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7 THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANTJART 23, 1920 MERCIER'S LETTER TO POPE DEPLORES PARTITION ORDER Dual Organization Adopted by Occupying Power Means Attempt to Disrupt Belgium and Divide Affections of the Flemings and Walloons. CARDINAL HERCIER'S STORT Including his correspondence with the German authorities in Belgium during the war, 1914 to 1918, edited by Professor Fernand Mayence of Louvain University and translated by the Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's, Ramsgate, England. (Explanatory Comment by Professor Fernand Mayence.) ISOLATED as he was, especially af ter the recall of the American minister from Brussels, Cardinal Mercler was never for any lengthy peridti out of touch with outside facts distinctly bearing upon his own posi tion and upon the rights of the Bel gian people. Von Biasing's cynical posthumous disclosure of German Intentions In Belgium was published in a German magazine In May, 1917. In August of the same year the primate reveals his entire familiarity with the "Denk schift" or "Memoirs" in his letter to the pope concerning the administra tive partition of the invaded territory. The late gtwernor-generai's pro gramme for absorbing Belgium is comprehensive and explicit, as wit ness the following extract: "When religious teaching will have been made compulsory, like the other matters of education, it will be pos sible for us to exert, in conjunction with the clergy, a profound influence upon the schools, now so different In character and tendency. "That policy will provide many oc casions for reconciliation and for common action between the German administration and the Catholic cler ey which must lead us to believe that under German rule the church is bet ter than under French Influence. Von Biasing, doubtless recalling with chagrin the cardinal's resistance and the naming pastorals, also advo cated ingratiating the priests by "making their tasks easier" and. exer cising such an Influence over the clerics that, as was fondly hoped, they would be reduced in time to the posi tion of t:!Pe alleged "intellectual" German theologians who were among the 93 scholars signatory to the man ifesto Indorsing the imperial policy at the outbreak of the war. The holy see, through the medium of the nuncio, manifested a desire to bo accurately informed as to the atti tude of the Belgian episcopate toward the administrative separation Imposed on Belgium by the occupying power. The cardinal complied with this re quest in a long and detailed letter ad dressed t3 his holiness. Pope .Benedict XV : "Malines, Aug. 5, 1917 Most Holy Father: I regard it as my duty to give to your holiness exact information as to the attitude of the Belgian episco pate toward the measures the occupy ing power has decreed in order to ac complish what it terms 'administra tive separation.' "In reality It Is not with measures of administration that we have to deal, but with an attempt to effect national disruption. No one doubts this in Belgium and no "one outside Belgium will have any doubt of it after the publication of the late Baron von Biasing's "Denkschrift" or me moirs. In it our former governor genoral lays bare Hi3 hope that in flattering the crude aspiration of a few ardent BUemings.of a separatist frame of mind Germany will, on the one hand, ultimately succeed in de taching their affection and perhaps also in fact from the Walloon part of the population, and on the other hand will hinder their withdrawal from under the hegemony of the Ger man empire. Belgians have oome to the conclusion that they must oppose by all legitimate means this anti-national policy, while the almost com plete unanimity of the Flemings as well as the Walloons, embracing Bel gian citizens of every party, whether In the occupied or unoccupied parts of the country, have rallied around their kinr and government. "On March 13, 1917, the govern,or (reneral decreed the partition of the Belgian administration into sections, one Flemish and the other French, and created a separate central bureau for each of them. s liberties Are Cnrtallrd. "These measures are contrary to article A3 of The Hague convention of October 18, 1907, and are an in fringement of our constitutional lib erties in the matter of language. Un til now the functions of the central adminlatra-tion were carried on by delegates of the lawful authority un der the supervision of the occupying power. For the future there will be no central authority of national ori gin. The occupying . power, in order to lead everybody outside Belgium to believe that, this dual organization has the approval of one part of the nation, usurps the rights of the whole nation