Desiring to go to Belgium, he must
first go to his own legation or con
sulate, to have his American passport
amended so as to be valid in Belgium-
This done, after a solemn oath
that it is necessary to go to Belgium
the would-be-traveler visits the Bel
gian consulate or legation, finds a
long waiting line of persons with a
similar desire, finally is attended to,
and speeds off to the police bureau
to have his identity card stamped in
order that he may leave the frontier.
But he must surrender his bread card
first at still another bureau, which
is probably closed for the day. Armed
with a receipt from the bread card
bureau, he returns to the police bu
reau, gets his stamped identity card
and probably finds the last train to
Belgium for the day has gone.
Even when he gets aboard the
train, whieh may be so overcrowded
that even with a first-class ticket he
may have to ride in a second or
third-class compartment, his troubles
are far from ended. There are waits
and passport and customs examina
tions at both the Dutch and Belgian
frontiers.
VITAL STATISTICS
Holyoke, Mass., May 15 Addi
tional police protection for members
of Eagle Lodge of paper makers who
are seeking to break the strike of
650 unskilled paper mill employes,
members of the Unity of Workers,
was requested of Mayor Cronin yester
day following a complaint to the un
ion business agent by a member of
Eagle Lodge that he had been at
tacked and knocked down by a group
of strikers near the Valley Paper
.Company mill. Another workman
with head in bandages complained to
the police of being beaten by strik
ers. The ipoffiice force on duty prob
ably will be augmented.
