The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-02
GERMANS ARE KIND
So Mrs. Redman and Daugh-
ter Think
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR
American Ambassador Comes in for
Severe Scorins-kaiser Only Mon
arch at Front.


arch at Front.
From the Ithaca Herald.
: The strong anti. German view which
undoubtedly prevails in Gratiot county
is apt to be considerably modified by
such letters as the following recently
received by Chas. Redman of Ithaca,
from his wife who with his daughter
have been in Germany for year or
more where his daughter is studying
music.
Berlin, Germany, Aug. so, 1914
Dear Charlie:
The only way we can get letters
through written in English is to send
them by friends, so will try and get
this to you The Americans here are
indignant over the false statements
sent to American by the French and
English papers. The Germans have
been perfectly splendid to us, and not
only to the Americans but to all the
people who were here, treating even
their enemies with great kindness
Had our Ambassador been as kind as
the Germans have been none would
haye suffered. He treated the Ameri
cans who were in need of assistance
like lot of cattle or beggars. Insult
upon insult has been heape1 upon
many of our most respected and in.
telligent people who are here, by that
wealthy snob whose money purchased
his position While we have the great.
est respect for President Wilson we
can not understand his putting such a
man in such position, unless it be on
account of his money.
The Germans are indignant because
Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador
has been using his influence to compel
the Americans to flee TO America, re-
gardless of their interests He seems
TO have an innate enmity against all
29eesspecpls, s,rnoanatter how, honorable,
Intelligent or refined. 1t is reported
that he has said What do | know OF
music or what do care for the student
what right have poor people to educate
their children; poor people should re-
main at home.p is
The money cabled to relatives in Ber.
lin having to GO through the hands OF
the American Embassy has taken very
long time to reach it's destination. The
people have been compelled to stand in
line for hours and then often put of
and some have had to wait for week
or more before receiving money sen!
them, even after it had arrived. 1t has
also cost an outrageous amount TO ge,
it in this way and the wonder is, who
gets it? i leave you to draw the in
ference
We wish to remainif possible. Every.
thing here in Berlin seems to be moving
on as though there was no war. Oh
course the people are sad but they &c
about their daily tasks as usual Food
stuffs are sold now at the same prices
they sold for before the war, no change
having taken place since the war be-
gan. stories through some of the French
English and American newspe pers to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Do not worry OF feel anxious about
us for we are perfectly safe The
stories publishedin the papers as to the
i'll treatment of the Americans and
others are absolutely false. We were
at Dresden for few days at the open
ing of the war. This is near the border
between Germany and Austria and
Germany was filed with spies We
saw some of them captured. In all this
excitement we were treated well. OF
course it took us quite long time tc
get back to Berlin as everywhere there
were many soldiers, but they fed vi
along the way, carried our baggage and
in every way were Lively to us. Ihave
talked with English persons who ere
arrested as spies and thew all said tina,
the Germans treated them well. Dur
ing the time the Americans could no,
get money from their relatives OF
riends the Germans carried them alonp
without money where food stuffs were
needed or even loaned them money
until they could get It. Those who had
no money with which to pay rent were
allowed to let their bills run until they
could receive money and as / have
written above had the American EN-
basey been half as courteous to theil
own people as the Germans have beer
no one would have suffered during tn,
excitement created at the beginning o.
the war and during the run on tn,
banks.
The sympathy, ] may say, of all th'
Americans who are here is with th'
Germans as we do not believe the Kaisel
(Coutiuued on pace4)