Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-05
Victory Forecast Worries Luncken

IN spite Of all your good Intentions, Your Emu
ktnders people from forming true idea of the
actual situation. Your Emnence aVrote that not one
IF the commdnders-in-chief of the armies in the field
could predict the end of hostties Accordingly, the
Governor General is at loss to understand hoW your
Eminence yottr account foreteU the issue
Of tho cur. IN any case the Governor General earnest
" entreuts your Emtnenoc to be your guard for
tho future and to GVoid all misunderstanding and
for this purpose to refrain from altering IN public
statements liable TO misIeud the people, Your Emit
nece has declared and again that you kneW
quite weU the temper of the Belgian people, but you
must not lose sight of the fact that declarations made
BY an orator easily aud very often produce effects
quite opposite to those intended.
IN conclusion I should like to rectify q mistake
m1de by Uo'tr ERnence In has letter of July 2A the
Governor General snns: "This demonstration began
NTH yor Eninenoe." The rcords "ts demonstration"
referred solely to the preached at st. Gdute
me Governor General had intention of discussing
NTH your Eminence the incidents Which took place
during the evening" These haze already been &C.
om,ned by another authority Hence the consequences
~htch your Eminence deduces from this nnisundcr
standing fall TO the ground
shall shortly have the honor OF answering in
detail the letter aUhich you E,inence has addressed
70 the Governor General dated july 12, and shall
Hqtc an opportunity also of touching another
question, a0htch, because of the agitation that it
s1ntp keeps alive among the Belgian people, calls
Tor defnttiUe ISOLATION.
'Ne' accept tc expression o. my sincere eStee1H
(Stgned) LANCKEN.
July 80, 1916.
Archbshop's House. Malines,
10 His Excellency Baron Bissing, Governor Cen
eral, Brussels.
have the honor of acknowledging the receipt
your EXcellency's letter No. 6827, which you
misSloned Baron der Lancken to write in your
name.
- IN its general purport it recognzes-and am
slaa OF it-that my discourse of July 21 had been
wrongly denounced. The report made to your Excel
eAey was incorrect, and thus the fundamental mis-
understanding is removed
, het, on two points of detail, the author of the
Tter declares that he is not satisfied He finds that
nave assumed the role of prophet because have
Sa'u' The hour of deliverance draws nigh" Next,
may falsely boast of knowing the temper of the
egian people the demonstration of the 21st proves
Tie lacking in foresight.
but did not say, "The hour of defverance
pFaws nigh" but, "The hour of delverance draws
sn' but has not struck Let persevere in patience
10 10 not let our courage falter. Let us commit to
uNlne Providence the of perfecting our national
uuCallon.' The first clause taken by itself is as
sague as its meaning is clear when read Joined to
~ ~ tohte%t This proves that any two lines
"N'n from an author are enough to hang him.
imagine you have before you a prisoner SEN
%nSed to years Imprisonment. After eight months
~ uurance you say TO him, Courage, my friend the
S our OF deliverance draws nigh" Do you think he
OsS not understand? The prisoner is Belyum-she,
100 understands.
hut you say, II she understands how is il that