The sun., 1916-09-10
EUROPE AFTER THE WAR

garian Empire. Therefore we shall not
find ourselves confronting the Govern
ments which made this war. There
will be Germans. Czcchs. Hungari.
ans. &C.. who will have to deal with
E%nglishmen. Frenchmen, Italians.
Russians, Belgians. &C.
Personal relations between the Ger
mans and their enemies Of to-day will
be extremely difficult.
"Never shall W Of France forget
the solidarity the ninety-three KHltur-
and art of Germany. established be-
tween their Kultur and the lies and
denominations Of their Government and
their army. Never can they be par
doned the appreciation which they
W to the d~estroyers of Louvain. to
the bombarders of Rheims and to the
perpetrators OF the atrocities which
were committed In Belgium. in Russia
and in the French northern provinces.
sNtNtI a th'S pt loiSiNNA lol IL
submarine warfare.
"As long as this generation exists
and perhaps longer IT will be inevitable
that any German approaching a
French commercial firm will he met
by the annoying Inquiry. expressed or
not. as may be:
Pardon me-but are you a true
commercials or a spy
Il think the Germans will he very
depressed after the war. in the Europe
which they will have urned against
them: and they will he ruined. But
at the same time they will be very
resigned. The German IL very plastic.
lie has borne the ~despotism Of the
Kaiser. OF til" prussian Junkers. OF
the military clique with the greatest
docility. He will take his defeat in the
same manner His leaders will he
furious, as ;hwarted indicators al
ways are, but he. unfortunate tina he
is. will be resigned and work hard to
nice: the terrible taxation which T. will
be his lot in life to bear"
| asked NJ. Guyot To give me his
views as to the after the war recon-
struction period in France and as to
the legal measures which will accom-
pany il.
In France said he. we shall he
faced by very great difficulties. do
mot believe socialism will he fostered
by the war: ! scarcely think that the
Government will accept any new re-
that ] am glad OF this. am also
sorry to say that | do not see any
likelihood that we shall he more liberal
in our tariff laws after the war thai
We have been in the past. To me the
protectionists do not seem 10 he at nj!
inclined 10 abandon their ancient errors.
'Officialdum always profits by Il war,
multiplying its powers and ~intrenchinG
itself in them. This IL not peculiar TO
IItIN'' II tNfl II'lf anu AZ
ways, and is one of the reasons why
humanity should hate war. ! believe
that tho hopes II France IN this regard
les in the fact that We may have TO
demolish much machinery because OF
The necessity Of budget economies"
| asked NJ. Guyot if he expected any
difficulties TO grow u OF the changed
psychologists of men returning from
the front L. civil life.
From what my daughters, who are
working among the soldiers in the hos
pitals. having spoken with four or five
hundred wounded. tel me- said NJ.
Guyut, 'all the peasants returning from
the from; talk Of nothing but their
agricultural interests. and look for
ward 10 returning To their old time
habitual work as soon as they can get
back home. I do not believe that in
France at least the war will have n
tendency to cnticc men away from the
land. 1t is more difficult to judge the
effect service at the front has had
among industrial workmen.
political changes OF will
come, due principally t. the advance
mcnt of popular officers To- positions OF
political Importance. In the trenches
little meetings of soldiers. rcscrvists
and tcrritnrialists constantly are being
held. These men. who achieve absolute
confidence in their wartime leaders,
will choose them as their leaders in
civil life after the war ends, II will
thrust many new men into politics and
doubtless many good men. Il will ad-
vance few men VINO are not scrupu-
, lousy honest and trustworthy, al
though il may advance some who are
without the true political sense. m
matter how much they may have the
, sense Of political leadership.
DOUBTLESS Their" will he radical
chnges in the parliamentary and gov
eminent personnel. What IDEAS will
tho new men bring in? 1t would he
difficult ia p~rognOsticato even their
; general trend, but ! do not believe that
there will he a reaction, in spite of the
!, efforts made 10y the former National
lists and by the Clerical party. ] be