The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-08
BY CONSTANCE DRExEL.
American Delegate to the woman's
Peace Conference at The Hague.

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miss Constance Drexel is the first
newspaper correspondent to report on
conditions in Germany since the sink.
ing Of the Lusitania.) E
LONDON, May 2O.-I have just
come out of Germany, and perhaps the
predominating impression I bring with
me Is Germany's hatred Of America,
To be sure, England is the country for
which Germany has the bitterest and
most abiding hatred, but her hatred
for America is second only thereto.
Germany feels that war with America
Is only matter Of time.
Everywhere went | found the same
sentiment, and the furthest distance
away found the war put was ten
years. IL was said to me: 1--WE must
settle with England first, but then win
come Americas turn. If we don Z
make war on you ourselves we will get
Japan into war with you, and then
we will supply arms and munitions to
Japan. y
As for America entering the present
war on the side Of the Allies, Germany
doesn't care. She says German sol
diers are dying by American bullets
daily, and America is doing her worst
against Germany by supplying mum.
tions to the Allies. II America enters
the war she win have to keep her mu.
nitions for herself, while It will be a
long time before she can put an effec-
tive army into the field. '.a.F
The sinking of the Lusitania caused
hardly ripple Of excitement there, SO
far as IL related to the possibility Of
America becoming a belligerent. u, {
AZ TO the Lusitania ss
The German people looked on the
sinking Of the Lusitania as proud
feat for their navy, and considered it
an absolutely justifable act of war
fare, but they were entirely without
an idea of the effect it produced on
the feeling in America. There was no
reference to American indignation in
the newspapers. Probably it was not
permitted by the government, and
when they were told of American feel
ing, they could not understand it. d.
President wilson's note appeared in
only one edition of the Berlin after:
noon papers last Monday, and then dis
appeared until Tuesday morning, when
some brief extracts were printed in
the morning papers, but these excerpts
did not give the true tenor and
strength Of the note There was no
editorialt comment, and the whole af-
fair was regarded among the people in
general as little more than a passing
ineidsht, FsIaEfTefy nniinB ortant. 49, y
italian participation in the war was
"a much more important matter to Ger
many, but even that was not regarded
as ID any degree. endangering German
victory. For two months we have
expected Italy to join the Allies and
have been prepared for her, was one
remark made to me. ~ d.
Not Afraid Of italy ,'...a @N,ss
''We have million men--A ustrians
and dermans--on the Italian frontier,
end Italy win not surprise us, but we
will surprise her. Germany has moth
ing TO. Fear from Italy. Our govern
ment has taken good care of us so far,
" has led us victoriously and, will lead
us TO final victory. II will be long,
hard struggle, but Germany will be
victoriOus,p and then there was added
Significantly, "and then will come
America 3 turn a..,a. Gag"t
That definite certainty Of final vic.
tory found throughout the entire peo,
pie everywhere | went. They are a
united people down to children OF
three years old, and they are people
absolutely confident of ultimate vic
tory. One of the most curious things
about them is the almost universal be
lief that the war started with invasion
of German soil. I doubt If ten persons
outside of Official circles know the
truth. Three days before mobilization
began, q state siege was declared
throughout the country and after that
nothing was published or made known
to the people except what the govern
ment wanted known, and the result II
q belief held by the whole people that
the Kaiser worked increasingly for
peace and that the French and Russian
armies had actually crossed the German
borders before the Kaiser had even or
dered mobilization. was told this not
once only, but in half dozen differ
ent parts of the country which Wis
tied. E..}s. ..'.s5 g." i..,,, 3. =
Kaiser's Praises Sung
The Kaiser is the popular hero. Lit
tie is heard of the Crown Prince anG
no one seems TO know or care wher,
he is, but everywhere the Kaiser I
praises are sung, and after Won Hin
denburg be Is the most popular hero o.
the, war Won Hindenburg's picture
are everywhere, sometimes even bein,
hung with the .Kaiser's in shop win
dows But among the generals on tn,
Western front none seems popular o.
considered great. Prince Rupprecht o.
Bavaria was thought great genera
at the beginning of the war, but he l.
not especially so considered now, ami
as far as l could learn, Won Kluck wa
never the peoples ideal like Won Hin
denburg, He aud the Kaiser are tn,
two greet oyerstanding figures of tn
war in German eyes.
AS for supplies of men, munition
and food there Is no sign to one trav
Cling through the country that Their,
is any scarcity Of either. Everywhere
too, I saw young men on the streets
men not in uniform and apparently a
numerous as before the war. Some
times one would doubt that there wa
q war 10 progress, but that feeling wa
always corrected .bv the martial atti
tude and spirit that pervaded tn
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