The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-22
''MY FOUR YEARS
IN GERMANY"
tconrinued from First Pasc.)

to be paid by Germany eSCeeu'"s N"'
annual Increment Of the country. the So
cial and evrn moral bankruptcy oil inc
country must ensue. IF Reputation OF
The loan or any part Of It is then forced.
the loss naturally falls upon those who
hars ,eken the loan. The workingman
or small capitalist who puts all his saw
inxs In the VIII loan Is without support
for his old age. and SO with the man
who took insurance IN the INSURANCE
companies or put his savings IN nank
II that bank becomes bankrupt through
repudiation OF the war loan. You 1hen
have tho country in position "nere lhe
able bodied are all working 10 pay whht
ther can toward tn" interest or inc Ho'-
eminent loan. inter earning enough 10
kcco themselves and their families alive,
and the old and the young. without sup
mort and deprived q: their savings. be-
core poorhouse burdens on the cornmun-
ity.
Already the more interest OF the war
luan Of Germany amounts 20 four bill
lions Of marks n year. and Tn TINS must
hs. added nf course. tho interest OF the
previous indebtedness oF the country ana
~ each political subdivision thereon in>
Guiding cities. All Of which have ADDED
70 -hcir bcrore-the-war debt by-incurr-
ing great debts 10 help the deStituN IN
thiS war. or course. u All T''S must
no added tho expenses Of III" admlnlstra-
ton Of tho Government and the ma'ntrn-
ance OF the army and navy.
II Is the contemplation Of this state
cs affairs. when hr Is convinced that In
IDENTITIES arc not TO h+ claimed from
,ther countries that will do most 10
ncrruadc tn" average intelligent bust
ness man that peace must be had at any
cost
During the period Of the first months
OF tho war in addition t. my regular
work. II became necessary TO look after
those subjects Of other nations who had
been cnnfldrd to my care.
At first considerable liberty was al
lowed the British. although none were
permitted TO leave the country. ThcF
were required to report TO the police at
stated times during the day. and could
not remain out late at night
The Japanese had received warning
from their embassy as to the turn that
events might take. and. before sending
its ultima,um. the japanese Govern
ncnt had warned It's citizens so that a
xrea, number Of them had left Germany.
After rho declaration of war by Japan.
all the Japanese In Germany were i'm
mcdIately imprisoned. This was stated
u ha In order to save them from the
fury of the population.
Certainly. the population seemed to DO
greatly incensed against the Japanese.
When I finally obtained permission FOR
their release and departure from Ger
many had to send some one with the
parties OF Japanese 10 the Swiss 'front.'
Ter In order 10 protect them from In
jury. They were permitted TO leave
only through Switzerland and. therefore.
had TO change cars at Munich. Before
sending any OF them TO Munich invar-
inbly tclcgraphed our Consul there TO
notify the Munich police so that proper
protection could be provided AT the rail-
way station.
On one occasion i number OF Japanese
were waiting in She embassy In order TO
take tho night train for Munich. !
sent a servant Up take them out. in
order that they might get something
to eat In a restaurant. but. as no restur-
ant In Berlin would sell them. food. ar
rangements were made 10 give them
meals in the embassy.
The members OF the Siamese Legation
who in appearance greatly resemble the
Japanese. were often subjected TO in
diSnities. and for long time did not
dare movc about freely In Berlin, or
even leave their houses,
The Japanese were marvclS OF COur-
tesy After visited snme Of them at
the civilian camp of Ruhleben they
wrote me q letter thanking ME for the
visit Nearly every japanese leaving
Germany on hts arrival In Switzerland
wrote me q grateful letter.
When / finally left Germany. as
stepped from the special train at Zurich