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that day. The concierge's statement was not
enough. He wanted, he sad the testimony of his Emf
nences secretary or of some Immediately attached
to his person. Brother Egidus superintendent of the
household, and reassured the officer that his Emil
nence had not left the city The officer and soldier left
without insisting any further.
Pastoral "SurpriseS" Von Bissing
On Monday, January 4th, about a. m., one of Won
Blssngs adjutants, Captain Strempe, to the
Archbishops House and handed to the Cardinal the fol-
lowing letter from the Governor General with request
for an immediate reply:
Office of the Governor General,
January Srd, 1915.
10 Has EnIinence Cardinal Mercter Archbishop of
Mulines
haze the honor TO acknowledge the letter 1Dhich
you addressed to December 2Sth. haze noted
that your Ennence appreciates the spirit wth tOhich
am animated in the discharge Oh my duties toVdrd
the Belgian people and especially in regard to the
spiritual and moral interests represented by your
Entnence On my side, appreciate the sentiments
manifested toaCard myself by your Eminence But
hare been painfully surprised By the concluding pOr-
ton Of your EmtnenceS letter. also By the letter
addressed By you to Cardinal Hartmann haze
noted that eUen at this hour your Emnence adopts
to1Udrd the German Government an attitude quite in
compatible Wtth the efforts tDhich you making in
helping to heal your countrs Oounds. In the course
Of our interview made 1t clear to your Eninence that
events arising out of the necessities of the aud
subject for discussion betDee To ny great regret
yoor Etinence finds occasion in the letter you ad-
dressed to me- aUeu in that to Cardinal von
Hartmann, to go back to these events drato your
Eminence's attention to the fact that the German
Government is IN possession of number of proofs
5usVyng completely the taken BY the Ger
man troops dgutnst the Belgian people Uho haze acted
contrary to all international ldV. Hence must pro-
test most energeticully tUhen your Eninece
the responsible political authorities in Germany of
lying and Oen you attack the honor of the German
army whch has only acted in legitimate selfdefense
Your Emtnence must recognize NTH that long
as you believe yourself justified in expressing such
ideas and sentiments, and in maintaining them
after explanation, 1t is quite impossible for to
grant you the facilities for travelling ,Ohich you
guest; for nou, cannot any ground
Whch tvork together Nth mutual confidence IN
the interests of the Belgian people Neither /
transmit to its destination the letter Whch your Emit
nence has handed to me for Cardinal HGrtmdn,t
1t is impossible for to for10urd criticism
jstifable and offensive to the higher authorities
both of the German Empire and of the German army
f,t tur7, this letter to your Eminence.
At the moment OF dispntching this letter your
Enninences pastoral has been brought to my notice
1t has caused most disagreeobte surprise.
must decline to ncbe detailed pronouncement it's
contents for measure the results of the
action taken BY your Eninence, do believe my
se authorized alone to take the measures necessary