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BARBARISM IN WAR.

A RECORD OF INFAMY, GERMAN ATROCITIES IN BELGIUM

EXTRACTS. FIGM TH REPORT OF THE BRYCE COMMITTEE,"

The report of the Committee appointed by the Fine Mulder to marsider the eri- dence collected on behalf of the Govern. ment as to outrages, alleged to have been, committed by German troops, during the The present war was issued on May 12th. Blembers of the Commit were:--

Lord BRYCE (Chairman). Sir FREDERICK POLLOOR, Bart., K.C. Sir EDWARD CLARKE, K.C.

Sír KESELM Diany, K.C., G.C.B.

Bir ALFRED HOPKINSON, K.U.

Mr. H. A. L FISHER.

Mr. HAROLD COX.

All men of the highest standing in the fields of law, diplomacy and history, and their findings were unanimous.

It will be remembered that in Septem ber last, when the country was shocked by terrible stories. of outrages committed

we found them in a house; about 10 gól outside, but we did not left them get to their horses and wo killed them all. 1 searched the house; everything was in dis- order.: On the floor in the corner near the fireplace I saw two women and two children. One of the worden was dead. Her leit arm hai boen out off just below the elbow. The floor was covered with hlood

The other woman was just alive but quite unconseicur. Her right leg Jud laen wit of above the knee. There were two little children, a boy about four and a girl of about six. The boy's left hand was cut off at the wrist and the girl's right hand at the same place. They were both quite dead.

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wkero no military necessity could be alleged, being indeed part of a system of general terrorization.

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(iv.) That the rules and usages of war were frequently brokon, particularly by the using of civilians, including women and children, us a shield for advancing forces exposed to fire, by killing the wounded and prisoners, and in the frequent abuse of the Rod Cross and the White Flag.

Mr & Mr. P. 5. Biker Sensible as they are of the gravity of Mr H Daring, the conclusions, the after conceive, Miss Tarbar that they would be doing less than their Mr H. Berry duty if they failed to record them as fully Mire B. R. Belilies established by the evidence. Murder, Inst Mr C. D. J. Bell and pillage provailed over many parts ir B. Black of Belgium on a seale unparalleled in any war between civilized nations during the last three centuries,

Mr G. C. Bouman Mr H. Bridgos Mr J. H. Bulmer Mr & Mrs P. W. Cad- wallader and child Capt 1. Coast!

AT E. M. Cassy Mr B. Cheetbatu

Mr H. L. Contion

Mr B. Coale

Ars Corneliasen und

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Mr O. Denison

From the very fest wamon were not safe At Lidge a witness gives a story of how Our function is ended when we have women were publicly raped in the markot stated what the evidence establishes, but we may be permitted to express our belief place of the city, young German, officers

that these disclosures will not have been assisting. At Acrschot men and women were deliberately shot, when coming out of burn made in vain if they touch and rouse the ing houses. At Liége and Louvain conscicos of mankind, and we venture to women were hired to death because they hope that as soon as the present was wern prevented from escaping by German over, the nations of the world in council soldiers. A humane German officer, wit will consider what means can be provided nessing the ruin of Aerschot, exclaimed in and sanctions devised to prevent the recur- Mr & Mis F. E Davis disgust: I am a father myself, and Irence of auch horrors as our generation is Mr G. Dangles cannot bear this. It is not war, but now witnessing."

With these words the report closes. Their H. C. Ehrenfels

Miss M. E. Duffy butchery," It is right to say that there is evidence because of the judicial spirit shown Mr E. Evonecz

conclusions will carry all the more weight

Mr J. H. EVELS tending to show that aggravated crimes throughost, and the obviously open-mindedisses S Fernandes against women were sometimes severely manner in which the Committee approach Dr Fitzwilliams The Committee had also before them a punished. But during the German retreated their in

Some people have hitherto Capt & Mrs E. M. number of diaries taken from the German on the Aisne, many women and girls were persuaded themselves that the tale of

French and said horrors reported from Belgium must be Mr Denman Faller dead These are, of course, of great imriolated and killed.

There is now overwhelming Mr&Mrs Stuart Fullor Portanos, because they cannot possibly be We find many well-established cases of exaggerated.

the slaughter (often accompanied by muti-evidence that what happened is worse Mr P. Gallagher suspected of blas,

lation) of whole families, including not than we had been told.-The Times. infrequently that of quite small children. In two cases it seems to be clear that pre- paratio were made to burn a family alive.

The authorities must have known or ought to have known that cruelties

Belgium, the Government under look to make inquiry into the reports, and steps mere taken to collect evidence from per Bons who were able to give first-haved in. formation.

CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE.

A distinction may be drawn between two Individual acts of classes of outrages. brutality were very widely committed. In all wars many shocking and outrageous acts must be expected.

in the present war (say the Committee and this is the gravest charge against the German Army-the evidence shows that the killing of non-combatants was carried out to an extent for which no previous war between nations claiming to be civilized That this kill- furnishes any precedent. ing was done as part of a deliberate plan as clear from the facte horeinbefore set The killing was done under forth.

