SLAVERY IN BELGIUM.
PARIS, October 1-2. An official wireless message states that Germany is resorting to slavery in Belgium. She regards the entire population as civil prisoners, and is compelling them to work on the railways, although many of them are unaccustomed to manual labour. LONDON, October 13. At a meeting in the Mansion House to appeal for sympathy and help for the Belgians, Lord Curzon said he had seen the devastation of Belgium, and it was the greatest crime in history. “If we win the war, I hope that every penny of the indemnity will be given to Belgium.” Mr W. Crooks declared that soon after the war 800 Belgian women were taken to the German base, and had not since been heard of.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3214, 20 October 1915, Page 17
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