and so well does it know this i hat it has tried to effect this change by resuscitating the hateful and gro ipsque comedy of the Council of Kin nders. "The staffs of the ministries, mind ful of the loyalty they owe the Bel gian government, were prepared in great numbers to resign their posts rather than lend a hand to a policy of "Some persons, nevertheless, fore seeing reprisals at the hands of the occupying power and more anxious to protect the private interests of offi cials' families or to safeguard certain party advantages than to preserve intact the supreme interest of nation al unity, would have advised all the taffs to humor the whims of" the oc cupying power In order to avoid greater evu. These two . opinions were submitted to the government at Havre, which substantially replied as follows: "The higher officials sought to resign; the lower may remain at their posts.' Immediately the directors-general and the secretaries-e-en. eral of all the ministries complied wun me wiynes oi tne Belgian gov ernment andi were, just as was ex pected, led away captive to Germany. rne occupying power thought it splf capable of checking the exodus of the staffs by taking these violent measures, whereas all with very rare exceptions risked their family posi tion and their liberty with a loftv disinterestedness that one could not but admire. The logical sequence of these events was that a fresh ques tion arose, viz., what was to be done respecting the new dualist arrange ment.' were we to treat with It, obey or oppose it with, passive re sistance? . Opinions Are Divided. "Opinions were again divided; some deemed it best to break with rather than appear to recognize this new situation; to close the colleges, the training and private schools. The ma jority, and I sided with these, refused to proceed! to extremes at the first on set. The Belgian government itself gave the example of moderation by not demanding from all officials equal ity of sacrifice. Duty called) for a pro- , test against a separatist administra tion, but practical life is made up of obstacles unsurmountable by formal logic In consequence, we decided to leave the primary schools open in or der not to consign our children to v vagabondage, but we nroceedtu to draw up a protest In the case of the colleges and training schools for ele mentary teachers. "Now we decided after consulting the masters and mistresses concerned that the final examinations would take place as usual at the end of the schol astic year, but in private; that is to say, without inviting the German of ficials to assist at them and without submitting the certificates for their signature. "We subsequently carried our de cisions Into effect quietly, unostenta tiously and liberally. We anticipate the withdrawal of the subsidies grantedi to the normal schools by the state as well as the scholarships awarded to the scholars in subsequent years. What would happen to these schools? What would the parents say? All these questions were looked squarely in- the face by those present at the meeting convened by us. They were peaceably solved in that spirit I of national loyalty inspired by the j motto: -uo thy duty. God will do the rest. . "Providence Will Provide.' "A mistress of the normal school in Flemish Campine stated that she need ed an annual sum of 15,000 francs to pay the salaries of her lay mistresses. All her school children belonged to Flemish families of the lower middle class. We were for the moment cer tain that the Belgian government would in its turn legalize the certifi cates of our private boards and pay us the grants which the Germans might refuse, yet we had not absolute certainty. This particular mistress contented herself with saying: 'Provi dence will provide.' Yes, Providence will provide. It has provided. In tact, M. Poullet, our minister of science and arts, wrote us congratu-! lating tne nead teachers on their cour ageous attitude, promising that the certificates granted should be legal ized on his return and the financial deficit met. The parents have raised no objection to thia and the scholars with only one or two exceptions have approved. jv soon as tnis aeclslon was Ar rived at I informed the official au thorities responsible for the manage ment or the normal, communal and provincial schools, and without hesi tation they adopted our way of think ing and followed the same line of ac tion as ourselves. In the state nor mal schools nobody, could prevent the Germans from setting up a board to tneir liking. The .board was set un. but the scholars themselves refused to appear before it. (To Re Continned.) ivopyngni, iai, by Putone Tidier Co CopyriBht. Canada, 119, by Public Led ger Co. International Copyright. 