Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-01
By MARIE BoNINI BROWN.

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1t was when l started. to
come home that l realized
fully the attitude of Germans
Toward Americans and the
horrors of German militarism
as applied to peaceful citizens.
:. May 10 of this year l sent
a cablegram home to Pitts
burgh asking my people to send
me money to return. | also
applied for~my passports.
Then / waited, and waited
and waited. Week after week
passed until six had gone.
When asked for my passport,
of course | had to answer a
great number of questions, and
to tell why | wanted to come
home. Then l had to write
out my application, and l had
to be very humble about it. 81
beg to be permitted to return
to my home" was the way in
which this application had to
be worded.
Friday, June 20, 7 received the an
swer to my cablegram, telling me the
money had been sent-$500. Al my
news, cablegrams letters and every
thing OF course. had to come thru
the Spanish embassy.
| went to the embassy but they
would not give me my money until 7
bad my passports ready TO go. That
Is rule | do not understand It, for
one would think that Germany would
be glad to have al the money spent
within its borders possible. But that
is only one of the seeming senseless
rules which are OF vital importance
over there.
Shows Anger at Americans.
I waited until Monday, then went to
the kommandatore and asked how
soon | could get my passports. He
Grossly told me to go home and wait,
and that when they were ready he
would let me know. waited until
Wednesday and. altho I was fright
ened. went back again. as / wanted
to get away that week.
Well, since / can remember any
thing never received such calling
down as the kommandatore gave me.
What do you mean?" he fairly
howlcd. coming around bothering
me?
That is the way with you Ameri
cans: you think you can run every
thing over here. Well show you you
can't and before we're thru with you
you will know how to treat us Ger
mans Go back and wait until you're
sent for, or 1t will be the worse for
you"
was stunned-but what could
do? I did not dare resent his words
or answer him back. | only sat there
and cried-then went back home.
Fortunately. that day met Captain
Tauscher. the husband Of Nine. Jo-
hanna Gadski, whom | had known
before. / was almost frantic by that
time as l began to be afraid that my
passports would be held back alto
Rether. But he was most kind to me.
He got in touch with the foreign Of
flee and asked them to hurry up the
passports AS result, Saturday |
heard indirectly that could get away
the next week. by the way. Captain
Tauscher ana had quite a talk about
the conspiracy plot for which he was
tried and acquitted In the United
States, and he assured me with sin
cerity. which | am certain was not
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It and was really absolutely innocent.
7 hope So for I have very pleasant
memories of his kindness.
German Red Tape.
Tuesday, July 10, l received a tele-
gram from the kommandatore to
come to his office Monday. July Q. TO
get my passports. The telegram had
been sent on the ninth, and of course
/ did not get 1t until the tenth. Also,
l got 1t after kommandatore's office
had closed. and so | had to wait until
"Wednesday. / was frightened then,
for | was afraid | would have to go
all thro the whole proceedings again
and get new passports.
But / went and showed him the tel
egram. You can imagine what / got
from him. He called me all the names
the German language possesses fer
dclt and dunder-head and thick
witted numbskull. And I had to take
II. OF course ] was crying. But that
made no impression on him. Finally