Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-06
WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT
GERMANY?

the residence of Americans abroad Is
that so many Of them, especially \Ho-
men, lose their national identity, AND
take I'D with the manners and tradi.
lions Of the people they live among,
even when these traditions are con.
trary to the spirit and principles OF
American government. -.
In England and France such an at
titude need not 30 much surprise US,
for, In many respects, We are alike and
at this time particularly, share SINH
lar ideals and aims.
| But that any American could go to
Germany and become SO Germanized
as to accept the German standpoint,
seems incredible.
] Yet 1t Is often 50.
In view Of our participation IN the
world war, one wonders how an Am
/ erican woman can return to her ma
tive land with neither indignation nor
resentment against Prussianism.
In q late issue Of your paper o Ho
nolulu woman says she does not care
to speculate as to the outcome Of
the war;" Accepting her previous
statements, one might have lively
anticipation Of German victory. ,
From the account Of her personal
relations with the authorities in Ger
lmany, we are led to believe that all
" treated. They were not. Even our
official representatives received seant
courtesy, and many OF our private
citizens there were rudely If not bru-
tally treated. .s, ~ b. ~.
From this woman's statements we
are led to believe that In Germany
there is no lack Of food. There is
lots Of fish" There Is food enough to
Iget along-food enough for two years
Iyet. This does not tally with the
reports OF others who have returned
from Germany, the letters OF dozens
Of peasants who write. I'VE are starv.
d ing" or the words of prisoners who
certainly ought TO know.
| And to compare the riots IN New
il York, where everything is In plenty,
with riots In Germany where food Is
scarce. 10 to talk with Q pronounced
Il bias.
Any American knows or ought to
know, that the agitation by women IN
New York was not based upon any
real need. It was like the suffragette
/ riots, or labor agitations. We have
had no riots. The garbled account of
the disturbances published IN Germ.
any were published for effect In Ger.
many.
! The same has been done about our
economic scare" and the negro
troubles. Either the writer's Of thess
reports were wilfully perverting the
|. matter, or they were 90 densely "a.
norant Of American affairs as Ger
mans usually are.
After this revelation by q Homo
i lulu woman on German war condi
TONS" one wonders what Americs
has gone TO war about anyhow!
OF course. each individual has {
right to the expression Of his own
personal impression Of country or q
situation, but it seems TO me that
i where this impression appears to be
at variance with those OF nearly every
lother individual equally fair, intelIi
: gent and conversant with the condi
. lions discussed, statements should b
/, guarded, unless, indeed, their expires
sion IL part Of paid publicity, which
D 1.-The standing Of the Honolulu woman
LOT course, makes Impossible. {.
Responsible. intelligent women
!. luuite familiar with Germany, its life
: and conditions there at the present
time; have returned to give an account
In every respect the opposite OF thai
!, lgiven by the Honolulu woman. One
OF these, Mrs. Smithson Of Philadel
lphia, tells Of Der experiences with Of
ficials IN the large cities Of Germany
, LOT the hatred and bitterness shown
, towards Americans In general; Of the
2 studied Misrepresentation by German
3 papers Of ali events In America which
can be used to injure the good name
and influence Of our country. >..-
She mentions specifically reports o
: 1.-THE New York riots" lynchingI
: (which have gone on here for so years
labor riots, socialistic and anarchist,
disturbances (mospIy Germany, anti
, conscription talk, the economic cru
SADIE, and so on. -
e Only an American knows how littl'
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