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Wc Have a Sure Guarantee Given Us by the Treaty of London," He Says Denies
' the Germans Have Right to Censor His Episcopal
Acts or Writing
Asks General Further, "Can You, in the Name of Humanity, Justify the Detention,
of an Octogenarian?" Also Appeals for Woman Locked in Cavalry
Barracks in Malines
Explanatory Comment
mHROUGHOUT the occupation tho temper of the Belgmn people was significantly reflective of the world
1 even's beyond their isolated land. The demonstrations in the -hurches of which the Governor General and
Baron vor. dcr Lancken complain to the Cardinal unquestionably dencted a revival of hope
Matters in November, 1916, were not going well for Germany. On the first day of that month the
imperial troops had evacuated Fort Vaux,.a key position on the Verdun front, which had been in their hands for
three-quarters of a year. On the same day the Italians had begun a new offensive and had taken 15,000 Aus
trian prisoners.
The 'only German successes at that time weie in the submarine warfare that was eventually to be the
empire's Nemesis. There was exultation in Berlin over the Deutschland's second trip to the United States.
Tirpitz and Ludendorff were calling for unrestricted U-boat depredations
Counting on the congealment of the western front the Berlin cabal rejoiced when, on November 23,
the great British hospital ship, the Britannic built originally as a "floating palace" for the, White Star Line
was sunk in the Aegean sea with a loss of fifty-five lives. On November 8 tho American ship Columbian had
been attacked by a submarine. It was clear that if neutrals stood firm for humanity they must take tho
consequences.
But the military operations were unfavorable to the junker cause. After many blunders the redemption
of Serbia was under way and Monastir was regained for civilization. The situation in Austria was far from
reassuring. Franz Joseph died on November 21. It was known that Karl, his successor, had little liking for his
tragic inheritance of war. The doom of the Hapsburg monarchy was foreshadowed.
The Belgians wore emb'ldened. They draped their altars in .the national tricolor and played the "Bra
banconne," as Von dcr Lancken put it "in a very lively and ostentatious way."
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li
Cardinal Merciers Story
Including His correspondence with the German
authorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to
1918, edited by Professor Remand Mayenee of
Louvain University and translated by the Bene
dictine Monks of St. Augustine's, Ramsgate.
England.
CHAPTER XXXI
Baron von der Lancken Again Accuses Certain
Priests of Having Misused Their Office
of Preaching
POLITICAL Department, Government General of
Belgium, Brussels. November 3, 1916.
To His Eminence Cardinal Merrier,' Archbishop of
Malines.
I must again thank your Eminence for the trouble
you, have taken to make certain modifications in tlie
text of your pastoral, prior to (a being read in tho
churches. To prove how right we were in regarding
certain passages as dangerous, I chink it enough to
quote the following instance: At Bmsscls a Capuchin
father added to the passage referring to the inde
dependence of Belgium certain comments, which your
Eminence manifestly did not anticipate. He said:
"England has again guaranteed our independence."
I would again beg your Eminence to direct your
, particular attention to what is going on at the Grotto
of Lourdes, at Laeken. True, these sermons con
tain no direct attack on the occupying power, but
preachers o 'U-n choose topics, such as, e. g., "Joshua
and the 300 Warriors," which prove beyond doubt
their intention to poison the minds of their hearers
against Germany. Such proceedings! are bound to
have consequences. I think that your Eminence could
prevent by a simple admonition the deplorable re
mits of this course of action.
As a sequel to inforviation received by us, an
inquiry was set on foot about, certain reprehensible
remarks made in the church of Cureghem by the
curate Egidius avidts. By order of the Governor
General the inquiry was suspended, but his Excellency
Baron von Bissing would be g ateful to your Emi
nence if you were to call the curato to order in ac
cordance with ecclesiastical law.
Lastly, I shoidd Wee to communicate the follow
ing to your Eminence: A proposal was made to the
Governor Genet al to limit the number of candlesi
used on the occasion of the feast of 'All Saints, owing
io a lack of material usedfin their manufacture. TJie
Governor General is loath to meddle in religious
natters. In view of the scarcity of wax he leaves
Hour Eminence io take whatever steps the interests of
public worship may require. ;
believe that the Viacne case has been settled
'according to your wishes. The judicial formalities
to be gone through in a case of this kind, the collect-
' ing of all the documents, etc. ahvays take up
I owe time, in consequence of the p:ess of work at
"ie offices where these matters are dealt with. '
offer to your Eminence the expression of my
' uncere esteem,
(Signed) LANCKEN.
