Evening star., 1915-04-05
Russians and French Are Re-
garded With liberation,
But No Venom.
ANTI-BRITISH SPIRIT
A HANDSPRING OF WAR
fMay God Punish England" Takes
the Place of "Until We
Meet Again"
,c,opvr,rst. 1915. ey Herbert Core, ,

Il
| to the we'll born. Two were escorting
| the third to her auto. They spent
| moment in the usual small talk while
| the one adjusted fur coat about her
bare shoulders. The moment of de-
parture came.
God punish the English" called the
| departing one to her friends. They
nodded.
God punish England!' they replied.
It came as a shock to the listeners.
The unintending eavesdroppers had ex-
pected-if they expected anything
| that the most charming farewell in any
| language would have been used by
these cultured women-"auf wieder-
sehn"-'until we meet again." That
phrase has been abandoned by all Ger
mans. One never hears it. Instead.
when Germans separate. they call to
each other that sinister wish:
May God punish Englandr'
Shows Tide Of Hate.
1t is one Of the straws which show
how the tide of hate is running against
England. When visited Berlin in No
vember I noted that Germans did not
display any particular bitterness
against the Russians or the French
| They do not regard the one as a par
ticularly formidable antagonist. The
French are fighting for revenge. and a
| German can understand and pardon.
| But the depth of feeling against Eng
| land is hardly to be fathomed. 1t is
| something more than purely national
| feeling. Each German hates England
| and all things English with veno-
nous, individual hate.
Listen" said a man in the midst Of
q German group. is it not delicious??
| He was reading a three-column de-
| nunciation of the latest Zeppelin raid
from one of the London papers. When
ever he came to a particularly scath-
| ing sentence he slapped his companions
on the back They laughed aloud in
appreciation.
| to them squea1o
Zeppelin Raids to Anger British.
| My belief is that the Zeppelins are
used against the English towns prin-
cipally because they infuriate the
Briton Many Germans will admit that
the Zeppelins have not justified them
| selves as an instrument of war. They
are not as valuable for reconnaissance
purposes-except at sea-as the aero
| planes. They cannot drop bombs with
any accuracy. They are very vulner-
almost one-half that of the entire Ger
man air navy. 1t Is conceded that the
| portion of the world which is not at
war deprecates their use. Any German
will confess that a submarine campaign
might conceivably starve England. but
that the Zeppelins can only irritate
her. 1t may be that 1t is because the
Zeps are distinctively German weap-
on they are favored. ! believe it is be-
cause they SO enrage England.
m Ea
say. Those English!
They do not belittle their English ad-
versaries. In fact, the Englishman Is
classed as the most dangerous oppo-
nent In the field. The Russian, accord
ing to the Germans who have met the
cars troops. have no initiative. They
are brave enough, but they must be led
and they must be led by men born to
lead. An officer from the moujiks own
rank in life could not get another mou-
jik to follow him. The Russian loss in
officers alone has been $4,000 since the
war began. Hence the complete break
down Of the Russian offensive, on
which the Germans insist. The Rus
sian defensive is still good. They cred
it the French with first-rate fighting
ability. One never hears a German say
that the English are towards. in spite
of the repeated charges Of cowardice
brought by the English press against
the Germans, and which so infuriated
the latter.
Put an Englishman in a trench, and
you can only get him out dead" the
officers will say.
Loathe All Things English.
| But they hate-they loathe-all
things English. There isn't an Eng
lish book exposed for sale in all Berlin
except a copy of Young's Might
Thoughts in the store of q dealer in
antiquities. There isn't sign in Eng
| lish visible. The restaurant keepers
have not only changed the titles of
dishes which had English names, but
have eliminated the translations from
their menus. The hotels have changed
| their English names. Although the
fact that one speaks English in public
| is PROOF that he is an American, be-
| cause all Englishmen still in Germany
| are In Ruhleben prison. 1t is some
times unpleasant to use the language.
Two Americans were dining in a res
| taurant when an old woman nearby
rose in her place. She fairly screamed
at them:
| You are talking English
| One American rose and bowed:
| Il beg your pardon" said he. 'but
| guage." And then he spoke to some
| German friends at the next table. in
German:
| This is the first time." said he, "tha.
| i nave ever Deen lnSulteQ In Berlin"
| The old woman placed one hand on
| his table as she leaned toward him
| Tears stood in her eyes.
| II am sorry said she. so sorry.
But-they killed my son-"
All Glasses Hate English.
| One will now and then hear Germans
deprecate the feeling Of hatred they
admit they share. Some Of the younger
men take light tone. as did the OK
ford-reared officer in the I'd Bavarian
Army Corps. He spoke with an Ok
ford accent. in quite the Oxford man
ner:
ITS a deuced bore" said he. This
| war will mix up the seasons so. One
| will not know where to go when peace
is declared One will have lost all ones
| friends"
! Others declare a generation must
pass before the bitter feelings which
have been generated on both sides will
| die down. Business is business, they
| say. Germany and England will trade
| together Just as before. I'VE will, per-
| haps, be more bitter rivals in COM
merce than ever before. but a dollar
| knows no flag" But they hold that the
1 Englishman and the Germans will not
be able to meet in friendship for
| years. It is the conviction Of most
l fa1ked