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Show BELGIUM PROTESTS AGAIflMOUATION Seizure by Germans of Merchandise Mer-chandise Worth 57,000,-000 57,000,-000 Francs Means Rum WASHINGTON Dec o0 Tha Bel g an minister today f led with the state department a protest against the requ s t on ng by Gern an mil tary author t es n Belg um of merchand se worth 57 000 000 francs He asserted that tha pol cy of the Germans meant the l un of ndustry n Belgium The protest set forth that the goods were not tal en fo the us of the Ger man army and that consequently the seiz re was in violation of the fourth Hague convent on The merchandise ncluded otton rubber tool mach nes canned goods and metal T4 e Belgian legat on issued the fol lowing statement n connect on with the protest Aocord ng to the nstruct ons of h s govern meat the Belgian n n ster went today to the state department and f led a protest aga nst the following acts com m tied by the Cerman author t es m Belg m F The German author t es have requ s t oned the follow ng merchand se to be forwarded to Germany and wh ch belonged to private part es In Antwerp Cotton to the al e of 13 000 000 francs rubber oOO 000 woolen 6 000 000 leather 10 000 000 In L hent cotton nets f U. and other raw mater als S 500 IKlf) In Charlero Copper 1 On 000 tool mach nes 1 000 000 In Duffel Isickel 1 000 000 In Mai nes Canned goods 500.000 T ' These measures are in oppos t on to the articles 46 and 5 of the fourth convent on of The Hague n accord ance w th wh ch pr ate p o erty m st be respected and requ s t on cannot be claimed otherw se than for the needs of the army of occupat on These meas ures in olve the ru n of the industry of Belgium The Belg an m mster wishes to re call attent on to the fact that t has been sa d that the Belnan labor ng people had refused to go back to wor One can eas ly not ce the alue of such an a t of acousat on How co Id the labor ng class work if all poss b lit es are taken away from then ? No ex cuse can be given for th s spol at on of pr vate propert es which s expressly forb dden by the above ment oned ar t elea of the fourth con'v ent on of The Hague |