The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-19
CHAPTER I.
"Amerlea Must Be punIshedl"

"Ameriea Must Be PunIshedl"
When war broke out between the
United States and Germany. on April
O. 1917, l was In Berlin. / had lived
and practlced my profession MS n dent
list there for II years, and the kaiser
had been one Of my patients during
all that time.
don't know exactly how many
visits the kaiser paid me profession
ally. but l know l am safe In saying
they were not less than 100, and the
probabilities are they We're closer TO
100. Almost invariably, after my work
was done. the kaiser remained any
where from ten minutes to an hour
and hnlf TO discuss the topics of the
hour with me.
When we declared war against Ger
mdny. therefore. while I was still an
American cltizen-as patriotic an
American, believe. as might be found
anywhere had lived In Germany so
long. had developed so many profess
sional friendships In Gcrmany's most
favored circles and was so generally
regarded as n particular favorlte Of
the kaiser himself. that found II hard
TO realize that nevertheless | had be-
come an alien enemy.
The same day the breaking Off OF
diplomatic relations was announced.
the German newspapers had published
the provisions OF an old treaty be-
tween Germany and the United States
which gave Americans In Germany
and Germans In America nine months
after declaration of war between the
two nations within which to settle
their affairs and leave the country.
This treaty" the newspapers point
cd out. "was made In the time OF Fred
erick the Great. II has never been
repealed. Germany viii respect H."
As there were so many more Germans
In America than there were Americans
In Germany, this prompt announce
ment OF Germnny's intentions regard
ing this treaty was quite understand
able and II seemed most improbable
that Germany would adopt any harsh
measures toward Americans and
thereby invite reprlsals.
Had the situation been reversed. of
course the Germans would undoubt-
eddy have thought IL expedlent to In
tern Americans no matter what hap
pened to their own countrymen In
America. and, In that event, this an
Client treaty would have shared the
fate OF that which guaranteed Bel
GUMS neutrality. One "scrap of pa
per" more or less would never have
been allowed TO interfere with Ger
many's destiny"
Influential Germans who called TO
see me professionally during that pc
rlod almost Invariably expressed the
hope that was not planning to leave
Berlin.
"NO matter what happens, doctor"
they declared--"even If the worst
comes to the worst and war Is de-
clared between America aud Germany
You may feel quite sure the kaiser
will never let anyone harm YOU"
had not let the matter rest there,
however i had called ut the Ameri-
can embassy. where II was pointed
out to me that, while diplomatic re-
latlOns had been severed, 1t was not
at all certain that war would result
and there was, therefore, no reason
for me to leave Berlin precipitately.
Had the kaiser been In Berlin at
the time. might, of course, have had
an opportunity to put the question to
him squarely nn to what my fate. might
he If war were declared, but he was
away. The court chamberlain had
been appointed but short time before
aud / did not know him personally,
hut his predecessor, Count August Won
Eulenburg, one of the wlsest and most
respected men In Germany, was one