His Eminence Jinswowri ihp noniisnrinnc nf tTin
chief of the political department .by putting him on
guard against arbitrary interpretations placed on
words used in the pulpit. Baron von der Lancken had
the beginning of his letter thanked the Cardinal for
making some slight modifications in the nastoral. "The
voice of God." The Cardinal answered, as he already
load done in his recent interview with him about this
THE CRITIC TALKS
TO MUSIC LOVERS
society permits, it might be a good idea
to have the award of a medal carry
with it an appearance in one of the
public orchestral Concerts of the Phil
harmonic. It is doubtless too late for
such an arrangement to be made for the
present season, but it would be n
fine Incentive for the competition next
vear if the present one be sufficiently
successful to warrant a repetition.
There could be no more successful way
of locating solo talent in the city than
this.
Weekly Comment on Things
Musical in Discriminating
Philadelphia
1 rntiT ... ...
1 '' i mlharmonic Society has made
A CERTAIN Doctor Twltmeyer has
if- aroused the ire of the Philadelphia
UDMhltr a,1 . x- ii. . .
" i . . "" uiuvo io me enn oi
"(IpiOE Will ,..!..! .!. XL. -!
, - -.. '"iion-miin, uy mt exiuu-
;, , Bnt of five medals for proficiency
; musical performances nmone non-
musicians who take pride in their call
ing by a remark which he made after
n youthful violinist had played ,for a
fwnionala. The method of choosing
MinIHIates Ilns not et been made
WHo. but the idea is u good one. and
, "! "found to the credit and the popu-
1U if th orKan!zatIn. Besides
... . " h a further movement toward
small group of musicians and psycholo
gists in this city about a week ago.
"The child is not only developed musi
cally in a most unusual degree," the
learned doctor is quoted as having said,
f ft ffin,?ut "!c bounced policy of
I cournI.irm?Dlc. ,t0 d0 Mugs for the
'but his general intelligence is also
far nbove par. Why. most of the mature
musicians with whom I have come in
'Man, Tv1 i local muslc nnd mu'
, ,'M Which nrc nnt Kl ,j- u
contact not only lacked great intelli
i ttirih ssion ia tfce wuslcal ,lfc of
gence, but did not even have common
sense."
It would bo interesting to know with
Just what class of musicians Doctor
Twltmeyer has como into contact, in
order to make this specific and sweep
ing mental diagnosis for the craft.
I
Five flu.. ..... ...
I fcttle !ai,i U5V lnru" 'he rnilhar.
r l- . ""' Derfnrmn.-.. u .i!r -i
- Io, th (t0vo of the medaH bein?
roonli.r 'r."V.rc """ lur l"
itn thi ?Z i .v "urner ivrusen ot'
frtoC. ?,fdB' . for tho best nonnrc
... i iiinniDf- T..1I ytii
Clearly the doctor's musical acquaint
ance must have been .limited to musi
cians of the third or fourth grade, be-
tn h nble to nlav the better kind
SSft Ik? h.1?1 V'?.nl,t' M- Zamustln
liis..'! best vlnitn At.... n.i...
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ot music and .do it well requires not
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BVEislm,iypuSElO' LEDGE.TPHILAI)BLl?Hlk, SATURDAY; JANUABY 17, 1920'
PEACE UNTIL BELGIUM GETS
SAYS CARDINAL
matter, that this spontaneous concession could not be
"looked upon as an acknowledgment of the occupying
. power's right to censor any document issued by him as
bishop.
Archbishop's House, Malines.
November 5, 1916.
To Baron von der Lancken, Chief of the Political
Department, Government General, Brussels.
Dear Baron I have duly received your esteemed
letter I. 10387, dated November 3, for which I thank
you.
I will set on foot without delay an inquiry into
what happened out of the ordinary in the churches
of Cureghem, lLaeken (Lourdes Grdtto) and in that
of the Capuchin Fathers at Brussels. On my side, let
t me ask you again to be wary of arbitrary interpre
tations of words uttered by preachers. Thus the
alleged words attributed to a Capuchin Father, quoted
in your letter, "England has guaranteed Belgium's
independence," are they not capable of an innocent
interpretation and is not that one which we ought
to adopt? I have not as yet been able to get -information
as to the sermon you complain about, but
I understand very well that one might say precisely
to avoid what on another occasion you called a proph
ecy we have a sure guarantee, given us by the
treaty of London, that European peace will not be
concludrd ho long as Belgium has not recovered her
independence. ,.
