mrw j-ctwtv n,t , a '1' .. O ,-vj f J 4t ft 1 'EVENING PUBLI0 ' LEDGERPHIL'ADEI.1?HIA, MONDAY, wTOW? ' ' :W JANUARY 19, 1020 so' "ip-vr F ' 't. 0' IMBRCIBR'S PASTORAL, "COURAGE, BKK1 HREN, " AROUSES GERMANS ' "Grand Lessons of Heroism and Patriotism Given by Belgians Will Educate Mind of Generations to Come," Cardinal Writes Von Bissing Sends "Vigorous Protest to Primate" Explanatory Comment fUST why the Governor General, in the letter given below, should consider that Mercicr'a appeal to the Kaiser J concerning: the deportations deprived tlio Cardinal of any further right to protest nbout injustices is "not clear. 'or is it plain why Von Bissing uhould so curtly refubo assistance to tho prelate unless the Governor General ;,a, "touchy" and offended becaube the Emperor had b:cn directly invoked. What is evident, however, is tho offense taken at the publication of another pastoral letter. The tone 0r this exhoitation, "Courage, My Brethren," is exalting, fearless and sincere, as was the character of all the previous epistles to tho diocese. The following aio seme extracts from yiis vibrant document: I "Is it, indeed, necessary to preach courage to you? ' "And when I siay you, I am thinking, of course, directly of the assiduous comnaniona of our misfortune. but my thoughts also go beyond the occupied provinces, 'to our refugees, our prisoners, our deported, our sol diers. "Iirothers of our army of Liege, of Haelen, Antwerp, of tho YBcr. of Ynres. of tho Cameroon and of- ftwt Africa, it ia you who are our first instruments of energy. On August 2, 1014, from tho heart of nil the families of our national aristocracy, you surged forth, iith magnificent dash, attesting that nobility in Belgium lias kept its tiaditional significance the bourgebis classes, solid bulwarks of the nation, arose by your sido; a inodc3t employe in our city of Malines has six ssns at the front the people, too, have furnished their con tingents of enlisted volunteers, so much the more deserving since their dcrarture left its gap of emptiness and anguish in the fireside; military almoners and strtcher-bearers. who, of their own volition, offered and expended their devotion; the government, which for two years nd six months has been engaged in tho task with a valor which nothing can tamo; our vows make a cortege for thete heroes; all form a guard of honor faithful and proud, i or the magnificent sovereign who, from the sandbank to which his kingdom is reduced, givea to Belgium and to the worid tho nccom-p'ish.cd example of endurance and of faith iu the futuic." UN MESSAGGfO DEL POETAA FRANCES! Monito cli Gabrielo D'Annunzio alia Francia Riguardo Fiumo e la Dalmazia PubllsJwt-And Dlntributed Under , PEItMIT NO. D41. . Authorised by tho act of OetoW .0, 1(17. on illo nt tlio Postofflca of I'liila Iclphln, I'a A fl. IlimLESON'. Postmaster Qonerat. Cardinal Merciers Story Including his correspondence with the German authorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to 1918, edited by Professor Fcrnand Mcyence of Louvain University and translated by the Bene dictine Monks of St. Augustine's, Rnmsgate, England. A CHAPTER XXXIV Requisition of Copper X oRDEIt of the Governor General dated July 8, 1016, ordered tho compulsory declaration of all e:c- ijtinc stocks of copper, tin, nickc?, bronze, or gun-metal in occupied tcrritoiy. Ey a new order of December 30 all household ar ticles made of tin, brass, copper, etc., were seized and had to be made over; the date of delivery being fixed inter on for each district. Any one contravening the order v.as liable to penalties not exceeding five years' imprisonment and 20,000 marks line. As soon a3 these orders came into foice, the Caidi rel wrote Baron von Bissing as follows: Archbishop's House, Malines, Februaty 14, 1917. To His Excellency Baron von Bissing, Governor Gen eral, Brussels. Sir Tho official gazette of laws and orders of July S. 1916, announces that the military authorities pre thmking of commandeering all existing copper, tin and nickel in occupied territory. We could not bring: out selves to believe that the occupying power uould ever resort to &uch measures; but now an order of December 30 confirms that of July 8 and we learn thnt these regulations are now being enforced. Horn the moral and religious point of view adopted by me by reason of my duty as bishop, I lespectfuliv make your Eminence n dual request: Tirst. That you will not regard as guilty those wiio in their conscience believe that they cannot ac tively lend a hand in carrying off the commandeered netala. ' Second. That you would kindly take into account that, according to canon law, tho goods of religious communities, seminaries, episcopal colleges, as well as those of the "fabriqucs," arc ecclesiastical property and therefore cannot be alienated without the sov ereign pontiff's sanction. To bp fair, I must inform jour Excellency that I can noitltT co-oporate myself nor allow those under me to co-operate in the alienation of these goods. Receive, sir, the assurance of mv sincere esteem. iSigacd) D. J. CARDINAL MERC1ER, Archbishop of Malines. CHAPTFR XXXV The Governor General Requests the Cardinal to Restrict the Consumption of Coal in the Churchc3 Political Department of the Government General, Brussels. Feb. 0. 