South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-25

er But now the hate is equally between the
United States and ENGLAND
Even before the United States in. the Ger
thought that should not sell munitions to the
allies. They accused among themselves for helping
the other side They laughed at Prest Wilson and his
notes" Wilson Is easy" could hear people say
the street. and laugh about it every time fresh
German outrage prompted another remonstrance from
president. He good leterwriter, that is all
he can do" the people said.
When the United states really entered the war. the
people at first were surprised Then they we're con
temptuous. America will send soldiers they
said she will give money and food-and she is do
that She will fight"
But when the filtered into Germany that our
boys in khaki really ordered to the battle lines
France. Germans began TO sing different tune.
They began to be more fearful. Not many laughs
and sneers were heard although the newspapers and
the soldiers tried to make the people think that our
men would not give good account of themselves in
battle with the passing of the German sef-con-
fdence, a greater degree of hate toward
OF American in Berlin dared to show an
American Flag. had one in my room a beautiful
silk one. and my landlady begged be and
take it with when went II would be afraid even
try destroy it," she said, for fear some person
SLAPPED SOLDIERS FACE
Toward the last, when l went shopping. / never
went into the smaller stores for fear would De IN
suited OF not served. My girl friend, who was from
South America, had lived for seven years in Germany
and she could speak fuenty that person sus-
pected her But never got rid of my American &C
cent and frankly. afraid, for there lot of
things ] would rather dc than face German, hate
filled mob
Americans are treated with the utmost disrespect in
Germany. American girl 1 slapped the face
of d German soldier who insulted her Outrageousy,
while she watkins through the avenue called
Unter den Linden. He said things to her which, In
America. would landed him in jail, soldier or
soldier. But she had protection. The soldier
called policeman and the result was that the Ameri-
can girl given days leave the cOun-
try for insulting the kaiser by sappng one of his
AS myself-when / would street car,
always would step back to let German officer pass
me. if he also boarding the OF course
all German do that, but imagine what that
would mean to American girl! l would not have
dared step up the before slider.
Walking alons the streets the soldiers joste YOU
step on your feet without thinking of apologiZng one
permitted to speak English. one day, in one OF
the parks Berlin. l met girl friend 1 had not
each other BEGAN talking in English A woman
passengerby stopped and forbade us to speak in that
language
But what We are saying of your business,
told her.
.That does not matter" she said, 4 will call
Hceman and have you put in jail if you don't stop
And it is that she could have done
had she wished
Another time 1 remember when I, with some
friends from the Spanish embassy in Gale. We
were talking spanish A German officer sitting a
balcony above us did recognize the tongue and
thought speaking in French. He sent down
a card which he had written, How dare you in
suit the kaiser by speaking French in Germany"
one of the men from the embassy demanded
apology the officer explaining that talk
ing Spanish. And he from the embassy, the
officer apoogized. But had we really been speaking
French we would have gotten into trouble
As a sample of the way Americans are regarded
can cite the case of young musician 1 knew, named
Iangstrauss American despite his German sound
ing name lie composed a beautiful symphony and
tried to get il heard in Germany OF course every
person knew he was an American, and it weeks
before could get permission to give the symphony
1,ben when he did give it, few persons came to hear
and critics the day roasted 1t almost TO
extinction
got a wonderful audience and splendid notices.
Another man who half American painter in
Munich. Yagasbacher by name, simply could not get
place exhibit his work.
MANY RIOTS IN GERMANY.
one thing which than another shows the I'm
people is that they continually are
embroed in rots-riots because OF hunger and be-
cause of desire for peace.
saw one riot before the kaiser's palace when at
least 5000 persons assembled at once. 1t took
the soldiers a long dispense them.
II ever there is any uprising in Germany thing
-, the German nrivate soldiers will get back
ar their oficers for their inhuman brutality 1 heard
of more cases actual barbarism the part of Of
hcers toward in the ranks than one could be
Ieve But l also saw a number of where things
happened which would not be permitted in our army
one day in the subway Ohe underground,
German soldier sitting quietly reading paper. The
station crowded An officer came in and passed the
soldier-but distance. The soldier did look
up from his paper did the officer. The
officer moment. then went over and tapped the
soldier on the shoulder. The got up thoroughly
frightened could from the expression his
lace and sauted Well the officer started and never
in my life have / heard any person get what would
call "bawling-Out" that officer gave that soldier
For minutes he talked, and he did trouble
lower me soldier STOOD quietly and TOOK
il without one word and when the officer was done
simply saluted and walked away.
If an officer would do that simply because a soldier
had not him and did not salute, I wonder what
would happen II anything serious occurred
RICH DON'T HUNGRY.
The German officers have a very exalted opinion of
their own dignity. They would carry a package
no matter small They would consider that be-
meath them They do not give up their seat in the
street car women. unless il happens wO-
they know and particularly wish TO please They
hrt outraseously with any woman they to- and
woman dares TO resent IT, They will push you of the