I do not regret having suppressed the three pas
sages of my pastoral which have particularly of
fended the Governor General, though without reason
in my opinion. I suppressed them willingly because
you were kind enough to declare that you put no
obligation upon me. I wished to prove to you there
by not only that I am anxious to spare those trouble
who devote themselves to my service" but also that
I know when my conscience allows me how to sacri
fice my own personal views in order to avoid a dis
pute. -
To safeguard tho rights of my conscience I made
a great point pf telling you that my free concession
was not to be interpreted as the acknowledgment of a
right of the occupying power to watch over or censor
my episcopal acts or writings.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER,
Archbishop of Malines.
CHAPTER XXXII
National Celebrations in the Churches
QN NOVEMBER 15, the king's name-day, a nigh
mass, followed by the Te Deum, was sung in sev
eral churches, among others at St Gudule, and at
St. Jacques-sur-Coudenbrrg. On the pretext that
some members of the congregation had, on coming
out of the church, sung the "Brabanconne," and
raised shouts of "Long live the King," "Belgium
forever," "Liberty forever!" the town of Brussels was
punished by General Hurt, Governor of Brussels and
Brabant. According to an order dated November 20,
all public establishments were to be closed at 8 p. m.
and the inhabitants wero forbidden to frequent tho
streets between 8:30. m. and 4 a. m.' The penalty was
not abrogated till December 19.
On the occasion of these incidents, Baron von Biss
ing addressed to the Cardinal tho following letter:
Government General of Belgium, Brussels,
November S5, 1910.
To His Eminence Cardinal Merrier, Archbishop of
Malines.
Your Eminence is aware, I suppose, that On the
15th inst. solemn religious services held in the
Churches of St. Gudule and St. Jacques were made
an occasion for political demonstrationstvhich were
afterward continued in the streets. The Governor of
also a very definite degree of intelli
gence as well.
"M'O MAN can do u thing well" un
" less he knows exactly what he is
doing.. To play a bonata. for exam
ple, requires some knowledge of form
in order that the various themes and
their relatious to each other may be
made clear to the listener. Therefore
a child of six, even with the mentality
of one of double his age, could not
play a modern sonata because the actuat
structure of the work would be beyond
the mentality of a person of the latter
conductor,
Thursday
age, to say nothing of the mathemat
ical side of the art.
The day when the noun "musician"
may bo considered synonymous with
"nut" has gone. Rome of the world's
most luminous minds have inadq music
their life work, and the musician today
worthy of the name has not only tech
nical skill, but also a knowledge ot
the theoretical side of his work which
demands at least "common sense," to
quote the doctor. The imiblelnn hns no
monopoly of "untdom," and it might
even be found that some lawyers or
physicians would be uusafo at large if
squirrels grew to tho size of elephauts.
Paper, for U. S. Halted
Ottawa, Jan. 17. Shipments of
paper from the Fort Francis Pulp and
Paper Co. to American publishers arc
being stopped at the border, Sir Henry
Drayton, minister of finance, nnuoiinecd
yesterday. The embargo against tho
company was put in force by Robert A.
PrinRtc, paper controller, as a result or
it nlteeed failure to supply papers in
th oaly cOBSkloraubi technical skill, but western Canada. , , ,
anq seen
or th
M
MERCIER TO VON DER
Brussels and of Brabant has liad to punish the popu
lation (- Greater Brussels.
Your Eminence assuredly cannot be bLnd to the
fact that the p-incipal cause of these incidents is to
be found as ucnial in the playing and singing of the
national anthem. It is inevitable that the onthusiasin
of the crowd be roused and excesses committed. Since,
as a general rule, the organ gives the signal for the
singing, the responsibility of all that happened falls
on the ecclesiastical authorities. Since dcmons'.ra
tions of this kind may lead to serious trouble, I can
not in future adopt the same tolerant attitude as
have done up till now. I must also mention, on this
occasion, the use of flag? inside the churches. People
arc no longer content with dec sting the altars ivith
flags, but they have begun to unfurl and wave them.
If in the future incidents like those which have hap
pened at B-ussch are brought to my notice, I shall
have to leave to the judgment of your Eminence the
advisability of celebrating or not solemn religious
services on anniversary days.
I am informed that more than a year ago your
Eminence gave instructions to your clergy limiting
the introduction of tv?r liar rites into rcliaious services
to those cases only provided for by the liturgy. For
the aforesaid reasons I have asked myself whether I
ought not to prohibit the playing or the singing of the
national anthem and other nonreligious melodies; and
if I ought not to restrict the use of flags in churches
to memorial services held for the fallen in battle.
Before issuing any order of the kind, I solicit your
Eminence's advice.
(Signed) BARON VON BISSING,
Lieutenant General.
s
The Cardinal's answer is as follows:
Archbishop's House, Malines,
November 29, 1916.
