The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-01-18
SOCIALISTS SAW
GERMAnY'S ERROR
Urged That !nhuman Dsporta-
tons Be Stopped Because OF
Effect or Keutras.
GERARD SUMS UP SITUATION
"2srmsns VIII Step ST Nothlnc, an
the Only Thing They Hecpeet is
rsree" Huns Capacity tov
Cruelty TsId by Whitlsck.

aroused By n, Indignation hovr
w TIE uho!, w0rl6 0rer The ruthl>ss
ssportdiiow Of the p.opls ,n Bel
stum snd Franrs. socialist deputies
~ the rr'chsidg protested aGatnst
the cJ~i,oudncc Of III, practice. Am
bGEsd6o- GsrarTs eUideacs shows the
artcnt of 81 horror.
In The \, dcut"he Ansemeine
Z-iJurg ~ ! mber - 1915, the fol
lowing prof".:a against the depor',
.Ion OF Deigaus 10 work i'm German.
appeared. made respectively. by So
cialist Deputy llHaS- and Deputy Dit
| mann. members OF the reichstng:
"ThousundS of oorkmen in the oc.
! ,upiel territory have been compelled
10 forced labor; ", earnestly ask the
government t0 restore 10 these work-
men their liberty. especially In Bel
giun. In truth, we tthe Gprmans) find
no sympathy IN neutral countries: even
tho pope has made protest ngninst
States have done the same Common
sense itself demands that We abandon
his procedure which moreover Is In
opposition to the Hague convention 70
Witch We have agreed"
"In opposition 10 the secretary OF
Stntc. must recall the when former
~ The Belgian workmpn who Ind fled
tn a
crnor General Won Kissing promised
thGi theSs EciCinu wOrkmCn would un
der np circun stances be dcrOrtcd 70
Germany This reasSurinr promise
has not hecn kert."
AmhNssador Gayurf's irtnrextin" frs.
timony apDra"> ia his recent book:
Ambassador Cerg DC Evidence.
Ime president (dUr No my visit I.
America in 101Gl Impressed upon mc
nts great interest In the BelciamS q,
ported to GERMANY. The action Of Ger
many In thus cnrrying great part "
IL" male population Of Belgium into
virtual slavery Ind rousod grent indic
nation in America. As the revercd
Cardinal Farley snid 10 me few d?
before my departure. You hive 10 go
hnck 10 The times Of the Medos md
th" PCrsians 10 find n like example OF
whole people carried into hondagc
"Mr. Grew Ind made representations
about this to The chancellor and. on INV
return. | Immediately took up thc
question.
~ Nns informed that II WI. n mill
'Nry measure. thAt Iudcndorf had
'nnred TINT thr British would break
'hroug' and overrUn Bpl-ium and that
he military did not propose 70 have
hostile population nj their hacks who
mlgnt cut The rail lines OF commun.
cation telephones and telegraphS. and
thnt for this reason the dcDortatj0n
had been decided on. 7 was. however
told would be given permission 10
visit these Relglaus. The passes. nov
erthclcsS, which alone made such visit.
Ing possible were not delivered until
Few days before left Germany.
Relqians Forced 70 Make Munitions.
Several Of these Bclciane who were
put 10 work in Berlin managed 10 get
away and come 10 see me They gave
ne narrowing account Of how they
Ind been seized IN Belgium and mafc
to work IN Germany at making muni-
tons "a he used probably against their
own friends.
81 said 10 the chancellor. There nrc
BolEians employed In making shells
contrary 70 all rules OF war and the
HnguC conventions He said. 4 do
not believe IT. I said MY automobile
s at the door | can take you. in four
minutes, 10 where 80 Beldans are
Working on the manufacture Of shells
But he did not find time to go.
Americans must understand that
the Germans will stop ri nothing 70
win this war, and that the only thing
they respect is force. james w Ge-
rard, Ny Four Years in Germany, l9l..
pp. 995l-s2
4 similar point Of view IL EXPRESSED
in sn article entitled "vae yictis'
from the Hungarian newspaper News.
Zawa of budapest (quoted in X. G. Os-
Militarlsm nj Work IN Bel.
GUM and Germany 1917 pp 53-5f)
Mixed Hungarian Opinion.
mechanical sEill. ana csn.c,aDy
qualified mechanical SKIN. Is for he
moment y NOR" important f.ctor than
usual ;nd as II must he obtained
where il con be obtained. Belgium has
hgd to Suffar I'm accordance with the
old saving which always holds good,
VIC victlS tvoe 10 ths vouquished).
In Poland mechanical slfn ana the
sr'ns which exist there are mnhlized
under fhe glorious md fortunate ban-
nrrs of' Poland; : IN Belgium under the
nanaer OF necessity"
.. The question remains: for
what kind " vorA VIII the Germans
use the Bclgians9 every Kind .,
wOrl; IN Germany is war work. ,yhr,b-
or II is called agricultural or indus.
trial work. As The d"pOrted ReIglons
have not given their consent. their use
Is contrary 10 iPteynational law, pnd
the policy Of the Germans IN Belgium
and Poland Is equally "a be deplored.
Instead or aiming of bringing VI. near
CT peace. n serves to cmhltt.r our on
penests and to arouse more hs,rs& 70.