Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-10
:: The Truth About Belgium 3:
49, By BRAND WHITLOCK

we IluSI nave ISCOul SS III VI WI ~
compel the present population, Stlll
hostile, to accommodate itself to Ger
man domination, and to submit to
it. Germany is interested also in
the Flemish movement in Belgium,
which has already gained consider
able ground and which would be NOR
tally wounded if we did not extend
to Belgium our policy Of force"
The late governor general goes on:
1.-The foregoing policy would also
be of great weight to shape the fu-
ture external policy of Holland, foe
as soon as we withdraw our protect
ing hand from Belgium the Flemish
movement will be branded as Ger
manophile by the WallOonS and the
Francophiles, and completely crushed
by them. The Flemish problem is
not solved yet by any means, and
l do not cherish the Optimistic hope
that the. Flemings will render easy
our task of dominating Belgium.
From now on we must do everything
III our power to divert into the prop
or channels the unrealizable hopes
that are beginning to overflow. Il
certain Flemish group dreams of an
autonomous Flemish state, governed
by a king Without doubt we must
protect the FlemingS, but we cannot
in any event and under any consid-
GRAFTON admit that they become a.
together independent"
Belgium must be conquered by us
and we must retain it as it actually
stands and as it must remain in the
future. We must retain during long
years to come the state of Dictator
shin which is actually in force, for
that dictatorship. resting on military
force, is the sole administrative form
one can choose now: but We shall
work our reforms in the future, slow
ly and methodically, and install a
form of government more approprl-
ate to. the interests of Germany"
AS say, the authenticity OF this
Gocumert had not been entirely
moved, though it is not diFicu1t 20
ma&ine the old PruSSian general
writing such a memoir.
This memoir was printed in Herr
Bacmeister's review, Das Grossere
Marische zeitung. Herr Bacmeister,
the publisher Of the aforementioned
magazine, has issued a statement in
response to some rival publication
which, while pot contesting the au-
claims that the late governor gem
eral in Belgium had, before his death,
changed the opinions expressed in 1T.
Herr Bacmeister's statement con-
tends, with some truth 1t would
seem, that it would be impossible to
diminish the significance of the Won
Kissing document, and he adds that
he is authorized to declare that Won
Kissing to the day of his death In
yariably held the opinions that he
expressed in his memoir" But
whether the memoir is authentic or
not, there is another document the
authenticity OF which cannot be
(isUutnd and which goes even fur
Their than the memoir.
Won Eissirg's E11ti1e Effort
In January. 1917. Baron Won Bliss
ing, being i'll at Wiesbaden, taking
mann. a member of the reichstag,
AMI lately appointed by the chan
cellor as a member of the consult
inc commission of seven, the latest
triumph Of the Democratic move
Baron von Biesing wrote is dated
January Il, 1917. aud was published
in the Deutsche Tageszeitung, May
90, 1917. Won Kissing writes to
congratulate Herr DR.. Stressmann1
O. . lecture he had lust. delivered
IT Hanover. on German victory and
German peace. and i@ delighted to
approve what the sneaker had said
= 8 to the future of Belgium. In the
letter Won Kissing refers to 2 me
moir in which he saws HI studies
at greater Ienrth and more precisely
CHM, and the assumntion is that
tn:e; is the memoir mentioned above.
Put in the letter itself be s9Ys:
eff we do not subject Belgium
roIitics toward a Corman coal. if
80 do not usn Belniuno fo~ +''n best
interests Of Germany. then the war
fC~ US will have been lost.
For two years my policy mas befn
Guided bv these considn""a tiarG of
To wn0vn "0iee'nssl" binding ties
ops ofton those ties have boon sew
c"cd Rrt Of all tHn at+emr+~ at
''oNorooh emoo+ however futile.
~o,no+h'nr srbs'sts. tho-~h - he in
49, deonc~+ v,vste~v Vow viii see
what frui+s th'~ rolinv Will bear os
eoon as. IN order tn reirnhurea it.
self for tho roqvv sacrifices it has
,ooode 90 to 3Ssr~e tho er'ara ~
ties without which it canro' i1eUra
how r. sur~ardn~. will dao~n~ the
a~n0xation Of Re7~iuro o." the basis
o. 80 right IF CONQUEST"
ho4 h" GOES IN:
''rT77, o~o +7-or~1o+~ have ir~ni~ed WV
T1o-7oi~', 1-o1io--. - i~ Guided NV those
Ito rescr7-0 I'D ~ro1o~o +:o-' NV ro-
'i~ior~ ,7o1io-- Ooub1ns~ il would
',~v-o bon o~0in~ Ho~ 'o-o ~ have re-
c0-1reo r. 49, means o. r'1+l1rl-o '10nf
'>-'+ we "'-"71 7N@T-n ''""T &c tho rh''rn,1
- u-a 7--iS77 o-'o 6~v m ;o1~N~n ~ Ro'-
i1,i+:~ iy-n
'"Thnse words which vour hri1liart
lecture alone could hove i"SNi~ed. eve
tIo~o or p NAV ---hO 1l~ovS not wnth
or t1o etato Of hi@ health VIII nn"r7It
10'~0 IN rot1-rn TO his "OS+ TvHorn await
him such |oo7,v rnSroreihi1itins. II.
however, Cod. our Lord. will give
him boc1- his strength. Won NAV be
ace1-rc1 t170+ those. who like Won have
understood With nenetratiO0 that tho
future of Gnrv0anv demands with
reference ~ the problems OF Bel
ciur. and hqvn set If forth as clearly
&c vow have i'm your lecture. will al
wave find - NE starch supporter.
"T an still fcoh7o nd III n77 7 CT"
7nt write q" oven thin1, &C 7 hope to
20 before 1"r~. when. nftn'' this lon"
7ncatiou Which hic MA iNst--. the on'-
'rnro". in his c00Gd"Hr" has hnon
1-'~1 or01~h IN crHrt mo. T shall no
,,rfjc;oot1v- roetor to no bio n "nv-
r-', Pn'~iar o"Fairs in his name and
"4or, his VIII"
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Go Re Continued Next week)