Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions.

CardinalMercier.jpg

Title

Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions.

Creator

Illian, George, 1894-1932

Description

Text continues: "Eat less wheat - meat - fats and sugar. Ship more to the war-stricken people of France - Belgium - Italy."

Portrait of Cardinal Mercier of Belgium on a white background with black and red text. Cardinal Mercier was considered both a hero and a symbol of Belgium’s struggles. He embodied Belgian resistance to the occupying power. Most famously, Cardinal Mercier published a series of pastoral letters, beginning with “Patriotism and Endurance,” that condemned the atrocities committed by the German armies and encouraged Belgian unity (Gorse, 2018). The writings ultimately led to his house arrest, but Cardinal Mercier didn’t stop there. He went on to protest the forced deportations of Belgian men to Germany and spoke out against Germany’s attempts to exploit tensions over Flemish nationalism and divide Belgium in two.News spread of Cardinal Mercier’s efforts in Belgium, which carried over into Allied propaganda. (https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/wwiposters/51/)

Publisher

United States Food Administration

Date

ca. 1917

Source

Bside B / World War, 1914-1918

Extent

1 broadside / 72 x 52 cm

Identifier

CardinalMercier.jpg

Format

jpeg

Provenance

Elisha Camp gift, 1973

Rights

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Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

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Collection

Citation

Illian, George, 1894-1932, “Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions.,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 13, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2312.