Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02

II will call policeman and have YOU
put in Jail II you don't stop.
And the worst OF it is that she could
have done that had she so wished.
A CAFE INCIDENT.
Another time | remember was when
I. With some friends from the Spanish
embassy, were in a cafe. We were
talking Spanish. A German oihcei
sitting In balcony above us, did not
recognize the tongue and thought We
were speaking In French. He sent
down card on which he had written
"How dare you insult the kaiser by
speaking French in Germany"
One Of the men from the embassy
demanded an apology from the officer
explaining that we were talking Span
ieh. And. as he was from the embas'
sy, the ofYicer apologized. But had we
really been speaking French we would
have gotten into trouble.
AS a sample of the way Americans
are regarded, I can cite the case OF a
young musician knew, named Lang
straus, an American despite his Ger
man-sounding name. He composed a
beautiful symphony and tried to get
1T heard in Germany. OF course every
person knew he was an American. and
1T was weeks before he could get per-
mission to give the symphony. Then,
when he did give It, few persons came
to hear It and the critics the next day
roasted" 1t almost to extinction.
Later, he got to Norway and pre-.
scented II there and got Q wonderful
Another man, who was half Amerf-
can. q painter in Munich, Yagasbacher
by name, simply could not get place
to exhibit his work.
. MANY RIOTS IN GERMANY.
II One thing which, more than an
other, shows the unrest of the German
people is that they continually are
embroiled In riots-riots because OF
hunger and because OF the desire for
peace. @
saw one riot before the kalsers
palace when at least 5000 persons
were assembled at once. It took the
soldiers a long time to disperse them.
If ever there is any uprising in Ger
many. one thing know, the German
private soldiers will get back" at
their officers for their inhuman bru.
tally. heard Of more cases Of actual
barbarism on the part of oficers> to-
ward men in the ranks than one could
believe. But l also saw number Of
cases where things happened which
would not be permitted In our army.
One day, in the subway (the unter-
ground), saw German soldier sit
ting quietly reading paper. The
station was crowded. An ofiicer came
in and passed the soldier - but at
some distance. The soldier did not
look UP from his paper and SO did
not see the oflicer. The ofiicer waited
a moment. then went over and tapped
the soldier on the shoulder. The man
got up, thoroughly frightened, as one
could see from the expression on his
face. and saluted Well, the ofiicer
started and never in my life have !
heard a person get what we would
call such "bawling out" as that on
Ger gave that soldier. For. over FIVE
minutes he talked, and he did not
trouble to lower his voice. The sol
der stood quietly and took it without
one word and, when the officer was
done, simply saluted and walked away.
IT, an officer would do that simply
because soldier had not seen him
and did not salute, wonder what
would happen il anything serious Oc-
Cured!
RICH DON'T GO HUNGRY.
The. German officers have a very
exalted opinion of their own dignity.
They would not carry package. no
matter how small They would con-
slider that beneath them. They do not
give up their seat in the street car to
women, unless 1t happens to be some
woman they know and particularly
wish to please. They hirt outrageous
ly with any woman they care to, and
no woman dares to4fesent 1t. They
Will push you of the sidewalk, run
against you without apology show the
greatest rudeness in every way, and
they are treated as though they were
gods In human form.
They do not 90 hungry 40 the Poo.
Pile do. They live high. The rich do
not 90 hungry, either. But the poorer
people, or those of the middle class
they are the ones who are being
crushed by starvation and maI.nutri.
tlon.
SuA SuuA SuloA " III SnhhC CNcls
day to clean the fiat in which we
lived told us one day that she could
not come very much longer as she
was starving to death. Her allowance
Of food was so small that she was get
ting weaker all the time. People are
dying there Of hunger--dying while
many Of those In charge of the coun-
try are getting rich by graft. The gov
eminent sets certain prices for food,
but any person who has money, can
set these rules aside and get whatever
he pleases.
When I went to Germany to finish
my musical education, in 1914. I found
q beautiful, prosperous country, the
people contented and happy, coun-
try respected. with million bonds of
love and goodfellowship, humanity.
learning and art binding her to the
other civilized countries-even to
England, whom Germany always
hated more or less
A CONTRAST.
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