Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-19
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UsT fsye years ago was in Mexico City attending
u the celebration Of the centennial anniversary Of
Tho Mexican republic. Even while our editorial
party sti down there sporadic outbreaks against
the constituted authorities being reported, but no
ono for a moment regarded them OF a serious nature
harbored the remotest idea that they would soon
develop into raging insurrection that would be stir
unsurpassed five later What terrible destruc-
ton war work and how hard II IL TO end H. Is
illustrated by the sad experience OF Mexico. Nearly
all OF the important personages who figured in that
gala centennial celebration 1910 have passed off the
stage. including Diaz who had the principal role and
Corral then vice president and supposedly his destined
successor. while the few who survive like Limantour
and Creel and Della Barra, driven into the obscurty
Of exile. We the havoc OF five years
Mexico Can possibly imagine what would
be the condition OF Europe II the great there
which has already more than year. should have
a five-year's durauon7
received a postal card from Germany this week
containing n poem IAN answer to Woodrow Wilson
Washington" translated, although written originally
In German by John Bert who lives in Kasse and
who notes that he stood at The Bees cradle" In
this reminder Mr.. Berlt Is correct, for he
poyed bookkeeper for The Bee in its early days In
which capacity perhaps OF the oldtime Germans
here may remember him. He afterwards returned
the fatherland and when was abroad engaged in
what is called "Kolonial Warren" business or dealer
in grocery importatlons in Kassel where by peculiar
incident my father and I visited him his guests.
Before tell that story let print the poetry which
doubtless reflects the thought and attitude Of many
educated and intelligent on the protests our
president has made against the German subsea wa--
fare. II reads as follows:
AN ANSWER TO WOODROW WILSON,
our blood sets boiling while your note
We shan't subject us to your filthy code
To perverse sinking foul hypocrisy
Like far from logic and philosophy.
Here Is our answer, honest clear. precise
May come what may. be peace the price,
Look back into your books OF famous age
German assistance stands on every page
rIrb Ia bra,
When England sent TO crush you her vast crew
And when Secessions snake lifted It's head
the German people was your friend and mate
uncounted thousands shed their precious blood
While France and England gainst the Union stood
we thanks our action was dictate
Dictate OF moral duty, friendship to your state
All that we want is: that by honor bound
You deal with us and foes ground
LAS long England outrages the sea
starvation being its most Christian gee,
To shelter our seventy million nation
We shall destroy without any cessation
Whatever ships on road for EngIand's shore
Our U-boats beat them irreparable sore
That seventy million their precious life
Americans may keep afar strife.
We fight for liberty OF godcreated ocean
While Englands egotism is solely its motion
ours is the price ours the righteous cause
Our moral strength will conquer all our foes
And should mlsed you join them-then for blams
In history twill be page Of shame
And now. America make ready. choose
Much Is to win for you and all to lose"
Please don't blame the English peculiarit unon
Mr Berlit, for his poem is composed in beautiful
rnythmic German. the translation being credited IN
"t)r phil Heldt OF Wiesbaden"
The way 70 visit Mr. Beriit az WAS I'm
the early $3.50 Rives insight the wonderful ef-
ncieney OF the German postoffce. Our arrival in
Paris chroniced in the New York Herald there
with an accompanying interview with my father mem
toning that he carrying letters from Postmaster
General Wansmaker TO the postal officials of the con-
unental countries to enable him look into the pro.
gress attained abroad by the postal telegraph II
was at least two months after that before we reached
Berlin by circuitous route We registered at our
hotel In the morning. and when returned at noon
a letter was delivered addressed 70 Hon Edward
Rosewater, Care of the Postmaster General of Ger.
many This letter, It transpred, was written by
Mr.. Berlit, whose attention had in some way been
called TO tho Paris New York Herald item translated
and copied into some German paper and he naturally
and without thinking IT anything at all unusual had
addressed his letter in th"t naive fashion perfectly
confident that It would in be delivered to the
person for whom It intended. Mr. Berlit must
be close to 70 years OF age We had last heart
letter OF sympathy upon the death of my father Of
which he had read the cabled announcement in the
Frankfurter Zeitung,
Twice Told Tales