Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions.
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/)
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
Subject
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 April 19, 2024, https://www.digitalvermont.org/items/show/2312.