South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-25

The child who had brought the telegram looked at
wistfully. her hunger-hlIed eyes piteous.
we here" she said. III
the kaiser hadn't started the war, wouldn't be in
United the conflict the sentiment of
more than the kaiser knows.
The unrest in Germany is growing every day-at
least it was all during the war while was there ana
went Berlin in 1914 and left less than two months
ago / am sure matters better than when
] With little to eat little hope. military restric-
lions hedging them in that they scarcely can
breathe. graft sappng the strength OF the people ana
poverty crushing them down, the great mass OF Ger
manys people want peace. They have come to the
point they do not ask Belgium they do not ask
Tor Alsace- Lorraine; they do not ask Tor roland
they want their own homes and fresides and enough
20 eat.
WONT START REVOLUTION.
But they never will start a revolution in my opin-
ION The German people have been under the thumbs
of the kaiser and his lords too long. Also they
enough TO stand the kaiser and, if
there were so efficient German military system
closely knit the iron bands which hold the people
together the will Of their emperor that no sooner
would such intrepid soul ind his feet than he
would his head
during prvations and hardships in their lives such
they knew before. With courage which is
they facing the fact that practically the
whole civilized world is lighting them. Men, women.
youths and girls and children all imbued with such
a spirit OF loyalty that even though they viii admit
under their breaths that the kaiser has done
that German power has been used inegmately that
German has broken the prestise the
German people yet will say these things aloud
md will be rash thus publicly to express him
kef
n a goody portion Of American pep could be in
troduced into veins of those stoHd Germans. to-
otber with a little real news OF what is going on
the world / confident that Germany would shake
ar the thraH of war and the worlds opprobrium. But
the people cannot learn the truth Any newspaper
which dares print II suppressed. suspended and
perhaps annihilated
German miIitarism always made the life of the
,eople OF Germany and Of visitors within her gates
burden But since the afraid step out
side door for fear one viii stumble upon some
7hiuE 'verboten
THE GERMAN SYSTEM
since the war began. when in Germany had
lad a big card with name, age nationality. and d
dozen other identifying remarks about IL. Every
,., when J reported. that card stamped with
,4ic,l. stamp II I ill., had send word that
Q could not come and why. That also was marked on
The card
For everything ] bousht had permission
erend r,v own money I could leave Berlin with-
CITY could not step foot outside the confines OF
the civ without this official permission.
had 10 Doe the house at 10 p. m. unless had
lpeeal permission toe out II went 20 theater or
concert and wanted q remain after that hour.
had 10 20 90 police and paper testifyng that
had the gracious permission OF the powers that be TO
eta, out j was not permitted leave the house be-
bothered me-but is only.o which was not in
convenience.
Durinl those few months after the United states
entered the 4 kept inside much possible, for
Americans were utterly hated everywhere
HATE AGAINST AMERICA
Before the United states came into the war the