The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-08
COMING BACK

Little Belgium the devastated country in Europe
result of the In her borders German erocy ran W'th
unbrided cruelty Her cities razed her lanes churches
schools cahedas and sacred edce battered down and
her factories that totally destroyed were Quilted and the
machinery shipped Germany Her food and coal supply were
removed and the people lett destitute her children were Duea
and her women outraged and made the payhng OF brutal Ger
mans and she left helpless and destitute In spite OF all TINS
her marvellous people coming back AS soon as the hee OF
the tyan removed the people went to work and already many
OF her industries have started up. Belgium is making steel and
shipping to France be used in ehabatng the mines OF a
country destroyed by the insatae Hun france also
purchasing locomotives and cars from Belgium and tat country
is exporting other products other countries and coming back
into her with greater rapdi than any other section OF
devastated Europe =.
almost incredible Belgium contains II 400 square miles OF terri
tory fraction than one-iourth the state oil
and she has population OF about ooOOo people or o+o 70 '
square mle-the densey populated country IN the world
American and British generosity helped Belgium and her
people proed They did not content themselves with sitting
down waiting be fed and clothed and medcned they went
hravey to work while the factories started up in whole
or in part every foot OF ground that cutvaabe was put to
use with the result that considerable amount OF the food OF the
population raised at home Density OF population 10 the pe
gains drawback but rather advantageous because every
one old enough do set to work and became producer
instead of an idle consumer
OF course there is still much poverty suffering much dis
ss and restitution but the home people are making the best OF
their bad condition and they continue to receive help and en-
couragemen will be long before normal conditions return
Normal conditions for Belgium ideastic and never
were With such crowdng and congestion and so little land con-
dons were hard especially for the who found it
necessary to work alongside the the coal mines They
strong muscular race and the do mans work at the
hardest labor and think nothing OF it.
Everything possible should be done aid little Belgium by
opening markets of the world to her products her people want
to pay for everything they They skilled and efficient
workers and they permitted exchange the products of their
labor mill mine and factory they will soon be ssustainng
Some their loss be recovered The destruction OF
ovain involves priceless and literature that
not be replaced for They the rpened fruits Of
centuries of and intelligent effort and the loss represents
wasted time and effort Lost time cannot be recovered
"he moving finger writes, old Omar says and cannot be
induced cancel half line blot word and the hands
the das Of time be turned back They must forward
the be retrieved only with future effort and toll
repetition In the years Belgium will again blossom
What she before calamity visited her an earnest
OF what she will be when she RECEIVERS from its effects.
Other nations would do well emulate the example of Bel
GUM Some of them is feared doing this They feel
that they have claim humanity and they have but this
be exhausted and ovedrawn like all others People in all
countries depend themselves and bst themselves
Humanity will extend help and encouragement TO relieve existing
distress but the future the hands OF the people Of each country
what their past have been what their present
diton is Out of all the suffering and of the will
spring and stronger and who will make
stronger civilization and better countries to live in Strength
is born the deep silence OF long suffering not amidst JOY and
as Belgium has suffered than any other nation she will be
stronger relatively than any other nation when full recovery
comes