To His Excellency Baron von Bissing, Governor Gen-
' eral, Brussels.
Sir The lrttrr I. 11.319.-with which your Excel
lency has honored me under date 25th November,
calls my attention to "political demonstrations" al
leged to have taken place in certain churches.
I have at heart as much as anybody the dignity
of public worship and rrspect for holy places. So re
cently as last Sunday I onened my address in the
Church of St. Gudule with these words: "Brethren, I
beeseech you earnestly to remain recollected in the
House of God, both during and after the service."
My words were heeded. Neither by gesture nor by
word of mouth was the decorum of the ceremony dis
turbed. f
I feel confident that the few parishes where an
r.buse may have crept in will observe a similar recom
mendation, such as I shall deem it my duty to make
them.
For my own part, I beseech your Excellency to
be on your guard against deliberately or undeliberate
ly exaggerated reports sent you. For instance, I do
not know whether there be in realityone or several
churches where the clergy would indulge in flag
waving. I have made no inquiry about the two cases
of St Gudule and St. Jacques, the only two which
your Excellency's letter mentions by name. But a
person of h'gh standing, a stranger in Belgium, who
assisted at the reliefious service on November 15, of
his own accord, informed me that he was very sur
prised that the German authorities should have used,
in describing this ceremony, the word "demonstra
tion." p
(Signed) ', D. J. CART1INAL MERCIER,
Archbishop of Malines.
On Sundayi November 2, mass wns snid at St.
fiudulc for the intention of thoe deported. The Cardi
J
nal made nn address in which he inveighed against the
crime of deportation and proclaimed that violated right
remains right and tl.ui injustice resting on might is
none the less injustice.
Baron von der Lancken, acting on the order of
Baron von Bissing, acknowledged the Cardinal's letter
of November 29 and called attention to a new case, in
which, according to him. the Cardinal's people had taken
part in a political demonstration in a BrusFels church.
Political Department of the Government General,,
Brussels. December 15, 1916.
To His Eminence Cardinal Merrier, Archbishop of
Malines. ,
His, Excellency was pleased to hear that your
Eminence would make it your duty to send an admo
nition to the clergy of those )ariehes where abuses
have crept in.
Quite lately people have again made a political
demonstration in a Brussels ihurch. In the middle of
the singing a Belgian flag was unfu-led and waved
before the altar; then it was carried all round the
church in a kind of torchlight procession. All the
time the "Brabanconne" was played on the organ in
a very lively an.l ostentatious way.
Such casts fall within the scope of the orders
which have been drawn up against political demon
strations organized in public and consequently render
those participating in them liable to legal proceed
ings. It is impossible not to hold the cure responsible
for any breaches of the law in his church. Your Emi
nence knows how distasteful it is to the Governor to
take steps against priests and he, therefore, earn
estly desires the ecclesiastical authorities to take the
needful measures to avoid their recurrence.
(Signed) LANCKEN.
The Cardinal asked Von der Lancken for details and
took advantage of this opportunity to intercedo in
favor of some persons detained unaei-peculiarly cruei
circumstances.
Coming Musical Events
neturnlnu from ft celt'i tour, tho con
certs of the Philadelphia Orchestra will rs
usual be heard on Frldty afternon and Sat
urday evening ,iext. Tho nsslsMnir artist will
be Holnald Werrcnrath. who will present
works of widely dlfferlne character, the first
by Bach, and the second by Daniel Gresory
Mason, The orchestral numbers will be the
"Inhlpntn n Anil. 1a' nxprtune bv (lluelc.
daughter of Sparnfuclle. who will be litt
personated by Mr. Mirt'no. Others in il.e
cast will I hs Sliiw.. i:sener and Herat and
Messrs. d'Anetelo. Laprentl. IleschlBlian and
liada. Roberto Moranzonl will conduu
The musical feature for the ecninc ser
Icb at the Overbrook PiesbWerlan I'hurch
-... i,wii oi a strinit Qinrtet Karl 1'routs,
first violin, Beaumont oiia, second lolln.
.?" ".!""' Wa. and Uertr.iml A Amtln.
"Ho, They will play works by lieethovcn,
Mozart's "Jupiter" sjmrhony. and tho
funeral march from "The Twlllsht of the
Gods," plajeJ In memory of Mrs Alexander
J. Cassatt, one of the founders of tho Phila
delphia Orchestra.
