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XXI
NJ the Torrent Of German
Hate Was Diverted to
America
pn my way from Berlin to America
February, 1917. at dinner In
ris met the celebrated Italian
torian, Ferrero. In a converse
with him after dinner I reminded
Of the fact that both he and a
enchman named Huret. who had
item on America. had stated In their
ks that the thing which struck
N most In the study of the Ameri-
\ people was the absence OF hate.
rsrrsro recalled this and in the
cussion which followed and in
ach the French novelist, Marcel pre-
Z. took part. all agreed that there
more hate In Europe than In
lerica, first, because the peoples OF
rope were confined In small places.
secondly. because the European.
atever his rank or station. lacked
opportunities for advancement and
ksequently the ea gerness TO press
ahead, and he lacked that fixing
The thought on the future instead
the past. which formed part OF
American character
h a few hours In Europe It IL pos
le to travel in an automobile across
kntry where the people differ
lsntfy from the countries surround
them. not only in iangua ge. Gus
a. and costumes. but in methods
thought and physical appearance.
The day ! left Berlin I went 10 see
rr Won Gwinner. head of the
'utsohe bank. with reference to a
Irritable fund which had been coll
ted for widows and orphans In
rmany. In our talk Won Gwinner
ID that Europeans envfed America
PAUSE we seemed to be able TO as
hi!ate all those people who. as soon
they landed on our shores, sought
forget their cid race hatreds and
ksavored as speedily as possible 20
|ppt American clothes, language and
pught- / told him / thought II was
cause in our country we did not
10 force any one. that there was
Hing to prevent a Pole speaking
assh and wearing Polish dress II he
pse and that the only wea pom that
! used against those who desired TO
hold the customs of Europe was
kt OF ridiculs.
h seemed to me that II was the re-
eesive measures, such as. for ex-
tp.c. the action taken by Prussia
ninst the Poles and the Danes. the
satians and the Lorrainers. that
Ia aroused cornhattv~ instinct In
~ peoples and made them cling to
Dry veStige of their former national
|rRMAN HATE CTyTEHED
tRSr ON RUSSIA
'At first. with the coming OF war,
! concentrated hate of the German
opie seemed to be turned upon the
hssiens. Even LAahknecht. when he
3ed upon rne In order 40 sfiovs that
had not been shot. as reported
America. spoke of the rerils OF
krtsmus and the hatred Of the Ger.
An people for tho Russians. But
ter and directed by the master hand
the governing class, all the hatred
tho Germans was concentrated up
England.
fThe cartoon IN Punch representa-
(PrusafAn family having it's morning
Ivy " 20 a
exaggerated. Hate in Germany
cultivated as a noble passion, and
ring the war divines and generals
ed with each other In It's praise.
krly In lai7 the Prussian general
command at IimhurG made a
|eech In which he extolled the ad-
ntagss Of hate and said that there
h nothing like getting up in the
brning after having passed night
thought and dreams of hate.
bGUE OF "GOTT
ERAFE ENGLAND"
The phrase. 'dott strafe England"
smed TO be all over Germany. n
n printed on stamps to be affixed
the back Of letters like our Red
Eoss stamps. I even found my Ger
An body servant in the embassy
king these stamps to the back OF
letters. officiaf and otherwise. that
ere sent out. He was stopped when
bcovered Paper money was stamp
with the words, ''Gott strafe Eng
Ind" ".und America" often being
lied ~ the war progressed and aa
|merica refused to change the rules
the - me and stop the shipment
e.
Every one is familiar with Lissauer's
lynn Of Hate" n r. not extra
|dmary that one man in Q country
war should produce a composition
this Kind. But II IL extraordinary
showing the state of mind OF the
hole country. that the emperor
Iould have given him the high order
the Red Eagle of the second class
a reward for having composed this
document.
Undoubtedly. at first the British
iieoners OF war were treated very
|ughly and ware starved and beaten
their guards on the way from the
|ont to the concentration camps
Imcers. objects usually considered
lore than sacred in Germany, even
hen wounded. were subjected to
Eutal treatment, and In the Majority
their prisans were treated more
ke convicts than as officers and
kntlernen.
IRTAM OF HATE
ExT ON AMERICA
AZ the Germans gradually awoks
the fact that President Wilson was
" afraid OF the German vote and that
N export OF supplies from America
buld not he stopped. this stream OF
ia was turned on America There
q a belief in Germany that Presi-
mt Wilson was opposed by a majo-
q OF the people Of tina limited States
ri he did not represent the real