Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-31

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| The next Sunday was almost as bad,
for the silent city was almost as pitt
full as the one weighted by the toll of
the bells.
Rcprisals Are Feared.
Even in Germany the people talked
with as much indignation as one ever
hears from Germans. about the way
in which Warsaw was stripped. You
could hear undercurrents OF d.sap-
proval when II was told that the
church at Warsaw was stripped OF its
gold cupola: that not one doorknob
was left in the whole city; that the
German soldiers ruthlessly rifled
houses, shops and churches for their
needs. OF course there was not much
talk against IL, but that there was
any at all showed how deeply the
people must have felt
Some OF the Germans, those who
are not so confident that Germany will
win the war, are beginning to be
afi aid that all the outrages Germany
| has heaped on other nations will be
visited in turn upon them by the We
| torious armies.
J You can hear the women talking of
what will happen to them when the
| Russian and French and English SOL
diers come into Germany-if they do.
1t is self-interest which is leading
some of the people to make weak pro-
tests against the Germans raidins
ether cities.
But these things are not talked of
as they would be here. The Germans
are too much afraid to talk freely
about the war.
OF Belgium, for instance, no Ger
man will speak. except to say. too
bad" or its pity"
We heard also of the German SOL
diers forcing the Poles into the Ger
man army A great many things
which are doubted in America VIC
heard of in Germany and they are be-
lieyed. The thing is, tho. over there,
altho few people may decry what Is
done the majority think that what
the kaiser does Is right, no matter
hat II Is.
Germany and Belgium.
It is difficult to get a German to
speak OF Germany's violation OF Bel
gums neutrality, but those who do.
say the kaiser did right in going thru
Belgium. They say that Belgium
should have stood back and let the
German army thru and that what has
happened 70 the Belgians is the result
of their own stubbornness.
Germany is like spoiled child. AL
tho she may realize that the things
she does are not what other nations
do. vet because she Is Germany she Is
right She is nation OF self and can
see no other nations right. She IS
like boy who never had been taught
that other boys property must not be
touched, set down in school where
the laws of property are respected.
She simply reaches out andr takes
what she wants. regardless OF the SUI
ferings of others. And the only way
Germany ever can be made to respect
other nations is to give her thoro
beating just as the bully OF school
must receive a good beating before
he let's other boys alone.
When the news that the Lusitania
had been sunk came to Germany there
was great rejoicing, as everybody in
America knows. Many Germans still
profess to think the Lusitania was
armed. In the commemorative medal
struck off the Lusitania is shown with
guns and an aeroplane on her deck.
SO far as getting what the great
mass of people in Germany really
think, that is impossible.
The people are not permitted to
talk.
, The University at Warsaw.
When Warsaw was taken by the
Germans they opened a splendid big
university there for the Polish boys.
The people in Germany plumed them
selves for this.
1.-THE Poles are getting better treat
ment than the Russians ever gave
them, and they will be grateful" the
people said
But the fiery young Poles, soon dis
covering that instead of exchanging
slavery for freedom, they only had
exchanged one master for another,
soon began talking war and revolu-
ton. Result-the university was closed
| H.. 4 A
ber of the students disappeared no
person knows where-probably to the
German firing lines And the Poles
now know that German rule means
anything but freedom for them.
, often wonder why the Germans do
, not treat the Americans who are in
, Germany better. They know that
, when these Americans go home they
will tell of their treatment just as am
, doing and just as Ambassador Gerard
, Is doing, and as hundreds of other
Americans will do. The only thing
, can see is that the Germans think they
I can combat any such revelations
, simply by calling them lies.
For instance they have talked for
weeks about what Ambassador Gerard
will say. HE will tell lies," they say
= contemptuously.
They seem to think that a Germans
: word will be taken against an Ameri-
= cans In any country, even in our own
Y Hatred Against Gerard.
As l was leaving Germany, l was
!. buying some necessaries at a shop and
happened to mention that / was re-
turning home. well, ! guess you will
tell lot Of lies about u.s." said the
shop keeper with a very noticeable
y sneer.
They hate Mr.. Gerard. With the
q exception Of President Wilson there
e is not a person in the world whom
:. they hate as they do Mr.. Gerard.
l often marvel that they permitted
II him to get home alive.
| think they fear Gerard, for Gerart
:, showed himself a strong man. The!
= do not fear Wilson, for the newspaper
:, continually try to make the -peopl,
" think that Wilson is weak and vacillat
ing and simply likes to talk.
The cartoons there all picture VIII
son with an enormously big mouth.
They are doing q lot of cartooninI
n In Germany. They always picture tn
king of Italy as little man with
tiny umbrella on the top Of his gun
l never found out what that was for
Il The reports In this country tha
n Germany Is calling on her very younl
men are all true. She Is calling ol