The sun., 1918-10-27
Kaiserism Rampant
in Utah Detention
Pen, PrisonerW rites,
Due Wholly to In
mates Own Desires
By ERICH BRANDEIS,
Prisoner of War No. 951.
CHAPTER

donbic barbed wire fence, its ruler
United States Colonel, its prime minister
p Lieutenant Colonel Officially the set =
Element is known rs the Third United
States War Prison, Fort Douglas, Utah;
lis inhabitants call it Little Germany.
If you could live in Little Germany
few weeks, if you could associate with
MS population, see the men at work and
at play, hear their conversations and
study their characters, you would readily
obtain very good idea of some OF the
things that are the matter with Big Ger
many.
am, alas! an involuntary dwelIcr in
the kaiscr's Utah colony. Although l
have lived IN this country for many years
L am one Of the many who neglected TO
swear allegiance to it, and now am pay
ING the penalty for my neglect. But if
anything was necessary 10 make nc u
loyal American, to estrange me forever
from the land of nay birth, this snjourn in
the barbed cage is the best demonstration.
Spirit Of Germany 10 Plain.
After one enters the gates Of the in
tcrnment camp il becomes obvious imme-
diatcly that the spirit of Germany has
been systematically carried ont. The main
street has been named by the prisoners
Unter den Linden, after Berlin's prinri-
pal avenue. There is a Kaiser Wilhelm
strasse, Hindenburg platz, Gesund-
brunDcn tfountsin of healthl, Siegcs
alice Victory avcnue) and even a Bolshc-
Wiki Plaza.
The military authorities in charge of
the camp look indidgently on. The men
within the fence are out of harms reach.
Their activities, as one Of the officers ex-
pressed it, are Steam that must be shut
of"
Therefore II IS u common occurrence
that while the military band on the hill
plays "1he Star Spangled Banner" an
enthusiastic crowd of prisoners sings
Deutschland, Deutschland ueber Allies"
TO the accompaniment Of a rickety piano
operated by large music teacher with
blond miisiache.
There arc now about 600 men interned
in the camp, and every day the number
increases. Although most Of the inmates
have been in America many years large
percentage of them still ching tenaciously
to Germany-at least with their tongues
Eut if they were given IN opportunity
right now to return to the land of their
ideals 95 per cent OF them would beg on
their Bonded knees TO be permitted to re-
main here. In the sill Of the evenings,
when no one listens, one OF the favorite
topics of conversation is the matter of de-
portation. and deportation seems to be
the bogy man of the camp.
Strict Distinction. of Class.
OF German types there are many in the
Fort Douglas prison camp. The observer
Is at once struck by the strict class con-
science that prevails throughout the mus
tard eolored barracks and in all the camp
activities. Titles may be found in album
dance. Counts, barons, professors, doc
tors and members of Germany's lowest
grade Of nobility designated by the pre-
fix "von" are scattered throughout the
place. Many of tho so-called aristoerats
are plainly impostors. But they cling to
their fairy tales with a tenacity that is
astonishing
The peer of The camp nobility is the
worthless son Of well known family OF
counts in Prussia. He is looked up to by
the other men, or at least most Of the other
men, with an awe that amounts almost to
worship. His exploits since he came TO
America have been often told by news
paper headlines both in the United States
and in Canada, where his attempts at
frenzied finance would have provoked the
envy of Wallingford.
"The kaiser's American agent" he was
dubbed by the reporters.
The legend was that he was sent to this
country to invest the Emperor's money
In the colossal resources Of America. He