'EVENING 'ptMtie . tLEDGffiEr-PHtCiajELBflA', ' TtJESCXYi
JANUARY' G 1920
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Explanatory Comment
... ..lsi-j inHirt.mnnt of German rule, contained below In the Cardinal's lnt.trr nf Snnfpmlim-'IR. 101(5.
NTtl .. flf crlpPi(in mention in this correspondence by the nrlmate of the Infnmnus avstom of monono-
OCCUl'S tUHoVi(i,l litf flip nPPIinvintr nOWer. Thp.V Worn Clllfvl "znnfrnlnn." ITin "Tl,inttoT"7nntriitn"
r
!isin i nf hutter. the "Kartoeffelzcntrale" controlled potatoes, nnd so it went. In time there were
t Tn" for virtually everything' edible, including ja ml
the particular article. It was asserted that half of the profits of the transactions made went to the
...... t., onmn mmrtcrs. however, it was intimated and even Droved that rrnffirnr nfflrlnls manlnn-
"""most convenient situation to the very finest personal advantage. With a sanctioned monopolistic author
ise managers of tho "zo-itralen" would buy tho products of the producers, laying aside from 5 to 20 per
nf it for consumption by the Belgians.
Local brokers, 'often Germans, would buy tho goods from the "zentrale," and to do this it was frc
. necc!sary to bribe tho officials. There is evidence that impressive fortunes were built up as a result
1 . . ,-aHnn between the brokers and tho venal government employes.
Mention is also made in the Cardinal's broadside of the German theft of C25,000,000 marks from the
'. .. t. . tjnccnla. All nrnlnsl ncrainst this outraso at the time of its fomtnissinn wun unnvnillncr.
t.i ntin isanik " u'""' ,.. . .... ., .
ni'w . . .. i..
tlintion
;. i ...nil
JODJCC i.J-fo nf pvnrv nnturn nnil securities taken awnv. sniznrl nr spntipsfrjitnfl in fnn mapa in whin.h
!nn of aimiiuio, uuj-vo ---- " 1 --
. ........ il.n rnllnunnr nvfvnnf fffim 41, n . m n.f tin I .... . ...4 Mnl!n . . tl !.u n.l! i hh
Til 4.11 IS COUneClIUIl, liuwuvui, wiu luiiumiij; v.-kbiuu avhi vnw- aniiini,iii; tuiinn ia itiiuiuouilK: llllliwuiu,i.u lua
. .1 el, ilmincit in flip National Hank of Belgium." Allicln !2!!8 nf tliri nnnpn (rpjif.v nnt-siipu ilin sinmn
oi mu t-" ?" ;.',:.. , , ... -..-.,. ..-,, r.,. ...
ilu us htence on "rcstiuuion in casn 01 casn ihkcii away, eizcu or scquesiraicu, ana also rcstitu-
SONG RECITAL PLEASES
Old English Lyrics and Negro Melo
dies at Wltherspoon Hall
Kchvlu KvniiH, bnrllonn, was inupli
npplnudod Inst night by nn npprrdutlvc
nmlloncc of members of the. Unlverilty
Intension Soclrty, In a ncitnl of old
KiirIIkIi lyrics nnd modern iiORrn sours
nt AVIthrrspoon Hall. Stanley Addlcks
wns at the plnno,
Xeitro melodies on the program mn.de
n strong appeal. They included "Weep
ing Mary'' nnd "Oh. Didn't Tt Ilnln,"
by Henry Burleigh, nnd "Little Wheel
n-Tiirnln' In My Heart" and "Don't Be
Weary, Traveler," arranged by AVI1
llnm Arms Fisher.
Several songs were sung for the first
time In I'lillndelphin, Including "Top
of the -Morning," by .lohn 0. Kgnn ;
"Ask Me Xo More," by Kdwln Kvnns,
and "Trent Me Xlce," by John Allien
Carpenter.
Prominent Hageretown Man Killed
IlagcrHlown, Mil.. .Inn. (J. Dr. Hdgnr
A. Firry, a dentist, was killed enrlj
this morning when 1111 autnmoblle in
hich be nnd J. K. M. Henley, a mer
chant were riding was struek by u
locomotive nt a grndc erossing. Henley
escaped Willi slight injuries.
