The Delta independent., 1918-04-19
time, the German authorities counted

time, the German authorities counted
upon their ability to capture themark.
cts of the world for their own wares. =
AS an example of the deliberate
crushing of Belgian competition, the
case of the glass industry is cited.
This was one of the most flourishtng
industries in Belgium before the war.
German glass manufacturers could
not compete with it in the export
trade. In the words of the head OF
the German organization Of glass man
ufacturers, "It became vital to the
German manufacturers of glasswares
that the Belgian manufacturers
should be stopped from going to neu-
trail markets" Accordingly. the Ger
man administration in Belgium was
appealed to, and it promulgated IAN
order stopping importation Of these
goods. Seizure of Belgian trade sec
rets was another feature of this typic-
ally German plan.
The extent to which Belgium has
been denuded of it's wealth, war ma
terials, machinery, means of transport
and man power under this iniquitous
plan is almost unbelievable. ''All
crude materials indispensable for
Belgian industries reported Brand
Whitlock, our minister to Belgium, as
early as August 2, 1915, were requisi-
toned and sent to Germany-leather,
hides, copper, wool, flax, etc. Fur
thermore, If not the entire stock, at
least the greatest number possible
of machinery parts were shipped to
| Germany, to be used, according to
German statements, in making muni-
tions which Belgian factories had re-
fused to produce" Belgian draft
horses the best in the world, were
seized and sent to Germany to be sold
to German farmers. long list com
piled from the German official ordin-
ances is given of the articles ordered
seized in Belgium. 1t comprises some
800 separate items. listed under such
headings as minerals and metals,
chemicals, machinery, food. clothing.
textiles. household articles, food
clothing. textiles, household articles,
old material, oils. and explosives. me
tai products for industrial establish
ments. medical supplies, etc. The ar
ticles range from tungsten steel to
ground Stag, from electric condensers
and conductors to printers slugs and
matrices. from all grains for bread
making to oat straw, from bath tubs
] u TOuS anu
from old rags to the skins. horns, feet
bones and carcasses of horses. calves,
goats. rabbits. and dogs. Nothing ap-
parently is overlooked or forgotten in
this ruthless robbery of the quivering
victim. II is German efficiency join
ed to German unscrupulousness and
disregard of all rights on the part OF
those not able to defend themselves.
Other chapters in this publication
which may be obtained free by writ.
ing to s Jackson Place, Washington
ID. C., are devoted to pillage and arson
as practiced by German officers and
troops: to the deliberate burning OF
the rich city of Louvain, on the false
charge that the citizen had fired up
on the German troops: and to the
wanton destruction of houses, orch
ards, and every work of man carried
out last spring in northern France
when Hindenburg was forced to fall
back from the region of the Somme.
Professor Dana C. Munro. of Prince
ton University. is the compiler. as
sisted by George c. Sellery. of the
University of Wisconsin, and Angus,
C. Krey. of the University of Min
nesota. The pamphlet is part two Of
German War Practices the first
part of which. by the same authors
was issued several months ago
In some respects the material in
this part" write the authors in the
introduction, which deals with the
treatment of conquered territory
seems at first of less brutal and re
voting character. as injury to prop
erty is always less serious than muir
der and enslavement of people. But
when the treatment OF conquered ter
ritory is studied carefully it is cleal
that the system shows itself here IL
an even more brutal form, because
the systematic exploitation and wan
ton destruction would inevitably LEAD
to starvation of the population. es
pecially of the aged. feeble. and the
children. and to the forced enslave
ment of the able-bodied workers.
Furthermore. the results of these
evils will not end with the war, bu
will be perpetuated. The conquered
lands. even after they regain theil
freedom. will suffer long and griev
ously from the enfeeblement of TIL,
population caused by the misery dur
ing the occupation of the countrie:
by the Germans