1919 FROST DAMAGE IS SLIGHT MAHION COOTS" FRCIT TREES ARE INSPECTED. Injury May Prevent Set of Next Tear's Crop, but Loss Is Not Permanent. SALEM, Or., Jan. 22 (Special.) That the damage to Marion ronntv fruits as a result of the recent freeze was not as disastrous as first report ed, and that the less to erowers will be slight, is indicated in the official tinding-s of Professor W. S. Brown chief of the horticultural division who yenterday completed an inspec tion of local orchards. In his report Professor Brown pays: "The most se rious injury was found In the trunk of the trees just above the snowline and in the main limbs. The tender I growing points ar.d sometimes the inner portion of the fruit spur have been affected, especially on sweet cherries and pears. If the trees have been killed it is only throwing away money to prune when pruning will do no good," the report continues. "Furthermore, large cuts made by removing large branches expose considerable tissue to drying out, thus injuring circula tion of tne sap." Professor Brown says badly neg lected trees that show but slight damage may be thinned out, but if hard hit r.o pruning is advised. When the condition of the tree is definitely determined later in the season, all wounds made by removing larger imbs should be painted over with white lead and linseed oil, which keep3 out fungi. ALIENATION SUIT LOST Wife Fails fn Case Against Salem Yonng Woman. SALEM, Or, Jan. 22. (Special.) Mattie Iceland did not alienate the affections of E. N. Eri'ckson, accord ing to the verdict returned by a jury in the circuit court here today in the case brought by the Latter's wife to recover damages in the sum of $10, 000 from the defendant. In her complaint Mrs. Erickson al leged that Miss Lelandi lived at the former's home, and while treated as member of the family wrongfully and; maliciously alienated the affec tions of Mrs. Erickson's husband. Miss Leland denied the charges preferred against her and alleged she was not responsible for Erickson's attitude toward his wife andi that Mrs. Erlck son left her home of her own accord. CHURCH WILL USE FILMS Corvallis Presbyterian Pastor to ! Offer Xew Attraction. CC-RVALLIS, Or., Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) Eighty men sat down to a men's fraternity banquet at the Pres byterian church parlors last night. J. Bruce Evans of Los Angeles made the principal address. It was resolved to purchase a motion picture machine for the church and to Join a national film association. Dr. J. E. Snyder, the church pas tor, said if he "couldn't get 'em to come to church any other way, he was in favor of adopting the plan that seemed to be most successful in get ting people out in worldly affairs." He thought the movies were getting the biggest crowds of anybody. Dean Bexell, fraternity president, presided. HIGHWAY BIDS ARE ASKED Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road to Be Improved.. SALEM. Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) Bids will be received by the state highway commission February 5 for the construction of four and four tenths miles of gravel surfacing on the canyon section or the Baker Cornucopia highway, according to an nouncement here today. The section to be improved is be tween Richland and Robinette, about 45 miles east of Baker, and will re quire about 10,000 cubic yards of crushed or screened gravel. Double Trading Stamps With AH Charge or Cash Purchases! Saving Trading Stamps Encourages Thrift in the Home and Adds to Your Income Filled Stamp Books Redeemed in Cash S. & H. Office on the Third Floor Home Journal Patterns -r-the easiest of all patterns to use and the most satisfactory. Try the. For sale in Pattern Department on the First Floor. HOOVER AND ELECTRIC CLEANERS $5 DOWN, $5 A MONTH-DEMONSTRATION ON 3D FLOOR The Standard Store of the Northwest Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods CITY AND . MAIL ORDERS FILLED BY EXPERI ENCED SHOPPERS TRY US! v Wardrobe Trunks The Lujnragre Section, Third Floor, invites your inspection of the latest styles in reliable Wardrobe Trunks, Bags, etc Annual Inventory Sales All Over the Store . Reduced Prices on Odd Lines, Small Lots, Remnants and Odds and Ends in All Depts. INVENTORY CLEAN-U? SALE OF Plain andFancy Georgette Specialat$2.49Yard Lace Dept. First Floor 40-inch Georgette Crepes in a good selection of wanted plain colors, also in novelty patterns for waists and dresses. Priced very special for Friday's selling the yard, $2.49 Plain and Printed Chiffon Cloth and Chiffon. Special, yard $1.0O , Veils and Veilings at Half Price Main Floor Drape Veils in various styles and colors also Chiffon Veils and Veilings by the yard odd lines on sale Friday at Vi price. Women's Neckwear Odd Lines