FEATHERS PREY OF FLAMES
Fire Damages Curing Establishment,
418 Addison Street
Several thousands dollars' woitb of
damage whs cnused by a fire which
swept the first lloor of the feather
curing establishment of Joseph (loldls,
at 418 Addison street, shortly before 10
o'clock this morning. -.
The fire, uhich started in the first
floor, Is believed to have been enured by
a spark from a gas engine fnlling on a
pile of oily cloths. It was discovered by
James Smith, n negro employe, who
turned In the nhtrm. Before the blaze
was put under control, it sprend to the
second floor, where a stock room was
badly damaged by fire and water.
Fire Near Nurses' Home
Fire in the S. and J. Tool Co.'s plant
nt 12217 Chestnut street, thuimgcd the
basement ami first floor to the value of
$300 early this inorntns. The origin of
the bhize, which started in the basement.
Is unknown. There was some excite
ment In the Philadelphia Hospital
nurses' home which adjoins the tool
plant, but firemen soon put the blaze
under control.
it proves poi
siblo to identify them."
Cardinal Merciers Story
Including his correspondence with, the German
minorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to
1918 edited by Professor Fcrnand Mayence of
Louvain University and translated by the Bene
dictine Monks of St. Augustine's, Ramsgate,
England
UruBseh, Annual 10, 1916.
POLntVl'J Ul'pai imviii, vi mi. uukw nn.wn, uw.w n
o( Belgium'
To Win Eminence Cardinal Meretcr, Archbishop of
Ulahncs. -
in accordance with the Governor Generals ac-
-.. which has ulready been made known to your
Clown "" .- - t
' Eminence, I have the honor to make the following com-
tnmkalion: , . , , .,
nrn Cnomman. of Ovcrysschc, induced the par-
hhwieeta Van den Eyndc, of Neeryssche; Covens, of
liombcclt una llic ourare uusscen, uj juwnuciy, i
hid the Corpus Christi procession toithout the sane
i,Vm ! the militant authorities. The Curate Michicls,
tl Ncenjssche, lent assistance during the procession.
On Ihtse different, ecclesiastics fines have been in-
tklcd- . . ....... ..., , ... , ...
Oiler 10 your uiiunvtivt; mv wti)o(uii vj my
linctre esteem. Per interim.
(Signed) .(JKA1- uiuunoi.
More Priests Arrested
llntsscls, August 2-S, f916.
1 Rue Lambemoni.
Political Department of the Government General of
Bclmuvi.
To Hh' Eminence Cardinal Mcrcier, Archbishop of
Malincs. t
PiilHud into execution the decision come to by
tk Coevrnor General. I have the honor In make the
hlloiriug tmnonnrevvni to your hvunence: 1 .
j'Scimil;. S. ... uf Louvain, has been arrested for as-
ihling Belgivns of military age to cros tlie frontier.
n inquiry hnr been set on foot reqarding the priests
YanLindcn and 7'-rr Duwez, of bt. Mary e Institute,
tlDrutscls, for having evaded the orders of the cen-lorship.
I take advantage of tins opportunity to ac
knowledge icith thanks the receipt of your Eminence's
kltir nf August 1G.
I have read it with interest and I shall do myself
th pleasure of leplyina to it in detail.
I present to your Eminence the expression of my
Hnccre esleim.
(Signed) . LANCKBN.
Uittixcls, Sept. It, iota.
Fohtical Dcpailmciii of the Government General of
uelgiuw.
To His Enumncc idiuul Mcrcier. Archbishop of
ilniiics.
Pursuant to the orders of the Governor General,
than the honor of informing your Eminence that the
pirivh priexl Swains of Laekcn has been condemned
io a year and two months imprisonment and in ad
dition to v fine of ZOO marks. lie will undergo hh
imprisonment in Germany.
The Curate Piltoors, of Kcascl-Loo, has been
wrested for plying the trade of a spy.
I offer to your Eminence the expression of my
tiwre esteem,. Yours devotedly.
(Signed) LANCKBN.
Clergy Sent to Prison
Archbishop's IIousp, Malincs,
Sonlr.mber 15. 1910.
To the Baron von dcr Lancken, Head of the Political
Department of the General Government, Brus
sels. Dear Baron I bee to acknowledge the receipt of
Jour letter dated the 21th of August, but which,
owing to circumstances outside my control or yours,
s only delivered to me on tho Cth of Soptembcr.
