The Washington herald., 1915-09-26
GERMANS.LIKE
/. BELG|ANS NOW
Teutons Want To Keep That
Country Willing To Rem
edy Harm Done.
WOULD CONTROL ROADS
Let Us Economic" Is Peculiar Cry
that Falls on Deaf Ears
in Britain.
pea.I Gable to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL Gable to The Washington Herald
London. Sept 25.-It is very interesting
to Compare official German announce
ments of today with what the German
official press wrote a year ago. when
one would in vain have looked for a
single expression of sympathy with I'M
happy Belgium.
Americans will remember that in
telegram to President Wilson the Kaiser
accused the Belgian population of the
most monstrous crimes, and the entire
German press announced that documents
would be published proving that Belgium
had given up her neutrality for the bene
fit of England.
Wouldn't Punish Belgium.
Today the Germans are playing a very
different tune. The Catholic "Koelnische
Volkezeitung" has just published an ar
ticle in which 1t tries to dissipate the
misunderstanding which has arisen be-
tween Belgians and Germans because
of the Vaccinations of the Belgian press
and the Anglophile policy of the late
King Leopold
Another article in the Dutch paper
''Tfjd." says Germany no longer thinks
of furnishing Belgium" On the con-
trary. she will do everything within her
power TO make up for the harm which
the necessities of war unfortunately forced
her to. Germany is determined to win
the friendship of Belgium and the admi-
ration Of the whole world by her mag
naninlty and she can afford to be mag
nanimous now. as she has indeed always
wished to be. because her armies have
been victorious everywhere. These are
the sentiments which. according to the
Cologne correspondent of the '.Tijd." in
spire the whole German part of the
center
+a1,v f1r a
cannot be kept in ignorance of what
is going on in Berlin. and there one hears
nothing of the soft melodies played to
the: ears of neutrals.
Prof Hermann Schumacher. of the
University of Bonn. is about to give
series of lectures in Berlin to Germans
exclusively on the object of the present
war. a few copies of his lectures have
heen sent out to certain persons marked
strictly confidential"
.Possession Necessary"
In his conference. the professor be-
gins by stating that the possession of
Belgium rs necessary to Germany not
only as protection against England,
hut he adds. we need Belgium to pro-
feet German commerce and later on be-
cause it will facilitate an attack upon
England"
AS long as England remains an
Island" says Prof. Schumacher. lit will
be next to Impossible to attack her by
lind. but she is vulnerable at sea. If
Ne keep at Zeehurgee or further west
at the entrance of the English Channel.
Il powerful force of submarines. destroy
ers. and .hydroplanes, we shall be able
to put pressure on England" g..
Tht professor then explains how Bel
E'Tm Is 10 he, rendered docile and plia BILE
TO safeguard ourselves and smother.
Relsar enniry against US, We must not
ora, keep= a strong military force . in.
Belgium: but "a very strong police force.
W. rnfrst hfake Belgium and Luxembourg!
Joip our customs union. while at the
sifne time establishing a customs bound
arv to protect German commerce and
industries against Belgian competition.
and we must have absolute control of
1hr entire Belgian railroad system.
With Brussels al neutral territory
similar to Washington in the United
States. the Flemish part of the Belgian
population may withdraw from the west
ern Latin province and become closely
affiliated with the German race before
again slowly invading the eastern parts
of the country. This is the only way
in which we may fortify our positions
against England"
Are Not For Economy.
Let US economize" is the cry that We
hear everywhere in England nowadays
In the press, from the pulpit and in the
clubs, Now. nothing is more against
the nature Of the British people than
economy. but the time has evidently
come when they will have to learn to
save and cut down expenses
we must economic is the cry OF
those who advocate compulsory service,
ana who insist tina it is foolish to accent
the services of married men as volun-
teers and be compelled to paw pensions
for years to come to their widows and
children when. there are plenty of un-
married men who might be forced to en-
ter the army at a cost of only pence
db centsl day. under the continental
system of conscription.
Let US cut down our imports which
- increase our Indebtedness abroad" is
the cry. We must cut down our ex-
penses. We must spend less on food and
clothes. and particularly on coal. which
is needed by our navy as well as by
the naVles of Russia and France. We
must drink less wine and beer, tea and
cofree. and we must smoke less and spend
less on amusements and travelling