GERMANS IN LUXEMBURG.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 November 1918, Page 5

GERMANS IN LUXEMBURG.

What German occupation, extending over the whole war period, has meant to the Grand Duchy , of Luxemburg is shown by a qorrespondent of a London paper. Germany, established garrisons there, requisitioned the railways, and the post and telegraphs; expelled the Ministers of foreign Powers from the country, depriving Luxemburg by so doing of even the appearance of independence; abolished the immunity of the people’s representatives; kept the export of goods so strictly under supervision that it came really to a standstill; interfered in disputes between Luxemburg employers and workers; stretched the network of espionage over the whole country; compelled Luxemburgers living in Germany to serve in the

German Army; exnosec! the country • to the constant danger of incalculable | catastrophe from the Allies air atj tacks; in a word, treated Luxemburg j as conquered territory and the Luxj emburgers as a conquered people, j This violation of treaties, followed by j terrorisation, raised to the highest j pitch the hatred of Germany, which j has always been one of the man charj acteristics of the Luxemburgers’ na- * tional feeling. More ardently {man ever did the Luxemburgers sing the popular version of their national song, which declares that above all, “Prussians we will not become.” They roTlowed intently the vicissitudes of the gigantic struggle which brought them, with German defeat, the hope of future restoration. In the distance, under the Belgian and French banners, thousands of Luxemburg volunteers—just over one-tenth of the Grand Duchy’s able-bodied population—served for the victory of right and the liberties of their Fatherland. And all those who sighed under the yoke and those stuggllng on the battlefield repeated with fury the memorable words which a deputy spoke amid the applause of th whole Chamber, “Germany is our enemy!”