1917. TO Hid Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Mnlince. Your Eminence is not unaware that at tlie pres ent moment a great dearth of coal w making itself f'cll. ,1s the weather continues to be bitterly cold, it V vtrdful for this fuel to be everywhere need with tho greatest economy, io the government has taken ciepa to Ur-'tt the consumption of coal. As regards fuel iKiwiv.y, those churches which arc heated must fall "i'o hue with the rest. The Governor General re bate mc to draw your attention to this matter and Uaies it to you to judge what steps you think ought to taken so that the coal restrictions imposed upon cierybndy in the public interest may be complied witlu Pkase receive the assurance of my sincere es teem. (Signed) LANCKEN. Tlie coal shortage was due solely to the German requisitions, for, us the Cardinal showed in his let- jef of November 2 to Baron von Bissing, reproduced ater on, the wartime output of the Belgian mines, had 'been left at tho disposal of the people, would have emitted of the dietribution of approximately three wis of coal a year to each of the population. But the "eater part of the output was commandeered by tho ermnn Government, which, in order to secure a supply nr fit S0 to neutra' countries at a handsome wS Meamvhile t5e Belgian people for tho common ft. aiJ Saron vn dr Lancken had to deprive "onselves of fuel during tho mobt intense cold. ' !iiu- "lonB tho stePs mentioned by the chief of tho ' iw,t dePartment in his letter to the Cardinal, we i ,,! n,ot,e tho dosing of all educational establishments Wfc lack of heating power. CHAPTER XXXVI 'Nic Cardinal's Pastoral Letter "Courage, s rnu Brethren" i J1 Cardinal's Lenten pastoral for tho year 1917, be- tCT B' CourSo, brethren," was read in all tho cncs of the diocese on Sunday, February 26. CardinVa?ilUvidc(1 int0 two scions. In the first tho ... . ' "ilntod upon the moral rrreatnens of the na. 5aone ! homae to the valr of o army and the Id, " W1U patience or tlio refugees, the ttrmness of W ..???,ment ani tho undaunted courage of the Ik skv Vu ,,e ""cro wt"''e "no dark clouds in M all' y, Wou,d dissolve in the course of history kttW ii "ns t0 ehlno forth but tho I"ornl heauty Slhij!-J0"' ,,s Slowing patriotism, its stanch resolve. ,? lessons of military herolani, and patriotism gncn bj tlio Belgian people 'would serve to educate the mind of generations to come." In the second section the Cardinal dwelt on the giandeur of the Christian spirit "If natural moral vir tues be worthy of esteem, charity alone, which Christ infuses into the soul, gives virtue it3 full significance and strictly speaking merits eternal reward." The pastoral ended with an exhortation to confidence and acts of adoration and love of God, and of submis sion to His holy will. Baron von Bissing, considering that the Cardinal had again issued a political manifesto, wrote him as follows: G'oie;-ntcitt General of Belgium, Brussels, February 27, 1917. To His Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines. On the 25th visl. your Eminence ordered a pas toral to be rtad In all the churches, a whole chapter of which tV. taken up with purely political matters. I must raise a vigorous protest against the abuso which ha3 been made of the liberty of worship, hith erto accorded, in order to promote a political agita tion. By issuing this manifesto, directed against the occupying power, your Eminence has again sadly disillusioned me of the hope I aas justified in form ing, in view of the repeated declarations of the Holy Father. If, after this incident, I refrain from taking serious measure it is solely because of my regard for the Hnlu See a7id for the sake of reb'gious peace in occupied territory. For an action of this nature a simvle priest, according to the orders now in force, would render himcslf liable to leaal proceedings. Nor can I refrain from exwrsamg to your Eminence my surp"ise that you should issue a publio manifesto of this kind at tho very time when, in cojiiwton with a certain numbc of well-knoivn- parsonages in the oc cupied territory, you have just addressed an appeal to his Majfthi the Kaiier in the interests of