The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-08
GERARD TELLS TRUTHS
ABOUT GERMAN EMPIRE
At Luncheon in His Honor
Former Ambassador
Is Frank.
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Unpatriotic Americans
Brought War Upon
Country.
ANSWERS QUESTIONS

The poker face" with which James
W. Gerad bewildered official Germany
while he was amba ssador in Berl II
Was relaxed for a group Of Nilsson q
men yesterday afternoon. At lunch
con given hY the chamber Of COM
meree in his honor Mr.. Gerard be-
came plain fellow citizen and with al
ternating grins and 2fimness told
something Of the stacked deck and the
slippery chips with which Germany Is
gambling life and honor for the chance
of world dominion.
You folks are looking for informa-
ton. | suppose the ambassador said
abruptly after William l.. Murphy had
introduced him as the most interest
ing citizen of the United States. \
pause found no dissent.
Well" the speaker said, you shall
have it. Ask me questions.
An lnterrogative Barrage.
From that moment until the chair
man interviewed as mediator on behalf
Of an exhausted man Mr. Gerard met
4 harrage fire OF eager questions with
n brilliant exposition of German life
and conditions in every imaginable
phase. His replies to searching queries
mere definite. informing and often
startling. He stirred his little audience
most when he spoke of Americans"
resident in Germany and ashamed of
their government
"Un- Americans" Caused War.
mo one thing did more to bring this
country into the war than the attitude
Of a certain class of Americans living
in GERMANY said the former ambaS-
sador. These people persistently at
tackled Wilson and denounced me un
i'll Germans We're led TO believe that
= sentiment was divided in the United
States and III Germanys favor
Some of these "Americans" Mr.,
Gerard said took part in the celebra-
ton OF the I.usitania sinking. on the
kaiscrs birthday they hung 4 huge
wreath on which the Stars and stripes
araped with crepe, stood above a de-
NAL of American sympathy for Presi-
dent Wilson's attitude. These We're the
people who formed a League of
Truth 10 spread the lie that Ameri-
can public opinion favored Germany;
and despite the fact that the record
Of the leagues president would not
bear scrutiny the lie Was believed.
Germans thought American sympathy
would tolerate any invasion Of neutral
rights.
Threatened to Take Passports.
But | pat a stop TO this" said the
former ambassador with a grim smile
I sent word throughout Germany
upon Secretary BrYan's authority. thai
Americans attacking their own gov
eminent would lose their passports
one OF these fellows came to the en-
bassy one day with his denunciations
threw him ont and eventually tool
away his passport. The last | heart
OF him was that his children had de.
MED him. his wife had divorced him
and he was living on a little bit OF
money that | gave him
Preferred German Jail to U. S.
Some Of these so-called -Ameri
cans said Mr.. Gerard in this connee-
ton. stayed in Germany. saving they
would rather be in jail in Germany
than free in this country.
They should have had their wish.
someone at the table said. There was
a burst Of laughter.
Or run for mayor Of Chicago" said
another. and another laugh came.
Millions Of Men Needed
How many man INNS. tho I-ni-ad
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sniper.
Bodies Of troops mean nothing il
his war unless they include a mil
lion men" was the reply.
,-,rb.n ,narfaar trnans ,,us+ IA,
numbered III millions"
IVES"
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DESPITE III" fact that German civil,
ians are living through ''orgauizet
famine" the war is not likely to enc
through starvation Of the nation il