Evening journal., 1918-10-07

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LONDON. England, Oct 7.-Allies of
Germany are not safe from rapaclty
and lust Of German soldiers. fflcials
and settlers.
Service rendered brings no respon-
sive acts OF gratitude.
Rather, in the case OF weaker peo-
pie, when their aid is no longer. needed
they are treated as cruelty as enemies
Of the Hun.
Pledges Of protection are made to be
broken.
Return to Germany her African col
onies and she will resume her persc-
cution and determination Of the people,
who, through promises or through fear,
have helped her gain a foothold on the
continent Of Africa.
Hendrik WitbOol was a sagscious
Hottentot tribal chief. For 40 years he
and his subjects were loyal and faithful
TO Germany. They had helped the Ger
mans 20 subdue other tribes, but Afri-
can though he was, Witbooi could
never countensnce the wholesale and
indiscriminate. murder carried out by
the Hun.
African Chief Horrined.
The old warrior. writing TO a German
governor, said:
~ have for ten years observed your
laws g.. fear God, the Father.
The souls Of those, who during those
ten years (those Of all nations and OF
all chiefs) without guilt or cause and
without actual war have fallen In
peace time and under agreements OF
peace press heavily upon me-"
Failure Of the Hottentots 70 approve
OF German cruelties 20 non-cOmbatants
angered the Hun and these people were
misused with as little consideration as
rebelling tribes. TIL they were provoked
20 revolt
witbooi fell lighting. at the age Of
so.
"A born leader and ruler. a man who
might have become world famous had u
not been his fate 10 be born TO a small
African throne" was the comment Of
Leutweln, the German officer who Tor
ten years governed the African posses
sions. Yet Witbooi was sacrificed TO
the blood-lust Of Germany.
"Allies" Flogged Daily
Floggings were a part Of the daily life
Of the Hottentot both before this up
rising and otter peace had been made.
"The women and girls were made to
work for the German soldiers who used
them as concubines. The majority of
the young girls-even those who had
not reached the age Of puberty-were
by the German soldiers. Some
died as a result OF this treatment," says
a witness in the British investigation OF
Germany's treatment Of the natives.
BENJAMIN Burger, Dutch South Afrl
can, testines Of the raping Of a girl
i6 or IS years Of age by German sol
der who afterward stuck his bayonet
her stomach and then shot
her" He also testifes OF two Hotten-
tots who surrendered. "Ober-Lieuten-
ant Zweinlcke, who was in charge, said
the two Hottentots had come only for
the purpose Of spying, and without trial
he ordered them hanged.
Hendrix Campbell, under oath, tells
OF the capture Of eight Hottentots, one
only OF whom was armed. Seven were
shot dead. The eighth was told he
would be spared II he showed the 10
cality or their camp. After he had
pointed out the locality he was shot by
Lieutenant Won Trotha personally with
revolver. This I saw with my own
eyes"
Sought Out For Prosecution.
The Berg-Damaras, although shut
lway behind a mountain when the Ger
mans annexed the country in 1890, were !
sought out for mistreatment. An old /
OF the tribe testifles.
Il would a hundred times rather live 1
lnder the government OF the Hereros |
han the Germans. The HeIeros had |
ome mercy and always respected our
women, even in wartime, but that was
lever the case with the Germans.
Our young daughters. even those not
ret grown TO w0manhOOd were not I
afe from them. As for thrash n
ngs or flOggings by the police. / don't n
now where to begiu when ! talk about