the un employed. This act of your Eminence deters me from pronv'nng, as I have done, my support to flic above appeal. Rrceiie the assurance of ny sincere eiteein. (Signed) BARON VON BISSING, Lieutenant General. The Cardinal hastened to justify his conduct by asserting that his duty was to encourage, lead and support his beloved people struggling in the midst of the most cruel sufferings. Archbishop's House. Malines, March 3, 1917. To His Excellency Baron von Bissing, Governor Gen eral. Brussels. Sir The letter I. 1799, with which vour Excel lency has honored me, under date of February 27, onlv reached mo yesterday, March 2, and I avail myself of mv first leisure moment to answer it. May I beg your Excellency to be so good as to abstract for a moment from your position as a sol dier and the chief representative of the occupying power to hearken to those feelings wh'Vh cause a re sponsive echo in the heart of every Christian and thrill his very soul ? I do not ask more than that in order to rest assured that you will not hold fast to your first decision. Be so good, Excellency, as to look the facts in tho face. Just as Our Holv Father Benedict XV, in his consistoriai address of December 4, 1910, pro claimed so nobly before tho Church and before the world, considerable numbrs of innunsive citizens nre dragged from th"ir mothers, tivir wives and their weeping children and led off into cantivity far from their native lard. W have been them go deject in mind, though bound in bedv. and we have seen them rome back wiznrd, emaciated, a prey to tuberculosis in the proportion of sis to ten, thus creating a dire menace for generations to come. Every family is in d'end. Tales of foitow come to us from every side and how can we in face of this remain unmoved witnesses of our blovd peomVs anrufsh? No, xce'loncv, a power whih onlv took count of exterior discipline might mnke this claim. A man with a liirt would not uphold it. I regret having to raise mv voice in public at a moment when nennle are sneaking about the generous effoiti displayed by vour Excellency to prevent fresh deportations and to mitigate tho effects of those al leady carried out at a moment when I had lust signed a confident appeal to his Imperial Majestv. But it is needful to take account of the comnlex situation created for us bv events. We are face to face with a power which has at its disposal tho means of might; but around us arc a people weak, agonized and suffering; ve have to re3nect the one without neglecting the other. I nm ready, with God's grace, for every, pergonal sacrifice, but one cannot n!t a shepherd to take no interest in his flock. It is in conceivable tnat he should see it disnorsed and hear its cries without trying, at least, with the poor means at his disposal, to provo that he still leads them and that ho will not forsake them.. Would your bxcellency krmllv read again with an impartial eye my pastoral of February 11? You will find therein nothing but the expression of the sentiments of kindlv solicitude. I have no intention of wounding any oho whatever, nor of being aggres sive. I merely confine mvself to encouraging a peoplo who arc dear to me and of whom I am, bv my voca tion, tho leader and mainstay. The faithful under stand me my wordt, incite no one to rebellion, where as in the case of many I know it has brought them peace c mind. Accept, sir, the expression of my sincere esteem. (Signed) D. J. CARDINAL MERCIER, Archbishop of Malines. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) Cj)irt(rfil, HI0, bl Putlia LtSgtr Co. Cowriahl, Cnn'ukt, lit, by iStbllo Lt&of Co, fotrrncftonal Ctyyrig, HtO, ty Pu&( Itdgvr Co Pariffl, 18 KCnnalo Verso la fine dc' pomericKio tli wbnto, dope lc clezlonl presldenzlali, migltata dl manifcstinl lord! furono gcttatl bopra la citta' di I'arjgl d.t uu nemnluno. II contcnuto dci wanifestlni era un mebsaegio dl D'Annunzio, portato dal siovane tenentc Carminiaui, dello Ssquadrone Acrcro dcllo forzo del poeta. 11 Tenentc lascio' Flume alio ore 7,32 dclla miittlna c compl' il volo aeguendo la rotta Venczia, Torino, Clinmbery I.lone e Dlidaiie. Hsll travcrMi lc Alpi nd unV.Uezzj di 4000 metri. Nel incs bareio si Iprko (umnto prkc- : "Alia Francia etcrna. Mnra il pin' forto a piu' telere do i mlei velivoli. "n-tn l ""a'tilo rhe sia attestato novcllo della potctua e delta bcllc7za del nostra ideals invitto dl glustizla e llberta.' "Mnmlo un Miltito fraterno, a vol latini, mentre si tenta dl imporvl il giogo di un vecehio teitardo il quale, a causa della sua senillta,' r rcstlo a alutare le forzo prodiRios-c della vita rinoellata e erudrlnieutc lo feriscc nolle loro alte aspiraziuni. "So il patto codardo di ingiustixia -ara' rouvimato ul damd