Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-09

|hSJ are SupeiIoT " all Otner people.
Then, taken as a whole, the German
people not only by nature love to be-
lieve and to obey, but they have been
trained to absolute and unquestion-
ing obedience to government author
ity until it has become second
nature"
"What reason do you think that
Germany could have for persisting in
her submarine. warfare, knowing that
the United States would fight?"
at is doubtful whether Germany
knew 1t. For one thing, the hesita-
ton OF the United States was evil
IDENTIFY taken for cowardice. Next,
the Germans knew that America was
unprepared for war. Again, the Ger
man government totally ignored the
true character Of the American peo-
ple."
How is that?"
"Well. they thought that America
was a big jelJyflsh mass Of money
grabbing Yankees who would take
any kind of insult rather than fight,
and do not believe now that they
take us very seriously. AS a matter
OF fact. nothing can be imagined so
stupid rs the German government"
Stupid? Why, I thought that
they were the most intelligent Off
cials in the world"
"That is where you are wrong.
For the past forty years the German
official has seemed altogether igno-
rant or altogether unmindful of other
nations. Either that or else they are
the clnmsiest and most tactless peo-
pie In the world in their dealings
with foreign nations.
''Bismarck and Buelow seem about
the only high German officials OF re-
cent times that had any perception
whatever OF things beyond Germany"
what effect has this had on Ger
man foreign politics?"
well. it has caused the German
government to assume constantly an
air of insolent and threatening supc-
riority, the leading idea apparently
being that the only diplomacy worth
while was that which would intimi~
date rather than persuade. The ef.
feet OF this was to create a prejudice
against her in the furthest corners Of
the earth, which has reacted with
crushing power in the present war"
81 have heard it said that England
propaGated these different ideas
against Germany and that they were
largely false"
''Well, if you were told that, some
German told you. 1t would be doing
England too much credit to think
that she could sway the opinion OF
the entire world if we grant ut the
same time the superiority which
many people claim for the Germans.
1t would be granting to England such
vast superiority of intelligence and
Of power and industry throughout the
world that it would really be SLAM
der upon Germany, and especially
when we remember that Germany Is
perhaps the most educated of all ma
tions and prints more books than any
two combined.'
"AS matter of fact, Germany has
never tried to placate, but always to
command, and nobody outside of Ger
many relishes receiving orders"
"What do you think will be the de-
mand Of the allies. including the Uni
ted States, before the war is settled ?"
"First and foremost, the total evac-
uation and restoration OF Belgium.
The invasion Of Belgium was the first
inconceivable blunder that the Ger
mans made because, regardless of
what Germany says about it, it horri-
fled the entire neutral world. And
the stupidity of the German govern.
ing officials prevented them from
forcing this very natural result.
Second, they will have to get out
OF France. Russia, Scrvia, Roumania.
and every other non-German lHace
where they are"
"Third. they will have to surrender
Alsace and Lorraine to France"
Fourth. If Poland Is to be made q
separate State, not only viii! Russia
have to give up the part of Poland
that she stole, but Germany and Aus
tria will have to give up the parts
that they stole. All OF them were
robbers together and equally guilty.
''The Turks will absolutely have
to get out Of Europe, and Russia will