It began at a cer- erdors in each place. iain fired date, and stopped at another Some of the officers who ear- ried out the work did it reluctantly, and Baid they wore obeying directions from theis chiefs. The same remarks apply to the destruction of property. House burn ing was part of the programme; and vil lages, even large parts of a city, were given to the flames as part of the terroriz ing policy.

fixed date.

The German Government have sought to justify their severities of the grounds of military necessity.

man army.

CIVILIANS AS SÜLEENS..

WIRELESS IN SEA WAR.

Capt C. P. S. Gram-

briif

Mr J. Gilb

Dr & Mia Ghiater Mr.V Goaltouris

HOW IT COMPASSED THE LOSS OF Mr & Mrs J. Gould

THE EMDEN."

of this character were being perpetrated, nor can anyone doubt

What part wireless telegraphy is play that they cou'd have been stopped bying in the war we shall not know until action on the part of the heads of the Ger the war is over. That it is an important part, both at sea and on land, may be guessed, and in one case at least the veil But for wireless the Thone is a considerable body of evidence has been lifted. with reference to the practice of the Ger.Emden might still be carrying on her mans of using civilians as screens from depredations." behind which they could fire upon the Bel gian troops in the hope that the Belgians would not return the are for fear of killing or wounding their own fellow countrymen. Babting aside doubtful cases,” says the report, "there remains evidence which satisfies as that on so many occasions as to justify its being described as a practice, the German soldiers, under the eyes and by the diree tion of their officers, were guilty of this act."

In an article on Wireless and War at Sea, which Mr. Archibald Hurd contri- butes to the just issued Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, there appear the following passages:--

Wireless telegraphy, in greatly Rasist ing the scouting operations, placed in the hands of the stronger navy the ability to effect concentrations in force. One illus tration of this overwhelming advantage to the supreme sea power, and the only one which can be mentioned, perhaps, "Old and young, men and women, were while the war is in progress, is afforded constantly used in this way. To take one by the destruction of the German cruiser or two cases, seven or eight women and Amden. After a more successful career in five or six very young children were thus the destruction of commerce than even the utilised by some Uhleng between Land- diabama, of historical fane, achieved récies and Guise. At Malines, early she put into Cocos Keeling Island, and Blot at sight a civilian taught red-hand Septerober, about ten children, roped landed a party with the intention of

An invading army may be entitled to. ed, or anyone who, though not caught red-logothor, were driven in front of isolating this small community.

Near Willebroeck some The wireless operator had time to handed, is proved guilty on inquiry. But German forec

civilians, including a number of childrem, the practice followed by the Germans woman and an old man, were driven send out a message for help. The signal troups was: they seized the civilians of in front of the German troops: German Way picked up by the senior officer ju the village indiscriminately and killed officers were present, and the woman who charge of the cruisers which were convoy. refused to advance, was stabbed with the ing transports from the Antipodes to thers, or such as they selected from among.

Europe, The information was so full and bayonet. them.

accurate, and was received so rapidly that no doubt existed as to the identity of the Such acts may not in all cases be deli-enomy ship or possibility of catching her. erate and cold-blooded violations of the The senior officer selected for the duty of usages of war, There may sometimes destroying the Emden the Sydney, of the

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"I am merely executing orders, and I. should be shot if I did not execute them," said an officer to a witness at Louvain. At

Brussels another officer says: I have not done one-hundredth part of what we

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As we have already observed, it would be unjust to charge upon the German army generally acts of cruelty which. whether due to drunkenne a ar not, were done by men of brutal instincts and unbridled passions. Had the soldiers not been set to work to slaughter civilians, there would have been fewer of those pain. full cases in which a depraved and morbid cruelty appeaIS.

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powerfully armed and swifter than the men. Within a few moments of the signal of distress being dispatched from Corns Keeling Island, the man-of-war, cruising many miles away, had changed her course and was hearing down upon the Emden for the purpose of destroying her; and destroy her she did.

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After making all allowances, there remains certain instances in which it is clear that quarter was refused to persons desiring to surrender when it ought to have been given, or that persons already so wounded as to be incapable of fighting further were wantonly shot or bayoneted.

In cases of fring or hospitals, Red Cross ambulances, or stretcher bearera, there is obvious dificulty in proving intention, especially in the days of long range artillery fire. There is abundant MURDERS OF NEW TYPE.

testimony as to firing on stretcher bearers. Two classes of murders in particular re-

Cases of the Red Cross being abused are much more definite There are several quire special mention, because one of them

It is significant to note that at present most new, and the other altogether accounts of fire being opened, sometimes the high-power stations in Germany form unprecedented. The former is the seizure at very short range, by machine guns the sole direct link between the Austro of peaceful ditizens as so-called hostages which had been disguised in a German German authorities and the world out to be sept as a pledge for the conduct of Red Cross ambulance; this was aggravate side their immediate neighbourhood. The case near Tirlemont by the German cables, on which money has been in a means to the civil population, or as

soldiers wearing Belgian secure, some military advantage, or to Gorman compel the payment of a contribution, the uniform. There is also a well-attested case lavishly spent for many years past, were hostages being shot if the condition im-of a Red Cross motor car being used to cut by the British within forty-eight hours posed by the arbitrary will of the invader carry animunition under command of of the declaration of war, and the wireless long-distance stations in the German is not fulfilled. Such hostage taking is officers.

