The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-03
BY CARL w. AcKERNAS.

rcichaag that Germany would b-
forrd" to make such an alliance II
the United States ever JOINED the al
Hes. As was shown later by the In
struction~ Of Secretary Of state Tim
rner1nan nm to the German minister I'm
Mexico City. Germany has not only
not given up that idea, but Germany
now looks forward 10 Mexico as the
fourth member of the league.
AS Germany became more and more
Suspicious OF Americans In Germany
who were not openly pro-German, she
made them suffer when they crossed
the German frontier TO go TO neutral
countries The German military au-
thorities at border towns such an
wsrnemuende and Bentheim took a
dislike 10 American women who we're
going to Holland or Denmark, and
especially TO the wives Of United
States consular officials.
One time when WIS going
from Berlin to Copenhagen 7
learned from the husfsand OF one
Of the women examined Mt the
border what the authorities had
done tn her. saw her before
and after the ordeal, ana when I
heard OF what an atrocious ex-
animation they had made l nm
derstood why she was In bed ten
days afterward and under the
constant care OF physicians.
Knowing what Germany military
officers and German women de-
tectiyes had done in some Of tho
invaded countries, one does not
need 10 know the details OF These
insults. 1t is sufficient To state
that after the wives of several
american officials and other
prominent American residents of
Berlin had been treated In this
manner the state department
wrote n vigorous and defiant note
to Germany stating that unless
the practice was Immediately dis
continued the United States
would give IN the oversight Of
all German interests In allied
countries. The uItiratum had
the desired effect. The German
government replied that while
the order of the general stan
could not no changed. II would
he waived In practice.
No matter who the American IL
who admired Germany, or who re.
spectei Germany, or who sympathix-
ed with Germany as she WAS before
or at the beginning Of the war, no
American can support this Germany
vhsch have lust described against
his osn country. The Germany OF
1918, whica, was admired and re-
| spe<ted by the scientific. educational
and business world; the Germany oi
1918, which bnd no poor. which took
| better care of tn workn,cn than any
nation In the world: the nation which
was considered In the advance OF all
countries I'm dealing with economic
and Industrial problems, no longer
exists The Germany which produced
| Bach, Beethoven. Schiller. Goethe and
other great musicians and potats has
disappeared. The musicians of to-day
write hate songs. The poets of to-
day pen hate verses. The scientists
of today plan diaboiicai Instruments
of death. The educators teach sus,
| picion of and disregard for every
thing which Is not German Bushes.
men have sided with the government
| in n ruthless submarine warfare In
order to destroy property Throughout
the world, 40 that every nation Will
| Germany when the war Is over.
The Germany Of 1914 and 1913
which arose like one man TO defent
the nation, In not the Germany which
tofiny L. down on the whole world anS
which believes that It's organized
r,fgin can defend H. aafanss ever.
Es,x.sf ali @flsxass,Hr. RI ssss sserxrhny raw
In 1915, composed OF sympathetic
calm. charitable. patient people, Is to
day n Germany made mp of nervous
impatient, deceptive and suspicious
people.
Continued tomorrow