out in my previous explana-
tlons
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
I've 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, 1916. II sum of 10000
marks will be paideby the city.
"HOPFER, Major General.
ppen-Kommandant."
The Commission Syndicate of Bel
gian workingmen also attempted to In
duce the German authorities to aban-
don their terrible plans.
Recited Wrongs Of Workmen.
Commission Syndicate Of Belgium.
Brussels, Both Oct, 1916.
ITO the Governor General Of Belgium. ]
"Excellency: The measures which
are being planned by your admins.
tratlon to force the unemployed to
work for the invading power. the de-
portatiOn of our unhappy comrades
which has begun in the region of the
etapes, move most profoundly the en-
tire working class in Belgium.
''The undersigned, members and rep
rcsentatives Of the great central so.
ciallst and independent syndicales OF
Belgium. would consider that they had
not fulfilled their duty did they not ex.
press to you the painful sentiment
to you the echo of their touching com.
plants.
"They have seen the machinery
taken from their factories, the most
diverse kind of raw materials requisl-
TONED, the accumulation of obstacles
work, the disappearance one by one of
every public liberty of which they were
proud.
"For more than two years the In.
boring class more than any other has
been forced to undergo the most bit
ter trials, experiencing misery and
often hunger, while it's children far
away fight and die, and the parents
of these children can never convey u
them the affection with which theiI
hearts are Overlooking.
Pathetic Appeal Disregarded.
sour labOring class has endured
everything with the utmost calm and
the most impressive dignity, depressing
its sufferings its complaints and heavy
trials, sacrificing everything to IT.
ideal of liberty and independence. But
/ the measures which have been an
mnunced will make the population draiI
the dregs (of the cup) of human sor
row; the proletariat, the poor upor
whom unemployment has been forced
| citizens of modern state, are to bt
| condemned to forced labor withou
having disobeyed any regulation OI
order.
"ln the name of the families o
workmen among which the most pain
| ful anxiety reigns mt present, who's
mothers, whose fiancees, and who's
/ little children are destined to shed $,
many more tears, we beg your excel