z ▁Monument ▁built , ▁to ▁honour ▁the ▁two ▁national ▁po ets ▁of ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Michel ▁L ent z ▁( 1 8 2 0 - 1 8 9 3 ) ▁and ▁Ed mond ▁de ▁la ▁Font aine ▁( 1 8 2 3 - 1 8 9 1 ), ▁a ka ▁" D icks ". ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁E y schen ▁died , ▁whilst ▁still ▁in ▁office , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁one ▁year ▁into ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁long - term ▁Director - General ▁for ▁Fin ances ▁and ▁al ly , ▁Math ias ▁Mong en ast . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁unexpected ▁nature ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁for ▁him , ▁there ▁were ▁rum ours ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁his ▁own ▁life . ▁ ▁After ▁E y schen ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁country ▁faced ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁government ▁cr ises . ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁his ▁strong ▁person ality ▁had ▁mask ed ▁the ▁deep ▁divisions ▁in ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ish ▁political ▁world . ▁From ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁political ▁deb ates ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁obst inate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁liber als ▁and ▁social ists ▁had ▁formed ▁the ▁Left ▁B loc , ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁represent atives ▁of ▁industry ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁workers , ▁bound ▁together ▁by ▁anti - cler ical ism . ▁The ▁B loc ▁had ▁a ▁solid