Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-01
FOR SUFFRAGE
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Not until Germany begins to feel the
military pressure Of the United States
will the people realize the new cOndi-
tons that confront them. Then, pre-
dict that the fostered enmity toward
England will be as nothing to the hat
red that will be poured out by the in
spired press against America.
The thing that has impressed me
since my return to America is the free
dom We accord to German subjects
over here. 1t seems to me as if no re-
strictions were placed upon them what
ever. In Germany, every time some
new regulation was adopted regarding
the Americans, the excuse was given
that the United States was treating
Germans harshly and there must be
some retaliation.
IL have inquired as to this leniency
toward Germans in the United States
and have been told that the country is
too big and there are too many Ger
mans here to make it feasible to adopt
the restrictive measures in force in
Germany. I can assure you the Ger
man government would not be deferred
by the size Of the task. The German
their movement and no person is al
lowed to travel without special iden-
tification pass.
Curtailment of Privileges
THE slightest little thing will re-
suit in a curtailmcnt of an ATcri-
cans privilege. 4 friend OF mine critl-
cized mildly an article in a Berlin pa
per. He thought only friends We're
about. Next day he was sent for, ad-
monished and requested to report to
the police twice daily and to remain
in his quarters from O'Clock in the
evening until in the morning-virtu-
ally confinement. The most privileged
Americans must report to the Berlin
police twice weekly and have their pa
pers stamped.
There are not half a dozen Amerl-
cans in Berlin who are not anxious
to get home. Many of them are hav-
ing trouble to get permission | first
applied to leave last August, but was
refused. Some time later | managed
to obtain a permit for my wife and
child and they came to America long
before | was permitted to leave. The
story that travelled on a special pass
signed by the Kaiser is all wrong. 1
did not feel happy until l landed mere
in New York, where / intend to re-
main
DIR. David said German offensive
in the West had been freely talked
about in Berlin since last November.
Many people have suggested to me
that il Germany really intended an OF
fersive she would not be talking about
It so much" he explained. THAT Is a
wrong theory. We heard about the ltai-
iar offensive for months before II be-
gan am convinced Germany intends to
strike several hard blows even if she does
through the Allied line.
Food Supply Critical
THE food supply is critical in Berlin
and Hamburg, but III the less congested
districts all reports say there is COM
pa rative plenty. The difficulties are In
many cases those of transportation and
restrictions against transporting food
from one province or state into another,
On some of the big German farms. where
Russian prisoners are employed, these
prisoners are being fed on three quarts
oe milk a day. among other things. 1e~
there are children dying in Eerlin for
want of a little milk. SO you see the
difficulties of food distribution are still
difficult even in highly organized Germa-
ny Americans need not be surprised that
they have had to face some of these diff
cuties, We will get over them quicker
than Germany has done.
The real Americans who were compel'-
ed to remain in Germany for time after
the war was declared Gid not lose one
ounce OF their Aplericanisn1. Many of
them had to make big personal sacrifices
Of course but they did it cheerfully and
10y ally. and have come back to America
with an even kecner appreciation of pa
trctism than most Of those who have