BELGIUM LENIENT

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1929, Page 5

BELGIUM LENIENT

ON “PACT” FORGER

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

BRUSSELS, March 8

M. Jasper astonished the Belgian Chamber in -staling that a judicial inquiry had established that the man lieine had iorged the “Dngbiad’’ papers secret treaty document with the knowledge of certain agents belonging to the Belgian Secret Service, who had no harmful intent. Ou the contrary, he said, they had been trying to unniiisK the activities of certain foreign agents in Belgium, and they acted without the knowledge of their superions. One of these officials had been dismissed, and the others had been censured.

A socialist, M. Mathicu, protested against Heine's liberation by Belgium while the Secret Service Agents were being punished. M. Jasper said that the inquiry .s!icoved that there was ground Lor a prosecution of Heine owing to there being an absence of an intention on Ins part to do any injury as shown by tlie fantastic character of the documents.

M. Huysmans declared that there were spits all over Belgium. M. Jasper replied that Belgium had to defend herself against foreign espionage which poisoned the atmosphere, no hoped that their friendly relations with Holland would remain undisturbed by these detestable acts.