The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-16
GERMANY IS BEGINNING TO
FEAR THE HATE OF ALL THE
WORLD AT END OF THE WAR
American Who Has Just Succeeded in Leaving the Coun
try Tells of Conditions and Predicts Collapse in
Near Future-To Repudiate Half of War Debt.

Bernie, Nov. 14.-There has just ar
American who has lived in Germany
throughout the war, worked in Ger
man seaport cities, passing for or be-
mingling not only with the common
people, but having occasional access
to the councils of the high.
In his opinion Germany Is suffering
acutely now and dissatisfaction and
worse reign In certain strata of her
army and navy. Recent muttnous
up risings have had to be sternlyS re-
pressed and the mutineers shot.
Thoughtful Germany, he thinks, COM
prising men OF the Balm type, Is
Desperately anxious for peace and Sc
cretly anxious toAAend the war before
America has bcen utterly alienated.
This man left Germany early in Oc-
tober, because he had reason to fear
that he was going to be impressed for
military service The German gov
eminent had refused to recognize the
validity of his American naturahza-
ton since he failed ito comply with
the law existing in 1918 and did not
seek the consent of the German gov
eminent to his step. TO get out he
had to induce the Spanish embassy
to bring pressure to bear on the Ger
man government. On reaching Swift
zerland one Of his first steps was to
seek The Associated Press correspond
emit, to whom he first proved satisfac
torily his American citizenship, then
volunteered such Information as he
possessed about Germany as the duty
Of patriotic American citizen.
voI-, of tho r.
ment he was telling his story with
details about mutinies in the German
navy, the German minister of marine,
Admiral Won Cape11e, was announcing
the naval mutfnies to the Refchstag-
1.-THE economic situation in Ger
many" he says, .is far worse than
anyone on the outside realizes, is so
critical that I for one look for a
break, collapse, next spring or late
in the winter. Nor. are the good crops
that one hears boasts about every
once in so often going to change the
situation materially.
throughout the German people
there is what amounts to a hatred Of
America, and this hatred. has been
carefully concentrated on President
Wilson because 1t is easier to hate a
man that a nation, especially ma
ton that is the home of pretty nearly
everyone's relatives.
.But the big men of Germany, the
men who have to look ahead and
guide the empire after the war, do
not hate America. They feel too
keeniy that they need America and
they would like to stem the tide of
hate before It becomes mutual and
the United states are alienated, per-
haps for all time.
They know that after the war
there is only one country in the world
where they can get the money they
shall need, America. and they are wor-
ryfnx plenty nowadays. They, and
all Germany, want increasingly a
peace that shall specify. among other
things, the right to purchase raw as
we'll as finished materials anywhere
IN the world on the same terms as
Any other nation.
sEvery indication points to probable
eonfscation of property and repudia-
ton of perhaps half the war loan to-
tails after the war. Even the per-
ce:tage of property to be confiscated
is being talked of. and it seems prob
able that the government will take 20
per cent. Of everything.
"On the other hand 1t seems prob
4
of all outstanding war loans will be
nuiIined. Fifty per cent. will be re-
paid. and the other SO per cent. will
either he cancelled or wifi merely
continue to pay interest-will be a sort
of perpetual investment. the capital
for which cannot be realized.
"As surely as anything can be pre-
dicted there will be in the Central
Powers a series of laws forbidding
emigration. And in anticipation of
them countless Germans today are
talking about ways and means of get
ting away after the war. South and
North America, and peculiarly enough
New Zealand and Australia, are the
Ravens to which they, speak of fleeing.
The FIRST German ship that lands in
America after hostilities will leave so
per cent, of It's crew behind.
1T in becoming clearer md clearer
to Germans every day that all the