The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-08
Civilization Menaced
/. by Huns, Says Gerard
Former Ambassador to Germany Thrills Mssol,la Crowd
With Stirring Description Of Situation.
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clerks Of the district courts and the
like are not elected. but are appointed
by the office Of the chancellor, who IS
In turn appointed by the emperor.
The German government has a reich
stag, which corresponds to our house
Of representatives.
Absolute Monarchisn.
"The records Of the population for
electing men to office have never been
changed since 1871. SO much OF the
population Is not recorded. No laws
passed by the reichstag can become
laws until they have been passed and
approved by the bundesrat. And the
Is upper rulers of Germany have en-
tire power to make or break law. SO
you see you have there the most abso-
lutte form Of absolute monarchism that
you have ever known in the history Of
the world.
1.-THE people Of America ask why we
are sending the young men Of America
over there to fight. Each soldier
who goes has the baton of the mar
shall in his knapsack. so they have the
privilege and promise Of promotion.
In Germany, after three years of fight
ing. not one of them can become an
officer. The officers or the German
armies consist of the mobiles Of the
ruling class Of Prussianlsm. and they
want to keep this part OF German
military life absolutely in their own
hands.
Dream Of American Conquest.
"One Of the biggest dreams the Ger
man rulers and officers have. is to
come to American soil, thereby con-
quering the world, and only those who
were In Enrone during the first phase
Of the war can understand how much
the Germans have dreamed this dream.
"A few more wagon loads of ammu-
milton and few more miles of ad-
vance and there would have been no
Joffre who could have held back the
force OF German strategic and edu-
Gated barbarism. 1t was only the In
reference of England into the war at
just the time they came, which saved
the world and America as well, he
cause those people understand force
and force only. and SO l can't under
stand why any German or man Of Ger
man descent, who has come to this
country, who has enjoyed all the OPP
portunities 1t affords. who has been
welcomed as We welcome men and
women of all nations. can sympathize
with hof M nv ty, 10 y,,o a
absolute dominion.
What Do They Seek Here?
:"what did these Germans. who SYM
T,athize with Germany. who are doing
their best to hinder the United States
and to nullify our efforts in this war
lG democracy--what did these Ger
mans coVe to America for? What
do they expect from Germany II
they believe the Germans are going
to give them any great place. they are
mistaken. don't believe that Benc-
dict Arnold had a very good time
after he betrayed his country.
II think If you took German and
tied him up and told him you were go
ing to send him back to Germany,
don't know any animal who would bite.
kick, scratch or saueal more.
The Cruelty Of Germany.
"And you can't imagine the cruelty
with which Germany went into this
war. l was in northern France in
May. 1916. went down there to set
tie directly with the emperor the con-
troversy we had with Germany as to
the use of submarines in war, and
while there, / was taken on an auto
mobile trip through the country.
saw women and girls working the
fields. They didn't look like peas
ants. asked the officers who were
with me. who those women and girls
were. They passed 1t off and would
tell me nothing definitely. Later in
the evening l met and talked with
some Americans who are giving food
to all that are hungry and that they
can reach. They told me that the
earnings from the toll of the northern
France settlements are taken away
from the population and the population
lives off the money and food sent by
Americans under the direction of Her.
bert Hoover
Forced to Work in. Fields.
And this American also told me
that the Germans had called for VOL
unteers to work the fields. Out of
all those people. only II answered the
call. and thcreupon Germany had CIV
en- orders that people be taken and
ordered to work the fields. A man
would come home at night to find his
whole family gone. and the only In
formation he could find about them
would be when the neiGhbors would
say that file Of soldiers had come
and driven them away. There had
been no chance to say goodbye. no OPP
portunity to get clothing together
women and girls alike were driven off
TO work In the fields of northern
France and only after six months
were these people returned to their
homes. broken In spirit and condition
from toll and starvation.
That Is what you can expect II your
country ever comes under the domin-
ion of the Prussians.
Breaking the eeIsians.
Il don't know intimately about the
outrages in Belgium. but I do know