Unless all these statements are wilfully colonies were successively destroyed, opposed both to the rules of war and to every principle of justice and humanity. false, which the Committee sees no reason The latter kind of murder is the killing of to believe, these acts must have been deli the innocent inhabitants of a village beherate, and it does not seem possible that cause shots have been alleged to have been a Red Cross car should be equipped with fired on the troops by someone in the vil-a machine gun by soldiers neting without lage. For this practice o previous orders, example and no justification has been or Such acts are no can be pleaded.

Cases of the abuse of the white fing are part of war, for innocence is entitled to They are mere mur-

Sometimes a whole unit ad respect even in war. dern, just as the drowning of the inno-

vanced as if to surrender, or let the other cant passengers and crew in a merchant

side advance to receive the pretended sur. ship is murder and not an net of war.

It was with amazement and almost with render, and then opened fire. Under this Mr. Holman alluded to the fact that T-Col, Gordon Hall, Mre Sa ver In some incredulity that the Committee first read head we find many depositions by British cases the firing was from a machine gun the depositions relating to such acts. But soldiers and several by officers when the evidens egarding Liège was brought up under cover of the white flag. followed by that regarding other towns and villages, the cumulative effect of such a wars of concurrent testimony became irresistible, and we were driver to the conclusion that the things described had really happened. The question then arosa how they could, have happened. The excesses recently committed in Bel gium vere, moreover, too widespread and too uniform in their character to be mere aporadic outbursts of passion.

There is also one case of firing from a cottage where the Red Cross flag was fring, and this could not be accidental

numerous,

There is in our opinion, suficient evidence that these offences have been freanest, deliberate, and in many cases committed by whole units under orders All the acts mentioned in this part of the sport are in contravention of the Hague Convention

AUSTRALIA'S FATE.

AS MUCH IN THE BALANCE AS THAT OF BELGIUM.

Mr H. R. Bastor My Bowdler Mr P. E. Butler Mr H. A. Cartwright Mr & Mrs Carmichsel Mr F. W. Cary Mr&Mrs C. D.Casulli Mr G. Clair Mrs Cuveerana Mr Consland Col. Darling R,E, Mr Ell Mr F. A. Hassland

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Mr E, Kadooris. Eng Lent, & Mrs Mr&Mra Vanden Pol

The complete appreciation by Austra lians of the grave issue at stake in the European war was well expressed in a recent apeech by the Hon. W. A. Holman. Premier (Labour), of New South Wales. Speaking to the Willoughby electoraic.

member, was away carrying out his duty | Mr W. T. Hansen Sergeant Larkin, M.L.As the local

Mr 3. A. Hind at the front,

He is helping to protect us," said the Mr Humphreys Premier," by offering himself as an Mr T.J.-B. Johns example and a support to those gallant Mr Lee Jonas men who have volunteered to fight the battle of Australia upon the battlefields of Egypt and Europe. I say to you it is the Gght of all of us that is being waged there, although we ja Australia have not seen one single blow struck in this great GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.

war. Although we have not had a DELDS SPARALLELED FOR 300 YEARS.

foreign soldier landed on our so!, nor has plenty of "MONTSERRAT" Lime Juice, & shot been fred at our territory by a The Commitee say that they have come planation seems to be that these excesses to a definite conclusion upon each of the foreign warship, I suppose there is no it kps you fit. were committed on a system and in pur-heads under which the evidence has been man or woman in this audience who does

classified. "It is proved:

not realise that the fate of Australia is suance of a set purpose.

(i) That there were in many parts of as much at stake in the battle now being Belgium déliberato and systematically waged in Northern France as is the fate organised massacres of the civil population, of Belgium, now occupied by the German accompanied by many isolated murders and

troops."

The ex-

TREATMENT OF CIVILIAN POPULATION.

KILLING OF NON-COMBATANTS. Enough has been said as to the killing of civilians in Belgium. Similar outrages continued as the German armies passed into France. Take, for example, this story by an English non-cominissioned officer:

During the retirement of the Germans affor the Marse about September 16th or 17th. I was on patrol duty in charge of five We were searching a vil privates. lage for a patrol of Uhlans at 3.30 p.m.;"

other outrages.

In recognition of this fact, it is worthy (i.) That in the conduct of the war of record thatall classes of men are serving generally innocent civilians, both mea and in the ranks of the Australian contingents, women, were shot in large, numbers, women as is the case in the Kitchener armies. A violated and children murdered.

New South Wales paper says: Here's luck to Shaw Strickland, a young squatter from Forbes, who has joined the Experti a plain, ordinary

(iii.) That looting, house burning, and the wanton destruction of property were ordered and countenanced by the officers of

the German Army, that elaborate provision tionary Forces as

had been made for systematic incendiariam trooper, and though worth £30.000 or 20,

at the very outbreak of the war, and that and with brilliant prospects, goes out to

J. Lambert

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