Semi-weekly herald., 1915-06-10

l am told that there are less than
two hundred Americans in Berlin, and
that they one and all of them believel
that Germany is in che right. The
Americans newspaper correspondents
remaining in Germany are enthusiast
tically pro-German; they advance ev-
cry arguments which the Germans ad-
vance in defense of everything. They
would not admit that Germany hasl
made amistake or is wrong in any|
respects. Such newspaper correspond
ents are treated with the greatest re-
spect and are given every facility
for going to the fighting lines. They
can send out everything which Ger
many wants them to send out, but
nothing else. If correspondent
should undertake to be independent
and send out things according to his
own view, he would be put into prison
or sent out of the country within six
hours or less time.
OF course we stopped at the Adlon
hotel on the boulevard known as the
Unter der Linden, as widely known a
boulevard as there is in the world.
The hotel feeds its guests with very
free hand, but here again we found
the bread ticket. The Berlin bread
ticket is printed in better shape than
the one in Austria, and the bread is
of better quality and usually made Of
white flour.
Americans Not Welcome.
The Adlon hotel is the property of
Lorenzo Adlon, German hotel keep
er of the old school, who believes in
giving personal attention to his guests.
At 9 o'clock each evening, when the
dinner tables are well filled, Lorenzo
Adlon, aged about 10, erect and rud-
dy, wearing spectacles and with gray
hair, will appear in the dining room
in full dress, bowling very low as if
everybody knew who he was. and as
if it were his business to bid every
body welcome. He proceeds from ta-
Bile to table, bowing to strangers and
kissing the hands of ladies with whom
he is specially acquainted. Every
clerk, every waiter, every attendant,
every bellboy and every lad who
opens the door to let you in bows
low, just like Lorenzo Adlon does, the
same old bow gracefully done, and it
is certainly not displeasng to be thus
! remeuherea by your landlord. but in
the large lounge room in which after
noon teas are served is not an agree
able place for an American or two
Americans to sit and talk the English
language.
1t is not long before half dozen
robust Germans are devoting their
entire attention to the Americans,
practically staring them out of coun-
tenance.
An American has no business In
Berlin at the present time, and that
Ii" is not welcome is manifest in ev-
cry way, except by spoken word. No
bcdy orders him out but everyone
wants him to get out. Before leaving
Paris was urged by other newspa-
per correspondents at that place not
to undertake to go to Berlin on &C.
coEnt of the anti-American feeling,
but felt it my duty to go and 1 have
no regrets, although 1 should not
want to repeat the experience.
Remains in SeclusiOn.
! did not go to any of the cafes;
rode through the streets in Victorias,
the fare being reasonable, and at
night | remained in my room. I re-
leased Frankinthall and told him to
GO to the cafes to see and hear what
was going on, This he did, moving
among his acqlaintances. One or two
Germans with whom he had acquain-
lance thought the sinking of the LUST
tana was great mistake on the part
of the Germans, but Frankinthall nev-
er brought up the subject, waiting
until it was bro ught up and then ex-
pressing no opinion whatever. Upon
reaching any city in Austria or Ger
many the first thing called for at the
hotel is the travellers passport, which
is taken away to be examined
Travelling from Berlin to Rotterdam
changed cars five times and my
passport was in constant request, but
all the officers and train men were
polite and have no complaint to
offer. l admit to rejoicing when I
crossed the Holland border as l did
some weeks ago when l came out Of
Belgium.
Holland Still Neutral.
Holland looks rich and green, her
fields are full of spotted cattle and
there is every indication of prosper
ity The people are going about their