The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-18
anti GERMAN
FEELING GROWS
Frenehmen Are Moro Bitter just Now
Than at Any Time Since the
Franco-Prussian
War.
INFLUENCE TO TAXES
Socialists Are Working on Plan
Which Would Prevent Serious
Clash From Taking
Place.
[By William Philip Sin1ms, Paris COZ.
respondent of the United Press.

respondent OF the UnlLoQ FI66S.
PARIS, May 17.-Not since the
Franco Prussian war has ntf-German
sentiment here been SO manifest az
now, while reports from Berlin assert
that Germany is a-tremble in her
anger against France. Yet out Of all
this hubbub and wartalk rises the
voice of French socialists, saying:
lie. us have an Entente Cordiales
between France and Germany just as
we have between France and Great
Britain"
And to this end a campaign has
been started. Az sensational as II
the proposition, as startling to the
man-in-the-street as was the idea at
first glance, strange to say there APP
pears to be not few in France who,
after the shock had worn off, are at
least giving the matter serious con-
sideration
Maurice Allard, a leading French
socialist and fighting-mate of Jean
Jaures, the socialist leader IN the
chamber of deputies, interviewed on
the subject. said:
why not an entente cordiaie be-
tween France and Germany? 1t u
positively the only means whereby
war may be averted. We maintain
that such an understanding Is per-
| fectly feasible.
".But what about Alasce and Lor-
raine which Germany tx from
France in 1917 we are asked.
France can never enter into any sort
of entente with Germany SO long as
these lost provinces are retained
they say.
IT am not so sure. Is the Alsace-
Lorraine question really so vital IN
! the minds of the masses? OF course,
| If one listens to politicians, to young
students such as those who created
/ the incident at Nancy. or to news
papers partial to the interests Of
those selling war material, one would
say yes. And among the masses one
will find very much alive the memory
of 1870. but with these the resent
ment is more against the empire
which brought upon France the
Franco-P russian war But the masseE
do not want war. They are not seek
i ing revenge In the cities as we'll as
in the country these people are eager
for peace. True, were the bugle TO
sound, they would probably march
away to the front, but they would
much rather the bugle did not sound.
and are willing to listen to any argu-
4 ,nent which tends to put aside the
possibility OF war
Here is what we must prove to
these people:
Z, THAT Alsace and Lorraine them
selves do not ask that they be re-
/ turned to France. All they ask for
J is autonomy under the German en-
pire, and this autonomy will be as
sured with the drawing together OF
: France and Germany
That this atente is the sole
means Of assuring peace to which
: they are so much attached.
THAT the state of tension between
France and Germany is the principal
: cause of the heavy taxes now BURDEN
inr both countries.
THAT war with arms now In use
means a cataclvsm fo- both the VIC
tors and the vanouished.
THAT real patriotism consists not
: in sounding war trumpets nor in the
, waving of flags, but in real, firm
] struggle for peace.
4 "And lastly that an entente cor
/, dale with Germany who defeated us
: In 1871 Is no more Of crime than
5 an entente cordiale with England who
/ defeated us in 1915, or an alliance
!. with Russia who defeated us in 1919
3 and 1914
Z The socialists campaign for an en-
: tente between France and Germany
5 lnow the bitterest of enemies has had
c one other effect, and one which thes
, Ifailed to discount at the beginning
; of the crusade Heretofore socialists