The Washington herald., 1915-01-15
GERMANS aim At
BRITISH ONLY
Feel Sorry for French-Look
On Russians as Semi
Barbarians.
KAISER HAD TOOTHACHE
That's What His Serious Illness
Consisted of. Says American Just
From Berlin.
,eciaI Cable 10 The Washington Herald.

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
London, Jan. 1.-THE following article
on conditions in Germany was written by
E. A. Denham, an American, who has
Just reached London after several months
spent in Germany, Austria, and France:
THE feeling Of the German nation
toward France is entirely unconnected
with hatred or dislike. 1t is an almost
friendly feeling, coupled with a great ad-
miration for the bravery of the French
troops and quite untinged with resent
ment at any lack of reciprocal feelings.
But Germany cannot understand why
France has not yet had enough of war
The German public is imdued with sim
cere almost naive wonder at the fact
that France does not yet seem ready to
discuss possible terms of peace, even If
the discussion should lead 10 nothing more
tangible than an exchange of ideas.
There is no talk OF peace with Rus
sia, not because Germany would not
Jump at q chance to conclude truce
with that country. but because she
fully realizes that Russia is in a posi-
tion TO go on fighting indefinitely and
stands little chance of suffering any
thing more than a possible temporary
loss of Warsaw or part of Poland. Rus
STA, il is privately conceded, could be
tempted to withdraw, but could not be
| forced to do so, no matter how success
full Marshal Won Hindenburg might be.
Even II he should utterly rout the Rus
SLAMS and take Warsaw and the chain
of strongholds to the north and south
thereof. II would pay Germany, they
say. to push the fighting further into
Russian territory. Meanwhile the Ger
man public is taking very little inter-
! est in Russia.
! THE average German is devoid OF
personal feeling for or against the
| Russians He chooses to consider the
Russian as a semi barbarian, amiably
harmless in times of peace. but great
nuisance Just at present, and one that
really ought to be suuelched. Since he
cannot be suppressed. he must be en-
dured, and the Germans are enduring
him with remarkable cheerfulness.
II was in Berlin during the whole oil
/ December and l recall vividly the day
the news was announced that Won HIM
denburg had smashed and routed the
Russian armies. There was much re-
ioicing. of course. The raid on Hartlep-
pool and Scarborough, reported on the
same day crowded the great events IN
Poland out of consideration and relegat'
ed them to the inside pages OF the news,
papers and to the distant background
in general conversation.
''During all the time l have spent IT
Germany since the war began, tha'
greatly exaggerated dCCOuhl VI SiiS tNN
sian retreat has been the only mislead
ing announcement that I have CONT
across in the German press.
Kaiser Has TOOthRche.
THE Kaiser was in Berlin at thu
time. but he made no public appear
ance. ] noticed several items in M
foreign press saying he was tnen Sc
riously III at the palace, but / hhppei
to L,ow- not through personal inter
course with the Kaiser, but only througl
the Kaisers dentist, that the kalse
stopped in Berlin en- route from FoI
and to the western front to nav
some troublesome teeth ATTENDED 10
and tsat he devoted the hetter par
af mis- three days in Bef!ih 20 ina
cheeitLI occupation FlS serious III
ness consisted of a tootha 'as. tarKe'
I'D by =. cold in TIL impG- G-ial head
"As regards Belgium the German view
: OF course, is that Belgium has onl'
herself to blame for her misfortunes an
that her Ill treatment Of German civllia
residents and her sniping campalg
against the German troops deprive ne
l of any right to sympathy for the con
sequences.
.'As for the atrocity charges, parucu
larIy those relating to the i'll treatmen
OF Belgian womaA and children, the Ger
I mans treat the allies with complete con
l sideration / know personally OF man
Q families in Berlin who, when sendln
D food comforts to the soldiers, expires
the hope that some of the good thing
will find their way to the needy Belgia
residents"