There you tell me that Father Schmitz has been ar
ted, and that proceedings arc being taken against
wo professors of St. Mary's Institute: Mr. Van Lin
w. and Mr. Uuwci!.
Some days aco I learned that M. Le Cure Bor-
JaerU, of Antwerp, had been condemned to a year's
rSwty of keeping in his possession his own bishop's
pastorals, and of having had a list drawn up of
WOEC Of his tUmllinnnra tnhn ,,.. in tl.n ..-,.
,.... iuiiiuik.! O 1T1IU WV.IU ,11 lilt; ciiiu.v.
CailOll Kino rllrnnlni. nT f TVf..' Tncti'luln ..(
Schaerbeck (Brussels), has just been sentenced to
"fee months,' imprisonment and a fine for havii. -cen
found in possession of two natriotic soncrs and
lo of his bishop's pastorals.
It 1 Were to mnVn lien nf fkn wjnrAa "f nuniall
ttMW " W'th rce?rd to t5leso vexatious measures,
1 "!!i for two years have been inflicted on our be
ea and noblo oW CKin,.r nffm. i,in, .... ,....i.i
Z,Tt m protest' my ear Baron. In your inmost
iwrt, however, you may well think that I am cpeak-
"rie
I
eumiemis.fin,.li i?.. -n n t i,.. n.i ...
Holdio l ""-" lur. uiiur an, i iune ii. mac oniy
oevni i 4i professio whose horizon does not extend
Wco . e.barrack wulls, suppose that momenUiry
In th S Juatlfies tn0 misuse of force; but that men put
occiinT'T f the civil ndministration of an unjustly
prov r COU,Ury' that Professional diplomats can ap
e or proccedingu at once useless and vexatious.
u, DasSCS lllv iin.Tru4n...K.. TI 11 i...,i.
mil. lo the orders of the military or whether you
tount ' outcome is the same for our poor
,, "y and our splendid clerirv. It Ih nml will rnm.,;.i
ln fcanie for iho r ii A -- Uiu uciKiau nwiri. war aim us aouigs are only tc
"hen the Znl BreatJnme of the German empire. justified in so far as they arc helps toward peace
tT."0' Accept, Baron, the expression of myP sin
U "gurc "t the bar of impartial history.
Specimen of German Justice
Soille, had to undergo. Their case has become known
to every one.
It is on this case of Mr. Malvc that I wish to fix
your attention for a moment, especially as you ere
not, I understand, altogether unacquainted with it.
The young cleric, Mr. Malve, in a private room
of a private house the seminary, to wit, was enjoy
ing his playtime with two of his fellow students. He
had sung sundry tunes, some religious, some secular
ones. It came into his head to strike up the "Mar
seillaise," without thinking that outside in tho street
a German was listening. The next day the police
thrust their way into tho seminary and threatened all
there with a penalty always tho samo respect for
The Hague convention! if the author of the mischief
did not make himself known.
Tho generous-minded student, not personally
known to me I am anxious to emphasize that fact
hurried before his judges, anxious above all to shelter
his fellow students.
A man of good sense, I do not say one of warm
heart, would have pardoned him, would he not? or
else have congratulated the brave young man on
his act?
By no means. Mr. Malvc was condemned to three
months' imprisonment. More than that, the rector of
the seminary, deemed answerable for a bit of fun
of which he could not have been aware, was also
condemned to a fine of 300 marks.
Nor is this all. After a whole month's detention
your political department makes it known to the
heads of the seminary that if a petition for pardon is
presented Mi;. Malvc would be set free. Tho petition
was duly drawn up. It was nut into your own hands,
Baron. You received it. But at that moment it
seemed to you that German justice could only stoop
to mercy after fresh inquiries and new reports, which j
amounts in-plain words to (waiting) until the prisoner j
had undergone his full sentence. '
In face of facts so edifying and there are plenty
of others we could cite one hardlv knows whether to
be angry or to smile when n good man writes in the
Monthly Correspondence, published by tho committee
for the defense of German and Catholic interests -(much
more German than Catholic) during tho war
(issue of Julv, 1910, P. 82) that, the Belgian clergy
ought in justice to appreciate "tho frank benevolence
of the foreign holders of power" (in Belgium).