Collars, Sets and Guimpes; formerly priced to 95c; at 25c An Inventory offering that will clear the Neckwear stock of all odds and end's. Large assortment to se lect from. Organdie Collars and Sets Pique Collars and Sets Net Col 1 a r s and Guimpes. Embroidered, tucked, hemstitched and lace OF-i effects. Values to 95c; choice jr $25.00 Plush Capes $17.95 Special Inventory Offering: Neckwear Department, Main Floor Extra good quality Seal Plush Capes at a sacrifice price to clear away a small lot. These are 6hown in deep, lustrous black and have black satin or fancy silk linings. Styled with the new reversible collar. Beautiful dressy 0t rj QC wraps for year around wear; $25.00 Capes special at DA 4 7J New Net Flouncings in 6 different styles. Cluster tucks, ruffled, hemstitched and picot edge effects. Priced $2.25, $2.73, $3.00, $.3.23 and $3.73 the yard. Detroit Jewel 'New Way' Combination Range Men's Shirt Sale! Thrifty men will be quick to take advantage of these savings. Spe cial lines of Savoy, Metric and Arrow Shirts at Reduced Prices $1.50 Shirts $1.15 $6 Shirts S4.95 Main- Floor Not all sizes at each price, but all sizes in the sale. An excellent assortment of patterns. Men's $1.50 Shirts now $1.13 Men's $2.50 Shirts now $1.98 Men's $3.00 Shirts now $2.43 Men's $3.50 Shirts now $2.05 Men's $6.00 Shirts now $4.93 Men's Union Suits At $1.15 Main Floor Men's medium weight Union Suits in natural wool color. Size 36 only. Limited J- 1 JT number on sale, at only D-a-sAJ Men's Hosiery At 39c Main Floor Men's Mixed Wool Hose in medium weight. These are slightly imperfect but are wonder ful values at the price. Nat- QQ ural color. 3 pairs $1.15, pair 07ly Men's Cotton Hose 6 Pairs $1 Main Floor Men's Cotton Hose of splendid quality at less than to day's wholesale cost. Black, navy, tan, cordovan and gray. Double sole, heel and toe. Spe- (f cial 20-, or 6 pairs for P--.VVF Great T Sale of VV Ulll ,PV 1 $32.50 ill i II. , i en s Suits Second Floor One of the best offerings in Women's Suits we have featured this season. Strictly high-class garments from our regular stock. Wool Velours, Silvertones, Broadcloths and Mixtures beautiful dressy models in beKed and tailored effects. Colors include wisteria, henna, brown, burgundy", taupe, copen, pekin, navy, black also a few checks and stripes. Sizes from 16 to 4-1. (POO CA Priced for Inventory Sale at only 30i0J Silk Petticoats Special $5 Second Floor Taffeta and Messaline Silk Pet ticoats and a few Silk Jersey Petticoats in this offering. Plain and ruffled flounces. Black and a large assortment of plain colors, as well as light changeables. Practically CfT ff all lengths. Priced very special at Dt)UU Bath Robes $4.28 Second Floor Women's Bath Robes of good heavy quality blanket material. Floral and conventional designs. Large assortment of colorings and patterns. Cord girdles, plain or with cord trimmings. Full range of JJ OO sizes in this lot. Priced special at 00 CXTft WAX Ml NO ftCOftCT POO COO0 MTfNTCO COAL moouctt KMT MOWS MA AT rOM TMC KL MX KCMi-TVST (ftOW. CAM.V CCCAMCO tOO. WM. 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Belted and waist-seam styles. Made up in novelty mix tures. Good serviceable Suits for spring wear. Limited QP number. Inventory Sale &JJJ $1 Caps at 69c Main Floor Boys' Blue Serge Caps specially priced for the Inventory Sale. These are of splendid quality and are well worth $1.00. ?Q While any remain at only VJL Model Grocery Fourth Floor Experienced telephone clerks at your service, 8 A. M. to 5:45 P. M. Friday Specials Cranberries on sale to- 1 P ilav snecial. the nound. at -M-tlXy Small White Beans on sale today, 3 pounds for Douglas Corn Stareh, one-pound packages, onTy Otter Brand Minced Claras, special 3 cans for 27c 11c 50c Dress Ginghams 39c yd. Main Floor 32-inch Dress Ging hams of excellent quality. Fancy plaids, stripes and plain QQf colors. Special, the yard OSU Nainsook fine soft quality for under wear and children's ap- JJO fTrt parel. 10 yards special 30il Commercial Wool Batts 2-lb. Size $3.25 3-lb. Size $5.25 Main Floor Make your own comforters you will find they will last longer and be much more satisfactory in every way. Commercial Wool Batts in full comfort size sterilized and anti-moth processed. The 12-pound size is priced at $3.2o and the 3-pound size at $5.25. Silk Mixed Wash Goods $1.25 Yard Main Floor Hundreds of yards Silk Mixed Crepe de Chine, Novelty Voiles and various other materials for dresses and waists. 