The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-24
GERMAN HONOR
DRAGGED IN DUST
Solemn Promises Made to Bel
gianS Proved to Be Worse
Than Worthless.
ALL APPEALS WERE FLOUTED
Pathetic and Dianifed Supplieations Of
Municipal Governments Answered
by Robuke and Heavy Fine
Imposed by General HOPPER.

Orcr Nc earnest protest Of CGrii-
nal Ncrcicr. hcyoic bcai of Ne
church in Hciqi0m. the icrribi.
plans Of he kaiScr'S nigh officer,
concerning the deportation Of the
people wcrc cdrrjci o0t. Thc sol.
EMMY picdgcd uori Of the GERMAN
governor general Of Bcigium count
ed as nohjHg IN lie malignant hate
Shown by the kdiScr'S creatures.
Cardinal Mrrclcr attempted TO per.
suad" the German authorities to uban.
don their terrible plans for the seizure
of Helginns to assist in the prosccu.
ton of the war, reminding them of
their solemn promises in the past:
"Mnlin"S, loth October, 1916.
MIR. Governor General:
18th" day after the Surrcnde- Of Ant.
wcrp tn" frightened populn ira asked
Itself what would become oi the Bel.
CLANS of n"r to bear arms or who would
reach that axe before the end Of the
occupations Tn" c%ntrrutirS Of the ia.
Tiers ana mothers al families deter.
mined me to question III" governor uf
Antwerp, Baron won Ilucur. who had
II kindness to rrZSSurc me aud to
]auth0riH" me IN his name 4 r]russurc
I'll" ]agun.zcd parents. TIL" had
spread ut Antwerp, nevertheless, that
NJ lIrG". Namur, and charlcroi young
men had been seized and taken by
force IT, Germany. | therefore beg.
god Governor won llu"Ic to hc good
enough 10 confirm to me In writing the
guarantee which he had given to me
orally, to the effect that nothing sim.
i'ar would happen at Antwerp. lie
said to mo Immediately that the ru.
inurS concerning dclurtatiuns were
without basis, and uuhcSitutingly he
sent inc In writing. ANON: other state.
m"ntS, Ia" following: Young MOI have
no rcuSuu to fear tha they will be tn.
ken To Germany, either To he there en-.
rolled IN the army n employed for
forced labor
Solemn German p, omi5cs Broken.
Upon the arrival II your prcd"cos-
sor, the late Baron .on der Gultz. ut
brussels | had the honor of presenting
myself 1T his house and requested him
10 be good enough Ia ratily for the On
tire country, without time limit. Ia"
guarantees which General won Ilucnr
had given me t,r the province of Ant
wcrp. The governor general retained
this request In his possession In order
10 examine 1t at his leisure. The FOL.
lowing dag he WtS good enough to
umr in person to MullucS to bring me
his approval, and confirmed to me, In
tn" presence ui tWo uldDS.dr.camp and
of my private secretary. the promise
that til" liberty Of Belgian citizens
would be respected.
"Notwithstuud'I. all this, your gov.
ernmcnt uow tcgrS from their homes
worl.lncn reduced in spit" Of their cf.
forts To Il state IL unemployment, sep.
arat"S them by ,orcc from their wives
and children and dcportS them to en-.
envy territory. Numerous wurkmru
have already Undergone this unhappy
lot more numerous are those who are
threatened with the same acts of VIC.
lcuCc.
Merciers Moving Appeal.
an the name Of the liberty ii domi.
ellie and the liberty of work OF belgian
citizens; In ~" name of the lnyiula.
hility uf families; In the nam" of NOR,
nj Interests which the measures Of de-.
p~ortution would ]gruycly compromise,
In the name of the word given by the
governor ~ the Province e Antwerp
nnd by tina governor general, the inn.
mediate representative Of IA" highest
authority of the German empire, re-.
specially beg your "Nc"ll"ury To- b.,
good cncr gh to withdraw the measures
ur forced labor and Of Deportation IN.
nouucr'i go IA" Belgian wurkmun, and
homes thos" who have already been
dcportcd.
Your cNc"lloncy viii appreciate how
i.inru! for me would hc the woi.h, Of
the responsibility that | would have
10 bear uS regards these families. If
the confidence which they have given
YOU through my agency aud at my re-
quest wcr" Iamcntnhly deceived.
u persist Ia believing that this will
not be the ease.
accept, Mr.. Governor General. the
ASSURANCE of my very high conSilcrn.
tion.
ID. j. CARDINAL MERCER,
Arch. of Mnllncs."
Municipal governments In Belgium
appealed to the German authorities to
observe their promises. The two doe.
utncntS which follow illus,rutc EclglIn