In the coming concert of tho New York
Pymphony Orchestra, Walter llimrosch,
The ninth nnd, fur the present, final free,
. ""."y n'ternoon concert at the Academy
ot the Tine Arts will bo given tomorrow, at
S-J1 ...mv The soloists will be ItinholJ
bchmldt. basso, and nar Trouts violinist.
The directors of the Philadelphia Concrva
tory of Music announce a concert, to be
Klven by puplla of the main and (lnlshlnc
departments, at the New Century DrawiiiK
Rooms 124 South Twelfth street, on Friday
cvenlns. I ebruary fl at S o'clock.
Tho nnnual sonffreclt.il of Horatio Connell
bass baritone. Is scheduled on the I'nlwrslty
Lxteaslon Soclet) s prosnim for Monday
at tha Academy of Music, on
rvenlnir next, tho piece de re
sistance win uo unarpenuers smpnoic suite.
"Impressions d'Palle " The viola solo will
bo played bv Iteno Pollaln, solo lola of the
orchestra. Tho so'olst for the concert will
be Mlsi Florenco Haston, of the Metropoli
tan Opera Compnm who will slnff the dial
cult air from Weber's "Oberon," "Ocean,
'Ihou -MlRhtv Montir, as well as an air
from Massenet's "Herodlade " Klcar'a Intro
duction nntl nlleuro for strings. Weber's
"Frelschutr" overture, and the preludes io
Acts 3 and 1 of Wairner'a "The Masterslnu.
era" are the other numbers.
Owlnc to tho Illness of Mme Samarot
occasioned by her strenuous season, the
Beethoven Sonata CUe, which was sched
uled to beeln on Januiry 22 with a lecture
hy Mr. StokowBkl on 'Sonata Form and Its
Uovclorment," has been postponed for several
u.tniuK. januarv uu. at witnerspoon Hall
Kills Clsrk Hammann will bo at the piano,
Valirah Hanbury. soprano will ulie a re
cltnl In1 Wltherspoon Hall on the evenlnc of
1 ebrujry 2 Her prosrani will consist prln
clpillv of selections from Russian. Ungllsh
and 1 reucb. composers.
Tho Bchmldt Quartet will appear 'n recital
'n the auditorium of the German! iwn y M
CiA. Blanch, under the ausp'ces of the Uni
versity Intension Society, un Frldiv evenlns.
Februari 0 Letltla Radcllffe Miller, pian
ist, will nsslst, and the proceeds from
this ennrort will be dlvertid to a. fund for
tha urferlnc children of Hurone by Kmll 1".
bchmldt. founder of tho quartet.
weeks,
At the Mondav mornfni; muslcales, on
January 19. at the Ilellevue-Stra'toril, tho
artists, will be Alfred Cortot. the French
pianist, and IMward Laukow, bnsao, for
merly of the Iloston Opera Company, who
las r.ot previously been heard here.
Mabel Garrison will make her last appear
ance thlu season lu Philadelphia with the
'Metropolitan Opera Company next Tuel iv
een'nc. when she will slni the sympitho'lo
role of Ollda In the Verdl-Vlclor IIuko opera,
"Illuoletlo " Rlicoletto will bo sune by
Oluseppo de I.uca, and Mr. Hackett, the
younir Amerlcal lyrlo tenor, will be heard
On Wednesday evenine
February
will be a Joint violin redtal by
r.iniaii Hi me .ii iropouian uperi
'I hie will be the Ir last Joint recital
ttm American PUbllCj
Tho Philadelphia Operatic Society
, will bs heard J a Una production ot "Martha" at
qu-vrtet will cull I ropolltan Opvra House, on Tuesday
. Perlnl an tha January 2T, Tho cs. for th opera
anlstrncs ot Mine,
n ma juh&. -ine
I opera
INDEPENDENCE,"
Archbishop's House, Malines, f
January 16, 1917.
To His Excellency Baron von der Lancken, Chief of
the Political Department, Government General,
Brussels.
Dear Baron For a long time I have wanted to
revert to the Governor General's esteemed letter,
dated November 25, 1916, in which he complained of
certain demonstrations, unseemly beyond all reason,
which, according to reports made tb him, took place in
several Brussels churches. In this letter his Excel
lency mentions the singing of the "Brabanconne," na
tional flags being unfurled and waved, and other
secular melodies rendered ip church, etc. He in
vited me to prohibit them, to save him the trouble
of forbidding them himself. I have received informa
tion from reliable sources and have not succeeded in
finding a single church, either in Brussels itself or in
the surrounding district, whore the above-mentioned
abuses are or were prevalent. J. am aware that
Baron von Bisinr i3 absent and that is the reason
why I have put off till now the present correspond
ence; but possibly he took you into his confidence
r -re leaving and you would therefore be in a po
sition to specify the churches he had in view.
