Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28

ono, ond my landlady begged me to
be cure and take IL with me when
went II would be afraid even to try
to destroy H." she said. "for fear some
person would see me with IT,"
Slapped Soldiers Face.
Toward the last. when ! went shop
ping, mover went into the smaller
| stores for fear would be insulted
or not served Nv girl friend, who
was from South America. had lived
for seven years In Germany and she
could speak German so 1uently thar
no person suspected her But | never
got rid OF my American accent, and,
frankly. ! was afraid. for there are a
lot Of things I would rather do than
face "A German, hate-filled mob
Americans are treated with the ut
most disrespect in Germany An
American girl knew slapped the
face OF n German soldier who insulted
her outrnPeously while she was walk
ing thru the avenue called "TInter den
Linden He said things TO her which,
IN America, would have landed him in
jail. soldier or no soldier. But she
had no protection The soldier called
policeman and the result was that
The American girl was tried and given
70 DAYS 10 leave the country for "in-
sulting the kaiser" by slapping one OF
his officers.
As for myself-when I would get on
a street car I always woudl step back
10 let German officer psss before
me. II he also were boarding the car.
or course all German women do that,
but imagine what that would mean 10
an American girl, ] would not have
dared step up on the car before SOL
der.
Walking along the streets, the SOL
diers ios'le YOU, or step on your feet
without thinking Of apologizing. one
is not permitted to speak English. one
day In one Of the parks in Berlin |
met Girl friend had not known
was I'm Germany. We were delighted
to see each other and began talking
I'm English. woman passing by
stopped and forbade US to speak in
that language.
But what we are sdying is none OF
your business" I told her.
THAT does not matter" she said. IT
will call n policeman and have you
put in Jail If YOU don't stop"
And the worst Of II is that she
could have done that had she 50
wished
\ Cafe Incident
Another time l remember was when
l.
embassy, were in a cafe. We were
talking Spanish 4 German officer
sitting III balcony above us. did not
recognize the tongue and thot we were
speaking in French. He sent down n
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 he was talking Span
ish. And. as he was from the en-
bassy. the officer apologiZed. But had
we really been speaking French we
would have gotten into trouble.
As sample Of the way Americans
are regarded. I can cite the case OF
young musician I knew, named
Lanestruas, an American despite his
German sounding name. He composed
a beautiful symphony and tried to get
u heard I'm Germany. OF course every
person knew he was an American,
and II was weeks before he could get
permission 10 give the symphony.
Then, when he did give It, few per
sons came TO hear II and the critics
the next day roasted" 1t almost 20
extinction
Later. he got to Norway and pre-
sented II there and got wonderful
audience and splendid notices.
Another man, who was half Ameri-
can, painter in Munich, Yagas-