GERMANY STILL REMEMBERS Belgium's Annexation Of Eupen And Malmedy

From Our Belgian Correspondent Fifteen years elapsed a few days ago since the annexation of Eupen and Malruddy to Belgium. Articles have appeared in connection with this anniversary both in the Belgian and in the German press.
For the majority of Belgian public opinion the "redeemed cantons" have now become an integral part of the country. For the German press there was, strictly speaking, no plebiscite in 1920, of which fact the German government is alleged to have then furnished incontrovertible proofs to the powers.
At present Germany has her hands full elsewhere. This Belgian public opinion understands. With such a problem as the Klaipeda (Memel) imbroglio Germany obviously cannot devote much attention to Malmedy and Eupen. Nevertheless, in connection with the date September 20.
1935, this question was once more brought to the front in the press of the Reich. The tone in which it is handled this time is moderate and unobjectionable, but the fact that it is not allowed to drop fifteen years after the event gives food for reflecoon De-naturalisation Law Once more we fluid it asserted in some German papers (the Kolnische Zeitung and the Westdeutscher Beobachter, for instance) that in 1926 Belgium and Germany were about to come to an understanding as to a retrocession of EupenN1almedy to Germany. but that M. Poincares intervention made short work of these endeavours.
The Eupen-Malmedy question taken in its proper (political) sense is not the only one which divides Belgium and Germany. One of its subsidiary aspects is also little calculated to promote good relations between the two countries. We refer to the law of "de-naturalisation" of July 30, 1934. which is aimed at those Belgian citizens whose activity may be regarded as hostile the Belgian state.
Four inhabitants of Eupen and Malmedy are threatened with this law. They are MM. Josef. Heinrich and Peter Dehottay, and Paul Foxius. The chief gstevance appears to he that they had close relations with the Eupen "Christian People's party." a political group whose loyalty to the Bel gian state is doubted by some. A first trial took place on June 19 last and now the Liege court of appeal has the last word.
The Liege court will no cloutst have to decide whether loyalty to the country of one's birth (for such is the meaning of the German Heimal) can be construed as hostility to the state. The accused will