The Daily Missoulian., 1917-08-12

nothing extraordinary to German
oiilcer. It's what he did with ihe
women OF his own race before war
nesah. Every one of these officers in
'line OF peace took girl of tho noo-
PIE and lived with her when in ra rr,
son. II there were consequences ho
: PAID her small sum. And when No
moved to another garrison he tnok
another girl. That was an. Tho f.or,
man people do not protest. thnnyh
their own daughters are taken Is
the man not an officer" What redress
would they haveo
German Wife Only Servant.
10 you know what the position of
German wife is" It is that Of the
ilrst servant in the house. When
Ihere Is no one else she cleans her
husbands boots. Here and there.
Mrs. Raemaekers added with a fine eli.
Tort at impartiality. "it is possible to
ilhd German who is not a burglar
that Is not a burglar as an individual
am not prejudiced against Germans.
My mother is German woman But
say that their national dream is one
or burglary. They are the only ma
non which finds its religion in the
words Woe to the Conquered"
Al we nave tried not to
believe that the German nation as n
nation is responsible for crimes against
women and children. We have re-
membered that every war has shown
instances of depravity in individual
men or groups Of soldiers. We have
hesitated to believe that the German
government or the army, as an army.
practice rape and murder of noncom-
batants''
Consider eismarck's Theory,
Is 1t possible that you still dream"
Mr. Raemaekers replied. WAS not
bismarck pretty good Germano Did
not bismarck write: Nothing should
be left to the people of an invaded
nation but their eyes to weep WITH
The German military orders say that
war must not be made upon armies
alone, but upon civilians. upon
churches, upon art. That everything
must be put to the sword so as to in
splre more terror and shorten the
war"
How long will the war last?" |
asked Mr.. Raemaekers.
Russia complexities the answer"
he said. "A year ago | though that
II might end within a year. But not
today. What do you think ?' he
asked suddenly. Il believe it will
take several years to beat them" I
answered.
Will and Must Be Done.
Yes, it WILL Mr.. Raemaekers re-
piled slowly. But it will be done. 1t
must be done. And already the Ger
mans are beginning to talk peace,
At the beginning. when they took
the French by the throat, when
france had no heavy artillery and
frenchmen by thousands were mown
down, the German thought war was
a glorious thing. Today, when he
IS being slaughtered by thousands.
ne says, This war has lasted long
enough. 1t is senseless.' The Ger
mans are very practical people.
Ihcy know now that their only
chance is to finish the business be-
lore the United States gets its men
ana It's supplies over. All, if only you
''ao oesun to prepare three years
ago France, added Mr. Raemaekers,
''ao i''aoe the most magnificent strug-
gle IN 'ne history of the human race.
i understand that the Germans
now say they love the French: that
they hate only England" I said.
They Loved ee'sian., Too.
yes replied Mr.. Raemaekers
srimiy they love the French they
loVed the Relgians Doubtless the
German soldier in Mons who hung
Tue body OF child from a meat hook
IN front of a butcher shop as GOOD
joke loved the little one. God keen
them from loving my country" he add.
ed ferventy. But Holland il ready
for them"
Holland has helped to prolonr the
war; ! said. "She is one of the nen-
'ral nations that have kept Germany
alive"
NO one knows it better than l." the
great Dutch artist answered Il have
seen the most wholesale smuggling
across the frontier. l have seen roads
''oeked with vans carrying supplies
nto Germany. l have seen houses
facing IN Holland. but with back win
lows looking on Germany, where the
owner OF the house would stand in the
'oor-some one. any one, entering,
would slip him some money and then
90 uD the stairs and throw supplies
'ut or the window into baskets held
" Germans In Germany ! told these
hings to our minister of foreign af-
airs. He said: will you not have the
GOODNESS to tell them to the minister
II Agriculture so saw him. Yes
ald the minister Of agriculture.
ave heard the reports you bring. but
hen l have heard them contradicted,.
why not buy a ticket and go to any
me OF dozen places have told you
pont and see for yourself?' l asked.
SUI 90 not think he ever bought that
lcket' You see he was pro- German