It is true that the esteemed Mr. Krebs, professor
at Friburg in Breisgau for it is to him that this
matter relates asserts that he keeps himself "au
courant" of tho newspapers and has made a journey
through to study things there.
He does not like inquiries in which the voices
of opposing sides arc given. He deems it surer to hold
them by himself alone.
Protected hy German Bayonets
But how i.s it that this good gentleman docs not
fcol how well, tinchivalrous it is lo attack
under (lie protection of German bayonets a body of
clergy which he knows to be gagged?
When your ncwsnapcis bounded on my letter.
"Op My Kcturn from Rome," as if on some prey, and
put into my mouth a prayer that an epidemic might
break out among your troops, I asked his Excellency
tho Governor General if he would loyally transmit
to my German and Austrian brethren in the Catholic
episcopate a letter, in which I showed that my ac
cusers mako mc talk noiKense. It will be enough for
you to read page 5 of the accompanying document
to become quite aware yourself that this is ically so.
The context of my pastoral ahuts out any logical pos
sibility of this hateful interpretation.
The Governor General refifsed to agree lo mv re
quest, alleging that my pastoral had been published
in Germany, and that those who read it were in a
position to make correction, which I urged, for them
selves. But my pastoral had not been published in Ger
many F should be very anxious to learn in what
paper, in what magazine, its authorized text has been
given. Thus calumny runs its course.
An article, the source of which is not known to
you, in the Frankfurter Zeitung, of Monday, August
7, has picked it up and set it again in circulation.
Is it too much to ask you, Baron, to deny this
untruth or to obtain for me tho means of denying it?
Perhaps, therefore, you will consent to inform the
Monthly Catholic Coricspondenco more accurately
upon "tho frank benevolence of the foreign holders of
power (in Belgium)."
Tho foreign holders of power solemnly bound
themselves, by the Governor General's circular dated
April 22, to make requisitions upon mc "in kind." And
our provinces hero paid forty millions ns the price of
this undertaking. But the monopolizing of vegetables.,
potatoes, dour, eggs and butler, Hie requisitioning of
horses go on as cruelly as ever. Is this freedom? Is
this benevolence?
The foreign holders of power, who hve already
extorted forty million (franct.) a month t soon to
amount to a thousand million (francs), are at this
moment forcing the doors of the National Bank and
despoiling us of six hundred and twenty-five million
marks, which are on their way through the channel
of the German banks, to swell the German Imperial
Loan, i, e., (o furnish 'our enemies with munitions of
war (to he used) against us.t Is this freedom? Is
this benevolence?
These deeds of violence, whether they originate
in tho "military justice" or in the "political adminis
tration," repress patriotism also in stifling -its ex
pression; but do not believe, I beg of you, that si
lence (as to this) indicates peace. Think on tho
words of Tacitus: "They enforce silence and call it
peace." Let us not pile up inextinguishable hatred in
tho Belgian Irearl. War and its doings are only to be
"o you utliiVi f .,..4i s j. ...i.i.
etm 4 i uiiuuitrr Hpecinien ui wiucn you
"'I not lo be aware of German fiistfcn?
'wo punlla
ems and Malve are among the ecclesiastical
MM wi,i,Ui'"8 ot llle Malines Grand Seminaire
, 'Mill
""nlllals of re,.f ,i4
i ...... -v"- "..
one it ' w"":m3 has heen in prison for six weeks, no
. i l presumo that he is suspected of
kit. s.sent a letter Of encouragement tn his Jirnfhor
erront. And the "m-ovmitlvn .tn,,H fin o
yM 1 en,. .-il ( rl .... WV.WW..V.W, raviM hv.o
v., v "" jjsveiuive ueienuon
M q,yJ,t,th"K af to the hateful kind of
"VChho, and. onq of his companions, the
question-
thc Itey, Mr.
sincere
esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIEIt,
With this letter, addressed to Baron von dcr
Lancken. wus nlso sent a copy of mv letter of AiiRust
"4, which bis Kxcellency Huron von Hissing had refused
to forward to the German bishops.
tBy nn order tinted December 10, 1014, the Belgian
people Jinil to pny a monthly contribution to the war of
forty million francs (luring a year. By n new order, No
vember 10, lOlfi, thin monthly contribution had to be
paid until further orderR.
tOn September 12 the German Government had
taken by violence nil the mousy In German marks exist
lug iu the National Bunk and in tho Sociclc (leneruler
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