36 inches wide. Good colors. Priced special for today's selling $1.25 yard. Y2 Price Sale Shoes Women's Laced Boots of field mouse kid with cloth tops, welt soles, medium heel and toe. All sizes and widths. Regular $13.00 Boots specially priced P? Pfl for this sale the pair wU.OU No More "Blue Mondays" Monday is just like any other day in the home that is equipped with a famous One Minute Washers One of these machines will do the family washing in far less time with less labor and at a fraction of what you are now paying for your laundry work, besides the saving in the wear and tear of clothes and fabrics. $2 Down a Week will send a One-Minute to your home. See demonstration in the Housewares Dept, Third Floor yyj j Upholstery Remnants At HALF PRICE Bargain Circle, First Floor Good useful lengths for pillow tops, bags, small curtains and many other uses. High-grade Velours, Tapestries and Damasks in beautiful patterns and colorings. Large assortment to select from. On sale at just regular prices by the yard. Rug and Carpet Samples At Special Low Prices Bargain Circle Rug Samples in size 54x72 inches. Attractive pat terns. These make splendid rugs for any room. Worth QfT C nr. t.n SKIftfl SnccinT JJOt) f Y - " - I Bargain Circle Carpet Samples in many different patterns and colors. Fine for any room need ing small rugs. Two OQ lots. Special 39 and DOUBLE STAMPS WITH ALL PURCHASES. Inlaid and Printed Linoleum Squares 98c Basement Millinery Sale! s Untrimmed Hats Black, Navy, Brown, G g A D $3.69 to $5.69 Values PXT(3 Various Styles- ROAD BILLS COMMENDED STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION- KB TALKS ON IiEGISIiATION. Passage of Ac to Increase Indebt edness for Improvement Is Held Most Important. - EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 24. Spcial.) Th worlc of the extra session of the 6tate legislature In clarifying: former enactments an providing: funds for extension of road work will be heart ily commended by the people gener ally, in the opinion of R. A. Booth, state hiehway commissioner. "H. B. 74 provides for the Bale of state bonds to raise funds to match any future federal aid that may be offered," said- Mr. oBoth today. "The present expectation is that the federal contribution will approximate a,auu, 000 annually for the next 10 years. "S. B. 30 puts the maintenance of state roads as rapidly as completed under the state highway commission. the counties to contribute 20 per cent. of the cost, unless relieved by unan imous vote of the commission. This will be a decided relief to the coun ties and is an advance step," said the commissioner. "Provision is also made for removing: obstructions from state roads by the highway commission in emergency cases without advertising; for bids. This gives opportunity for prompt action when necessary to re move slides, repair washouts or other damage that may obstruct travel. "The most Important matter in .the state's road programme for considera tion of the people is the extension olA the constitutional limit, or state in debtedness' for road improvement.' said the commissioner. "The extra session put this proposition before the people, who are to vote on it at tae time of the primary election in May. "If the extension is not made, the road programme will be seriously halted. If the vote is favorable, aa ditional funds may come into the hands of the highway commission, sufficient to complete the paving of the Pacific highway, east and. west side, to the California line, and that nni-Uon of the Columbia river high way contemplated by former laws, and In addition provide a large fund for work on the other roads now on the state map." died here suddenly, a victim of ptomaine poisoning. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ken yon of Vienna, Va and was adopted three years ago by Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, the latter being her aunt. Clergy In, Convention. YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 22. (Special.) Sixty clergymen representing Churches of God in Washington, Ore- son and Idaho are attending a con ference of that denomination which began in this city -today and will con tinue elsrht days. Rev. U. G. Clark of Eugene, Or., is presiding over the conference and Rev. E. G. Masters, Boise. Idaho, will conduct revival meetings during the gathering. 'SIDtNF Night and Morning. lr"i C Have Strong. Healthy Eyes. If they Tire, Tfli Rmnrf nr Rnrn VrIII EVfJl Bore. Irritated, In lUUK LTLi flamed orGranulated, use Murine often. Bootkea, Refreshes. Bafe for Infant or Adult. At all Druggists. Write for Free Eye Book. Klamath Falls Girl Dies. KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Jan. 22. (Special.) Chlorene Ryan, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ryan, To Break Up a Cold Mrs. William Ackerman, Col linsville, 111., writes: Chamber lain's Cough Remedy will break up a cold on the lungs the quick est of anything I know of." 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