I embrace this opportunity of bringing to your
notice certain events you are interested in, or in which
you would be perhaps willing to interest yourself.
The chaplain of Luttringhauscn prison induced -Canon
Loncin to petition for the remission of the last
three months of his' sentence; Canon Loncin writes to.
his family that his appeal has been rejected.
Again, M. 1'Abbe Herman, cure and dean of Orp-lc-Grand,
a venerable priest of sixty-hree years of
age and an invalid, hns undergone, first at Rhein
bach, then at Wahn (Rhld) thirteen months impris
onment for humane acts which every man who ia
not absolutely heartless and, bXBl- more, every priest
devoted "to his country was obliged to perform; you
had raised my hope of his release and even the Holy
Father dpigned to interest himself in his case. So far
the wretched captive has, so h informs me, not a
gleam of hope. Shall I be compelled to tell him that
he must serve the remaining nine months of his sen
tence? The Abbe Bernarrts, too, who is so indispen
sable for his parish and the social work of which he
was director at Antwerp, is still interned. I endeav
ored to visit him on the 7th inst., but was denied
access to the prison. You will remember that a woman
of mysterious, character, certainly without a search
warrant, examined in the presence of an officer Abbe
Bernaerts's confidential papers an incident I have
already brought to your notice. Mav I ask you
whether the inquiry has been fruitful of results?
You must have heard that the mayors and leadinjr
. citizens of several communes in the province of Ant
werp are interned at Malines, because some workmen
in their respective communes have evaded deporta
tion. Among those interned is an old man of eighty.
I do not wish to reopen the discussion of deportation
itself for the present, but, the temperature being
what it is, can you, in the name of humanity, justify
the detention in an icy cell of a venerable octogena
rian? But there is something else evon more inhuman
than this. A poor woman named Madame Wilputte,
who is about to become a mother according to the
doctors within the next fortnight is lodged in the
cavalry barracks in Malines and notwithtinding her
condition, the local authorities have mad known to
her thir intention to have her carried off to Ger
many immediately.
Is such conduct conceivable? Can you do noth
ing to put a stop to it?
Please receive the assurance of my sinceie es
teem. (Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER,
Archbishop of Malines.
The chief of the political department contented him
self with replying as follows:
Political Department of the Government General of
Belgium, B'-ussels. January 17, 1017.
S. No. 1.597.
To His Eminence, Cardinal Merrier, Arcltbishop of
Malines.
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your esteem
ed letter of the 16th inst. The Govrmor General will
still be away for some time. Nevertheless. I am able
to give the desired information about the patriotic
demonstrations which were m'tdc in churches. The in
cidents mentioned in the Governor General's letter,
dated December 15, occurred on December 3 at St.
Mary's Church at Schnei beek. During the 11 o'clock
service a procession ivas formed inside the church in
ovhich the Belgian flag was carried around. This
ceremony ivas tepeated in the same church on Janu
ary 7.
These particulars will suffice to guide your Emi
nence in seeking supplementary info mation. 1 should
like, however, to add that if these demonstrations con
tinue, their authors must not be surprised if they in
cur severe penalties, for it is a proved fact that the
leniency we have hitherto shown has given rise to an
increase in ceremonies of this kind in church, the ten
dency of which is obviously political.
As I am 011 the point of going on a journey for a
few days, I am sorry I can give your Eminence no
exact inforviation as to the other matters dealt with
in your letter. I hope, hpwever, to be able to obtain
the necessary autliority for you to visit Abbe Ber
nacrts. Moreover, I have taken certain steps in favor
of the Cure Herman and the Malines people under
urrest, and on my return I shall be able to give your
Eminence fuller details.
Chirlotte T T-oehen Kathrvn I. Noll, Taul
Volkmann Toseph W. Clesu Ann Hood and
11 Ku'rcll rolan The chorus of l"D voices
and the ballet of forty trained dancers will
be Important In nnkinK the performance
drllfihtful In addition to 'Marthi " it s
Intend'd to slvo on March 17 that favorite of
a neneratlon aco "Hoccirlo " r..i!r. in
Mu. "The Jewels of the Madonna" will bo
Elven.t
The Russian Svmnhnnv Orchestn with
Rofhinara the Oriental dincer will clvo n
rccitaj on Snturdnr Tanuarv 24. a' the
Metronolltnn Opera Hous,- One of the in
terthtinK numbers rn the nropram Is n com
position bv Safha Votlchinko the well-known
Russian composer and soli exponent of the
tymnanon.
A servlx In memorv of Horatio Pirker.
