The Belgian loves his land and sits by his home though it be in ruins.

The history of the land of the Belgians shows that, as the cockpit of Europe, it was the battle-ground of centuries; yet her people are more immobile than those of any other country in Europe.
Earthquakes do not make sunny Italy or golden California less attractive to their inhabitants.
About $20,000,000 (more than 10 per cent of this came from Belgian people) has been raised to feed starving Belgians, and $20,000,000 more should be forthcoming.
The English war office objected at first to the American proposals for food supplies to the little country.

It was held to be the duty of the invading Germans to feed the population of the conquered country, as the Germans had appropriated large stores of supplies that were in Belgium, notably at Antwerp.
England finally assented to the proposal, as well she might, for Belgium would starve without food from the outside, irrespective of war losses.

In normal times, she imports 240,000 tons of food every month.
She also imports most of her raw supplies for manufacturing.

Belgium is, therefore, to-day without food, or raw materials for her industries, and probably without outlet had her industries the ability to produce.