di riume ital iaua o dellc citta' Uaiiaiip dclla Dal mazia, la battaglia sara' inevilabile cd il sanguc piu' eroico sara' versato. Delgrado, 18 gennaio II seguente communicato ocmt-ulficialc fu qui' lubblicato a tarda ora: "Secondo uotlzie da Buccari (a 5 jniglia ad ct di Flume) 1 rapprci.cn tauti della citta' dl Flume tennero lerl unu riuniouo e delibcrarono di rac comandnre clie D'Annunzio lasci Flume piu' presto possible. "Corri-spondeuti da Spa'Bn spgnal ano, necondo rapporti da baona nutorlta', cho gli Ardlti c volontarl a Xnra tstanno pieparando di Inccndiare .a citta' alPullimo momento, ouando dovrn' 'CSerc data all Jugoslavia. "Inrrlvo dl una nae do gucrra c' attesa e gll Italian! si preparauo a rcststcrc a tutti 1 eontl qiiando giuiigc anno le nostrc truppe." (II telegramma dl cul sopra c nno lei eolltl dovut I alia propaganda in tldlosa dci Berbl-croatl-jugoalavi, e non mcrlta commcntl. N. d. It.) Konia, 18 gcnnulo Lo sclopano degll implegut i postal , telcgraticl e tt-ii'foulci e vlrtualmcnte ccisato. Soltanto una mill ima minoranza. traHctirabllc, non Im fatto rltorno ni propri ufflci. I Ktrvlzi lianno ricomincl ato a procederc quas i normalmente. Cable Briefs Advices from Riga arc to tho effect that Lettish troops are driving the Ilcds back all along tlio line from the Fa tbonlan border lo the junction point .vita the Poles. The Ietts now riuicuie tlio threat that tho Dolslievlsts will overwhelm them with their counter fttroke. "Let them come, ' oald a Lett ish otiieer. "The more there arc the more will be killed." Tho Letts say the Ilolshcvist army is an army of nlaes who hato their masters but dare, not rebel because of the spy system In the ranks, and that they arc caHy to do feat. Esnault Feltcrie, French aiator and (onstruetor, ridicules the idea of Pro fessor Goddard, of Clark University, that a rocket to reach beyond the earth's atmosphere is poss'ble. Ho declares lhat een if the American has found a gas powerful enough to drive his rocket "0 000 000 feet through air tho initial elocity would havo to bo 40,000 feet per second, and it would take twenty four minutes and nine seconds to reach the apace beond. The journey from the earth to the moon would take forty eight and u h.ilf hours, ho says. Uooprnloc of trade iclations t ith nolshevist Jtutsia has caused consider able uproar In Paris. All sorts of ar guments on tho subject arc heard. On only ona phaae are all agreed Eaglaml is to blame. Italy's need for Russian wheat and corn is believed to have bcn the fundamental cause for tho move. Germany is unable to take any action to prevent Russian Bolshevists invading Poland, an official of the Berlin foreign office said yesterday. Regardless of the political phases of the situation, he said. Germany has neither the men nor the material to hparc on foreign soil, and therefore mubt adopt a hands-off policy. The question of the cash value of a wife i raised In n divorce actimi in Ijiglnnd. Counsel for flic liu-baml. who ntin that the wife udmlU misconduct during the war, holds that under Dug- liMi law a wife is still a quasi-cnai-t-l." Ddlnburgh is forming n c-lub in honor of ilH illustrious Hin, Robert LouU Hte unson. Lord Guthrie, who now oc cupies Swanstbn cottage, where the au thor lived in his younger dag. is spon sor for tho movement. Defending his recent declaration that the Labor party was "unfit to rule," Winston Churchill, the Brltlnh war scc ictary, has written an article in which ho says tho world etruggle is on "be tween those who adhcro to national and individualist conceptions ou the one hand und those who pin faith tor cos mopolitan and communistic thorios on the other." TURKS VOICE PROTEST Oppose Peace Conference's Reported Jntntlon to Dismember Country Constantinople, Jan. 1 1 (delayed) (Ry A. P.) Protests against the re ported intention o the Peace Confer ence to dismember the Turkish empires and to internationalize this city were voiced at a great mass-meeting hero to day. Orators discoursed on Turkey's "inalienable rights" to Constantinople. Resolutions were adopted declaring Constantinople should bo maintained as the capital of Turkey, demanding the t-vacuntion of Smyrna and adjacent re gions by the Greeks; asking for nn Im mediate conclusion of peace; asserting tho integral sovereignty of the Turkish nation should be maintained over terri toiies iu which the majority of tho in habitants are Turks, and giving as surance thnt the rights and Interests of Christian or Turkish minorities would he safeguarded. t&,t6 Jipm, fo I V XRITCKSI J) I j m mack Trucks arc Being cxniDitea at our mm r pi showroom daily and evening, during show mm i til week. All are welcome. 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