'ho rilFtlntulkhed comnosir. will be held In
the Church of St I.uko and th ..ntuhanv,
tomorrow- afternoon, at 4 o'clock Tho nro
crame will consist of compositions bv Hor
atio Park ir. and v in bo undir the direction
of II Alexander Matthews.
The Mendelssohn Club bis not been able
'"'"ake a decision iwirdlnc the prl7 nf
New York.
(inera -v.nz.i-'
the nwirovnt of
recalled Mwra!
ii otTered for the best a cnppella chorus
due to thn fact thit four of the inanuscr'nis
to be subml'ted wer lost bv th express
companv n endeavor Is belnr nindo to re
placa the lost papers
The Minusorlnt Horletv nf rhllndelnhli
will be the cuest of the Nv Century Club
on Wednesday evenlnc January 2K Mem
bers of the MinuTlnt Socletv. .vhlch Is
composed of PhlHdelnMa composers, will
offer a program of original music.
Th Choral Horlety ia worklmr with creat
enthusiasm for its Performance of "Kins
Olaf " bv Edward Klcer nh'ch Is to take
place at the Acadenn of Mul( op January
"" with the following soloists Roprano
Miss Grace Kerns tenor Rnjal I MacLelinn
btrtfme Horace A Hood H-nr Gordon
Thunder is the conductor
Mr. Moranzonl,
Ordvnski. the
!.umo nnme
made famous. Its first production was
in Milan In 11)00, eight years after
"PnRllnirl," which guvu Leoncavallo
fume. Twenty jetir.H ngo It wiw con
sidered "boldly realistic." nnd "shook
lu::." but after Home of thn thtn,. ttmt
10. vhera
Ysavo and
The Mnllr.cn M,iieal Cluh on Tuesdav
Jiinuar SO ut 2 10 o'clock In the ballroom
of the Ileilovne Stratford will Kl a pro
cram Ulnstrallnff American music from the
time of Francis Dopklnson, the first Amerl-
.louse
before
promises
can composer f the present time Iho
vlsltlna artists will be MaruUl Vine nt Mllll
aran. Olive Navln. sepranh Marl I aushney,
mczxo-sopranoi J. Irwin MutOi. baritonn. ana
Ciicllls Zeckwfrr, Ike tomposcr-pUnlit.
it ins Met'
ay evenlnc.
have been seeu
Includt
o recent, years,
LANCKEN
Please receive the assurance of my sincere e
'(Signed) LANCKEN.
N. B. I have just this- moment heard that the
leading Malines people who were arrested with a view
to their undergoing an urgent examination lutve been
set at liberty.
These co-called demonstrations consisted in A'1
. procession which took place regularly inside the church
on the first Sunday of each month. Even before tho
war tho national flag figured prominently therein. A,
CHAPTER XXXIII
' Removal of Certain Apparatus From the St. '
Lambert's Technical School ,
THE German authorities, not content with despoiling
the Belgian factories of all their machinery, went so
far as to carry off certain tools used in the instruction,
of apprentices at St. Lambert's Technical School, Ma- J
lines.
As soon as he became aware of this new encroach-
ment on the lights of private property, the Cardinal
commissioned one of his vicars general to lay a protest
against this unjustifiable act of commandeering before
the competent German military authority, but he waq"
too late, for on the arrival of the Cardinal's delegate
the material was already loaded in railway wagons la
beled for Germany.
The Cardinal hastened to complain to Baron von
Bissing in these terms:
Archbishop's House, Malines,
- December 11, 1916.
To His Excellency Baroii von Bissing, Governor Gen
eral, Brussels.
Sir I have the honor to inform you that this
morning an engineer, engaged in the Ratcau works 'at
Muysen-lez-Malines, advised me that thirty-nine en
gineer's twin vises, forming part of the apparatus
of St. Lambert's Technical School, were comman-'
deered by a German officer.
St. Lambert's Technical School is a free school,
undpr the patronage of the Archbishop of Malines. It
trains workmen, ironworkers among others, who at- '"
tend a practical course, in a section reserved for them
at the Rateau works, using tools and other apparatus
made by their own hands. I at once sent one of my
vicars general to protest against the taking away of
these tools and to insure their retention for the y.se)
of our apprentices. When my delegate arrived tho 1
iron vises were already loaded in trucks, at the sta
tion at Muysen, and tomorrow they will be dispatched!
to Germany.
