BELGIUM’S FREEDOM

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1944, Page 5

BELGIUM’S FREEDOM

LONDON, September 22. Prince Charles, younger brother of King Leopold, has been appointed Regent, and took the oath before Parliament. He stated: “The Nation .has called on me to serve her and I (accepted. I shall serve the country) in accordance with the constitution until the King returns and resumes-his rightful place. I wish to express to our powerful Allies, Belgium’s gratitude and also thanks to the patriots, soldiers and members of the. resistance movements. Belgium will continue to fight beside the Allies untih victory is won.” . Brussels radio stated) Military courts will be established to-day for the trial of traitors at Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Charleroi, Ghent, Lelge, Malines, Mons and Namur, according to M. Delfosse, Minister of Justice, who said: “With information from Belgium, we prepared, while in London, dossiers of a great number - of traitors. These dossiers will be augmented with information collected- in Belgium. We will adhere .to legal powers, and will not use the terrible methods of reprisal which-the. Germans adopted. Many traitors and collaborators escaped by flight, and those sheltering them face serious consequences.” - * LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT (Rec. 9.50) LONDON, Sept. 22 The Prime Minister of Luxembourg, M. Dupong and also three other members of the Luxembourg Government were flown to Paris on Thursday in an R.A.F. transpoi r command plane on the first stage or the return to Luxembourg. The Germans sent thirty thousand of the three hundred thousand of Luxembourg's population to co^ cent £^ 1 camps at one time or another during the occupation, according to Doctor Schummer, Luxembourg Government delegate who arrived . in Luxembourg from London. In addition between eleven and twelve hundred, , famines totalling about five thousand persons were deported to. Poland becajise their sons fled to the woods, rather than serve in the German Army. The Germans succeeded in conscripting thirteen thousand young Luxembourgers for the Wehrmacht.