The officer, Lieutenant Buehler, had already gone)
back to Antwerp, but the vicar general called at Tii
office in the afternoon and asked him to postpone
their dispatch. The lieutenant excused himself on
the plea that he was obliged to obey orders. 3
I have ventured to place these facts bcr your
Excellency in the firm conviction that you will admit
my claim by restoring to our voung workmen equip
ment doubly dear to them, because it is not only
forged by their own hands, but also insures them a
means of livelihood.
Accent, sir, the assurance of mv sincere esteem.
(Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER,
Archbishop of Malines.
Baron von der Lancken received orders from Baron
von Bissing to reply to the Cardinal's protest. He
made no attempt to justify the commandeering of en
gineer's vises and even implicitly acknowledged tho'
illegality of the proceedings taken by the militaryuau
thorities. Moreover, he declared that the occupying
power would do its best to repair the damage done to
St. Lambert's school.
Political Department of the Government General of
Belgium, Brussels. December 15, 1916.
To His Eminence Cardinal Merrier, Archbishop of
Malines.
As soon as I was informed over the telephone by
Mgr. de Wachter, auxiliary bishop, of the removal of
engineer's vises, from St. Lambert's School, I exertecj
myself to the utmost to settle the matter. The next
day the Governor General, after perusing your letter,
seemed very anxious to cotnp'y with your request. It
has not, Itfiwcvcr, been possible to prevent the trans
port of the articles in question, but the Governor Gen
eral has given orders to return tw many vises to St.
Lambert's School as have been taken away.
According to information received, only three of
the vises belonging to the school were parallel or twin
vises; the others rvere of the common type. I am so-rtf
to have to warn your Eminence, however, that the
parallel vise? will be veiy hard to restore; the stools
with which xce aregoing to replace them will not
comprise this special kind.
I offer to your Eminence the expression of my
sincere esteem.
(Signed) LANCKEN.
The assertion that the military authorities had
only taken away three parallel vises was untrue. More
over, Baron von dor Linckenhimself acknowledged aa
much in a letter to Mgr. Legraive, the auxiliary bishop.
"It was my mistake," said he, "when I said that all the
vises requisitioned were not parallel vises."
In spite of the Governor General's promises, the
articles taken away were never either replaced or paid
for by the Geimans. The school, at its own expense,
had to purchase a new stock.
(CONTINUED MONDAY)
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LEONCAVALLO'S "ZAgA" HAS
ITS PREMIER IN NEW YORK
Geraltlino Farrar Approved in Title Role Critic Says Score
Is Commonplace Shows Paucity of
Composer s Resources
.Tun. IT. l.eonpnvnlioV "7,!7n hardly seems to need denuDciai
was m minced nt tlie "".'
Metropolitan Oporn Hon.,. Inst night j Yori "iW rr.t, "'T'" 'tVPlf U"'
for tho first Hint in Now York. Or- "Tho fln.1 nrt' offrr" iumiiiIiiic ,
nldino 1 arrur. iu tho title lole. met with ' li"iti. for n v iviu'ions musical ae
New
noni-
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the larup audienoo. biius i S'.',Pn I-J'0ii"mi1' lias uod with not d
times after the fhM not. ' " !,;lc"'.l,1.,i:ill.HU!1 ' .1,ut itN .HwlblHtlM
i tirsl not . i 1 ' ' "n i'"iuiiiuenj
i -ili'V Jnr,,Vleii..uiPi,t """ Pi'ttinit tho
, and Mr. flii..f ,mrt into humN that con carry It
also came - ' tho present production, this
the conductor.
f.tnce director
in tor piuuuits. . "MI-.J .,. ,i-i uiiwii uk mo moHt uc.
Ilut it is a question whether the open, It"?, t Jo'ZX
will succeed hem uny inoro than it I mid vivaeiouKlj , by Mine. Fnrrur, and
did in Chicago, wheic it was produced '"'cause l.eoncavnllo Iidh found n'oiiie
leccntlj. Oscar Unmnierstein onco eh-lthiuf "'T t,l"r,Bht 'l0tB r it in hlff
,. to produce it in Now York, but oT'dUMnlo!;. '"j? 1 tn'erno,V
it never appeared. j oimiedv. fiinlo rhythm and perfectly
"Znza" ih built on the play of the , obvioun tunefulnem.
which Mrs. Leslie rw.r' " ' u" "f "am in met, that t
which Mrs. 1
it u rather commonplace wore. It li
u pretty comiilote exposure cf tha
paucity of Leoncavallo' rowiums.
After he hail emptied them of "!'
Hncci" there wan not much left.
Throughout the piece the outiUadlsR'
illinium i us ouviounnesM. itif McK oi
originality, and at tho Name time Um
fluent skill and routine with wklak k
on the operatic stage
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